Recipes on a budget - WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE
Big Bang for your Buck Biryani
£1.93 for 4 big portions
- 2 x tablespoon of any oil
- 2 x courgette or any veg
- 3 x tablespoons of frozen peas
- 3 x tomatoes
- 1 x large onion
- 2 x carots or any veg
- 1 x packet of any Microwave Rice
- 1/4 jar of Patak Tikka Masala Paste
- Add all ingredients into a pan on a medium heat but not Paste or Rice
- Cook for 10mins stirring often
- After 5mins add Paste
- After 10mins add Rice
- Stir everything together until all encased in golden brown Paste
- Stuff yourself healthy on the veg ... and enjoy it all on the cheap!
Scrambled eggs - Cheap, easy and filling
46p per serving
- 3 eggs
- Splash of milk
- Mix in a mug
- Add large spoon of butter to pan
- Wait for it to heat
- Plonk ingredients in pan and stir with a wooden spoon until golden
- Rest for 2 minutes
- Stuff yourself senseless!
Pop your Corn
41p per serving
- 5 egg cups of popping corn (around 100g)
- 1 egg cup of any vegetable oil
- Add oil to a large pan (you need a lid)
- Wait for the temperature to rise to a medium level
- Plonk popping corn in the pan and continually shake it for about 4 minutes
- Wait for popping corn to POP!
- Rest for a few minutes off the heat
- Add sugar or salt - or nothing at all
- Eat yourself silly!
Chips on the cheap
£1.74 for a huge stack
- 1 x litre of oil
- 1 x packet of King Edward potatoes (2.5 kg is more than enough)
- Wait for the oil to 'simmer'
- Add cut and dried potatoes - as many as you need
- Regularly shake and turn oil down if required
- Remove once golden brown and place on a paper towel to let oil rinse
- Get your teeth into the stack of joy!
Sweet & sour peanut butter sandwich
36p per sandwich
- Two slices of economy white bread
- Lightly butter
- Spread peanut butter on one side
- Spread salad cream on the other
- Add a layer of lettuce
- Bash both slices together
- Fill yourself to the brim!