Spicy Egg One Pot

This year as an EggCentric Ambassador for British Lion Eggs along with the British Egg Information Service, I will be sharing lots of  delicious, yet quick and easy, egg based recipes. They are so often used within dishes but rarely star as the key element so it's time to give them the spotlight they so rightly deserve. After all, they are packed with vitamins, they make a great alternative to your usual protein at dinner and they are relatively low cost too. 

This recipe can be created in one pan in under half an hour, saving more time to spend with your family, without compromising on taste! The peppers and tomatoes provide so much flavour while the chilli gives a little added kick. I cook a lot of Mexican style food including fajitas and tacos, as I like that everyone can just dig in and combine various foods together, and this can be set in the centre of the table for the same. 

Ingredients

2 onions

2 cloves of garlic

2 peppers (we used green and yellow)

1 red chilli deseeded and sliced 

1 tsp chilli powder

400g passata 

200g chopped tomatoes

6 eggs

Method

Warm the pan over a medium heat and add in the onions, peppers, red chilli and garlic. Let it soften for a few minutes while stirring.

Meal Planning Monday

Is it just me or is this year whizzing by? I'm in shock a little that we have reached February already when it feels like just yesterday we were counting down to Christmas! I am however looking forward to the arrival of spring, enjoying more time outdoors as a family, going on holidays and eating fresh salads al fresco. Hopefully Valentine's Day and half term will bring some excitement too. Bring on that sunshine.

Here is the menu for the week ahead

• The Mini Mes have chicken burgers quite frequently at their dad's house so I decided these would be good to try at home too. I've not had one in a very long time so I'm rather looking forward to a 'fakeaway'

Haslet Recipe

Variety is the spice of life and this comes down to sandwich fillings too, apparently. The Mr loves a nice mixture for his lunch so I decided to make haslet as an alternative to the chicken, egg, tuna mayo etc that he would normally have between two slices of bread. It was a real success and the Mini Mes have enjoyed eating this too!

Ingredients

Meal Planning Monday

The weather hasn't been great with both snow and rain this week so I thought it was better to be prepared, and save myself from venturing out into the cold, by ordering online. Especially as my Morrisons shop last week was so successful. I had a rummage through the freezer beforehand and as we have overflowing drawers quite a lot in already I thought it would be a good idea to use that rather than spending a small fortune on food when it wasn't necessary. 

The Mr would be proud of my frugal ways!

Here is the menu this week:

• We bought quite a lot of party food over the Christmas period for when family and friends visited and the plait is something that was popped in the freezer for another day. I must admit it looks rather delicious but I will be sticking with my New You Plan again this week (only 3 weeks to go!).

Crispy Roast Potatoes

Crispy potatoes are an essential part of your roast dinner and these are simply delicious. They are often requested to accompany other meals too, as an alternative to chips or mash, and there are lots of flavour combinations you can try. Garlic with rosemary or thyme always seem popular here.

Ingredients

1.25kg potatoes. We use Maris Piper
1 heaped tbsp. plain flour
4 tbsp. Olive oil (approx)
1 clove of garlic, crushed/pureed (optional)
1 tsp. dried Rosemary or Thyme (optional)