Pollock with plain frozen potato cubes and courgette, cooked in the Ninja Air Fryer.
40 minuntil ready
8 minhands-on for base batch
1 portionone main-meal portion
1 batchalso works cold
Use plain frozen potato cubes and courgette. Buy elsewhere if Lidl does not stock them. Start the pollock fresh or fully thawed; allow thawing separately.
Method
Start the frozen potato cubes
Weigh 350 g potato cubes for 1 portions in total. Split all listed ingredients equally between 1 one-portion cooking batches. Toss the plain frozen potato cubes with half the measured oil for that batch. Fit the crisper plate and spread the cubes loosely in one drawer. AIR FRY at 200°C for 25–30 minutes, shaking regularly. Follow any longer packet time; the centres must be hot and soft. Do not use coated chips or wedges with these nutrition values.
Cook the fish
Pat the fresh or fully thawed pollock dry, brush with the remaining half of the oil for this batch and put in the second drawer. AIR FRY at 180°C for about 10–14 minutes, checking thin fillets earlier. Follow any packet instructions and cook until opaque through the thickest part and flaking easily. These settings are not for a still-frozen fillet.
Cook the frozen vegetables
Add the plain frozen courgette pieces to the potato drawer with 15 minutes left, leaving space for air to circulate. Shake during cooking. If the potatoes finish first, remove them and finish the vegetables. Follow any longer packet time and cook until tender and steaming hot throughout; allow extra time for a crowded drawer.
Make it lunch tomorrow
For lunch, cool and pack the cooked food promptly. Keep chilled during storage and transport. See the packing guidance below.
Settings are per batch. For 1 portion, prepare 1 batch. Split the ingredient totals between batches; keep the settings the same. Timings are starting estimates unless the programme sets them automatically.
Ninja Air Fryer
Fit the crisper plates and use a loose layer; no stacking racks in this batch plan. Set each drawer separately. Start the potatoes first and time the shorter drawer to finish alongside them.
Drawer 1 · plain frozen potato cubes
AIR FRY / 200°C / 25–30 min; shake regularly, follow any longer packet time and check the centres are hot and soft.
Drawer 2 · fish
AIR FRY · 180°C · set 14 min; check from 10 min.
Drawer 1 · frozen courgette
AIR FRY · 200°C · about 15 min; follow any longer packet instruction. Shake and check the centre is hot and tender.
Settings are starting estimates for the stated ingredient sizes and preparation states. Follow the method’s doneness checks and any longer packet cooking instructions.
Estimated nutrition per portion and for the selected portions
Nutrient
Per portion
Total for 1
Calories
478 kcal
478 kcal
Carbs
72.3 g
72.3 g
Fat
5.9 g
5.9 g
Protein
38.2 g
38.2 g
Fibre
7.8 g
7.8 g
Copy macros includes the total for 1 portion. Estimates use ingredient weights in the stated preparation state. Optional extras are excluded; packet values may differ. How these are calculated
Reference values and assumptions
Lemon juice. Fibre uses the Matvaretabellen reference for lemon juice bottled; the other values retain the CoFID estimate. Source
Recipe notes
Timings are starting estimates for small pieces. Cook until tender and follow the meat or fish doneness checks.
Use plain frozen potato cubes without added oil. Measure the oil for each batch; oil-coated chips or wedges change the nutrition.
