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Monday, 11 March 2013

Sweet Potato Hash

This is an easy little throw together, that can be eaten as a main or a side dish. I had it with gammon and a fried egg tonight, but you could also crack eggs into it and finish it off in the even, and you could also top it with cheese.

What you need:
Sweet potato, diced small(I leave the skin on)
Onion, finely diced
Red pepper, finely chopped
Sweetcorn
Spinach
Garlic powder, salt and pepper
Fry light (or oil if you don't have this)
Quantities are dependent on what you want most of. I used 1/2 a large potato and about 1/2 cup of each veg for one large portion.


What to do:
First, boil the sweet potato until just soft. Wilt the spinach in a frying pan whilst the spuds boil. Remove the spinach and chop it up, and leave to one side whilst you sautée the onions and peppers in some Fry light spray (or a little oil if you don't have this).
Add the sweet corn and spinach to this mix once the onions have softened and sprinkle in a pinch of garlic powder, salt and pepper. Remove from pan and set to one side. Add some more fry light to the fry pan and add the drained sweet potatoes. Sautée until lightly browned and then combine the veggie mix with it. When combined serve. Simple and tasty, and if using fry light then healthy too! Yum.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Super easy one pot potato bake

This is one of those "chuck it in a dish, chuck it in the oven, chuck it on a plate and chuck it in your gob" kind of dishes. My favourite.
Not only is it easy, but it's cheap, and low in fat if you only use a tiny bit of cheese on top. WIN.
Oh, and it tastes pretty lush too.

So:

You need-
4 medium potatoes
4 bacon medallions ( or 4 rashers trimmed of all fat)
1/2 small jar pitted black olives
1 red pepper
1 carton passata
Garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper
Grated cheese (amount depends on how fat you want it to be!)
A little water

Do this-
Preheat oven to 200'C
Slice potatoes into 1/2 cm approx slices
Slice olives in half
Chop pepper
Chop bacon
Add all this into a oven proof dish
Add the olives
Mix the seasonings into the passata and add some water (about a cup) and pour over the potato mix. Grate a little cheese over the top. (Or don't, whatevs.)
Bake in the oven for about 50 mins. The spuds will soak up all the tomatoey goodness and be browned on top. Serve with salad to make oneself feel even healthier.
Also great reheated so take some to work for lunch the next day!