Make the most of your self-catering kitchen on your holiday with these easy recipes. Nobody wants to slave for hours in the kitchen while on holiday – try a few of these easy ideas on your next holiday:

One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake

This is an simple, family favourite pasta bake.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 250 g lean ground beef
• ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 ¼ cups unsalted chicken stock
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 ½ cups unsalted crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
• 250 g uncooked whole-grain penne pasta
• 5 ounces fresh baby spinach
• 1 cup preshredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat the oven
2. Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet and sauté onions. Add beef and oregano, fry for 3 minutes.
3. Add stock, salt, pepper, tomatoes, and pasta; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 12 to 13 minutes or until pasta is done. Stir in spinach.
4. Sprinkle cheese over pasta mixture. Transfer the pasta mixture to an oven-safe dish and bake until cheese melts and begins to brown.

Recipe credit: www.myrecipes.com/

Sweet and Spicy Rice Salad

This is the perfect salad idea for leftover rice

Ingredients

• 410 g (1 tin) peaches, drained and chopped
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) Rajah medium curry powder
• 250 g back bacon, cooked and chopped (optional)
• 3 – 4 cups cooked wild rice
• 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) Hellmann’s original mayonnaise

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions and peppers until soft and light brown. Add the chopped bacon and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the Rajah Medium Curry Powder and cook for 2 minutes to release the aromatics.
• Add the peaches and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
• In a bowl, mix the Hellmann’s Original Mayonnaise and rice together before adding in the onion/peach mixture and mixing until well combined.
• Allow to stand for 20 min before serving.

Recipe credit: https://www.whatsfordinner.co.za/