There’s a big New Year’s Eve party at Harry’s parents’ house and he cooks for Kat because she hasn’t eaten and ends up feeding half the party-goers. He makes a couple of easy dishes which are easy to bulk up and used what was in the fridge (leftover party food) and cupboard staples.
Harry’s easy stir-fry
Ingredients
4 x pre-cooked chicken breasts
Sliced and chopped raw veg (leftover crudites – carrot sticks, sliced peppers, spring onions, cauliflower and broccoli florets, celery sticks, baby tomatoes)
Pack of instant dried noodles
Soy sauce, cooking oil and seasoning to taste.
Method
Cook the noodles in boiling water as per packaging instructions
Shred the cooked chicken and chuck in a hot frying pan or wok. Fry in the oil and soy sauce until the vegetables have softened.
Drain the noodles and add to the pan. Toss until all ingredients are blended together. Serve at once.
Harry’s Quick and Dirty Pasta Bake
Ingredients
Canned tuna
Dried pasta
Frozen mixed veg
Condensed Mushroom soup
Cheese for grating
Method
Cook the pasta as per packaging instructions. Drain and transfer to an oven-proof dish
Place the soup, tuna and frozen veg in a large pan and heat through.
Pour the soup mixture over the pasta and stir to blend thoroughly. Make sure the mixture is distributed evenly across the dish.
Add a generous covering of grated cheese then put in the oven at 180C for 15-20 minutes or until the mixture is bubbling and the cheese is melted and golden brown.
Eggs royale recipe – BBC Food Harry makes this for breakfast on New Year’s Day
Tomato Rarebit Recipe – Great British Chefs Harry makes this for lunch for him and Kat (calls it fancy cheese on toast)
Kat’s Chicken Gloop
Kat is a chuck it in a pot with a jar of sauce kind of cook but she makes this for Harry because she doesn’t want him to feel like he has to do everything. Thankfully he has a well-stocked kitchen!
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
Garlic and onions
Diced fresh (or frozen vegetables – whatever you have to hand or family favourites
Double cream
Chicken stock
Seasoning to taste
Method
Fry the onions and garlic.
Add the diced chicken and brown
Transfer into an ovenproof dish, add the veg, chicken stock and double cream. Stir all together. Place in the oven at 180C (the magic number!) and cook for 30-40 minutes.
Serve with rice, pasta or chips as preferred.