{"id":687293,"date":"2025-02-11T03:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=687293"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:12:19","slug":"half-term-recipe-inspiration-from-herta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/half-term-recipe-inspiration-from-herta\/","title":{"rendered":"Half-term recipe inspiration from HERTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Half-term recipe inspiration from HERTA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent survey* by Herta suggested that nearly half of children voted pizza as their most-loved meal, followed by burgers and chips (28%), chicken nuggets and chips (28%), and fish and chips (26%). With 69% of parents believing their children would happily eat the same meals repeatedly \u2013 and 78% serving up double dinners up to three times a week \u2013 Herta has developed its digital Meal Spinner to provide a stress-free solution for quick and delicious dinner inspiration, especially during the half-term holidays.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"herta-dinner-spinner\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.oathstudio.com\/herta-dinner-spinner\/embed.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"720\" scrolling=\"yes\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/dev.oathstudio.com\/herta-dinner-spinner\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In case you haven&#8217;t heard of Herta, the brand has been making frankfurters since 1897. Now offering a range of pork, jumbo, and chicken frankfurters, as well as convenient Toasties \u2013 located in the chilled aisle of supermarkets nationwide \u2013 Herta makes it easy to create quick, affordable, and fun meals for the whole family.<\/p>\n<p>*Survey of 1,000 parents of six to 16-year-olds, commissioned via OnePoll in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.herta.co.uk\/recipes\/\">Herta&#8217;s website<\/a><\/span><\/span> for more recipes and ideas!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Puff pastry pizza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: Around 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ready rolled puff pastry<\/p>\n<p>Tomato or pizza sauce<\/p>\n<p>Grated cheese (cheddar and\/or mozzarella is best)<\/p>\n<p>A pack of Herta frankfurters<\/p>\n<p>Egg or milk for a glaze<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pre-heat the oven according to the instructions on the puff pastry packet. Unroll the sheet of puff pastry, keeping it on the greaseproof paper.<br \/>\nGet the frankfurter sausages and line the edges of the pastry with them, leaving a gap in each corner.<br \/>\nRoll the frankfurters in the pastry to form a crust and use the egg or milk wash to brush where the pastry joins to keep it in place, and on the crusts for a golden finish.<br \/>\nSpread the pizza or tomato sauce on the pastry for the base and top with cheese and any more of your favourite pizza toppings.<br \/>\nBake as instructed on the pastry packaging, or until the pastry looks nicely puffed with a golden-brown colour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankfurter fajita tacos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Quick Tip: Grab some pre-chopped vegetables to speed up the prep time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankfurter kebabs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: Around 15 minutes depending on method<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>One red pepper<\/p>\n<p>A pack of cherry tomatoes<\/p>\n<p>On red onion<\/p>\n<p>A pack of Herta frankfurters<\/p>\n<p>A pack of halloumi cheese<\/p>\n<p>Kebab skewers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chop all ingredients to 2-3cm squares or similar.<br \/>\nGet your kids to join in and assemble your kebabs by piercing the items onto the skewers and mixing up the order.<br \/>\nHeat up your grill or barbeque and cook the ingredients for 15 to 20 minutes until &#8216;charred&#8217;.<br \/>\nAdd a side of your favourite dip or drizzle with sauce for extra flavour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nachos with cajun spiced frankfurter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Quick Tip: Grab some bags of already grated cheese to cut down prep time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nacho regular hot dog<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hot dog buns \u2013 opt for brioche for a unique taste<\/p>\n<p>A pack of Herta frankfurters<\/p>\n<p>Pack of nachos<\/p>\n<p>Grated cheese<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boil the frankfurters as per the cooking instructions.<br \/>\nSlice the hot dogs buns through the top and open slightly.<br \/>\nPut the frankfurters in the hot dog bun and dress with your favourite sauce.<br \/>\nCrumble nachos on the frankfurter in the bun and sprinkle on the grated cheese.<br \/>\nPlace on a baking tray under the grill for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smokey BBQ hot dog pizza<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Quick Tip: Opt for a margarita pizza as your base, add your toppings and a sprinkle more cheese for a super quick meal but unique dinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easy pea-sy mac and cheesy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>Jar of cheese sauce<\/p>\n<p>Grated cheese<\/p>\n<p>Pasta of your choice<\/p>\n<p>A pack of Herta frankfurters<\/p>\n<p>Frozen peas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cook the pasta according to the cooking instructions.<br \/>\nBoil the frankfurters as per the cooking instructions and then chop them into slices or chunks.<br \/>\nMix the cooked pasta in with the cheese sauce, frankfurters and peas.<br \/>\nTop with the grated cheese and place under the grill for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese \u2013 add crumbled nachos and cheese for an added crunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spicy rice with frankfurter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Quick Tip: To shorten your shopping list, swap plain microwaveable rice for flavoured microwaveable rice to simplify the recipe and cut down on ingredients<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frankfurter noodles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Cooking time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>A bell pepper of your choice<\/p>\n<p>A pack of Herta frankfurters<\/p>\n<p>A pack of noodles (add as many as required depending on the number of people)<\/p>\n<p>A stir fry sauce of your choice, e.g. hoisin, sweet chilli or teriyaki.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cook noodles to the instructions on the packet.<br \/>\nChop the bell pepper into strips and slice up the frankfurters.<br \/>\nAdd a drizzle of oil to a pan and fry off the bell pepper for a couple of minutes.<br \/>\nAdd the chopped frankfurters to the frying pan and fry off for a couple of minutes<br \/>\nAdd the stir fry sauce of your choice and mix in the noodles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-687329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chinese-new-year.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chinese-new-year.png 1080w, 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