Easy And Cheap Recipes?

I am in the process of putting a book together for people who are on benefits or low income, I think that it is much cheaper and healthier to cook food from scratch, from breads and soups to cakes and puddings, I want to include recipes for meals that cost under 拢2.00 per day per person for 3 meals. No packets or pre bought sauces. preferably not to difficult.Easy And Cheap Recipes?
Hi, pasta bake with bacon %26amp; cheeses,





Boil pasta, drain set aside, fry bacon with some onion, drain excess fat off, mix in with the pasta, with some grated cheese, place in oven proof dish put some grated cheese on top, place under grill to melt %26amp; brown the cheese, cheap %26amp; scrumptiousEasy And Cheap Recipes?
how bout macaroni cheese. make a white sauce from scratch with flour and butter or marg then add your milk. add a little cheese before pouring it over cooked pasta .sprinkle with more cheese and grill.
Easy tomato sauce for pasta (or just have as soup)





1 tin of peeled plum tomatoes


1 medium onion


little oil for cooking


salt


sugar





chop and fry onions until soft, put into a blender with tomatoes, puree until smooth. Transfer back into pan, gently heat up. Using a normal teaspoon (not a measuring one) add two slightly heaped teaspoons of sugar and a bit (just the tip of the teaspoon) and one level teaspoon of salt. Simple!





Easy cheese sauce for pasta





flour


margarine


milk


grated cheese


salt





melt 2oz margarine or butter in a saucepan over a medium heat, add two heaped tablespoons of flour, stir constantly for 30 secs to a minute, add a little bit of milk, stir until smooth, add a little more milk, stir again until smooth, and so on until you have reached the consistency you desire, add a handful of grated cheese, and a pinch or two of salt.





Stew





2 medium onions


6 medium carrots


2 large potatoes


1 or 2 leeks (optional extra)


250g beef


couple of beef stock cubes


salt and pepper





Roughly chop the onions, fry them for 3 minutes on medium heat, add beef (i like to chop mine up quite small) fry until beef is brown, add roughly chopped carrots and potatoes, fry for further 5 mins, add chopped up leeks and cover all with boiling water, cover and simmer on v. low heat for 30 mins to 1 hour, stirring occasionaly and topping up water if need be. Make sure beef is tender, then add 1 or two stock cubes, depending on taste, add salt and pepper if required.
Pasta sauce - tomato base and then add whatever you can - the pasta is cheap to buy, as is a tin of tomatoes for the base of the sauce - you can also make as much or little as you want. I would suggest bulk buying and bulk cooking and freezing if possible too as that could keep costs down. Suggestions for soups from left over veg is a good idea too. Good luck.
tin of tomates a peper and colour a few just cook n a sauce pan and serve with some pasta. A tin of salmon a bit of mash mix together cover in breadcrumbs and fry and hey presto homemade fishcakes
Here is a cheap and very tasty recipe that my family love.


Tin corned beef


Tin chopped tomatoes


teaspoon crushed garlic or garlic salt


level teaspoon turmeric


small onion finely chopped


Long grain rice.


tbsp oil


method


Chop the corned beef into small cubes and fry in the oil with chopped onion until the corned beef has started to break down. Add tinned tomatoes, turmeric and garlic, and bring to boil. Simmer for approx' 15 mins stirring occasionally until most of the tomato juice has evaporated.


Cook the rice in the usual way.


Place rice onto a plate and spoon on the corned beef mix.


This a lovely meal and is so cheap.
I usually use quorn but normal beef / lamb sausages are what my mother used to make this.... Fry some onion %26amp; garlic in a saucepan until lightly browned. Slice up the sausages (about 4 or 5) into bite sized pieces and fry for about 5 minutes with the onions and garlic (add some chilli if you like). Add two tins of baked beans and warm through. Serve with rice, toast or bread. Serves 4. Really cheap, especially with rice as the rice and beans combo is really filling.
1/4 pack red lentils 18p


medium onion 10p


couple of medium potatoes 20p


2 large carrots 20p


2 heaped tsp bouillon powder 25p


splash soy sauce 5p





Peel %26amp; chop all veg, plus any greens you have spare, e.g. couple of brocolli stalks, the dark green top of a leek (well cleaned) or a few sprouts. Make stock with boiling water and make up to about 3 pints in a large stove-top casserole dish or saucepan. Add all other ingredients and simmer for about half an hour. Liquidize. Makes 7-8 good sized bowls of soup for around 拢1.





