Cheapest meal

Bogof_Babe

Pile-ups. A few slices of buttered bread, a couple of sliced tomatoes, a small or half a medium onion (sliced thinly), a couple of ounces of grated cheese. Layer up, starting and ending with bread (butter side inwards at both ends), wrap in tinfoil and cook in oven for about half an hour. Serve with coleslaw.

About 60p a serving, or £1 if you have a few oven chips too .

Edinburghlass_2

That sounds just what I feel like eating now, off to try it, thanks :j

before_hollywood

tuna pasta is a favourite in our house.
baked poatoes are a good idea as well

djohn2002uk

Ooooooh, Edingburghlass not back yet. Hope she hasn't choked on it...........;)

Curry_Queen

Sandwiches currently in oven with cheddar, mozarella, onion and tomato fillings

Thanks for the tip :T

JCL

Great thread this. Do we have any more cheap recipe suggestions? Particularly apt for the New Year and all those new budgets that are no doubt being attended to.

Ronankfan

JCL wrote:

Great thread this. Do we have any more cheap recipe suggestions? Particularly apt for the New Year and all those new budgets that are no doubt being attended to.

I would also love to hear of any more cheap recipe ideas as my christmas budget went a little way over
Thanks in advance

thriftlady_2

This is from Jocasta Innes' The Pauper's Cookbook and is one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten.

Potato,Bacon and Onion Hotpot

Slice a potato for each person + one for the pot thinly
Slice a large onion or more if you like lots of onion
Chop up some bacon-as much or as little as you can spare-or you can use ham
Make a white sauce-add cheese if you like
Layer ingredients in a deep oven-proof dish to come half-way up
Pour on half sauce
Layer rest of ingredients and pour over rest of sauce
Cover with lid or foil and bake for 1 hour at 200c then take off lid/foil and bake for another hour at 180c.

I should add that you should end with a layer of potato as it looks nicer,and you can season the layers with pepper(salty already from bacon-but too your own taste obviously)

Serve with a cheap veg like carrots or cabbage.HTH :wave:

Ronankfan

sounds great will be trying that tomorrow!!!

Iguana

thriftlady wrote:

This is from Jocasta Innes' The Pauper's Cookbook and is one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten.


I haven't had this for years, I used to love it!