Budget eating is big. There are entire blogs devoted to feeding yourself on a shoestring. And today I’m going to join in, because I came up with quite a good wheeze involving the Marks & Spencer ‘two-salads-for-£3 deal’.
It’s quite simple. One for lunch and the other one as the base of your evening meal. I had giant cous cous with roasted pepper and red onion at work, and then used this one to sheesh up my supper:
The rest just involves the sort of food you might have lying around in your kitchen. Tescos penne pasta (48p), mushrooms (78p) creme fraiche (£1.10) and bacon. Boil the pasta, and in the meantime cut up and then fry the bacon. Add the chopped mushrooms to the pan after five minutes - and chuck in a bit of thyme if you happen to have any lying about. (I didn’t - but it would’ve been nice!)
Once everything’s cooked, add a couple tablespoons of creme fraiche to the warm pan (but take it off direct heat to do this). A slosh of chicken stock and a squeeze of lemon would be a good addition - once again, I didn’t manage lastnight - I was too tired/hungry, but it would have enhanced the creme fraiche-based sauce.
Finally add the cooked pasta, and then chuck in the Marks & Spencer salad pot you didn’t eat at lunchtime – in this case, bean salad. Stir and serve. Quick, cheap and tasty.
Please cook me budget food. I will pay you in puns.
Abso-friggin-lutely. You definitely win in that trade-off with the quality of your puns! x
Austere new take on carbonara. I’m a big fan!! All those deals seem so absurd at lunchtime, now they make sense. Thank you