urgent inspiration

mummytoash

hi. im in desperate need of meal ideas that include main course, a side and pud for a maximum of £5. My ds wont eat lentils or soup but wil eat stews n casseroles. my dh will only eat fish if its white and coated in breadcrumbs or batter. i dont have a slow cooker but i have no problems leaving the oven as i want as much food hm as poss. They both have big appetites and eat any veges.
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Butterfly_Brain

How about good old shepherds pie, or sausage stew, sausage pasta, meatballs, fishfingers, cauliflower cheese, sausage hotpot, spag bol, lasagne, macaroni cheese, sausage toad, corned beef hash ( mind you corned beef is not as cheap as it used to be) get some cheap chicken portions from Asda (£1.68 a bag) you can make two or three meals from that such as chicken stew , chicken and rice with stir fry veg, or a pie etc
For desserts I do a

• Magic chocolate pudding - cheats way -1 pkt chocolate cake mix 35p, make as per instructions on pkt and put in a greased dish of any shape , put 2tbsp brown sugar and 2 tbsp cocoa powder in a jug and pour on abot half a pint of boiling water, mix well and pour on to the sponge it looks yucky, but here's the magic bit -the sponge rises through the sauce and when you serve it up it's lovely and chocolatey,
• Apple pudding - cheat's way 1 pkt vanilla sponge 23p Smartprice put some apples in the bottom of a dish (eaters past their best are ideal for this) add sugar to taste pour sponge on top and bake as on pkt serve with custard

HTH but there are loads of recipe forums on the site that you can look at

HariboJunkie

There are loads of recipes for meals within your budget on THIS thread.

katycocoa

Jamie Olivers meatball recipe from ministry of food is really good. It uses cream crackers to bulk out the mince and makes a really nice texture. I added extra chilli and cumin to the tomato sauce and it was gorgeous. Could serve with hm garlic bread, salad. For pudding I usually make some sort of crumble at the beginning of the week, costs no more than £1.50 and lasts all week, eaten with custard or ice cream

mummytoash

i have 4 adults and two children for tea tomorrow and have no idea what to cook. I have a whole chicken, 8 sausages, cabbage, purple sprouting and some other general veg and pantry items. any ideas???

freebiequennie

i would either suggest a roast dinner with the chicken

or toad in the hole using sausages

mummytoash

the adults wont eat either tho

tattoed_bum

sausage casarolle (sp lol)
chicken and leek or veg pie
use the sausage to make meatballs and pasta
chicken stir fry
chicken fried rice with veg
if i can think of any more i will add them

sausage and egg pie ,
chicken casarolle (sp again lol)
chicken and veg pasta in a white sauce
chicken curry and rice

mummytoash

the curry and the sausage and egg pie sound nice

carol22_2

Maybe a chicken and broccolli risotto? If you have rice... And sausages with bubble and squeak (potatoes and cabbage) for the kids?

mummytoash

that soumds loke a real good idea