feed your family for £2.50 or less

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this may have been done before/ elsewhere, in which case I apologise - but who fancies a thread of recipes and suggestions to undercut Mr Oliver's bloody suggestions by at least 50%?

potato and cauliflower curry
potatoes
cauli
tin of tomatoes
curry powder

cook all together til veggies tender. Depending on where you bought your ingredients you may have money left over for peas/ rice etc to have in/ with it.

WW followers - pretty sure that this is a 0 point recipe too.

anyone else?

French Bread Pizza

French stick
Jar pizza topping
Grated cheese
Peperoni (if none in I quickly part cook some lean bacon instead)
Various other toppings depending on fussiness of family members - usually chopped onion and red pepper.

Half loaf lengthways. Spread with pizza topping. Add toppings as req then grate cheese over top.

Bake until cheese golden. Eat with salad.

Thanks for these. I have saved a couple to try out!

Just a shameless bump, hoping for a few more ideas!

What a great thread!

Another cheap and very easy Idea is just pasta and grated cheese. We love it here.

Or pasta and a cheese sauce made from scratch

Home made garlic bread (not a meal, but maybe a side?:

French bread, or similar
Butter
about 2-3 gloves of garlic, depending on how strong you want it.

Soften butter (I usually stick in micro for a few secs), Crush garlic and mix with butter. Spread on bread. Oven till nice and crisp!