Serve with a 44p French stick spread with whatever you usually use, or make into garlic bread.





VERMONT RAREBIT


25g (1oz) butter


2tbs cream


2tbs creamed potatoes


100g (4oz) cheese, grated


1/2 tsp mustard


2 eggs beaten


salt and pepper





melt the butter in a saucepan, add the cream, potatoe and cheese, mix with eggs and seasoning, spread the mixture onto slices of hot buttered toast, browned under the grill.





lovely and if you've got all these in like I usually do then who care's what it cost probably not much as I get everything I can at tesco value, even the cream


Vegetable lasagne








Tesco Value lasagne sheets 27p


Butter beans 27p


Tesco value pasta sauce 27p


various veg (I always go for seasonal and look for cheapest, i.e. carrot, potato, leek, etc. A little veg will go a very long way!) I allow 60p


A little grated cheese 10p?
Focus on meals with no meat or small amounts and include those cuts that are cheaper but require longer cooking. I always think additional yorkshire puddings are a cheap and filling additionto a few savoury meals!
when you get any tasty one please let me have some recipies, i am on very low income and ofton find myself not eating at least 1 or 2 meals a day
I would like you to try this.





You can try bread broken into small pieces. Mix with hot milk or yogurt, put in microwave for delicious taste...
That is a great idea. Wish it was around when I was a student!. Anyway hears my contribution.





Any variety of vegetables that's around or the cook likes,e.g carrots, swede, onions, frozen peas, leeks


1 Tin of tomato soup,


1 Tin of tomatoes,


Pasta (can be spaghetti broken up, penne etc)


1 pint of vegetable stock (from a stock cube will do),





1. Boil the selection of vegetables in the stock until veg are slightly soft.





2. Add the tin of tomatoes and tin of soup





3. When the soup is boiling add the pasta and let cook until its soft. Should take 10mins. Now it's ready to serve.





If people want they can add meat (chicken or beef) but I find it's quite filling as it is. Also if people don't like tomatoes they can use what ever soup they like. This meal used to last me three days when stored on the fridge.





Good luck on your adventure!
I raised 3 children as a single mother and we had no money. I had to make everything from scatch and find all , what they called, ';depression meals';








Pasta e Fagioli





olive oil


celery, diced (optional)


chopped garlic


1 box chicken broth


black pepper to taste


parsley


dried basil


(15 ounce) white can cannellini beans


ditalini pasta





Depending on how many are eating, you can use 1, 2 or 3 cans of beans. You can even combind the red cannellini beans with the white, if you like. The same goes for the pasta. I always used 1 lb. of pasta. You can even add carrots, a small amount of tomato sauce, and/or onion.





Saute garlic (celery) in a small amount of olive oil. I never use measurements, sorry.


Add the beans, when garlic is golden and soft.


Clean out the cans with water or chicken broth and pour it into the beans. Add parsley, basil, and pepper. Cook on medium until beans are soft. It doesn't take very long, maybe about 30-40minutes or so.





In another pot, boil water for the macaroni.


When everything is done, I add a little butter to the paste and I don't mix it together with the beans because the macaroni sokes up the soup. I put some pasta in each bowl, then scoop some beans and soup on top and top it with grated cheese.


My children loved it. We ate it with bread and butter.





Another easy, healthy, and cheap meal is


Lentil soup





1 bag of lentils (washed good)


carrots


onions


celery


1 or 2 packages frozen spinach


1 box beef broth


salt and pepper


basil


parsley





Detalini pasta





Fill a pot with water, about half way. Put lentils in water, making sure water covers them.


Bring water to a boil. Lower the heat.


Add all other ingredients, except the pasta.


Let cook for a few hours.





Top with grated cheese.





ENJOY!





