Budget Gluten Free Veggie Meals

ditsykitchen

As there's been a lot of talk on food poverty on the tv recently, I thought it might be interesting to cost up some of the dishes we turn to when we are well and truly skint, as well as some we will be making soon. We are veggie and I am coeliac, which can be a little awkward!

Some turned out pretty cheap :j

A lot of the dishes are quite self explanatory for those who cook this sort of thing often and therefore don’t really have/need proper recipes, but if anyone would like one for any of them, please let me know!

All prices are based on full priced items at Tesco (except psyllium husk, a gluten substitute for breadmaking, which I buy by the kg from Amazon). Almost everything is from the value range, except some of the pulses, which for some reason are cheaper when bought organic. The flour blend used here and the only store bought one I like is Doves Farm PLAIN WHITE Gluten & Wheat Free Flour Blend. I rarely use oil in my cooking, instead I choose to steam-fry. Seasonings includes salt, pepper, herbs and spices and the prices are approximate. All prices are, if anything, over-estimates.

Meat-free chilli and boiled rice (2 servings)

• 1 onion – 7p
• 2 garlic cloves – 4p
• 1 tin of kidney beans – 21p
• 1 carton of passata – 29p
• 1 stock cube – 13p
• 2 chillies – 18p
• 150g rice – 6p
• Seasonings – 5p
• total – £1.08 (or 54p per portion)

Roast Carrot Soup (4 servings)

• 7 carrots – 56p
• 4 garlic cloves – 8p
• 30ml olive oil – 11p
• 2 onions – 14p
• 2 stock cubes – 26p
• Seasonings – 10p
• total – £1.25 (or <68p per portion)

Cheap-o Homemade Pizza (2 servings)

• 300g GF flour blend – 51p
• 20g psyllium husk – 31p
• 6g yeast – 6p
• 1/2 carton of passata – 15p
• Mozzarella ball – 44p
• 1 mushroom – 14p
• Seasonings – 5p
• total – £1.66 (83p per portion) *if you’re not gluten free, this would be cheaper with wheat flour in place of the gf flour and psyllium*

Carrot Dhal & Rice (2 servings)

• 1 onion – 7p
• 2 garlic cloves – 4p
• 2 carrots – 16p
• 100g red lentils – 22p
• 1/4 carton of passata – 8p
• 1 stock cube – 13p
• Herbs, spices & salt – 20p
• 150g rice
• total – 96p (48p per potion)

Gardeners Pie (a mushroom & lentil shepherd’s pie) (2 servings)

• 400g potatoes – 28p
• 30g cheddar cheese – 24p
• 100g red lentils – 22p
• 1 onion – 7p
• 1 carrot – 8p
• 100g mushrooms – 35p
• 1 stock cube – 13p
• 30ml brown sauce – 2p
• Seasonings – 5p
• total – £1.44 (72p per portion)

Basic Spicy Tomato Rice (2 servings)
*this dish is a bit basic, but I often have it as a quick and tasty lunch*

• 150g rice – 6p
• 1/2 carton of passata – 15p
• 4 chillies – 36p
• 2 garlic cloves – 4p
• total – 61p (<31p per portion)

Bean Casserole & Herb Dumplings (6 Servings, will freeze)

• 2 onions – 14p
• 2 carrots – 16p
• 2 celery ribs – 15p
• 125ml cheap red wine – 62p
• 2 stock cubes – 26p
• 1 carton of passata – 29p
• 1 tin of kidney beans – 21p
• 1 carton of cannellini beans – 55p
• 1 carton of chickpeas – 55p
• 150g gf flour blend – 26p
• 7g veggie suet – 42p
• Seasonings – 30p
• total – £3.91 (<66p per serving)

Gnocchi Bake (Serves 4)

• 500g potatoes – 36p
• 200g gf flour blend – 34p
• 3 garlic cloves – 6p
• 1 carton of passata – 29p
• 1 mozzarella ball – 44p
• 200g frozen spinach – 20p
• Seasonings – 20p
• total – £1.89 (<49p per portion)

Vegetable Hotpot (serves 4)

• 2 onions – 14p
• 2 garlic cloves – 4p
• 3 carrots – 32p
• 1 parsnip – 22p
• 250g potatoes – 18p
• 1 stock cube – 13p
• 1 leek – 62p
• Seasonings – 15p
• total – £1.80 (45p per portion)

joedenise

Thanks. There are some nice sounding recipes there.

I already do a bean casserole but use dried beans as they are much cheaper. Love the look of the gardeners pie, will give that one a try.

Denise

twofishes

When the student organisation I'm part of has events, our food is mostly veggie and gluten-free (and dairy free if possible) because of the dietary needs of many of the members. Some of our favourites:

Veg curry and rice

Lentil or mung bean shepherd's pie (you can get mung beans easily from a supermarket's 'world food' section or from an Asian shop)

Veggie chilli and homemade potato wedges

Homemade hummus and salad (hummus is just chickpeas mashed with olive oil, lemon, garlic, salt + pepper and you can use smooth peanut butter instead of tahini)

Baked potatoes

Soup

I'm not veggie myself but all our food is really tasty and so cheap - we're not a rich organisation!

ditsykitchen

joedenise wrote: »

Thanks. There are some nice sounding recipes there.

I already do a bean casserole but use dried beans as they are much cheaper. Love the look of the gardeners pie, will give that one a try.

Denise

I often used dried beans too, it was just easier to price it up this way

ditsykitchen

twofishes wrote: »

When the student organisation I'm part of has events, our food is mostly veggie and gluten-free (and dairy free if possible) because of the dietary needs of many of the members. Some of our favourites:

Veg curry and rice

Lentil or mung bean shepherd's pie (you can get mung beans easily from a supermarket's 'world food' section or from an Asian shop)

Veggie chilli and homemade potato wedges

Homemade hummus and salad (hummus is just chickpeas mashed with olive oil, lemon, garlic, salt + pepper and you can use smooth peanut butter instead of tahini)

Baked potatoes

Soup

I'm not veggie myself but all our food is really tasty and so cheap - we're not a rich organisation!

Mmm hummus... I like to make a big batch then split it up and flavour it different ways. A bit of hot sauce or some jalapinos go down well!