Menu Plan advice please!

tessie_bear

i noticed that asda has slow cookers for £8 which may be of use....eggs are always cheap for what u get...a quiche is a good way to use up bits and pieces i find

debtmuncher

clairebear16 wrote: »

those veggie burgers sound yummy, let me know how they turn out!

hi Cat72, nice to know there's someone here in the same position as me! What is your weekly food budget? It'd be great to know how you plan to do it. Unfortunately us students don't have the luxury of space when it comes to storing food, so we have to be a bit more creative.

Yeah I did notice that my snacks and lunches weren't that adventurous. I like the pasties idea, that would be easy to take onto campus too. Thing is, i don't think there is a lidl or aldi in Guildford, which would have been ideal for different fruits on the cheap. there is a weekly fruit and veg market that comes onto campus called "uni fruit" (don't know if your uni is the same?) but i've never been sure if these are any better value for money, and they seem to go off quicker.

I'll try and include soups and fritatta's in my lunch plans a few times a week to vary it a bit. As someone else suggested, maybe with a few dishes each week, i could cook 2 portions and freeze the second one, which i could use for lunch if im sick of the sight of cheese and bread, lol.

i have been reading up about bulking out spag bols/ other mince dishes. Quick question though, i tried this a year and a half ago - boiled the lentils for 30 mins then added them to the mince dish and cooked a bit more, but the dish turned out to have a really grainy texture - did I do something wrong? Would oats be a safer choice do you think?

xx

if i am bulking out a dish i just pop the lentils in at the start after you have added your liquids. i dont cook them seperate then add them.

another ingredient you might want to try is bulgar wheat. i made a chilli yonks ago and it was okish, needed more flavourings etc so always on the look out for another recipe for it.

Cat72

tessie_bear wrote: »

i noticed that asda has slow cookers for £8 which may be of use....

Oh yes tessiebear I saw that too- it was a good bargain. Thanks for reminding me. Im buying one for my friend who is having a baby.