What can I make for my dds and 2 of their friends for tea tonight? I'll have approx half an hour to whip up something that appeals to all and is nominally healthy. Thank you.

[Eniddo]

the curse of the working mum

I do a big chicken and veg soup with mini pasta and fresh baked rolls often for dd and her friends which seems to go down well.

in half an hour

I would make pasta and tomato sauce (homemade), takes 20 mins

I would normally but I did that last week

Macaroni cheese?

okay then make your own wraps

fry some chicken and peppers
put on table with tortillas, grated cheese, lettuce, cut up tomatoes, sour cream

Macaroni cheese

Pesto pasta

serve with a little bowl of cherry toms, olives etc

You can do that is half an hour (ok not the bread rolls but could you buy some of those part baked ones at some point today?)

Roast chicken drumsticks and roast potatoes? Cut potatoes like big chips, usually goes down well in the orangina household... Plus fresh veg... baby corn, mange tout. Can add some paprika to chicken and pots for a bit of zing.

Pasta bake w courgettes, cheese sauce (buy ready made) and ham/bacon? fruit salad and ice cream for pudding?

Jacket pots with beans/cheese?

(10 mins in micro, then remainder of time in oven)

Pasta with tinned toms and tuna? (or quorn meatballs - just put from freezer into saucepan with tinned toms to heat)

Fish fingers and veg/beans?

I am queen of meals that take less than 30 mins....

(ah, see pasta out of the equation...)

OK how about fritatta and salad?

homemade pizza (bought bases and topping) and let them make their own

My kids love garlic, can add to chicken if they like it....

Are you talking about having 30 mins to do something when they get in or do you have 30 mins now to prepare something that can be cooked/reheated later this afternoon?

30 mins to do something when we get in

kids loooove wraps

chicken and bacon wraps served with pepper strips, carrot sticks, cucumber etc and apple/grapes is my 10minute stand-by.

eggy bread

soup

boiled egg and dippies

omelettes

that sainsbury's pasta with bacon, courgette's and creme fraiche is quick and easy

otherwise spag bol?

simply fish fillets?

sorry, that's a bit egg based isn't it?!

Spag bog?

ok I think tortilla wraps with chicken and thin sliced raw veggies - fun to eat with mates I think

sour cream and I'll get some hummus in case dd1 doesnt want the chicken

I do have fishfingers in the freezer if this is a complete no go

thanks everyone

mind you you never know what other children eat do you

the friends could sit there and look horrified