For children who enjoy macaroni cheese type meals, this is a simplified version for busy moms.
INGREDIENTS:
4 slices SPAR sliced white bread
+/-80ml cheese sandwich spread - cheddar or bacon flavour
2 slices sandwich ham, diced
500ml SPAR full cream milk
2 large SPAR eggs
1ml 'Aromat' type seasoning
15ml mild mustard sauce
METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 180º C. Grease a shallow oven dish.
- Spread cheese spread onto each slice of bread. Sprinkle on the chopped ham.
- Slice the bread into quarter triangles, and arrange them in the oven dish, lying snugly in rows with each short pointed side facing up.
- Beat together the milk, eggs, seasoning and mustard sauce. Pour onto the bread and set aside for 30 minutes to soak.
- Cover the dish loosely and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake a while longer until crisp and browned on top.
Serves: 3 children
Preparation time: 10 minutes (excluding soaking time in step 4)
Baking time: 30 minutes
Recommended accompaniments: raw baby vegetables, tomato sauce
Hints and Tips: Experiment with alternatives to ham, such as sliced cheesy viennas, cooked bacon or savoury beef or chicken mince, or other meats your children enjoy.
FUN DESSERT IDEA
Select any 5 of the children's favourite chocolates, SQUILLOS cereal and biscuits.
Crumble or chop them directly into a tub of SPAR vanilla ice cream. Gently mix and scoop into ice cream cones as required.
Tip: Candy-coated sweets such as Smarties and Astros tend to ''bleed'' their colour into the ice cream which spoils the appearance somewhat.