what is cheap to cook in bulk?

[jamie128]

i live on my own and was wondering what is cheap, nutritious and good to microwave once frozen?

chicken curry is one
chilli con carne
spagetti bolognese

any more?? also instead of buying the curry sauces could i make my own for cheaper? im trying to cut food costs, i want meals that include meat aswell

[Noger]

Mince in batches works nicely (but cheap mince, hmmm).

One for spag Bol.
Add beans and chilli... for chilli.
Lasagne.
Cottage pie.
Bobbotie.

[randlemarcus]

Cheap mince should be reserved for homemade burgers (also freezable).

[Use Psychology]

bread?

[fatboy b]

Noger said:

One for spag Bol.
Add beans and chilli... for chilli.

There's more differences than that between chilli con carne & spag bol.

[Lost_BMW]

Sponge.

Foam that is, not cake.

Less fattening but a bit bland and less fibre than one would assume...

[Shaw Tarse]

How many threads?
Plenty of cheap/ reasonable foods to cook (search ph)
Whole chicken is worth buying.
Have alook at the slooow cooker thread too.

[Mobile Chicane]

If you're anywhere near a Lidl you'll save a stack by shopping there.

Lidl curry sauces are good and much cheaper than anywhere else. I couldn't make it myself for less.

[V8mate]

Mobile Chicane said:

If you're anywhere near a Lidl you'll save a stack by shopping there.

Lidl curry sauces are good and much cheaper than anywhere else. I couldn't make it myself for less.

Aldi ones too! Come with a little capful of spices to fry the meat in before the sauce goes in.

[jamie128]

Shaw Tarse said:

How many threads?
Plenty of cheap/ reasonable foods to cook (search ph)
Whole chicken is worth buying.
Have alook at the slooow cooker thread too.

erm one for cheap meals to make :S

[condor]

Baked potato is cheap and easy ( prick all over, wrap in piece of kitchen roll, 6 mins on hi)add butter and pieces of cheese

[anonymous-user]

Chicken fillets went on half price @ Tesco today for the next week or 2, fill yer freezer
About £6 a kilo

We need a 'good special offers' thread on here with daily updates , chicken was on half price @ morrisons a couple of weks ago

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 21st March 18:50

[jamie128]

condor said:

Baked potato is cheap and easy ( prick all over, wrap in piece of kitchen roll, 6 mins on hi)add butter and pieces of cheese

lol thats not what i had in mind bro, and jacket potatos take more than 6 minutes in a microwave lol

[condor]

jamie128 said:

lol thats not what i had in mind bro, and jacket potatos take more than 6 minutes in a microwave lol

Mine only take 6 mins

How about microwaved camembert in its box? - I usually bake mine first in the oven, and reheat the leftovers for 20 secs next day on hi and it's nice and runny

[jamie128]

condor said:

Mine only take 6 mins

How about microwaved camembert in its box? - I usually bake mine first in the oven, and reheat the leftovers for 20 secs next day on hi and it's nice and runny

what the hell is camembert? lol

[condor]

It's a cheese.

[Changedmyname]

I lived out of tins when I was in my first bedsit as there wasn't a fridge.
A tin of stewed steak,
A tin of potatoes,
A tin of carrots,
A tin of mixed veg, all mixed in a big pan,as I only had one hotplate and a grill.

I know terrible for a trainee butcher,but it was quick and easy for a few minutes reheating time.

[Odie]

jamie128 said:

condor said:

Mine only take 6 mins

How about microwaved camembert in its box? - I usually bake mine first in the oven, and reheat the leftovers for 20 secs next day on hi and it's nice and runny

what the hell is camembert? lol

its fking lovely, camembert with burger hmmmmm, making me hungry

[Noger]

fatboy b said:

Noger said:

One for spag Bol.
Add beans and chilli... for chilli.

There's more differences than that between chilli con carne & spag bol.

Yes, but neither exist. So getting all huffy about something fairly made up anyway is a bit pointless. He wanted microwavable meat, mince fits the bill more than chicken.

You can make a passable old-skool CCC from a basic cooked mince base.

Defrost a batch, fry off until dry, stick it on a flat bread as lamacum...

[Odie]

i eat alot of stir-fry's.

frozen stir fry veg, frozen prawns and straight to wok noodles, with what ever sauce you want.