£4 Meal challenge

[K95TDH]

As per title really. I have roughly £4 in my pocket and just a local tesco express. What can I cook tonight. Needs to be healthy aswell. Have all the usual cupboard stocks. So over too you guys. Thanks in advance.

[soad]

Get some chicken breasts, plus a bag of fresh mixed green veg (if they do that). Oven bake chicken in foil. Could make up some sauce in a meanwhile, cook rice too (add some frozen peas to it).

I normally use garlic, paprika, salt, pepper and a few chilli flakes for seasoning, yum and makes chicken a little less boring!

Or marinade the chicken: honey, dijon mustard, soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic ... mix together and pour over chicken before cooking.

Edited by soad on Wednesday 6th January 15:01

[mrsxllifts]

Anything with pasta or rice? You can add chicken, mince, turkey, pork, whatever is going cheap, then add chopped tomatoes plus whatever herbs and/or chillis that you have about to suit your taste for a bolognase/chilli type thing, or add a tin of coconut milk plus spices to make a curry type thing. Good thing with this is it can be frozen once done and used again later.

[Rags]

4 pack of Guinness.

[Stevenj214]

K95TDH said:

As per title really. I have roughly £4 in my pocket and just a local tesco express. What can I cook tonight. Needs to be healthy aswell. Have all the usual cupboard stocks. So over too you guys. Thanks in advance.

Veg or Mushroom soup and crusty bread.

[mrsxllifts]

Chuck it all in and stew for a couple of hours type cassarole thing, ideal for cheap, tough meat with some spuds and cheap veg.

[Watch-Collector]

I`d suggest getting a job in Macdonalds if you only have £4 in your pocket , you can eat there for free !!!!!

:-P

[bazking69]

Healthy and on the cheap? Cut out the meat and have a veg dish. Maybe a veg curry would be nice on a cold evening?

[soad]

How about some pasta with tuna?

1 tin of chopped tomatoes, 1 tin of sweetcorn, 1 tin of tuna, 1 small red onion, 1 garlic clove, salt and pepper and some dried basil, a little bit of grated cheese on top.... lovely.

[jas xjr]

soad said:

Get some chicken breasts, plus a bag of fresh mixed green veg (if they do that). Oven bake chicken in foil. Could make up some sauce in a meanwhile, cook rice too (add some frozen peas to it).

I normally use garlic, paprika, salt, pepper and a few chilli flakes for seasoning, yum and makes chicken a little less boring!

Or marinade the chicken: honey, dijon mustard, soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic ... mix together and pour over chicken before cooking.

Edited by soad on Wednesday 6th January 15:01

totally agree but replace breasts with leg and thigh if you prefer the price / taste. i find breast a little bland.