Tortilla toasties

2 wholemeal tortillas

1x10ml spoon tomato sauce or passata

25g reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

1 slice ham

1 spring onion

Chopping board, knife, non-stick frying pan, measuring spoon, fish slice.

1. Prepare the filling:

• top and tail the spring onion and slice into rings;
• chop the ham into small pieces.

2. Place one of the tortillas in the pan.

3. Spread the tomato sauce over the tortilla.

4. Arrange the ham, spring onion and cheese over the tortilla.

5. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the cheese starts to melt.

6. Place the 2nd tortilla on top.

7. Flip the tortilla over and cook for 4-5 minutes.

• Turn up the flavour: Try different flavour combinations such as 1x 5ml spoon pesto or add fresh chilli for a kick.
• Vary your protein: Try adding tuna, cooked chicken or prawns to boost the protein content of the dish. 
• Reduce food waste: Use up any leftover vegetables such as mushrooms, tomatoes, red onion, green pepper, courgette or sweetcorn. 
• Beat the budget: Freeze a pack of tortillas and use only what you need.
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe.

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a meat alternative. For those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free tortilla. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe serves two portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?