£5 weekend challenge

Emmzi

I'm setting myself a challenge of doing gourmet food for me and partner for a whole weekend with only the £5 morrisons voucher I got free with petrol.

Any ideas that don't mean being chained to the kitchen all weekend??

climbgirl

Do value beans count as gourmet?!

I'd head over to the Old Style board - they have loads of great cheap recipes and meal ideas.

black-saturn

Stick to own brand stuff as much as possible and try not to buy any pre prepared food like stuff thats ready washed or peeled.

themaccas

Well I'm just cooking a fish pie from a free recipie card I picked up from sainsburys, I reckon it has cost around £3-4 but that will last for 2 nights, I think it will be a tall order doing gourmet but what is your definition of gourmet? As l;ong as it tastes good and is creative that should be enough! Why not try to prepare brand new dishes for a fiver - foods that you have always wanted to try but never have (caviat excluded!)

Batgirl

Fab thread i can't wait to find out what you do with it. I'm saving my vouchers from petrol for xmas, but may well try this challenge after you with some good hard cash :eek:

scotgirl

What about a roast chicken and then the left overs in a curry the next night? Definately head over to the old style board - so many fab recipes there!

nabowla

Breakfast: pancakes with sugar and lemon. You'll probably have most of the ingredients in the cupboard/fridge already (flour, milk, sugar, eggs, lemon). Doesn't take long to prepare and is great fun to cook!
Lunch: home-made vegetable soup with fresh bread. Pick up the vegetables and bread cheap on Friday night when they're heavily discounted. Soup is quick to throw together and can be made in advance.
Dinner: not sure about main course, but how about home made pavlova for pudding? You only need a couple of egg whites, a bit of sugar, some whipping cream and a bit of fruit (tinned peaches work well if you can't afford fresh fruit).

redgemini

I have a nice recipe for really quick & easy stuffed chicken breasts - I've used this loads!

Value Chicken Breast (1 per person)
An Orange
A couple of pieces of Bacon
Some Butter

'butterfly' the chicken breast (i.e. make a cut in it horizontally - but not all the way through)
Cut Orange in Half - juice one half & segment the other
Mix the orange juice & butter together (you can add some fried herbs if you feel adventurous)
Spread chicken breasts with orange butter
Lay orange segments on buttered chicken
Roll back into shape & wrap with bacon
Grill for about 12-15 mins till the juice runs clear from Chicken & the bacon is nice & crispy

Serve with Veg & layered potatos (v cheap & filling)

Emmzi

I like the tip about shopping on a Friday night for reductions.. will try that on my way home.

Will have to substitute tofu for turkey I think (veggie), but curry sounds easy enough.. and pancakes.. yum.

It took me abut a year to get a voucher, but I do go between morrisons and sainsburys so must have nectar points due too... maybe the weekend after. Nectar points seem to rack up quicker, I've never been able to work out how the morrisons scheme goes.

skintchick

scotgirl wrote:

What about a roast chicken and then the left overs in a curry the next night? Definately head over to the old style board - so many fab recipes there!

I can get ten meals out of one roast chicken!!!

Risottos, stir fries, soup from the carcass, there's so much you can do with it!

Old Style is defo the place to go and find out some fab recipes.

kazmac_3

Great Thread!!!