Dinner Party on a Budget

CharlieRabbit01

Steve059 wrote: »

I'm retired, so everything I do is on a budget. A tin of tomatoes is approx. 30p. The tin of tomato puree has, unfortunately, overtaken this and is now approx. 35p. However, it not only adds "tomatoeyness", but also thickens the sauce, so you don't have to reduce it so much and therefore end up with more.

would this still be less considering i need to times by 3?

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joedenise

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

would this still be less considering i need to times by 3?

Depends on how much you usually pay for your pasta sauce. Some of them are as much as £2 a jar! However, even if it costs about the same it will taste far, far better and you can use it for all sorts of other things.

Denise

midnight_express

Tesco value pasta sauce is 39p a jar.

CharlieRabbit01

midnight_express wrote: »

Tesco value pasta sauce is 39p a jar.

Unfortunately my only option is sainsburys or wait rose. Though I have managed to get a jar of sauce for £2.50.

Going to try making the sauce above for me and OH at another date.

CharlieRabbit01

midnight_express wrote: »

Tesco value pasta sauce is 39p a jar.

Normally pay under £1 for a stir in sauce.

Steve059

midnight_express wrote: »

Tesco value pasta sauce is 39p a jar.

Very true and we are on a budget here, but just read the list of ingredients.

The sauce I've posted can also be the basis for quite a few other dishes.

Once you've mastered it, add 500g of minced meat and a beef stock cube and you've got Bolognese sauce. This then opens up the possiblities of lasagne and cannelloni.

Then lose the garlic and tomato puree, add a teaspoon of chilli powder and a tin of red kidney beans, and you've got chilli con carne.

Lose the beef and blend it and you can even turn this into a chilli bean soup!

CharlieRabbit01

Steve059 wrote: »

Very true and we are on a budget here, but just read the list of ingredients.

The sauce I've posted can also be the basis for quite a few other dishes.

Once you've mastered it, add 500g of minced meat and a beef stock cube and you've got Bolognese sauce. This then opens up the possiblities of lasagne and cannelloni.

Then lose the garlic and tomato puree, add a teaspoon of chilli powder and a tin of red kidney beans, and you've got chilli con carne.

Lose the beef and blend it and you can even turn this into a chilli bean soup!

ooh interesting, I did once make it from scratch but it was a Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsey recipe and it called for so many ingredients I didnt know where to start.

zippychick

ive merged this with an older thread

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Steveswift

Glamazon wrote: »

I can make a nice chilli to feed 11 people at 67p a portion. Make it the day before as it's always better reheated!

Nice, I am stealing this