The Cheapest Healthy Meal Ever!

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Proud to be dealing with my debts!

2007 resolution: I will not hide bills at the bottom of the bookcase in the hope that the bill fairy will pay them. The bill fairy does not exist.


Actually, Jennyjelly, you're quite wrong. The bill fairy DOES exist. Sadly though it's she who pops them through your door

jennyjelly

Poor bill fairy - she is obviously very overworked at our house!

pavlovs_dog

we're having a "cupboards are bare and we have no time to shop" week so are trying jennyjelly's potato pie suggestion tonight with from frozen veg which is lurking in the freezer, and some leftover sausages :j

promises to be a cheapy, tasty, filling meal from nothing

jennyjelly

pavlovs_dog wrote:

we're having a "cupboards are bare and we have no time to shop" week so are trying jennyjelly's potato pie suggestion tonight with from frozen veg which is lurking in the freezer, and some leftover sausages :j

promises to be a cheapy, tasty, filling meal from nothing

Did you like it?

pavlovs_dog

i did. next time i'll cut the potato slices thicker so it doesnt go quite so mushy, but it was a really nice change :j

Quackers

OMG - we have become addicted to varations of this

Hubbies favourite is potato, onion, leeks, mushrooms, bacon, cheese sauce & all the same again with grated cheese on top.

My favourite is anything as long as there is no meat in it

Haven't added tinned tomatoes to it yet though - for some reason I dont fancy that but we will ge tround to trying it.

yum yum, pigs bum

Pandora123_2

A new favourite (as of tonight):

Potato burritos
Boil some new potatoes. When cooked, drain and cool until they can be handled, then dice. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add potatoes and cook until browned and crispy. Season with cumin, cayenne, onion salt, garlic salt and freshly ground pepper. Make tortillas, HM salsa, HM guacamole & HM ranch dressing. To assemble burritos: Put a tortilla on a plate, top with potato filling, ranch dressing, guac, salsa, thinly sliced spring onions, lettuce (we used rocket), grated Cheezley. Eat. Promise DH to make them again soon!

:A

pavlovs_dog

quackers - if/when you do add tinned toms or passata, dont forget to add a bit of sugar to counteract the acidity/bitterness of the tomatoes just like you would when making any other tomato based sauce.

dont know where my brain was when i was cooking, but i clean forgot about it!

chardonnay_2

hi, just wanted to say thanks for all the interesting versions of this idea. i am going to try our own version soon but intend to use lorne sausages we got reduced to 20p for 5/6. i will let you know how it goes when i make it.

Nicki

Quackers wrote:

Haven't added tinned tomatoes to it yet though - for some reason I dont fancy that but we will ge tround to trying it.

yum yum, pigs bum

We had this last night with just the potatoes, onion, cheese tomatoes and a tiny bit of bacon, and it was fabulous. Tasted much more exotic and rich than a list of the ingredients might lead you to believe - if you don't fancy the idea of potatoes and tomatoes together just think gnocchi in tomato sauce. This was similar to that, though different textures of course