Variations: you can throw some ham, cut up, into this soup and also in the pasta e fagioli
good job,try with fresh fruits and vegetables,making into sandwich or garden salad,or root crops in baking,roasting or stew and soup
Garlic Soup


A clove of garlic, added to water,bring to a boil, remove garlic clove, and add a touch of oil, and salt to taste, then add broken spaghetti(fettuchini) cook until the noodles are just about cooked but have a little firmness to them.


My favorite homemade soup.
egg and chips,tuna pasta,pasta with tomatoe and herbs
What a brilliant idea.





Here's my contribution:





Cheese and Lentil loaf





6oz red lentils (cheap, tasty and very good for you!)


12 fl oz water


4oz grated cheddar cheese


1 onion, chopped


1 tbsp parsley


1/2 tsp cayenne pepper


little lemon juice


1 large egg


3 tsp single cream or milk


Salt %26amp; pepper


1 tsp butter or margarine





Preheat oven to gas 5/375 F/190 C





Rinse lentils and cook with chopped onion in water, for about 10-15 mins, until soft





Remove from heat and add cheese, parsley, cayenne, lemon and season to taste





In a separate bowl, lightly beat egg, stir in cream and pour over lentil mix





Grease 1lb loaf tin with butter/marg and press in mixture





Bake for 40-45 mins.





Serve hot or cold.





Best of luck!
selection of mixed veg (carrot,onion,leek,swede,etc) 2 litres water, bring to boil, simmer 45/50 mins, add marigold veg stock to taste, blend till smooth. serve with bread croutons to make it go further, just fry stale bread (cut into cubes) in a little oil till golden, drain on kitchen paper season and serve with the soup!
2 oz macaroni (cooked)


half oz grated cheese for topping


half pint cheese sauce


to make cheese sauce


1oz butter


1oz flour


half pint (milk or water or mixture)


seasoning.


put all ingredients into pan( except macaroni)


stir constantly over a very gentle heat until boilng.cook for 5 min


then add 2-3oz grated cheese


half tsp mustard


add cooked macaroni


stir altogether %26amp; put in baking dish


sprinkle with cheese


bake in oven middle shelf gas no 4 (350 f)


for 15 mins
Chick Pea and Sweet Potato Curry


1 tin Chick peas


2 Large sweet Potato


1 Onion


Tomato Puree


Curry Powder


Cumin


Fresh Coriander


2 Cloves Garlic


chilli- if preferred





Fry Onion on low heat for 5 minutes then add chopped Garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes add 1 tbsp tomato puree, 1 tbsp curry powder and 1/2 cumin. Fry this for a few minutes then add small cubes of sweet potato and tin of chickpeas. Cover with water and add small bunch of fresh coriander. Simmer for about 1 hour add another small bunch fresh coriander and then serve with rice.





This can also be made with chicken and spinach- omitting the chickpeas
Home made lentil soup, potato soup, beans on toast, corned beef,pasta, buy one get one free and stock up, omellette, baked potato, french bread in the oven with cheese and tomato,tins of tuna fish etc. Hope this helps.
This is my fave cheapo meal. Packet of lean minced steak. 拢2.40. dry fry, add worcester sauce to taste. add enough pasta for four. stir, add boiling water to cover. add a tin of baked beans. simmer till pasta al dente. Can add chilli flakes, pepper. Top with grated cheese.serve. Leave out chillis and kids love it. Add more chillis for adults who love spicy food. I call it pasta justina.
fry 1 pound of hamburger





cook 1 bag of pasta shells (then drain)





mix 1 can of cream of mushroom and 1 can of cream of chicken


with 1 1/2 cups of milk





mix all ingredient's together heat and serve
I know what it is like to be so poor you can not rub together 2 pennies. I have developed a skill of being able to use whatever i have as left overs and stick it together to make a half decent meal.





Students- normally you will have no money or very little food, good tips...


Potatoes, carrots, onions any root veg. If these are going a little manky and wrinkly, peel them, take out the rotten bits, and then boil what you can. (not onions though!!) mash together. It actually taste very nice with a little salt and pepper. Always add salt to the water as it boils. Onions, if you dont want to eat them in a salad and there isnt enough to use in anything else, why dont you fry it off and put it ontop of your mash potatoes?





