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​On the Menu: Feeding a Crowd - September 2018

There are times when we need to feed a crowd, without going broke.

These simple, quick and tasty ideas are sure to please everyone, and best of all you can tweak them all to suit your taste, your pantry and your budget.
Individual Taco Pizzas
Ingredients:
500g mince
1 onion, diced
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
3 tsp MOO taco seasoning (or 1 packet bought taco seasoning)
Salt and pepper, to taste
10 soft taco size corn tortillas
1/2 cup grated cheese

Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Brown the mince with diced onions, drain and return to the frying pan. Add the drained beans, corn and diced tomatoes along with the taco seasoning. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Place the tortillas flat onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Top with the taco meat and then the grated cheese.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese melts and edges of corn tortillas begin to crisp.

Bacon & Honey Mustard Grilled Cheese Fingers
Ingredients:
8 slices bacon, cooked until crispy
2 tbsp butter, softened
3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp yellow or Dijon mustard
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
8 slices  cheese
16 slices wholemeal bread

Method:
Cook the bacon in a skillet, then set aside and pat dry. Drain off the excess bacon fat.
While bacon is cooking, butter one side of the bread. Make the honey mustard by whisking together the honey and mustard in a small bowl.
Generously spread the honey mustard onto the unbuttered side of 8 slices of bread. Then add a slice cheese on top of the honey mustard, top with bacon and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top of the bacon. Top with the remaining bread slices, buttered side out. 
Cook  in the same pan as the bacon, or in a sandwich press. 
Cut each sandwich into fingers to serve.

Make these sandwiches a meal by keeping them whole and serving with a side salad.

MOO Guacamole
Ingredients:
2 avocadoes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tomato, diced
2 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp salt
Tortilla chips, for serving

Method:
Scoop out flesh from avocado and place in a bowl. Smash with fork.
Add crushed garlic, lemon juice, tomato, sour cream and salt. Mix well.
Serve MOO Guacamole with MOO (or bought) tortilla chips!

MOO Tortilla Chips
Ingredients:
2 packets corn tortillas
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp salt

Method:
Cut each tortilla into 6 triangles.
In bowl, mix tortillas triangles with oil and salt. Lay flat on baking sheet.
Bake 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, or until crispy. Don’t overcook, as they will brown and lose their good taste!

​Olive oil gives the tortilla chips a nice flavour, and try sprinkling them with a little garlic and parmesan cheese, or oregano to jazz them up.

Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
Ingredients:
190g bag kettle potato chips
200g dark chocolate melts
Coarse sea salt, optional

Method:
Spread the potato chips onto a rimmed, baking paper lined, baking sheet.
Melt the choc melts in the microwave or over a double boiler until smooth and melted.
Drizzle the chocolate over the potato chips. If the chips aren’t too salty, then add some coarse sea salt over the top of the chocolate before it hardens.
Let sit about 10 to 15 minutes, allowing chocolate to harden.
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