A simple sausage and cheese pasta recipe that's perfect for hot school lunches
If your kids like a hot meal for their lunch then here's a simple pasta recipe that you can whip up in 10 minutes in the morning.
This is a great recipe for kids who don't like their pasta with tonnes of thick sauce. It's a very basic cheesy sauce but not overwhelming or overpowering.
The first step is to cook up some pasta in a saucepan.
The recipe makes one single portion but you can of course double or triple it if you are making for a few children.
Next cut the skin off a chicken sausage. Cutting the skin off serves too purposes:
Firstly, it makes the the sausage less of a choking hazard. And secondly, it means you can break the sausage up and it will cook a lot quicker.
I used chicken sausages but pork, turkey or veggie sausages will work just as well too.
Fry the sausage for a few minutes then add some frozen peas, along with a little of the water that the pasta is cooking is.
Then stir in some grated cheddar cheese.
Finally, drain the pasta and add that to the frying pan, mixing everything together really well.
And that's it!
Add the pasta to a food flask. Be sure to preheat the food flask first to help keep the pasta warm. Instructions for preheating are all down below in the recipe card.
And remember to pack a fork!
If you liked this recipe you may also enjoy another simple hot lunch idea - Cheese & Tomato Pasta.
Sausage & Cheese Pasta - Hot Lunch Idea
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Lunchbox
Description
A simple sausage and cheese pasta recipe that's perfect for hot school lunches
Ingredients
- 70g pasta
- spray oil
- 1 chicken sausage
- 40g frozen peas
- 30g grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the food flask by filling it with boiling water and closing the lid tightly.
- Add the pasta to a saucepan on the hob with boiling water and cook according to the package instructions.
- Add a little spray oil to a frying pan. Cut the skin off the sausage and add to the frying pan, breaking it up into small pieces.
- Cook for about 3 minutes then add the frozen peas along with 50ml of the water that the pasta is cooking in.
- Continue to cook for another 2 minutes, then add the grated cheese and stir well.
- Drain the pasta and add that to the frying pan, mixing everything together well.
- Remove the water from the food flask then add the pasta, closing the lid quickly.
Notes
This pasta is best eaten on the same day that it is made. However leftovers can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave until piping hot.
Machyn McGowen says
Perfect kids hot lunch idea, I made and took on a day out for a hot picnic lunch.
Vicky says
Great idea! thank you for your comment.
Kate Jo says
My child wont touch school dinners, and I worry she doesn't have a hot meal during the day. So this works wonderfully and she eats the lot knowing I've made it at home.