What can I cook for Dinner Tonight?

stressedoutmumof1

Having made it through the week using whatever is in the cupboards, I finally have nothing left to use. Does anyone have any ideas what I can cook for dinner tonight on my budget of £10 (dinner needs to feed myself, DH and DD (aged 6).

Thanks for any input!!

Rikki

I've just made a Chilli. (under £10)
Its maybe hot for your six year old, but I put a spoonfull of baked beans in my youngests and it takes the heat out of it.
Just an idea.

AussieLass

If you've got any potatoes you can make "Mock Fish Cakes". They are so yummy & cheap to make.

Grate potatoes & 1 onion, salt & pepper, 1 egg and enough plain flour to make mixture a bit firm. Fry in oil & drain. You can add some chopped bacon or ham, chives etc if you have it but they are nice without it too.

1sttimer_2

Do you have to go out to shop then? I find that spaghetti or pasta is a cheap and filling meal. You can make a sauce out of chopped toms, onion, any other veg and then top off with grated cheese. (I usually cook veggie so don't use meat)

Or make a shepherds pie, this always goes down well (I use quorn) but I know some mince is quite cheap.

squeaky

stressedoutmumof1 wrote:

Having made it through the week using whatever is in the cupboards, I finally have nothing left to use. Does anyone have any ideas what I can cook for dinner tonight on my budget of £10 (dinner needs to feed myself, DH and DD (aged 6).

Thanks for any input!!

In the Cooking section of the MEGA Index sticky there's a few threads gathered under "Inspiration" that should give you some ideas and, better still, he sez, getting his brain in gear, there's a thread listed under "challenges" called Feed My Six For £1.62

beachbeth

I would go for the shepherds pie idea. You just need mince, carrots, onions and potatoes and top with a bit of cheese. You can also offer broccoli or other veg to go with it too and its nice and filling.

Otherwise I'd go for a stew. You can either get a cheap cut of beef and cut it up yourself or get the ready diced beef which isnt too expensive. Cook with onion, carrots, swede, leeks, parsnips. Makes a lovely meal too!

My eldest daughter doesn't like mince of any sort so I cook some chicken in the oven, cut it into bite size pieces and cover with gravy in a shepherds pie dish and put mash on the top. So she has a chicken version of shepherds pie!!! She even has the cheese on top too!

bargainqueen_2

You could always do Caterinas homemade pizza for !!!!!! all money and HEAPS of flavour! Or else if you have got some rice hiding somewhere just mix it with some tuna, sweetcorn, peas, garlic, onion and use like paella- cheapo meal and yummy result!

elona

Egg and chips - dead cheap.

Home made large yorkie each filled with veg and gravy or tin of sausage casserole.

Bendybops19

Make risotto I am making it tonight!
Dont have to use white wine as you have a little one. I bought Tescos own risotto rice last night, About £1, a couple of onions, chicken/vegatable stock and a couple of peppers.
It'll come to way under £10!
You can maybe buy a nice pudding with the money left over

Penny-Pincher!!

£10.....you should be able to buy enough food for 3/4 meals..lol.

Shepards Pie & Veg:

Small mince lamb-250g (75p), onion (10p), cheapie tin of beans (13p), potatoes for mash (20p), carrots served as side veg (15p)...do you have marg/milk for the mash?
Total £1.33-will make 3 huge portions.

Chilli Con Carne & Rice

Small mince beef-250g (75p), onion (10p), tin of cheapie kidney beans (13p), tin of cheap toms (15p), tin of cheapie beans (13p), chilli powder (50p for full pot but will do about 8 lots-so 6p), 1/2 bag of cheapie rice (25p).
Total £2.00-will make 3 big portions and enough for a spud filling or 2

Sausage & Mash

6 sausages (66p), potatoes for mash (25p), 1/2 cabbage (25p)
Total £1.16-will make 3 good sized portions.


Roast Dinner

Medium chicken (£2.00), potatoes for loads of mash/roasts (50p), stuffing cheapie (18p), carrots (15p), brocolli (30p), HM yorkshires (35p for 6 big ones)
Total £3.48-huge roast each and left over chicken for HM pie next day

Total for 4 good meals and mainingrediants for another (chicken)
=£8.00.

PP
xx

Curry_Queen

:eek: that £4 would only cover my Jimmy's farm sausages, with a bit leftover for some spuds/veggies