5 minute meals

Obukit

Hi,

I know there are a few advice threads but I was hoping to collect a few recipes together.

Normally I stick to some of the brilliant menu plans on here but there are some nights where I can't face doing anything and the takeaway menus beckon. I was wondering if people have simple, cheap "five minute meals" they make in this situation?

One of my favourites, which is also dirt cheap, is mushy pea soup.

1 can value mushy peas (6p)
1 chicken stock cube (1p)
2 mugs of boiling water
Pepper/cayenne pepper to taste
Mint sauce to taste

Put all the ingredients in a bowl. Blitz together. No need to heat, eat it right away. If you prefer it slightly thicker you can blend some bread in as well.

For something that requires almost no effort it's surprisingly tasty and VERY filling.

kittycat204

Obukit wrote: »

Hi,

I know there are a few advice threads but I was hoping to collect a few recipes together.

Normally I stick to some of the brilliant menu plans on here but there are some nights where I can't face doing anything and the takeaway menus beckon. I was wondering if people have simple, cheap "five minute meals" they make in this situation?

One of my favourites, which is also dirty cheap, is mushy pea soup.

1 can value mushy peas (6p)
1 chicken stock cube (1p)
2 mugs of boiling water
Pepper/cayenne pepper to taste
Mint sauce to taste

Put all the ingredients in a bowl. Blitz together. No need to heat, eat it right away. If you prefer it slightly thicker you can blend some bread in as well.

For something that requires almost no effort it's surprisingly tasty and VERY filling.

you weren't kidding when you said 5 min meals. My quickest meal are when i've batch cooked things like spagetti bog or chill con carne. microwave a potato and put a mixture in a pan. meal in 15 mins from start to finish. other than that it's the usual of cheese on toast, bean on toast, pate, pasta with pesto.

Possession

You could do a similar soup idea using good quality chicken bouillon and a tin of creamed sweetcorn to make a thai or chinese soup, depending what else you put in it (ie make it spicy for Thai, and egg white if you want for chinese).

room512

OH made crab noodles for tea in 5 mins! Fry sliced garlic and chilli in oil until garlic just starts to brown. Stir in a tin of crab meat and a squirt of lemon juice and cook for 2 mins. Meanwhile cook some egg noodles. Stir noodles into crab mixture. Stir in some oil and then some garlic breadcrums. Yummmmmy!

colinthecockrel

Something I often do if very short of time is to make up a packet of pre-flavoured couscous and chop up whatever I have lying around - tomatoes, grapes, onion, cucumber, cheese, beetroot, ham, tin tuna and a sprinkling of mixed seeds. If you have it a green salad on the side - really tasty and very quick.

hilstep2000

Obukit Tesco everyday value mushy peas are now 6p a tin!

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

Pack of Poodle Nests, throw into Boiling water

Chop Onions, Any style you like, I love Toe Nail Style
Chop Mushrooms
Chop Pepper
Add bacopn, ham, chicken, prawns as you like

Chuck into hot pan, stir

Sauce, non of the Gross Shelf bottle stuff
Goood squirt opf Tom Puree
Dash garlic salt
Dash pepper
Cummin
Masala
Tick of Chilli
Lemon Concentrate
Add bit of soy sauce
Top with water
Shake in jar, about half the size of Jam Jar.

Pooldes done in 4 Minutes, drain, and to pan.
Add sauce

Serve
Enjoy

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

room512 wrote: »

OH made crab noodles for tea in 5 mins!

Oh, salvating lips. Never thought of that. Sonny's House with Crab Poodles

BRING IT ON, and wash down with some wobbleade:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Soworried

I always like to keep some curry in the freezer. This can be blasted in the microwave in minutes and stir through a packet of noodles. Not very nutrious but very nice and cheap.

Toasties as well, cheese and ham, make it in to a sandwich then dip in beaten egg and fry. Yummy and very quick as well.

bossymoo

Scrambled egg is quick and a favourite here.

[Deleted User]

Omelette!!!!!