Jacket Potato Ninja Style UK

January 26, 2021 LilyfreyaLeave a comment

Who doesn’t love a good old jacket potato? Smothered in butter? It’s an oldie but a goodie. Perfect with so many dishes, for lunch or dinner, it’s just so versatile. But I’m pretty fussy with my spuds and if it’s still hard in the middle, I’m not going to be happy!!

With that, it was important for me to get this one right. It’s something we eat fairly frequently especially during winter. We often have to make different side dishes in our house as I LOVE a jacket whilst my husband LOVES mash. I’m really not a fan of mashed potatoes. Don’t ask me why, I think it’s one of those texture things from when I was a kid that I’ve just never grown out of.

Ingredients

Jacket potato
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Recipe

1. Stab the potatoes all over with a fork.

2. Place inside the multicooker inside the crisper basket.

3. Add 300ml water to the cooking pot.

4. Pop the pressure lid on and turn vent to ‘seal’.

5. Select the option to ‘pressure cook’. Put on ‘hi’ and put timer on for 12 minutes. Select ‘start’.

6. Once the potatoes are done. Before removing the water make sure you are happy with how soft the spuds are. If not just repeat the process for a few more minutes of pressure cooking. Otherwise remove the potatoes and carefully empty the water away.

7. On a plate pour some olive oil and add salt and pepper. Ensure the whole of the potato is covered.

8. Place the potatoes back into the crisper basket and back inside the multicooker.

9. Select the ‘bake/roast’ option. Put the temperature to 200 degrees and timer for 15 minutes. Press ‘start’. Once this step is complete check to see whether the potatoes are crispy enough.

10. If you prefer even crispier than this you can then select the ‘air fryer’ mode and fry them for 5 minutes extra or longer for preference.

Crispy Macaroni and Cheese Ninja Style UK

January 17, 2021January 18, 2021 Lilyfreya1 Comment

This recipe is another great one for little kids especially fussy ones! It’s quick and easy to do and only a couple of ingredients needed. It’s so tasty I can never resist a bowl myself, I just don’t have the will power! Another perk to this recipe is that you can add any other ingredients in that you fancy. Further down I will list a couple of ideas for inspiration.

Ingredients

– tsp olive oil

– bacon (I like to use lardons for this)

– 2 cups of macaroni

– 1 chicken stock cube

– 2 cups of water

– 2 tbsps butter

– 4 cups cheddar cheese

– 1 or 2 bags cheese and onion walkers crisps

Recipe

1 To start you need to press the ‘sear/ sauté‘ option and then ‘hi’. Put one tsp of oil in and let it heat up.

2. If you are using rashers of bacon you will need to chop into small pieces and once the cooker is heated add them into the pot. If using bacon lardons just add them directly into the cooker. Keep stirring until the bacon is browned.

3. Remove the browned bacon pieces and place in a bowl to use later. Switch the Ninja to ‘pressure’ mode.

4. Make up 2 cups of chicken stock using the stock cube and pour the liquid into the cooker. Add two cups of macaroni. Place the pressure cooker lid on and ensure the vent is sealed. Select the timer to 3 minutes and press start.

5. Switch the vent to ‘vent’ once the time is up and allow the pot to depressurise. Once all the steam is out remove the lid and stir the pasta. Add in 2 tablespoons of butter and stir to melt.

6. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add in 2 cups of cheddar cheese and stir to melt.

7. Crush the cheese and onion crisps inside the bag and then sprinkle over the top of the macaroni. Add the remaining two cups of cheese over the top and close the air fryer lid.

8. Select ‘aircrisp’ mode and turn the timer down to 4 minutes. Press start. Keep checking whilst cooking to ensure it’s looking good.

9. Spoon into bowls and serve.

Added extras…

One of the absolute perks of making this dish is you can totally make this your own by putting your own favourite ingredients in. Some ideas for extras you can add in are-

– chives

– various cheeses

– sweetcorn

– sausage

– ham

– peas

You can more or less add anything you like to this dish and it will be delicious. Have fun trying and let me know if you make any spectacular additions!

British Cuisine · Tortilla Pizza

Tortilla Pizza Ninja Style UK

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 LilyfreyaLeave a comment

Today I wanted to make something fun for lunch for my toddlers. Something that they could enjoy and might momentarily stop the constant whining. We are still in isolation here but only four days to go, woop woop.

Not only is this recipe relatively healthy (depending on your toppings) but it’s actually super tasty too.

Recipe List

– Tortilla wraps

– Tomato purée

– Grated mature cheddar cheese

– Salami

– Cherry tomatoes

Instructions

1. Set the air fryer rack to the high setting ready for grilling and place one tortilla on top.

2. Get roughly one tablespoon of tomato purée and using the back of a spoon spread it to cover the whole of the tortilla. Leave about an inch around the edge

3. Sprinkle a layer of grated cheese on top of the tomato base.

4. You may add your extra toppings on at this point. We used salami and cherry tomatoes for our pizza. Be careful not to add too many toppings as this may cause your tortilla to fall apart.

5. Lift the rack with tortilla on top and place inside the cooker. Close the cooker lid and select grill. Lower the time to 4 minutes and press start.

6. Towards the end of the time keep checking on your pizza as I found as the cooker is already heated it takes just less than 4 minutes.

7. Remove the rack and the pizza and allow to cool before serving.