Pea and Chilli Soup with crunchy Fish Croutons

This recipe is deliciously simple and healthy. It is a sure crowd pleaser, combining two traditional ingredients; peas and fish. You can knock up this recipe in no time using store cupboard ingredients already at home.

Pea and Chilli Soup with Fishy Croutons

Serves 2 | Cooking Time 30mins

Ingredients

  • 2 medium Potatoes
  • 3 cloves of Garlic
  • 2 Onions
  • 1 Chicken stock cube
  • A couple of shakes of Chilli Flakes
  • 4 Fish Fingers / similar crumbed fish fillets
  • 400g of Frozen Peas
  • 2 Pints of Water

Method

Pre heat the oven to the recommended heat on the fish’s packaging. Roughly chop the onions and garlic. Sauté the onions and garlic in a deep stock pot until soft. Chop the potatoes into small cubes to speed up the cooking process. Once the garlic and onions are soft; add the water, stock and the potatoes to the pan. Cover with a lid. Put the fish on a baking tray and pop into the preheated oven. Turn halfway through the recommended cooking time.

When the Potatoes are soft, tip in the bag of frozen peas and add the chilli flakes. Re-cover with the lid and leave for a further 5 mins. Check that the fish is cooked and crispy, then remove from the oven to cool a little. By now the peas should have cooked, if so, remove from the heat and bend until smooth. Top with the crumbled up fish.

Serve with a squeeze of tomato sauce if you dare..

Mediterranean baked cod

Believe it or not, every item in this is from the freezer or the cupboard.

Super easy and so so delicious!

Ingredients

  • 4 frozen cod fillets
  • 200g of frozen spinach
  • 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
  • 100g frozen mixed peppers
  • 2 onions
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 heaped TSP of paprika
  • 1 or 2 shakes of chilli flakes
  • Cous cous to serve

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 180c. Roughly chop the onions and soften in a pan. Add chopped garlic and the rest of the ingredients to the pan and bring to the boil. Once bubbling, reduce the heat and simmer.  When the sauce has reduced, pour into an oven proof baking dish. Pop the frozen cod fillets into the sauce and then cover with foil. Bake in the oven for 30 – 40 mins. Serve with seasoned cous cous and enjoy.

Mediterranean baked cod