Miss 5 is starting school on Monday and I went looking online for lunch box ideas. I found this Taste recipe. I have adapted it to include foods that Miss 5 actually likes and things we had available.
Ingredients
12 slices of bread
4 free-range eggs
fresh Italian parsley
3/4 cup chopped roast chicken
1/2 cup frozen veges (we did peas and corn)
100g cheese, grated
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 180° (356°F).
Cut of the crusts of 12 slices of bread. Press them into a 12 hole greased muffin tray. Bake at 180° (356°F) for 10 minutes.
Turn the oven down to 170° (338°F).
Beat the eggs, and add in chopped fresh Italian parsley to taste.
Into the baked bread bases distributed the chicken, frozen veges, and cheese. Pour over the egg mixture and bake at 170° (338°F) for 20-25 minutes.
What the kids can do:
Hand washing: Don’t forget to get the kids (and grownups too of course) to wash their hands before you start. Little hands always seem to end up touching everything, including the ingredients. This is extra important given the current Covid-19 situation. For good 20 second hand wash, have them sing “happy birthday to me” twice.
Eggs: Pro tip for breaking eggs with a 5 year old, break eggs into a separate glass bowl before adding to your other ingredients. That way you can see and pick out any bits of shell before they are added in by mistake. I like to use free range eggs, because it is kinder to the chickens, and they also taste better. Bear in mind that raw eggs can carry Salmonella so wash little hands if they end up the raw egg.
Ingredients: Kids can help decide on which things can go in the quiches. They can then help chop/grate things to go into the quiches. If they like the things that go in, they should eats them once they are all in together.
These little quiches are great. You can make them with whatever ingredients you have on hand. They also freeze well, so you can make a batch, freeze them all, and then grab one for the lunchbox in the morning, and it will thaw out by lunch time.
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