Egg & Oven Chips with Peas
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
Budget Under £5

Egg & Oven Chips with Peas

About as basic — and as cheap — as dinner gets, but a fried egg and mushy peas turn oven chips into a proper plate of food.

SERVES4
TIME30 min
CALORIES559 kcal
PROTEIN15g
CARBS73g
FAT25g
FIBRE8g
COST / SERVING£0.76

Ingredients

  • 800g frozen oven chips
  • 300g frozen peas
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Tomato ketchup or brown sauce, to serve (optional)

Method

  1. Cook the oven chips according to the packet instructions.
  2. About 5 minutes before the chips are ready, cook the peas in a pan of boiling water for 3-4 minutes, then drain and mash roughly with the butter and a splash of the cooking water.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the eggs to your liking.
  4. Season the peas with salt and pepper.
  5. Divide the chips, peas, and a fried egg between plates and serve with ketchup or brown sauce, if using.