I Need Help Please

chirpychick

In my freezer i have (all approx)

400g diced onion
400g broccoli
200g peas
300g sweetcorn
4 meat pies
11 mini milks
5 turkey dinosaurs
30 chicken nuggets
10 fish fingers
300g chips

Fridge:
margarine
jam
5 kiwis
500g carrots
1/2 loaf of bread
1/2 pint milk
1/2 tub phile

Cupboard
4 packs custard
2 packs jelly
1 tub of custard
2kg rice
750g macaroni pasta
400g smart price pasta
2 packets white sauce
2 packets cheese sauce
1 tub of cheese sauce
1 smart price bolognaise jar sauce
1 old el paso chilli sauce
1 tuna pasta bake sauce
ketchup
some spices/herbs
marmite

We have totally run out of money and don't get paid until 25th May - well i have £2 but i need to use that on bread and milk.

We ( 2 adults and im pregnant) need to eat off what we have in the house.
I know there is plenty there to eat, we had been living off frozen junk but ive been cooking from scratch for about 8 months now so im glad that junk has to get eaten up instead of thrown away so it will be gone and wont be buying that stuff anymore. But I am used to using recipes because im no natural cook. I cant just throw things together so i need help in coming up with some meals please.

I am possibly being given 1kg potatoes on Saturday.

Breakfasts are fine, we have in cornflakes, weetabix & porridge.

But hubby takes a lunch to work (usually 2 sandwiches, 2 pieces of fruit and 2 biscuits) i am home so i just have whatever.

so lunch and dinners for 10 days!!

Do you have any suggestions for me please as i really truly need the help.

Id be ever so grateful.

I'm beginning to panic a little bit.

Thank you in advance.

calicocat

Well I'm no good with 500g of carrots,if u said 20 carrots I'd be better at it.

Dinners.
2 days pie and mash (with potatoes given)
1 day f.fingers and chips
2 days veg risotto
2days past veg bolognaise
1 day brocoli pasta cheese sauce bake
2 days macaroni cheese

Lunches
Chicken nugget sarnies with phile if no mayo
And a big pot of veg soup (with past /macaroni in 4 added bulk and calories.

Hope this is some help.x:)

quintwins

the 25th is only 10 days away so not too bad even if it seems like ages

spuds will be a huge help, if possible buy the cheapest bread and smallest amount of milk you can get buy one and get a tin or 2 of beans with the lo money so you can make baked taties with beans.

2 x pie and mash
3 x chicken nuggets/turkey dinosaurs with mash or chips
fishfingers and chips/mash
mac and cheese using packet/tub of chees esauce
tom pasta using any of yoru jars, just cause they say chilli ect they still work on normal pasta
veg bake using all your frozen veg threw in together with a packet of sauce
tatie bake (same as above witha few spuds)
savory nice (rice with veg and soy sauce/ketchup, really just mix a few condiments, maybe even keep back a few nuggets and chop them up in it)

you could bulk it out with jelly and custard and bread and butter pudding?

craigywv

with your 2 pounds why dont u get tescos dried skimmed milk 1.35 for a big box and a bag of bread flour you will have loads to do you then till u get paid.the dried milk will make up sauces for your maccaronni and your cheese sauces .

Butterfly_Brain

Have you any eggs? Because they are a great source of protein and you can do so much with a box. Aldi do 10 large for 99p

I have had a look at your list and the best that I can come up with is:
1. Macaroni Cheese you could add broccoli to it for iron and vitamins
2. Meat pie and mash with broccoli
3. Fish Fingers and chips
4. Jacket potatoes
5. Anna del a Conte's Marmite spaghetti
[FONT=&quot]Serves 2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]350-380g dried spaghetti[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]50g unsalted butter[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 tsp Marmite[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]freshly grated parmesan cheese, for serving[/FONT]
Cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water. While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the Marmite and 1 tablespoon of the pasta water. Mix thoroughly to dissolve, then pour over the drained spaghetti. Serve with plenty of grated parmesan cheese.
6. Pea Risotto
7. Rice with the jar of chilli or pasta sauce with veggies
precook rice for 10 minutes, add to a dish and mix in sweetcorn, broccoli, carrots, and some onion pour over the jar of sauce plus a jar of water. stir in gently and cook in the oven for about 20 - 25 minutes or until the rice is cooked
8. As above but use a cheese sauce instead
9. Chicken Nuggets with Mash and sweetcorn
10. meat pies with roast potatoes veg and gravy
11. Potato and veggie bake, layers of sliced potatoes, with onions and veggies covered with a cheese or white sauce, cover with foil and bake in the oven.
12. HM Veggie soup

chirpychick

Thanks so much everyone,
Butterfly you are wonderful with your instructions! Thats such a massive help to me thank you so much!

"Have you any eggs? Because they are a great source of protein and you can do so much with a box. Aldi do 10 large for 99p"
We don't have any eggs nor an aldi but its one of those things im glad you asked because ill remember to always try and keep some in for future.

Sorry i dont remember the username of the person who suggested dried milk but - i do have dried milk in but i cant use it, my husband has it in his tea and coffee etc and fresh milk is just used for cereals so it does help to some extent.

calicocat

When you do get paid you could maybe have a cook day to make thinks up for the freezer.

1 chicken can do 2 dinners (eating the breasts) the legs wings etc can make either acouple of chicken risottos,a big chicken and veg pie,and soup.

If you boil the carcass you will also have your own stock for the risotto and soup.

You can easily get 6 meals from one chicken if not more with soup,and all healthy for you.

2 packs of mince can make loads of portions of chilli,spag-bol,cottage pie etc.

There are loads of really good threads and advice on here about recipes and how to budget.......and reduce tha budget.:T

vanoonoo

try the tuna pasta bake with some of the f/fingers and see how that works out? might be ok!

vanoonoo

I think i've seen an ad on tv where they make a pasta sauce with philly cheese so maybe some onion, peas, sweetcorn and broc mixed with the phil over pasta might be nice?

I like toast with philly and marmite (no marg needed)

years ago a friend used to have cornflake and ketchup sandwiches. not sure how strong your husbands stomach is tho!

I often make 'twinks hobnobs' from this board but not sure if you'll have all the ingredients in, basically marg, sugar, flour, oats, golden syrup, bicarb to make biscuits or flapjacks - you might have to get inventive with the flavouring or beg some dried fruit or syrup from someone

calicocat

:eek:


Cornflakes and ketchup !!


Phille and marmite sounds ok though.....I haven't made the twinks yet, a bit scared I'll eat them all immediately.:o

chirpychick

*pootles off to look on the phile website!*

I actually think i might have the ingredients to make twinks - that would make my hubby one super happy man!

Is there a linky to the recipe/instructions?