Meal for two for 50p. Suggestions?

greengoblin

Sardines and ketchup on toast

Steel_2

JackieO wrote: »

<<try putting some tinfoil over the top and this will not only hold the heat in but will almost 'steam the top layer.>>


Tonight I am going to have a sardine and tomato salad along with some chopped up peer thats in the fridge and thinly sliced celery. I have quite a bit of salady stuff thats got to be used up so I shall grate some cheese over the top and eat with some sliced brown bread and butter.Someone gave me about 10 tins of sardines so I'm using them up as the main bit with salad stuff around it.Tomorrow will probably be sardins on toast.I am trying to use up whats in the cupboards rather than go to the shops to buy more stuff in.
Any more ideas for sardines will be welcome

What about a sort of sardine smash using jacket potatoes? Scoop the potato innards out, mix it all together with salt and pepper and put the mixture back in the shells. I've never tried this but it just sounds like it might work

I do the following cheapo dessert for postman hubby to fill him up after he's done a heavy 4 hour 'sprint' around his delivery. I don't know the costings, but I know that I have all of these in the cupboard and they are not expensive ingredients. The most expensive is the suet, which is about ~£1 for a box and this uses 1/4 or a 1/5 of a box. Healthy this is not.

Spotted !!!!!! (serves 4)

4oz self-raising flour
2oz vegetable suet (the 'normal' animal suet doesn't work too well and is too greasy and heavy)
2oz sugar
2oz sultanas
Milk

Put all the dry ingredients into a microwaveable plastic pint bowl (ceramic won't work properly) and mix well. Add enough milk to make a sloppy mix, cover and then microwave on high for 4 minutes.

Bogof_Babe

I wonder if a sardine kedgeree might work. Mash them up and mix with cooked rice and chopped hard boiled eggs, garnished with a bit of dried parsley. Maybe add a handful of peas if you have any in the freezer. Top with a bit of grated cheese if budget allows.

Like the poster above I admit I've not tried this, but I'll generally try anything once!

nuttybabe

Steel wrote: »

What about a sort of sardine smash using jacket potatoes? Scoop the potato innards out, mix it all together with salt and pepper and put the mixture back in the shells. I've never tried this but it just sounds like it might work

that sounds really nice. i am going to add sardines to my next shopping list!!! Thanks! maybe even chuck in some peas or sweetcorn or onion.

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Thanks for the ideas chums I am going to try the sardine smash tonight.

foxy-tigger

JackieO wrote: »

Thanks for the ideas chums I am going to try the sardine smash tonight.

I can;t just find it now but Weezle on another thread made sardine and potato mash like fish cakes?? that is something I would do. another poster used to use tinned tuna and mash and thought those were great too. just a thought see if you can find the link!

EDIT: found it! this link might be of use to lots of peeps on here if you havn;t spotted it before.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2384579

ralloctiger

tuna sweet corn fish cakes. use left over mash or make extra, tin value tuna, handfull of sweetcorn or any left over veg, shape into patties coat with breadcrumbs,(stale bread)fry and then put in oven to heat through. mmmmm

queen_of_string

I think everything on this site will pretty much fit the bill for this thread. It was developed by weezl and a team from one of her threads.

www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk

northwest1965

cordial wrote: »

Quite right. There's an amazing amount of meat still left on your average chicken carcass after a Sunday roast. Even after taking off 'sandwich meat', I find I can still scrape off enough bits and pieces to make a sauce to put on rice or pasta.

To get the ultimate value from my chicken, I then put the carcass in a large pan of water and simmer it for an hour or so with carrot, onion, celery and seasoning to get a delicious chicken soup.

I do the same but have never used a carcass to make a soup, I think because I hate any fat in the soup. If I did this and left it to cool, would I be able to scoop it all off?

eyeopener2

queen_of_string wrote: »

I think everything on this site will pretty much fit the bill for this thread. It was developed by weezl and a team from one of her threads.

www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk

Gosh, thats quite an...er...eyeopener. I'm going to study this with OH and see if we can take onboard the ideas.