Feed 6 for £1.62

tattoed_bum

i made a vegetable lasagne this week

left over veggies from sunday lunch
i bottle pasata sauce -32p
1 tin tomatoes -15p
1/4 pack lentils -20p
teasspoon garlic paste -05p
sp lasagne sheets -39p
basic white sauce -20p
small amount grated cheese 30p

total cost £1.61

this will easily feed 6

shushca

tattoed bum - cheers for that, have been looking for a cheap lasagna recipe, hadn't thought about using lentils!! :beer:

cat4772

We made Caterina's pizza last Saturday and my husband insists I make it again tomorrow. There was enough for 2 if not 3 pizza bases.

Instead of value tomatoes I used some left over bolognese sauce and added 3 mushrooms, 1/2 a sliced onion, 1/3 a sliced red and 1/3 sliced green pepper (all things we had in the fridge from previous meals) and topped it with some grated cheese that needed using and... it was delicious. I think I'm going to see if I can stretch it to three pizzas and freeze one! And the variations are endless

Absolutely brilliant Caterina - thanks.

Caterina

Delighted that you and your husband like it, Cat4772!

Caterina

jingles1964

When we were kids my dad used to make us Poverty pancakes we were born in the north east and to say money was scarce was an understatment and by wednesday or thursday the money and food had just about gone so my dad used to make us these

8oz plain flour
3 sml eggs
salt
milk & water
2 medium potatoes (grated and starch squeezed out
1 onion (the biggest you have got
and any leftover cheese sweaty or otherwise
a little oil or fat for frying


Make the batter for pancakes as usual,
then add the potato and dice the onion and add this.
Heat a frying pan till medium / hot and put a thick layer of mixture in pan ,

Cook till edges turn brown then turn over ! ! dont try to toss as they will go everywhere ! ! put a plate over the fryingpan and turn it over then slide it back in to the pan cook for about 5mins ,
then put grated cheese on the cooked side and stick under the grill till it bubbles and eat.

These are very filling and ketchup or brown sauce is a must ,I am 43 and still love making and eating these . My kids call them english pizza

hayleythedaisy

You're english pizza sounds fab - even my non veggie eatting other half will like it! (You can guess what we're having tomorrow!!!)

I'm rubbish at cheap meals, on account of the fact that every meal is meat and potato based its not easy. Although pre other half days I used to enjoy lasagne with every type of frozen veggie going - just buy big value sacks... use tinned toms (you dont even need to whizz them up) pre cook the veggie as per instructions and whack in a big dish layered with value lasagne sheets and a white sauce made from cheese and milk and a bit of corn flour. Sprinkle some cheese on top (if you've not got much cheese try mixing it with crushed crisps to make it go further) And bake for 35-45 mins depending on your oven. Mmmmmm

Alternatively - fish finger, home made wedges and peas make a good meal.
Or any sort of potato thing - (waffles, chips, hash browns, wedges, rosties, ANYTHING you've got) with tinned plum tomatoes, eggs and peas.

kitschkitty

My dad used to say "what're we having for dinner today, sawdust and hay, sawdust and hay" in a sing song fashion. I have heard the !!!!!! with sugar on from other family members though!

Rowan9

kitschkitty wrote: »

My dad used to say "what're we having for dinner today, sawdust and hay, sawdust and hay" in a sing song fashion. I have heard the !!!!!! with sugar on from other family members though!

Oh my, that comes from The Wooden Tops - that's what the twins sing as they sit at the table and dad says 'Now, now children' or something like that. Now, my memory isn't THAT good but I do have a video of old children's classics and that episode is on it :rotfl:

Navsy_thesmurfette

Not very different but sometimes i put tortilla wraps in the freezer if they are going to go off and i take one defrost it and use that as a pizza base instead of dough. i just put the usual tomato puree and veggies, cheese and any leftover scraps of ham or chicken and cheese and put in the oven till the tops cooked. Its lighter so not as filling but with salad on the side it suits my sisters tastes as shes not keen on stodgy food. Doesnt deter me though Hehe!

little-lou-pink

i love this as its quick to make

you need

12 oz/ 350g dried spaghetti (value is fine)
90ml/ 6 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves cut into very thin slivers
juice of 1 large lemon

cook pasta 10-12 minutes till tender (look on packets)
drain
return to pan
pour olive oil and lemon juice over pasta, sprinkle in garlic slivers and add salt n pepper
toss pasta over medium heat for 1-2 minutes
serve immediately.

Sounds yuk but try it its lovely quick n cheap

this comes from "best ever 400 budget recipes"