| When you have a busy schedule it's not always easy | | | | Either bake the potato for 50 minutes or microwave |
| to find time to shop for, prepare and cook hot, healthy | | | | for 7 minutes. Slit the cooked potato open and place |
| meals with fresh food. I've certainly found that anyway. | | | | the onions in the slit. Cover the onions with cheese and |
| Rather than go down the microwave ready meal | | | | pour the tomatoes on top. Place in microwave and |
| route I've got a few favourite easy recipes that I make | | | | cook on full power for 3-4 minutes. |
| if I haven't got much time and the ingredients are | | | | I've sometimes added cooked, sliced mushrooms |
| usually already there in my cupboards. Following you | | | | instead of or with the onions, or used low fat cheese |
| will find my 3 favourite quick and easy recipes: | | | | slices instead of grated cheese. I also use baked |
| Spaghetti And Cheese On Toast | | | | beans instead of tomatoes on occasion. |
| My scary ex mother in law introduced me to this | | | | Really Super Noodles |
| snack. It's hard not to think about her when I prepare | | | | I experimented and added to a tip in a magazine for |
| and eat it but it hits the spot and tastes so good that | | | | this quick meal. |
| the memories fade into a delicious oblivion. | | | | Ingredients: |
| Ingredients: | | | | Pack Of Bachelors Barbeque Beef Super Noodles |
| Tin of Spaghetti or Spaghetti Hoops - whatever size | | | | Tin Of Plum Or Chopped Tomatoes |
| or brand you prefer. I use Heinz. | | | | 2 Cooked Sliced Sausages |
| Bread For Toasting - I use wholemeal but any will suit | | | | Dried Onions |
| Cheese - Cheddar is best and I use low fat | | | | Method |
| Spread - Optional but I use low fat. | | | | Break up and place the noodles in a pan with the |
| Method | | | | included flavouring. Add a small amount of dried onions |
| Lightly toast your bread and at the same time heat the | | | | and add the tinned tomatoes instead of water. Stir and |
| spaghetti up, but don't overheat. Grate enough cheese | | | | keep stirring while bringing to the boil. Simmer for 2 |
| for your needs. Put a thin layer of spread on your | | | | minutes and then add the cooked, sliced sausages. |
| toast and then cover with the warm spaghetti. Cover | | | | Simmer for another couple of minutes and your very |
| the spaghetti with grated cheese and then pop under | | | | quick meal is ready. |
| the grill until the cheese is melted to your taste. | | | | The beauty of this recipe is that you can experiment |
| Transfer to a warm plate and eat. | | | | with different ingredients and still get a tasty meal. For |
| That's a really quick, filling and easy recipe and you can | | | | instance sometimes I add pre cooked beef strips |
| either make it as a snack with one round of toast or a | | | | instead of sausages, or I use chicken flavoured |
| meal with 2 rounds of toast. | | | | noodles and pre cooked chicken strips and leave out |
| Jacket Potato With Tomatoes, Cheese & Onion | | | | the onions. |
| After I got divorced I was broke and needed to add | | | | Health & Diet |
| cheap but nutritious meals to the menu, and as I was | | | | I suppose that it depends how you look at it, or how |
| working 2 jobs the meals had to be quick to prepare | | | | you prepare the meals whether you think they are |
| and energy giving. This was one of the cheapest | | | | healthy or not. The meals have varying amounts of |
| meals that I made and it never got boring. | | | | carbohydrates, protein, calcium and iron and we need |
| Ingredients: | | | | them all to live. |
| Large Baking Potato | | | | Are they fattening? Rigid dieters might say yes but I |
| Tin Of Plum Or Chopped Tomatoes | | | | don't think so as long as you don't over eat and you |
| Small Very Finely Chopped Onion Or Dried Onions | | | | swap ingredients for low fat alternatives. In fact I have |
| Grated Or Crumbled Cheese - whichever you prefer | | | | included these meals when dieting and lost weight |
| Method | | | | while feeling well and healthy. |