Laverbread with Cockles and Bacon

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The classic Welsh breakfast: laverbread oatcakes and cockles fried in the fat left from crisp back bacon. This Welsh-inspired soup recipe, ready in about 25 minutes, pairs laverbread (prepared seaweed purée), fine oatmeal, cooked cockles, shelled for a weeknight-friendly dinner that comes together with one pan and minimal cleanup. Each serving lands at about 380 calories and feeds 4, so it slots cleanly into a weekly meal plan and pairs well with a quick salad or grain on the side. Tap "Plan a meal with the AI" below to drop this recipe into your week and send the ingredients straight to Instacart. Nutrition values are approximate, calculated from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov) — verify against ingredient labels for any health-driven dietary plan.

Prep: 10 min Cook: 15 min Serves 4 Welsh cuisine 380 cal/serving
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1: Mix the laverbread and oatmeal, season with pepper and shape into 8 small flat cakes.
  2. Step 2: Fry the bacon in a large pan until crisp. Keep it warm and leave the fat in the pan.
  3. Step 3: Fry the laverbread cakes in the bacon fat for 2-3 minutes a side, until they hold together and crisp at the edges.
  4. Step 4: Add the butter and cockles to the pan and toss for 1-2 minutes until hot. Squeeze over the lemon juice.
  5. Step 5: Serve the bacon, laverbread cakes and cockles with buttered toast.

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