Fast food with a difference

Want to eat well but always short on time? These super-simple recipes are hearty, healthy and ready in a flash

Breakfast tacos
SERVES 4

1. First, prepare the ork. Spray a frying pan with cooking spray and put over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 5 minutes, then add the pork, paprika, chilli, garlic and onion granules, oregano and cumin.

2. Fry for 5 minutes, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until browned. Add the tomato purée and stir to coat.

3. Meanwhile, put the avocado, spring onions, coriander, tomatoes, lime juice and sriracha sauce in a bowl and stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper and leave to one side.

4. Put the eggs in a pan and season. Put over a medium heat and stir with a wooden spoon, folding the eggs over from the bottom of the pan until they are softly set. Remove from the heat and set aside.

5. Spread the wraps with the avocado salsa, then add some of the pork to one half of the taco.

6. Add some of the scrambled eggs and finish with a sprinkling of grated cheese. Fold and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over, if you like.

Beef with chilli and garlic
SERVES 2

1. Put the beef strips on a plate and sprinkle over the Chinese 5-spice. Toss to coat.

2. Spray a frying pan or wok with cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the beef and fry for 4-5 minutes until browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate and set aside.

3. Add the peppers, chilli and garlic to the pan and fry for 2 minutes.

4. Combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sweetener, ginger and chilli powder in a bowl, then add to the pan and stir for 1 minute to coat the vegetables. Return the beef to the pan and cook for 1 minute more until heated through.

5. Sprinkle with the sliced spring onions and serve with basmati rice or egg noodles.