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Help I need 4 cheap as possible meals for 4 nights to feed 2 adults and 5 dc .

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ComeWhineWithMe · 30/12/2008 13:33

Please I am stuck in a food rut and am quite poor for the next fortnight so need to eat quite cheaply .

TIA .

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Penthesileia · 30/12/2008 13:40

Baked potatoes?

Roasted veg. pasta?

Squash & sweet potato soup?

Risotto?

jellyjelly · 30/12/2008 13:42

What doi you already have?

How much money you got?

ComeWhineWithMe · 30/12/2008 13:42

Thanks Just realised my post looks like I am going to cook for them 4 times in a fortnight I'm not honest Guv .
I just need to do a cheapy online shop next mon to thurs meals . .

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Penthesileia · 30/12/2008 13:43

Good point - what's in your cupboards/freezer/fridge already?

DECKmuppetWITHBOUGHSOFHOLLY · 30/12/2008 13:44

kidneys are very cheap meat
pasta bake with tuna
beans of baked potatoes with chees if finances allow
stews are good if you have a less expensive cut of meat and you can put anything in it and it will take the taste of the gravey

Stinkyfeet · 30/12/2008 13:44

Veg chilli - made with value chopped toms, value kidney beans, bag of value peppers, 1 onion and some garlic. And chilli powder obv! Serve with value basmati rice.

ComeWhineWithMe · 30/12/2008 13:45

I can spend about £80.00 but would prefer it to be about £50.00.

Dont have much in TBH used everything up over xmas but dc will eat anything so will dp except bacon but thats cos he's a loon and I just use turkey rashers instead .

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SwedesInADirtyMacAndSunglasses · 30/12/2008 13:45

Pasta with tomato sauce. (2 Onions & garlic sauteed in olive oil, 2 jars/cartons of passata, a teaspoon or two of basil, a glug of wine if you have it, doesn't matter if not, simmer for about 30 mins and add salt and pepper and serve over pasta with fresh parmesan (if you have it)).

Jacket potatoes and baked beans

Vegetable soup. Chop 2 onions, 4 potatoes, 8 carrots, and a small swede and saute in a blob of butter. Add chicken stock cube and a couple of pints of water. Simmer for 45 mins. Add a couple of handfuls of frozen peas and a big glug of cream (or milk if no cream) and serve with fresh bread.

Chinese style rice. Cook rice then saute onion garlic and chicken breast pieces cut into small strips, add a couple of handfuls of peas, 3 spring onions, some green beans, fresh ginger and throw all in a wok. Add soy sauce and serve with gre

ComeWhineWithMe · 30/12/2008 13:46

Can't do kidneys git force fed them as a LO and they make me ill now .

Will do

Veg chilli
baked pots.

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SwedesInADirtyMacAndSunglasses · 30/12/2008 13:47

g... green veg, peferable steamed brocolli

DECKmuppetWITHBOUGHSOFHOLLY · 30/12/2008 13:59

Shame about the kidneys as only 70-80p for 2 but I feel the same about liver

poshwellies · 30/12/2008 14:00

Sausage casserole/stews
Veg stir fries with rice or noodles (you can get sachets of blue dragon sauces for 40 odd pence)
Cottage/shepards pie
Cauliflower cheese
Homemade pizza's with various toppings
Pasta dishes

DECKmuppetWITHBOUGHSOFHOLLY · 30/12/2008 14:01

ah yes, Pizzas are very cheap and the dc can design their own!

jollyoldstnickschick · 30/12/2008 14:02

hotdogs

egg and chips

chilli

stew

burger and chips

egg and beans

jollyoldstnickschick · 30/12/2008 14:03

corned beef mash with cheese on top

spookycharlotte121 · 30/12/2008 14:03

how about ham egg and chips one night or omlette with sweet potatoe wedges?

compo · 30/12/2008 14:04

yes get some eggs, omelettes are yum

sophy · 30/12/2008 14:05

Lentil soup
Chick pea curry
Spaghetti with sardine, anchovy and tomato sauce (sounds yuk but is v cheap and nutritious nd quite tasty)
Eggs in cheese sauce on bed of spinach
Macaroni cheese

Those are our favourite cheapo meals.

poshwellies · 30/12/2008 14:08

Fishfingers and home made wedges and baked beans are a winner in our house when things are tight.

As is a good old fashioned fry up or scrambled eggs on toast.

backalleysally · 30/12/2008 14:08

Lasagne

Sausage and Mash

Cottage Pie

Spag bol

cloggz · 30/12/2008 20:10

Smoke salmon (trimmings you get from sainsburys) 88p
Creme fraiche 70p
penne pasta.£1
Black pepper.
Not only cheap but dead easy
boil pasta heat trimmings really quickly in hot fryingpan add cooked pasta and creme fraiche mix it all up dash of lemon juice if you got it-cheeepy
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

PestoHaggisMonster · 30/12/2008 20:19

corned beef hash & baked beans

tuna pasta bake

chilli & rice

spanish (or other) omelettes

stew/casserole (use slow cooker) with jacket potatoes

PestoHaggisMonster · 30/12/2008 20:20

(whoops, did 5 )

randomxmas · 30/12/2008 20:24

Pasta (mix with some butter) with peas & carrots (any veg)
Cheese on toast & baked beans
Soup with bread & butter

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