Recipies for Foodbank

kitschkitty

Recipe idea:

1 tin Tuscan bean/mixed bean soup
Half a tin of water
1 tin of fish, meatballs, hotdogs or steak in gravy

Either: Instant mash, white rice, tinned spuds, couscous or bread.

Take all tinned ingredients (including tinned spuds if using) and put in pan or large microwavable bowl. Mix together - cut or break up any particularly large lumps and heat through thoroughly.

Serve on top of cooked portion of mash, rice, or couscous, or with a slice(s) of bread or toast, or serve as is if using tinned spuds.

Serves 2-3 portions, add tinned tomatoes, mushrooms, sweetcorn, beans, or extra tin of soup (can also add any tomato based soup, lentil or even veg soup) if you need to feed more.

bearcub

Sorry, part-baked bread doesn't usually have to be refridgerated but if it's to be stored for any length of time outside of a freezer (and, in a foodbank, you never know how much food of any kind will be given out), it has to be kept cool, unless vacuum packed.

It's amazing just who can need help at short notice. We were told of a very well-dressed lady who turned up at a food bank in the county, with two equally well-dressed children, and a luxury car parked outside. Her husband had walked out on her, for another woman, and had cleared all the money out of their joint bank accounts. The poor woman had nothing with which to buy the kids a meal.

Stephen_Leak

Some people have mentioned beans. I presume this includes the student and store cupboard classic of baked beans?

And I agree, don't discount tinned ready meals. It is possible to be too OS.

kitschkitty

Recipe:

Pasta or white rice.
Tin of chopped ham & pork, or hotdogs,
Tin of soup either: leek & potato, chicken, mushroom, or even pea & ham or tomato.

Cook rice or pasta.

Chop tinned meat into bite sized bits.
Heat soup & meat together and pour over rice or pasta.

Alternatively cook & drain rice or pasta and add all ingredients back into pan together and heat through thoroughly.

kitschkitty

bearcub wrote: »

Sorry, part-baked bread doesn't usually have to be refridgerated but if it's to be stored for any length of time outside of a freezer (and, in a foodbank, you never know how much food of any kind will be given out), it has to be kept cool, unless vacuum packed.

It's amazing just who can need help at short notice. We were told of a very well-dressed lady who turned up at a food bank in the county, with two equally well-dressed children, and a luxury car parked outside. Her husband had walked out on her, for another woman, and had cleared all the money out of their joint bank accounts. The poor woman had nothing with which to buy the kids a meal.

Sorry I should have pointed out I would always specify vacuum packed if we're not talking about tinned or dried goods.

kitschkitty

Has tinned rice pudding been mentioned - that's always cheap and filling, hot or cold, with or without fruit or jam or syrup etc.

Butterfly_Brain

kitschkitty wrote: »

Also tinned value curry & chilli are both filling & cheap - under 60p (and easy).

But they are not very nice, I have tried them

quintwins

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

But they are not very nice, I have tried them

What ever happened to beggars can't be choosers? seriously there ok if perked up and would be fine on there own if you had nothing else.


kitschkitty thats some brilliant suggestions, that fake spam is a good suggestion even just to fry some up with a tin of spuds and some tinned veg for a meal.

Spamfree_2

I suppose it's all relative because some people will know what to do with a bag of basic stuff and will be able to make it into all sorts, and others won't have a clue. Some will have access to better cooking facilities than others. All should be grateful people are willing to help!

digestive biscuits with cheap chocolate spread
digestive biscuits with sliced apple or pear
instant gravy--makes bread and gravy, pour over instant mash
instant custard sachet
7p smart price batter mix for yorkshires or pancakes
40p bag smart price bag of rice
24p smart price long spaghetti
20p smart price dried mixed herbs(throw in a frying pan with 20p tinned potatoes)
smart price cup-a-soups (throw in a handful of cooked pasta)
smart price jams

ps I've never seen part-baked bread that needs to be refrigerated

quintwins

i was gonna suggest batter mix aswell (pretty sure it's 9p) but you need eggs for it (which makes me wonder if it's acually just flour lol)