Mini cheese and lentil pie

I didn’t set out to make this specifically, this recipe is all about leftovers!

Yesterday I cooked up a batch of red lentils, (dry lentils in pot with stock cube. Cover with water and bring to boil, then simmer until soft. I stirred in a carton of chopped tomatoes with onion and garlic, plus a pinch of salt, pepper, mild chilli and 1 tsp of mild tandoori powder) making enough for last nights dinner plus lunch for today.

I also happened to have a smidge of shortcrust pastry (shop bought, obvs) leftover from making hubby’s homecoming dinner ready for tonight. He’s had a busy two weeks away and we’ve missed him, so something other than my usual one-pot wonder pasta dishes is in order.

It was just enough to line and top a cutie little ramekin that I was pretty sure was oven safe! Only one way to find out! (It was)

I half filled it with the lentils, popped in some cheddar and finished with more lentils. I used a fork to seal the pastry and also look all fancy and brushed it with a bit of milk. Into the oven at 200° until golden, or in my case, golden and the lid pops off!

Yes the pastry is thick. No I am not sorry.

I made and absolute dogs dinner of getting it out of the ramekin, I ended up having to reconstruct it for the photo!

It was a very tasty little lunch. Yummy, warming and not too big. Only because had it been bigger I’d have eaten the lot and been rolling around the house all day.

Buy pre made pastry and make pies! It’s actually super lazy but looks kind of impressive!

Pizzaburger tortilla

Hubby is working away so I thought I’d take the opportunity to really diet this week….

…I wanted pizza with every fibre of my being by the end of the first day. I resisted ordering and made my healthy dinner. I’d love to say it was because of my self control and dedication to my diet, but actually it was because of how expensive Domino’s is!

So last night I created a substitute that was very good thankyouverymuch!

I cooked beef mince in a few spoonfuls of chopped tomatoes and added tomato paste, garlic salt, pepper, onion powder, basil and oregano. Using a wholemeal tortilla as a base, I spread the mince on, topped with mozzarella and pepperoni slices and a sprinkling of cheddar.

Into the oven it went just long enough for the cheeses to get all melty, then I topped it with watercress, dressing and more cheese!

Adam Ellis says it well

This was super tasty and filling without the self loathing that comes after I’ve devoured an entire Domino’s pizza!

Cheese and bacon roll-ups

I’ve been having some problems getting my posts to publish. No matter how many times I save and preview, as soon as I hit publish none of the text or additionalphotos appear! Grrr! This is why all you got yesterday was one solitary cupcake photo.

Let’s try again! I did fold and eat party food but in the morning I was still being good and made a little snack. These are super quick and easy, and technically allowed on Atkins! Woo-hoo!

Just bits of cheese each rolled in a rasher of back bacon and fried in a non-stick pan.

Just imagine how good they’d be stuffed in a big soft bread roll mmmm…..