Fussy-eater friendly family dinners

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• puff pastry — 4 sheets
• beef stock — 1 cup
• tomato sauce — 2 tbsp
• plain flour — 1 tbsp
• frozen peas — 2 cups

Method

1. Brown mince, stir in flour, then stock and tomato sauce.
2. Simmer 15 min until thick, cool slightly.
3. Line pie tins or ramekins with pastry, fill with mince.
4. Top with a pastry lid, crimp edges, cut a steam vent.
5. Bake 200°C 20-25 min until pastry is puffed and golden.
6. Boil peas, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• potatoes — 4 large
• bacon — 150g
• cheddar — 150g grated
• sour cream — 1/2 cup
• frozen corn — 1 cup
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Microwave then oven-crisp potatoes.
2. Fry bacon.
3. Split and top at the table.

Ingredients

• sausages — 8
• potatoes — 600g
• pumpkin — 400g
• red onion — 1
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Everything on one tray, oil and season.
2. Bake 200°C 40 min, turning once.

Ingredients

• barramundi fillets — 4
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag
• lemon — 1
• cherry tomatoes — 200g
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Pan-fry barramundi skin-side down until crisp, flip briefly.
2. Toss salad with tomatoes and olive oil.
3. Serve fish with salad and a lemon wedge.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 800g
• bbq sauce — 1 cup
• burger buns — 8 small
• coleslaw mix — 1 bag
• mayonnaise — 1/4 cup

Method

1. Simmer chicken thighs in a little water or stock until cooked through, about 20 min.
2. Shred chicken, toss through BBQ sauce.
3. Toss slaw mix with mayonnaise.
4. Pile chicken and slaw into slider buns.

Ingredients

• steak — 600g
• capsicum — 2
• red onion — 1
• zucchini — 1
• rice — 2 cups
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Cube beef and veg, thread skewers.
2. BBQ or grill, turning.
3. Serve with rice.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g
• hot sauce — 1/3 cup
• tortillas — 6
• cos lettuce — 1
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Pan-fry chicken, slice, toss through hot sauce.
2. Warm tortillas.
3. Assemble wraps with chicken, lettuce and sour cream.

Ingredients

• penne — 400g
• cherry tomatoes — 300g
• mozzarella — 200g
• basil — 1/2 bunch
• olive oil — 3 tbsp

Method

1. Cook pasta, cool slightly.
2. Toss with halved tomatoes, torn mozzarella and basil.
3. Dress with olive oil.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 400g
• carrot — 2
• celery — 2 stalks
• onion — 1
• chicken stock — 1.5L
• risoni — 1 cup

Method

1. Sauté onion, carrot, celery.
2. Add stock and chicken, simmer 20 min.
3. Shred chicken, add risoni, cook 10 min.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 400g
• tortillas — 8
• cos lettuce — 1
• parmesan — 50g
• caesar dressing — 1/2 cup
• bacon — 4 rashers

Method

1. Cook chicken and bacon, slice.
2. Assemble wraps with lettuce, parmesan, dressing.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• passata — 1 cup
• mozzarella — 200g
• parmesan — 50g
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag

Method

1. Flatten chicken breasts to an even thickness.
2. Crumb through egg then breadcrumbs.
3. Shallow-fry until golden on both sides.
4. Top with passata, mozzarella and parmesan.
5. Bake or grill until cheese is melted and bubbling.
6. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• plain flour — 1/2 cup
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Flatten chicken, crumb via flour-egg-crumbs.
2. Shallow fry until golden.
3. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• kidney beans — 400g tin
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• cornmeal — 1 cup
• milk — 1 cup
• eggs — 1
• cheddar — 100g grated

Method

1. Brown mince, add tomatoes and beans, simmer 20 min.
2. Mix cornmeal, milk, egg and half the cheddar for the cornbread batter.
3. Pour into a greased tin, top with remaining cheese.
4. Bake 200°C 20 min until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
5. Serve chilli with a wedge of cornbread.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 600g
• potatoes — 800g
• carrot — 2
• onion — 1
• beef stock — 300ml
• frozen peas — 1 cup
• butter — 40g

Method

1. Brown mince with onion and carrot.
2. Add stock, simmer 15 min until thickened.
3. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
4. Layer mince in a dish, top with mash.
5. Bake 200°C 20 min until golden on top.
6. Boil peas, serve alongside.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 400g
• mushrooms — 300g
• penne — 400g
• cream — 300ml
• garlic — 2 cloves
• parmesan — 50g

Method

1. Cook pasta.
2. Sauté chicken then mushrooms and garlic.
3. Add cream, toss with pasta and parmesan.

Ingredients

• fish fillets — 4
• frozen chips — 750g
• frozen peas — 2 cups
• lemon — 1

Method

1. Oven chips per packet.
2. Bake or pan-fry fish.
3. Boil peas, serve with lemon.

Ingredients

• pizza base — 2
• passata — 1/2 cup
• ham — 200g
• pineapple pieces — 225g tin
• mozzarella — 200g

