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By super cheap, I mean pennies (well, up to £1 per dinner? I've found a fair bit online for 50p a meal which is probably about right) - and I'm looking for anyone's recipes or suggestions or any advice!
I've scoured the MSE forums and got loads of tips off there, it's just a case now I think of getting to a lidl or something and acquiring a few pounds of lentils and making three different soups. Heh. Joking aside, people have come up with some great tips on the internet, and I'm clearly not about to starve to death.
Bonus marks for anything that's freezable, as my main issue at the moment is finding things I can make that are suitable for taking for lunches at work. I used to find that frozen portions of things could be microwaved up in my break?
I don't even have any milk at the moment- a shopping trip is going to have to happen tomorrow. So, any advice taken gratefully, and when I'm back online after work in 12 hours time I shall thank yous again.
| 12 May 11, 9:09 AM Sissy_girl UK(M), 4 yrs     |
There's some mega-cheap products is Sainsbury's basic range.... Instant Noodles 8p , for example & Instant Custard 6p ,
but not for eating together Cicely by name & sisserly by nature | |
| 12 May 11, 9:30 AM foxgirl UK(LN), 22 mths |
No, not together :P If it comes to it, I'll happily go for things like that. But whilst I've still got a few pennies to rub together I think I'm looking for recipes that have some sort of health quota! So potato things, beans, basically variations thereof. | |
| 12 May 11, 9:34 AM Rigour UK, 21 mths |
I'll have a go, although it's an Aldi favourite of mine this, no Lidls round here. 1 Aldi freerange chicken 4.99, bag of small spuds, bag of carrots, bag of onions, bag of parsnips, a swede, head of celery. You can usually get these for 59p each or less so you should be under 9 quid. Put the Chicken in a tight fitting pan with an onion, a carrot, all the leafy bits off the celery and a few pepper corns. Fill with water until almost covered, heat until simmering, simmer with the lid off for 45 minutes then remove from heat and leave with the lid on for an hour. Meanwhile, cut all your veg into big chunks, toss in a bit of oil, season then roast in a hot oven for 30 minutes or until they've got a bit of colour on them. You'll probably need to do this in batches. Take the Chicken out of the water and pull all the meat off, poaching means you'll be able to get far more meat than other cooking methods, put all the bones back in the water and put it back on the heat, boil for a bit until it's reduced by a 1/4-1/3. Cut the chicken into chunks and put in a large pan with all the veg, stir in a couple of spoonfuls of flour. Skim and strain the water from the chicken and start to add to the water which is now stock. Let it all simmer gently for half an hour or so. You should be able to get at least 8 portions from it, more if you stretch it with more veg. You will need a big pan so maybe cut the chicken in half and freeze one half for another time. I like this as it makes the most of cheap ingredients, roasting the cheap main crop veg helps concentrate the flavour and although it's not the greatest chicken you'll ever eat it is a tasty free range one and you make your own stock while cooking it so there's no additives anywhere.
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| 12 May 11, 9:44 AM fellatrix UK, 2 yrs |
Check out www.livebelowtheline.org.uk They have a cookbook and shopping guide. Anyone for a 40p dinner party? | |
| 12 May 11, 10:08 AM jenevieve UK(CH), 4 yrs |
I use the 8p noodles to make a veg stirfry and add leftover chicken, Im a scourer of end of shelflife piles and then freeze, got 4 duck legs,6chicken steaks and 4 premium beefburgers for£8, 8bits of bellypork for £1.27 in their smartprice range, all in freezer in separate bags for dinner and leftovers into stirfry. spag bol with smartprice mib=nce does well but fry and drain the fat off the mince, use cheap tinned toms and throw over the 8pnoodles instead of spaghetti. oodles to freeze. Morrisons also have reduced veg or buy frozen for peppers and sweetcorn etc if you have freezer room. | |
| 12 May 11, 5:39 PM FluffySub UK(NN), 6 yrs      |
Pulses are your friend. Incredibly cheap and really good for you. Lentils make a great base to a soup or stew. Beans can be the base of a casserole or a chilli. I've just made a mountain of couscous in 2 different flavours that probably cost £2, should last several days. | |
| 12 May 11, 6:51 PM GazUK1963 UK(B), 6 yrs |
Of course they are not for eating together!
Everyone knows that fish fingers go with custard Gary xxx.
Everyone who lives dies, but not everyone who dies has truly lived. | |
| 12 May 11, 9:31 PM foxgirl UK(LN), 22 mths |
Aah! I knew IC would come through for me! Thanks, guys. It's really appreciated. | |
| 12 May 11, 9:45 PM poutanaki UK(M), 10 yrs |
Soup can be very cheap. My favourite soup recipe is: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2089/spiced-c... I use dried ground cumin and chilli as it's cheaper. Plus I miss out the olive oil, yogurt and naan. I've also made this, which uses lentils and is yummy! Also vary it sometimes with swede or sweet potato, you really could just add in any root veg. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1364/spicy-ro... Aldi is good, they have different cheap veg every week. Also do you have a local market, that might be worth a look.
Your so pretty when your on your knees. Disinfected, eager to please. Edited 12 May 11, 9:48 PM by poutanaki | |
| 12 May 11, 10:23 PM foxgirl UK(LN), 22 mths |
I live in a very Indian area so I can get lots of veg, rice and spices for cheap. So I'm thinking that things like that are going to become a staple. Otherwise, the only supermarket within a reasonable distance is unfortunately a Sainsbury's - everything else is at least one extra bus ride away and that makes it more difficult. The recipes there look goooood, thank you. |
