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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Mrs.Veg on February 05, 2007, 13:30

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: Mrs.Veg on February 05, 2007, 13:30

Here's a quick meal that's cheap to make, but tasty and good for you.

Cook some pasta, add a tin of tomatoes with herbs.  Add a tin of canellini beans to bulk it up a bit and spin it out.  Make sure it's good and hot, then serve it up and bung on a handful of grated cheese and a bit of black pepper.  Yum!

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: mum of 3 on February 06, 2007, 20:45

i make something like that but everytime i make it i put something different in,peppers,sliced cougette,onions ,owt :lol:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: Ice on February 06, 2007, 21:35

Mrs V.  Shame on you!!!  With all those beans you are a major contributor to global warming, indirectly :wink:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: shaun on February 07, 2007, 18:33

chicken and leek bake the easy way
2 of my leeks or 6 of karls  :D
2 chicken breasts
1 tin of chicken or mushroom soup
clean chop and steam your leeks just a bit
fry the chopped up breasts until cooked
now pour the lot into a oven dish and pour the tin of soup over it
put it on gas mark 6 for 40 mins
salt and pepper is upto you  :wink:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: muntjac on February 07, 2007, 20:16

6 of mine .would do a jesus on the shores of gallilee mate all id need then is 2 of my spring cabbages  :wink: .
2 chicken breasts, ya tight bum  more like 8 for me n mine and the legs

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: shaun on February 07, 2007, 21:19

the recipe was for serving 2 average people mate not a blooming army  :D
still got to plant my spring cabbages they have been ready to plant out since september  :shock:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: Bigbadfrankie on February 07, 2007, 21:40

god you guys can cook as well its all i can do to turn up for work on time (ISH ) do the bin's but cook hell the pub is open during oven time :D

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: shaun on February 07, 2007, 21:47

ofcourse i can cook all the best cooks/chefs are men  :wink:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: muntjac on February 07, 2007, 21:49

Quote from: "shaun"

ofcourse i can cook all the best cooks/chefs are men  :wink:

and im one of em .... love shaking a pan ,specially for a cute lady  :wink: my chicken tikka masala is a winner

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: shaun on February 07, 2007, 21:51

to right mate i cant do with these blokes who wont cook  :evil:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: Bigbadfrankie on February 07, 2007, 21:53

oww err :roll:

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: shaun on February 07, 2007, 21:55

Quote from: "muntjac"

Quote from: "shaun"

ofcourse i can cook all the best cooks/chefs are men  :wink:

and im one of em .... love shaking a pan ,specially for a cute lady  :wink: my chicken tikka masala is a winner

what would you cook me if i came for dinner ?

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: muntjac on February 07, 2007, 22:01

* all ya not cute n female mate  :lol:  you may go round wearing blond wigs n womens clothes but i can tell ya not my type lolo

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: shaun on February 07, 2007, 22:07

thought as much  :lol:

Title: Re: Cheap but tasty
Post by: GrannieAnnie on February 07, 2007, 23:21

Quote from: "Mrs.Veg"

Here's a quick meal that's cheap to make, but tasty and good for you.

Cook some pasta, add a tin of tomatoes with herbs.  Add a tin of canellini beans to bulk it up a bit and spin it out.  Make sure it's good and hot, then serve it up and bung on a handful of grated cheese and a bit of black pepper.  Yum!

Hey, mrs veg, once those tomatoes start growing, you won't be opening any tins of tomatoes to put with your pasta,  you'll be wondering what to do with them all.  I've still got about 60lbs in my freezer!!!!

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: tetley on February 08, 2007, 18:01

my 'emergency' meal is  spaghetti, with creme fraiche, onions, garlic, lardons, & parmesan.....luvely jubbly.....and have given it to (surprise :evil: ) guests, they have all enjoyed it.

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: Jake on February 08, 2007, 22:08

Mine's rice and beans with a veg stock cube added, maybe a bit of spice.

I think thats called rice and peas and tings.

Title: Cheap but tasty
Post by: GrannieAnnie on February 08, 2007, 22:23

Oh well, if we are talking about favourite, emergency, cheap meals, mine will have to be cook plenty of pasta in boiling water with loads of frozen mixed veg and sliced onions, done all in one pan, saves washing up and fuel!  Then make a white sauce, and stir in one small tin of tuna per 2 people, season to taste.  Mix into pasta and veg and voila, full tummies and purses!!!!

When I worked in London and got home sometimes at 8pm, OH would say, oh I didn't know what to do for dinner, so I thought you could make your tuna and pasta.  I would have done it, but I can't make white sauce!!!
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