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Bulgur Wheat Salad

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I love bulgur wheat and this is a very easy to make recipe. It is perfect for a picnic, lunchboxes or a side dish. You can add any fillings of your choice and change the herbs if you prefer. 40g of feta cheese is a healthy extra A choice, so bear that in mind when adding your cheese. As always, feel free to tag me in your creations. I love seeing my recipes recreated.

Serves: 4

Syns: FREE, when using cheese as part of your healthy extra A choice

Time Taken: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Bulgur Wheat Salad

Bulgur Wheat Salad

 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of bulgur wheat
  • 2 cups of boiling water
  • 1 oxo vegetable cube
  • Diced red onion
  • Diced cucumber
  • Diced pepper
  • Tin of chickpeas (drained)
  • Chilli flakes
  • Chopped fresh parsley and coriander
  • Feta cheese

Method

Put the bulgur wheat in a pan with the boiling water and crumble the oxo cube to it. Cook on a low heat, covered, until all the water has evaporated and the bulgur is cooked.

Whilst the bulgur wheat is cooking, prepare and your veg and herbs you want to add to it.

Once the bulgur is cooked, use a fork to fluff up the grains and let it cool completely before adding the veg and herbs.

Mix through some feta cheese and season to taste

Cottage Pie

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This is a comforting, warm dish perfect for the winter days and it is so versatile too. I use the same recipe (minus the mixed frozen veg) for spaghetti bolognaise. You can use chicken mince too but I prefer using beef.

Serves: 4

Syns: FREE

Time Taken:  60 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • 500g lean beef mince
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and grated
  • 3 celery sticks, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 500g carton passata
  • 4 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 cubes of beef stock, crumbled
  • A cupful of mixed frozen veg (broccoli, carrots and peas), optional
  • 4 large baking potatoes, boiled and mashed
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Cheese (optional)
Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie

Method

Spray a large pan with spray oil over a medium heat and stir fry the mince till it is browned. Then add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and chilli and cook for another couple of minutes.

Add the chopped tomatoes, passata, tomato puree, mixed herbs and the crumbled stock cubes. Cook over a low heat for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.. Season to taste. If using frozen veg add the veg towards the last 10 minutes of cooking.

For the mash, peel and boil the potatoes and mash. Once the potatoes are mashed, add the beaten egg to it and keep stirring so there are no lumps in the mash.

Put the cooked mince into a shallow oven proof dish. Top with the mashed potato (and cheese if using) and bake at gas mark 6 until the top is golden (around 20 minutes).