Okay there was a thread which said that cooking from scratch takes longer which is true for some things but what happens if you are in a rush, or in late and you need food now! Even a pizza in a packet takes 20 mins start to finish, so what can be cooked from scratch in that time or thereabouts? Just think we must have a few recipes between us to help out those who need some ideas.

My standby for quick food is pasta with a sauce and I made one the other day.

Bacon and Sausage Creamy pasta

Fry an onion, pepper, bacon, sausage and some garlic (optional what to add at this stage) until nearly cooked then...

Add pasta to boiling water

Add stock cube or stock powder to frying pan, or herbs for a less processed dish, options could include basil, dried celery leaf, marjoram, oregano - that type of thing and some dried mushrooms if you have them.

Add a tablespoon of flour or smaller spoon of cornflour mixed with water

Add boiling water and let simmer for a while

Add cream - or as I do the top of the milk but then I have unpasteurised whole milk or just add milk and make sure it is thickened enough

When thickened and pasta cooked combine and serve.

All ready in 20 mins.