Oh dear- £22 to last 9 days...

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

How about:-

Slice potatoes and onions into a big oven proof dish and make up a stock cube (we love lamb ones) or even some milk..plenty of seasoning and cover it with foil and whack it in the oven (top up the liquid if it starts to boil dry)....once they are all soft -take the foil off and allow the top ones to crisp up... you might think that with no meat it would be boring..but its one of our faves...especially with some home made bread to soak up the extra liquid...you can always put some corned beef through the middle or bacon/sausage on the top for the last few minutes if you have any...

or

drop some chopped bacon in a dry frying pan and cook until some fat is coming out then add a chopped onion and any other veggies you have.. odds n sods in the fridge..peppers, frozen mushrooms/peas etc or if you don't want the meat..do the veg in a little oil...once soft add a tin of chopped tomatoes and a dollop of philli (well the cheaper own brand ones ) and cook over a low heat and stir so you get a creamy tomato sauce.. then throw in some boiled and drained pasta and stir to coat..

what things do you have lurking in the fridge/cupboards? so we can try and stretch things for you:D

MOC = money off coupon

zarazara

pasta,boil anypsta and then serve with different flavourings. eg a diced tomato and somesweetcorm or basil and tomato or peas, black pepper and butter, or garlic and lemon. etc etc

lumpy_bum

deffo use your advantage points for your nappies, im always using mine to buy things when we are skint lol:o

onion soup is a good cheap meal and you can also add it to things like bolognaise cottage pie etc.
i had a bag of frozen diced onions fromtesco for 52p, sweat them off in a little butter/olive oil, add boiled water and some stock cubes, i used 4 bovril cubes cos i like mine meaty
bring it to the boil then turn down low for a few hours, mine was very reduced but i added more boiled water and it was fine:D
i had some for lunch with dry granary toast and it was yumm
also asda and tesco sausages the basic ones i believe are 16p:eek: so bangers n mash or sausage sarnies,casserole or toad in the hole! loads of options really
hope this has helped x

ashbart

pnq06 - What is in your freezer / store cupboard right now? In terms of food, it's best to start with what you've got and work around that. Tell us what you've got and the cheap meal ideas should flow freely!

Mappygirl

ashbart wrote: »

pnq06 - What is in your freezer / store cupboard right now? In terms of food, it's best to start with what you've got and work around that. Tell us what you've got and the cheap meal ideas should flow freely!

This is a really good idea - also check out the 'don't throw away leftovers' thread, there is lots of inspiration on there!

There is also a 'cheapest meals' thread which has some great idea's.

But most of all don't worry - it can be done and I'm sure you'll be able to do it:D

bravobeastie

The Asda Smart price nappies are 20 for £1.48

They're suprisingly good, we haven't experienced any leaks yet (crosses fingers) lol

My son wears them for night time and they're really good

pnq06

Hi there, sorry I disappeared off over to the bank to see if we could increase our overdraft- only to be refused :rotfl:

No morrisons either unfortunately- I seem to live in an area that specialises in freezer food shops... So we have a farmfoods and Heron within feet of each other and then a tesco and aldi a few miles away...

My cupboards are VERY bare as we try to run everything down before pay day...

So we have-
1 onion
a bag of potatos
3 tins of beans
rice
4x packet noodles
1 tin of marrowfat peas
gravy
chocolate milkshake powder
custard
bbq sauce
1 jar out garlic and herb pasta sauce
1 bag of chips
frozen garlic bread
sausages
fish in beadcrumbs
quorn pieces
mince
frozen pizza
frozen peas
And 2 boxes of cereal


OMG its worse than I thought!!!! Any ideas will be appreciated!!! I will have to buy some fruit and veg tomorrow as I am breastfeeding so need the vitamins etc.

Thank you's xx

pnq06

bravobeastie wrote: »

The Asda Smart price nappies are 20 for £1.48

They're suprisingly good, we haven't experienced any leaks yet (crosses fingers) lol

My son wears them for night time and they're really good

Wow!!! For that price it may be worth me trying to get some!!!! :j

gunsandbanjos

pnq06 wrote: »

So we have-
1 onion for sheperds pie
a bag of potatos for mash for fish and sheperds pie
3 tins of beans 1 with sausages
rice make the fried rice mentioned previously in thread, maybe with quorn pieces mixed through>
4x packet noodles
1 tin of marrowfat peas
gravy for sheperds pie
chocolate milkshake powder numnum, chocolate milkshake:D
custard
bbq sauce
1 jar out garlic and herb pasta sauce Serve with frozen garlic bread
1 bag of chips with sausages
frozen garlic bread with pasta
sausages with chips and beans
fish in beadcrumbs With mash from your bag of potatoes and frozen peas
quorn pieces with rice
mince make sheperds pie and serve with peas if you have some left
frozen pizza have this for lunch with beans
frozen peas with fish and sheperds pie
And 2 boxes of cereal Will this last you 9 days?

I'm all out of ideas, i'm sure some of our more experienced OSers will be of more help.:o

buxtonrabbitgreen

there has been a thread recently on meals for 50p. I am hopless at finding things so perhaps someone could do a link for you.
My cupboard is bare as well. But only 3 days till payday.