Ingredients

• 2 bread / English muffins, each cut in half width way
• 4 teaspoons of tomato puree
• 4 tablespoons of grated cheese
• Selection of toppings: Chopped or shredded cooked chicken, sliced peppers, diced onions, sweetcorn, sliced mushrooms, pineapple chunks, flaked tinned tuna (in spring water)

Equipment

Chopping board, knife, teaspoon, grater, tablespoon, tin opener, baking tray

Before you start

• Slice the muffins in half
• Prepare the toppings
• Grate the cheese

How to make it

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200oC / fan oven 180oC / Gas Mark 4
2. Spread a teaspoon of tomato puree over each muffin half
3. Sprinkle a tablespoon of grated cheese over each muffin half
4. Add the toppings of your choice. To make it fun, arrange the toppings to make a face or pattern
5. Put the mini pizzas on a baking tray and place on the middle shelf of the oven.
6. Cook for 10 – 15 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the muffins are lightly toasted

What the children can do

• Spread the tomato puree on the muffin half
• Sprinkle the grated cheese
• Help to chop toppings
• Add the toppings they want. They can also make a face or pattern with their chosen toppings

Skills

• Spreading, chopping

Ingredients

• 2 large tortilla wraps
• 60g cheddar cheese, grated
• Salad vegetables
• Fillings, such as: chopped or shredded cooked chicken, flaked tinned fish (in spring water), drained tin of mixed beans, hummus

Equipment

Chopping board, knife, weighing scales, grater, tin opener, teaspoon, frying pan, spatula / fish slice

Before you start

• Grate the cheese
• Chop, grate or shred the salad vegetables and fillings of your choice

How to make it

1. Heat a frying pan, over a medium to high heat
2. Fill one half of each tortilla wrap in layers, as follows – a sprinkle of cheese, layer of the salad vegetables, filling of your choice and another sprinkle of cheese around the edge of the filled half of the wrap.
3. Fold the unfilled half over the top of the filling, to cover it, and cook in a frying pan, over a high heat. Cook on each side for 1 minute or until cheese has melted (sticking the edges of the wrap together) and the filling is warmed.
4. Cut each quesadilla in half, thirds or strips and serve as a tasty snack

What the children can do

• Weigh the cheese
• Shred the lettuce or spinach, if using
• Shred the cooked chicken, if using
• Add the filings they want to their wrap

Skills

• Weighing, cutting, adding ingredients, grating

Hints and tips

You can watch a video on how to make the quesadillas on the Keeping Me Well website