USE YOUR NOODLES

Noodles can be used for a whole lot more than just slurping. Try these smart ideas

Use cooked noodles as a topping for a bake such as fish pie or cottage pie instead of mashed potato.

Use cooked noodles as a base for pizza. Bulk up a frittata with cooked noodles. Heat chicken stock, add noodles, spring onions and chilli paste to make a broth.

Fry thinly sliced pork or chicken fillet with sliced mushrooms, add garlic butter and cooked noodles.

Fry thinly sliced cabbage in sesame oil and 1 T curry paste. Add cooked noodles and top with a fried egg.

Fry thinly sliced beef, then add hoisin sauce, cooked noodles and beef stock.

Toss cooked noodles in sambal oelek, then stir-fry with frozen peas and cooked prawns.

Toss cooked noodles with brown butter, pecorino, black pepper, chilli and salt.

Toss Woolworths slaw with sunflower seeds, chopped spring onions, coriander, chopped apple and crushed dry noodles. Season with rice vinegar and soya sauce.