Show Jamie How To Cook On A Budget Champagne Contest

Erosgirl

Did this challenge end or did peeps run out of ideas? The recipes on here are brill. Will any more be added?

aspinallkate

Has anyone got any recipes?

Penelope_Penguin

Inspired by Jamie Oliver we have a whole thread full I'll add your question so that you can browse the thread

Penny. x

raddy59

Can I suggest taking a look at Manjulas Kitchen on the net for loads of easy curry recipes, mostly vegetarian, so cheap.
I do one of her potato and cauliflower currys which comes in at about £2 - £3 and is delicious, quick and easy to prepare (see her on Youtube too!)

GOLDIE

o.k here goes. My dinner for 4 under a fiver. there was also some soup and crumble left which my husband has said he will have tomorrow. 3 of us ate dinner so he makes the 4th
Potato and leek soup
2 Potatos 30 p (from bag for (98p)
2 Leeks 70p
1 onion 20p
1 veg stock cube (dont know it was in cupboard)
salt and pepper
small amount oil or marg or butter
Recipe
Peel cut and dice potato and onions
wash and slice leeks thinly
disolve veg stock in 1 1/2 pint water cook potato for 10 mins
in another pan melt butter or heat oil add onions and leeks cook slowly until soft.
Add to potatoes add salt and pepper. cook for another 10mins. Either serve as it is or purree slightly.

Sausage and roasted veg
8 Sausages value brand 48p
whatever veg you have in or
1 onion 15p
2 carrots 20p
1/2 turnip/swede approx 30pi always get mixed up which is which
red pepper approx 40p
Recipe
peel and slice all veg
put into roasting dish put sausages on top drizzle bit of oil over the top
and put into oven until sausages cooked

Peach crumble and Custard
Tin of value peaches ? 20p
6 ozs flour approx 20p
4 ozs marg or butter appprox 30p
2ozs sugar approx 10p
value custard 8p
Recipe
flour into a bowl add sugar and butter or marg rub butter into flour until like breadcrumbs
drain peaches put into ovenproof bowl put crumble mix on top.
put into oven with sausages and veg
mix custard with boiling water

i think this came to £3.60
I had to approx because i had flour and some things already in the cupboard.

curly_cabbage

I have just found this thread and used it to plan my monthly menu, theye is such a verity and they appear to be very adaptable for those of us that have a picky member of the family, is it possible for sombody far clever than me to compile a recipe book on PDF or recipe only thread to include all the recipes? i have seen something along those line on the Groscery challenge thread.
Thanks

CC

brightonman123

budget sausages, £1 for 20 - use 2 or 3 per person
couscous, £1.50 a bag? handful per person- soak in water befre cooking
1 pepper, deseeded.
1 onion.
(both these roughly chopped).
dollop of marmite/bovril, or a stock cube.
olice oil or similar
hot water

lightly grill or bake the sausages.. when half way through, start on-
heat oil in a large pan, add pepper and onion.
when wilted slightly, add sausages, stock and water* to just cover all ingredients.
bring to boil then reduce to simmer, stirring occasionally for 20-30 mins.
serve with chunkt bread (optional).

* water seems to puff up the couscous a bit more, and allow sauages to properly cook..

the first time i baked the sauasages too long beforehand, and they went rock hard, so youmay need to experiement with amount/times.

Rincewynde

Curry night is a great idea but PLEASE don't buy spices pre-packed from Tesco. Buy spices loose, from an Indian grocery store, or from Julian Graves. Incidentally JG also do a nifty kit for making your own Greek yogurt (for the ice cream), much cheaper than buying a pot

RW

Reverbe

that split pea and coconut dhal is lush... made it last week.

Juliav_2

I remember reading ages ago, a thread where someone posted a three course meal for £5.

From memory, I think it said lamb koftas to start, curry and dhal for main and lemon curd something for pudding.

I did print this off and now lost it, have searched the threads with no joy.

Anyone remember? Got three dinner parties this month and I am skint!!

Thanks