Chorizo and courgette frittata

Chorizo and courgette frittata
Serves 4

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 courgette grated
6 chestnut mushrooms chopped
1 red pepper, diced
1 yellow pepper, diced
1 ring chorizo, diced
3 spring onions, chopped
100g grated cheddar
200g crumbled feta
Pinch oregano
1tsp smoked paprika

 
Method:
1. Pre-heat your grill
2. In a non-stick pan gently fry the chorizo until the oils have rendered out and the chorizo is crispy
3. Add the mushrooms and cook down until golden
4. Add the other veg and cook until all the liquid has evaporated and the veg has started to colour
5. Add the cheddar, feta, oregano and paprika to the eggs
6. Pour the eggs into the veg and chorizo in the pan and quickly stir to mix everything together then turn down the heat
7. Gently cook until the frittata is mostly cooked through and set
8. Put the pan under the grill on high to set the top and get the cheese on the surface bubbly and golden (careful if your pan has a plastic handle like mine so keep it out if the heat)
9. Slice and serve

Spinach and feta filo pie

Spinach and feta filo pie

Ingredients:

1 pack of chilled filo pastry

For the filling:
8-10 bricks of frozen spinach, thawed
5 eggs
300g crumbled feta (1 & 1/2 packs)
100g grated mature cheddar
1/2 fresh nutmeg finely grated
1/2 bunch mint finely chopped
100g pine nuts

 



Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200*C
2. Lay out a sheet of grease proof (approx. 50cm long). Oil the grease proof and rub it all over the paper.
3. Open the filo and lay all the sheets opened out onto the grease proof
4. Carefully lay the grease proof into a round ovenproof dish and press it in until the dish is fully lined with the grease proof and filo
5. Squeeze all the excess water out of the spinach and finely chop
6. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and add the remaining ingredients and spinach and stir together
7. Pour the filling into the dish lined with the filo and fold up the excess filo to cover the top
8. Tear off the excess grease proof from round the sides
9. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden and crisp and the filling is set