For the love of NUTELLA!

This recipe is for all you die hard Nutella fans! It's quick and easy, with on four (that's right four!) ingredients.

Ingredients:

- 1 cup  Nutella 
- 1 large egg
- 5 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup milk

*Optional: m&ms, hundreds and thousands

Utensils:

- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Mixing Spoon
- 1 Teaspoon
- 1 Mini Muffin Tray or Baking Tray
- 10 Mini Muffin Liners
- 1 Toothpick

Method:

- Heat oven to 180 degrees celcius
- Line 10 cups of a mini muffin pan with liners (or place the mini muffin liners on a normal baking tray)
- Mix together 1 cup of the Nutella and 1 large egg then whisk together.
- Add flour to the mixture and whisk all ingredients until the mixtue is smooth.
- Spoon batter into the muffin cups/liners, you can also add hundreds and thousands, m&ms (or whatever        else you can get your hands on) as decoration.
- Place them in the pre-heated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, checking every 5 to 7 minutes, until the      mixture has risen.
- Leave cupcakes to cool.

*Tip: By using a toothpick you can see whether the cupcakes are cooked if the toothpick comes out clean. 


Hope you guys enjoy this yummy recipe!!!

- Z

Red-iculously Easy Pasta

As a university student pasta is one of my favourite dishes to make, its so easy and so so so versatile.
There are so many options and ways to make pasta, you can have it cold, hot, in a salad, with seafood or vegetables. The list is endless!
Today's recipe though is a simple, classic and super easy and efficient way to have pasta that is inexpensive and more importantly incredibly delicious.

Ingredients:

- 100 grams pasta (any kind)
- 2 tablespoons of canned pasta sauce
- 1/4 cup grated cheese (any kind)
- Pinch of salt

*Optional: 1/8 cup olives

Utensils:

- 1 pot
- 1 mixing spoon
- 1 serving plate or bowl
- 1 fork
- 1 tablespoon
- 1 strainer

Method:

- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Salt the water, and let it return to a boil.
- Add the pasta, and cook accordingly to package directions, stirring occasionally.
- When cooked, drain the pasta then add the pasta and the canned pasta sauce into the pot on low heat and mix the sauce through.
- Once the sauce has been combined with the pasta to your liking add the pasta to a plate.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese (and olives) over the pasta and serve hot.

bon appétit!!!

- Z

ATTENTION STUDENTS: Here's the famous recipe for "The Ultimate Chicken Pie!"

This high-fibre chicken pie is a great rainy day recipe that's easy to make and serves up to 8 people. Just 35 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook, you'd be crazy not to try it!! 

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 3 (500g) chicken breast fillets, diced into 3cm pieces

• 5 middle bacon rashers, trimmed, thinly sliced

• 300g button mushrooms, sliced

• 1/2 cup plain flour

• 600ml thickened cream

• 1 cup fresh herbs, chopped (such as parsley, basil and chives)

• ½ pack of Chicken stock

• 1 bunch English spinach, trimmed, washed and chopped

• 6 sheets puff pastry, partially thawed

• 4 medium potatoes, unpeeled, boiled, thinly sliced

• 1 1/2 cups grated Colby cheese

• 1 egg, lightly beaten

• 2 teaspoons milk

Method

Step 1
Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced.

Step 2
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Once cooked add in bacon and mushroom. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add flour. Cook, stirring, until a paste forms. Gradually stir in cream until a smooth sauce forms. Stir in herbs and chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Step 3
Place spinach in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 3 to 4 minutes or until wilted. Drain.

Step 4
Greese the baking tray and cut pastry sheets to fit. Trim edges. Divide the potato evenly over pastry bases. Top with chicken mixture, spinach and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Brush edge of pastry with combined egg and milk.

Step 5
Place 1 pastry square over 1 pie. Trim edge. Press edge together to secure. Using a small knife, make a small slit in the top of each pie to allow steam to escape during cooking. Place pies on hot baking trays in oven. Bake for 25 minutes or until pastry is golden and puffed. Stand for 5 minutes. 

Dig in and enjoy!

Quick reminder to make sure that the chicken is cooked before you add the bacon and mushroom. I may have almost given people salmonella when my friend found me cooking the chicken, bacon and mushroom all together to start. Luckily she caught me before it was too late and helped me take majority of the mushrooms and bacon out before they overcooked while the chicken was cooking. 

Moral of the story: ALWAYS COOK THE CHICKEN FIRST DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY READ!

:)

- J