No money until 28th.. food ideas please :)

manny89

Hi, ran out of money and most food and will be paid on 28th (so 5 days)

Food I have

Flour, sugar, baking powder, loads of spices, soy sauce, chilli sauce, stock cubes etc.
loads and loads of rice
200g pasta
2 frozen chicken breasts
small tin green beans
1 apple
1/4 jar pesto
handful of frozen mixed veg


Could anyone suggest any meal ideas?

I was thinking I could make a sort of curry with the green beans and spices, and some chapattis from flour - tea for one night

pasta and pesto for tea another night

rice and soy sauce for a couple of nights

chicken breast and frozen veg another night

Thanks!! When I'm paid I must remember to buy some frozen veg for cases like this!

kymbogs

Do you have any other food, for breakfast and lunch?

manny89

Found enough frozen veg to make a soup, and some homemade soup in freezer, will do for a couple of lunches.

Enough rice for another couple of lunches.

Could cut the apple into 5 and that will do 5 breakfasts haha :P

AlwaysAllie

I'd split the chicken breasts up rather than having them all one night. Spread them out and even a bit of protein and you'll feel more like you've had a 'proper' meal

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FatVonD

You could make fried rice with half a chicken breast and the frozen veg.

The same another night with the green beans and the other half of the chicken breast.

Grilled chicken breast with plain rice.

Pasta with pesto.

Can you invite yourself round to dinner anywhere for the last night?

manny89

Thanks everyone

I'll cut up the chicken breasts (they're very big). I'm sure I'll be able to beg borrow and steal some other bits and bobs aswell. Hopefully will be paid a day early again (has happened the past few times), but not going to get my hopes up! Thanks again everyone

dibblersan

i wouldn't be surprised if you got paid early as i know some employers who've already actioned payroll due to the short time between the 2 bank hol weekends.

whereabouts in the country are you and are you out out of money or is there some buckshot we can plan with?

jackieglasgow

Have you done the sofa diving, checked the handbags and jacket pockets? I found a fiver in my winter coat last week I didn't know about - a couple of quid qould get you some eggs or a bag of porridge and some milk for breakfast.

horsechestnut

If you can get some eggs, then you can make egg-fried-rice.

oldtractor

first of all check out every coat pocket ,handbag and down the cushions. What are you doing for breakfast? Can you go to a friends and beg some toast? or can you go to a family member and beg some meals? Do you have a credit card? if so buy some groceries on it,or go and get some food and pay by cheque,surely by the time its gone through you will have been paid? Or get a mate to give you £20 and write out a cheque to them to be paid in next week.

song_of_calliope

Do you have any oil or marg or butter? If so you can make pancakes with the sugar, flour, baking powder and some water to have for breakfast. Add in the chopped up apple to make them extra nice and some cinnamon if you have any. You can also have them without sugar/apple/spices as a bread accompaniment to your soup and your dinners.