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Cooking with the Kids<br />
Top tips before you start<br />
This is a great time to start teaching your child about food hygiene and safety. Even toddlers can<br />
quickly learn that they need to wash their hands before cooking and not to touch the hob when<br />
it’s on. Older children can learn how to use an oven glove and knife, why it’s important to clean<br />
surfaces and so on. Do always supervise kids when they’re cooking though.<br />
All the recipes should feed four people for lunch or dinner.<br />
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Pepper and<br />
tomato pasta<br />
Bored of baking fairy cakes?<br />
Help your kids’ cooking skills reach<br />
the next level with our easy recipes.<br />
Ingredients<br />
• Half an onion<br />
• Three large red or yellow salad<br />
peppers<br />
• Two cloves of garlic<br />
• One tablespoon of olive oil<br />
• One carton of passata<br />
• One tin of chopped tomatoes<br />
• A pinch of dried basil<br />
• Approx. 400g of dried wholemeal<br />
spaghetti<br />
• Cheese to sprinkle on top<br />
Method<br />
• Chop the onion, peppers and<br />
garlic. Warm the olive oil on a<br />
medium heat in a large saucepan.<br />
Add the chopped vegetables and<br />
lightly sauté for a few minutes.<br />
Add the passata, tinned tomatoes<br />
and dried basil. Pop the lid on and<br />
leave to simmer on a low heat for<br />
15 minutes.<br />
• Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in<br />
a large pan of boiling water for 10<br />
minutes (or as long as it says on<br />
the packet).<br />
• Blend the sauce until smooth and<br />
spoon it over the cooked pasta.<br />
Add grated cheese if required. If<br />
there’s any sauce left, freeze it for<br />
another day.<br />
Cheesy egg<br />
muffins<br />
Ingredients<br />
• 8 eggs<br />
• 100ml of milk<br />
• 1-2 slices of ham<br />
• A handful of vegetables, e.g.<br />
sliced mushrooms, chopped<br />
tomatoes, tinned sweetcorn<br />
• Approx. 120g of cheddar cheese<br />
Method<br />
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C<br />
fan/gas mark 6. Lightly grease a<br />
muffin tin with butter.<br />
• Whisk the eggs and milk together.<br />
• Tear the ham into small pieces. Add<br />
the vegetables and ham to each<br />
individual muffin cup. Pour in the<br />
eggs and top with grated cheese.<br />
• Bake in the oven for 20-25<br />
minutes. (Use a skewer or sharp<br />
knife to check they’re cooked.)<br />
• Eat hot with fries or cold with salad.<br />
Cheat’s pizza<br />
Ingredients<br />
• 2 part-baked baguettes<br />
• 4-5 tablespoons of passata (or<br />
just use ketchup mixed with a<br />
dollop of tomato puree)<br />
• Toppings, e.g. shredded ham,<br />
cooked sweetcorn, pineapple<br />
chunks, pepperoni<br />
• Approx. 250g of grated<br />
mozzarella or cheddar<br />
Method<br />
• Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan/<br />
gas mark 6.<br />
• Cut each baguette in half<br />
lengthways. Spread passata on<br />
the long cut sides.<br />
• Add your toppings, followed by<br />
cheese, and pop the pizzas in the<br />
oven for 10 minutes.
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