Method

1. Top bases with passata, ham, pineapple, cheese.
2. Bake 220°C 12 min.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• burger buns — 4
• egg — 1
• breadcrumbs — 1/2 cup
• lettuce — 4 leaves
• tomato — 1
• cheddar — 4 slices

Method

1. Mix mince, egg, breadcrumbs; form patties.
2. Fry or BBQ 4 min a side.
3. Toast buns, assemble.

Ingredients

• chicken drumsticks — 1kg
• honey — 3 tbsp
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• rice — 2 cups
• broccoli — 1 head

Method

1. Marinate drumsticks in honey, soy, garlic.
2. Bake 200°C 40 min.
3. Serve with rice and broccoli.

Ingredients

• lamb chops — 8
• potatoes — 800g
• broccoli — 1 head
• olive oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Roast potatoes 200°C 40 min.
2. Grill chops 4 min a side.
3. Steam broccoli.

Ingredients

• white fish — 4 fillets
• lemon — 1
• dill — 1/2 bunch
• potatoes — 600g
• green beans — 300g
• butter — 40g

Method

1. Wrap fish with lemon, dill, butter in baking paper.
2. Bake 180°C 15 min.
3. Serve with boiled potatoes and beans.

Ingredients

• macaroni — 400g
• cheddar — 250g grated
• milk — 2 cups
• plain flour — 2 tbsp
• butter — 40g
• cauliflower — 1/2 head

Method

1. Steam and blitz cauliflower.
2. Make cheese sauce, stir cauliflower through.
3. Combine with pasta, grill top.

Ingredients

• pizza base — 2
• passata — 1/2 cup
• mozzarella — 200g
• basil — 1/2 bunch

Method

1. Spread passata on bases.
2. Top with mozzarella.
3. Bake 220°C 12 min, finish with basil.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 400g
• penne — 400g
• pesto — 1/2 cup
• cherry tomatoes — 250g
• parmesan — 50g

Method

1. Cook pasta.
2. Pan-fry chicken, slice.
3. Toss pasta with pesto and halved tomatoes.
4. Top with chicken and parmesan.

Ingredients

• pork chops — 4
• apples — 2
• potatoes — 800g
• butter — 50g
• green beans — 300g

Method

1. Pan-fry chops, rest.
2. Soften apple slices in the pan.
3. Serve with mash and beans.

Ingredients

• pumpkin — 1kg
• onion — 1
• chicken stock — 1L
• cream — 100ml
• bread — 1 loaf

Method

1. Sauté onion, add pumpkin and stock.
2. Simmer 20 min, blend.
3. Stir in cream, serve with bread.

Ingredients

• salmon — 4 fillets
• potatoes — 800g
• frozen peas — 2 cups
• butter — 50g
• lemon — 1

Method

1. Boil and mash potatoes with butter.
2. Pan-fry salmon 3-4 min a side.
3. Boil peas.
4. Serve with lemon.

Ingredients

• sausages — 8
• potatoes — 800g
• gravy powder — 2 tbsp
• frozen peas — 2 cups
• butter — 50g

Method

1. Fry sausages.
2. Boil and mash potatoes.
3. Make gravy, boil peas.
4. Plate up.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• spaghetti — 400g
• passata — 700ml
• onion — 1
• carrot — 1
• garlic — 2 cloves
• parmesan — 50g

Method

1. Soften onion, carrot, garlic.
2. Brown mince, add passata, simmer 20 min.
3. Cook spaghetti.
4. Serve with parmesan.

Ingredients

• sausages — 8
• plain flour — 1 cup
• eggs — 2
• milk — 1 cup
• gravy powder — 2 tbsp
• frozen peas — 2 cups

Method

1. Whisk flour, eggs and milk to a smooth batter, rest 15 min.
2. Brown sausages in a hot ovenproof pan, then pour batter around them.
3. Bake 220°C 25-30 min until puffed and golden — don't open the oven early.
4. Make gravy, boil peas.
5. Serve straight from the pan with gravy and peas.

Ingredients

• penne — 400g
• tuna — 425g tin
• frozen corn — 1 cup
• cream — 300ml
• cheddar — 150g grated

Method

1. Cook pasta.
2. Mix with tuna, corn, cream.
3. Top with cheese, bake 180°C 20 min.

Ingredients

• eggs — 8
• zucchini — 1
• capsicum — 1
• feta — 100g
• frozen peas — 1 cup

Method

1. Sauté veg.
2. Pour over whisked eggs, crumble feta.
3. Oven 180°C 20 min until set.

Ingredients

• zucchini — 2
• eggs — 5
• bacon — 150g
• self-raising flour — 1 cup
• cheddar — 1 cup grated
• onion — 1

Method

1. Grate zucchini, mix everything.
2. Bake 180°C 30 min.
3. Serve with salad.