recipes_Australia_Issue_130_May_2017

34 recipes+ MAY 2017

325g macaroni
150g reduced-fat cream
cheese, chopped
1½ cups skim milk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
¾ cup reduced-fat grated tasty
cheese, plus ¼ cup extra
200g shaved leg ham,
thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped chives,
plus 1 tablespoon extra
(optional)
½ cup dried packaged
breadcrumbs
20g reduced-fat margarine,
melted

1 Preheat an oven-grill on
high. Grease a 2-litre (8-cup)
ovenproof dish. Cook pasta
in a large saucepan of boiling
salted water for 8 minutes
or until tender. Drain.

2 Combine cream cheese,

milk and mustard in a large

saucepan over moderate heat;

cook and stir for 3 minutes or

until mixture comes to the boil.

Add pasta, cheese, ham and

chives; mix well. Spoon into

prepared dish; level surface.

3 Place the breadcrumbs,

extra cheese and margarine

in a bowl; mix well. Sprinkle

breadcrumb mixture evenly

over pasta. Place under grill;

cook for 5 minutes or until

golden brown. Serve sprinkled

with extra chives (if using).

Ham & Cheese Macaroni

SERVES 4 PREP 10 minutes COOK 20 minutes
NUTRITION 2583kJ; 35g fat (17g sat); 16g protein; 51g carbohydrate;
8g fibre a serve COST $3.45 a serve

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

450g packet fresh hokkien

noodles

2 teaspoons vegetable

or peanut oil

400g pork scotch fillet steak,

thinly sliced

1 red capsicum, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

1 tablespoon chilli sauce

2 tablespoons hot water

1 clove garlic, crushed

40g snow pea sprouts

1 tablespoon crushed peanuts

1 Place noodles in a large

heatproof bowl. Cover with

boiling water; stand for

3 minutes or until tender.

Stir with a fork to separate

strands. Drain.

2 Heat a wok or large frying pan

over high heat. Add oil; swirl to

coat surface. Stir-fry pork, in

2 batches, for 2 minutes or

until browned. Transfer to

a heatproof plate.

3 Add capsicum to wok; stir-fry

for 1 minute or until just tender.

Whisk hoisin sauce, chilli sauce

and the water in a jug. Add

sauce mixture and garlic to

wok; stir-fry for 1 minute or until

heated. Return pork to wok,

along with the noodles; stir-fry

for 2 minutes or until heated

and combined. Serve topped

with sprouts and peanuts.

Hoisin Pork Stir-fry

SERVES 4 PREP 15 minutes COOK 10 minutes

NUTRITION 2351kJ; 19g fat (11g sat); 18g protein; 51g carbohydrate;

7g fibre a serve COST $3.50 a serve

SAVE TIME

Omit pork

steak. Use pork

stir-fry strips

instead. Price

may vary