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Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 12-15 minutes

Makes: 4 portions

Directions

1 Pr eheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas

mark6. Grease a baking sheet with oil.

2 Measure the Rice Krispies and panko

breadcrumbs into a plastic bag. Bash with

a rolling pin until finely crushed. Add the

cheese, paprika and oil, and shake well.

3 Coat the chicken in flour, then dip into

egg and then into the crumb mix.

4 Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet

and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until

golden and cooked through.

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Tasty beef quesadillas

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Makes: 2 quesadillas

Directions

1 Heat the oil in a frying

pan. Add the spring onion,

courgette and pepper. Fry

for 2 minutes.

2 Add the beef and fry with

the vegetables until browned.

Add the garlic, sweetcorn,

curry paste and sundried

tomato paste. Stir and simmer

for 4 minutes.

3 Put one tortilla wrap on

a board. Spoon half of the

mixture on top and spread

out to the edges. Sprinkle with

half of the cheese. Top with

another wrap. Repeat.

4 Heat a large frying pan until

hot. Add the quesadillas and

fry for a few minutes on both

sides, until golden, crisp and

the cheese has melted inside.

5 Remove from the heat and

slice each quesadilla into 6

small wedges.

Filled with iron-rich

beef and colourful veg, these

quesadillas are the perfect finger

food. Task older children with

filling and folding their own

with lots of veggies and

tasty toppings.

The secret snap, crackle

and

pop ingredient

is the hero

inthis

healthier oven-baked take on

chicken^

nuggets. Instead of using batter to coat
chicken strips, the recipe uses Rice
Krispies for a light and
crispy coat

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FROM

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9 MONTHS

Ingredients

● 1 tbsp sunflower oil

●4 springonions, sliced

● 75g courgette, finely

diced

● ½ red pepper, finely diced

● 110g lean minced beef

● 1 clove garlic, crushed

● 3 tbsp sweetcorn, drained

● 1 ½tspkormacurry paste

● 1 tsp sundried tomato

paste

● 40g Cheddar cheese,

grated

● 4 small tortilla wraps

Ingredients

● 40g Rice Krispies

●40gpankobreadcrumbs

● 25g finely grated

Parmesan cheese

● ½ tsp paprika

● 2 tbsp sunflower oil

●2 largechickenbreasts,

cut into cubes

● A little plain flour

● 1 egg, beaten, to coat

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