BALANCED MEALS FOR ONE

Potato Tortilla

To balance the plate serve with
bread or potatoes
and salad or seasonal vegetables.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
Cooking: pan/frying pan
Suitable for freezing: no

Ingredients

1 medium potato
1 rasher bacon
½ small onion
¼ red pepper
1 clove garlic
2 eggs
2 teaspoons chopped parsley (optional)
Black pepper
1 teaspoon oil
25g/1oz grated low fat cheddar cheese

Method

Peel and slice potatoes. Chop the onion and the garlic. Slice the peppers and dice the bacon.
Bring a small pan of water to the boil and add potato slices. Cook for 5 minutes. Drain well.
In another pan cook the onion, bacon, red pepper and garlic over a medium heat for 4 minutes.
Place the eggs, parsley and black pepper in a bowl and whisk lightly.
Heat the oil in a small omelette pan. Add the potato slices and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the bacon, onions and peppers to the egg mixture. Pour on top of the potato slices.
Cook over a medium heat for 5-8 minutes.
Sprinkle with cheese and cook under a pre-heated grill for 2 minutes.

Cook's Tip
For variation change the topping. For example: ham, cooked chicken, sweetcorn, tomato, pineapple.