Pasta is so versatile and is cheap. 拢1.99 for a 2kg bag in some places! Buy cheap tinned soup- tomato is the best. Add some boiled pasta, onions, parsley, sweetcorn, veg, anything left over. This can make 2 tins of 8p soup stretch to 5 people!





Make sauces from tomatoes, bulk things up with sweetcorn and tomoatoes.





Don't buy fresh fruit and veg from supermarkets. Go to a market, you can get better stuff a lot cheaper!





My favourite pasta recipe... Boil pasta and shape or size. In another pot, melt some cream cheese (not a lot at all) add mustard, black pepper and pinch of sugar and salt. Fry some onions and garlic, and chilli if you wish. Add the pasta, then the 'sauce' and some black olives if you have any. Tastey, cheap meal.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese





1 pkg. elbow macaroni


4 c. bag of shredded cheddar cheese


2 cupswhole milk


3 tsp. unsalted butter


butter for baking dish


3 Tbs. flour





Cook macaroni according to package in salted boiling water.





melt butter over low/med heat and whisk in flour. when small bubbles form, take pot off the fire and add milk to flour mixture. Place pot back on fire, simmer and stir mixture until thickened. Add shredded cheese, when melted combine with macaroni. Spoon into buttered baking dish and bake uncovered in a 400 degree oven until browned.





Enjoy!
I just wrote up some of my fav all-time easy and cheap recipes... try...





turkey roll-ups --


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lemon chicken


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Enjoy!
Sloppy Joe's


1 lb. ground meat


1 small onion diced small


1 green pepper diced small


1 tsp worsectershire sauce.


About 1/2 cup ketchup..(if it seems too dry, add little more)


Brown meat and onions and pepper together till onions are transparent. Add rest of ing and simmer about 5 minutes or so. Serve on hamburger buns as a sandwich. A side of french fries and you have a meal. Can get 6 BIG sandwiches out of this.








Calico beans





1/2 # bacon diced


1 lb hamburger


1 TBL prepared mustard


1 tsp salt


1/2 cup chopped onion


1/2 cup brown sugar


1/2 cup ketchup


2 TBL vinegar(cider)


2 lbs. lima beans


1-15 oz can kidney beans


32 oz pork and beans in a can


15 oz butter beans in a can


(Basically you can use ANY kind of beans you like, just mix few different kinds)


Brown bacon and drain. In same skillet brown hamburg and onion and drain. Mix bacon and remaining ing. except beans with hamburg. DRAIN lima beans, kidney beans, butter beans. DO NOT DRAIN AND RINSE pork and beans. Add beans to meat mixture. Bake uncovered about 40 minutes.


Makes a great big pot full and is a meal in itself with a piece of bread if you like.
I'm a carer (low income) (only income), I've become adept at cheap meals and my monthly shop comes to about 60 quid. I was very fond of baked bean crumble a few years ago.





A tin of beans, add some onion, salt and herbs. To make the crumble rub some butter in with a little plain flour (I don't use measurements, I've been doing it that long I just 'know' how much to use, sorry) until it resembles breadcrumbs then put into the oven (180 degrees) for 15 minutes - or the microwave for two - you can add some grated cheese if you want.





However, that is not the main recipe for this posting. We had a pudding that Mam called 'foam', it uses just two ingredients, a jelly and a tin of evaporated milk - Carnation's the best. Get a cold bowl; metal, glass or ceramic and start whisking the milk on high ... whisk for about ten minutes. While still whisking the milk melt the jelly slowly; jelly should never boil as the sugar in it caramalises.





When the jelly's fully melted, add it slowly to the milk (which is still whisking and should now have doubled its volume and look a lot thicker and creamier) and keep whisking for another five or ten minutes, then ladle the mixture into glass, ceramic or metal bowls and put straight into the freezer. After half an hour you'll have an unbelievably light dessert.





Even if it goes wrong and you don't have an unbelievably light dessert, you'll still have a delicious blancmange. You pick the flavour of the jelly but it is one jelly per large tin of Carnation
spaghetti with garlic, good olive oil and chilli. salt and little pepper. old roman recipe
how much do i get for my tips and recipes? i'm sure you're not giving the book away.