I save money by cooking on one day and then creating my own 'ready meals' for the rest of the week. I can stretch anything if I have to. £2.49 of chicken pieces will make chicken stew for two days, £2.99 of extra lean minced beef will make 4 servings of ragu sauce and 4 servings of chilli beef. Today we had half the chilli beef with rice and a tomato and onion salad. I froze the other half. Below is ragu sauce for four. We always stretch it with a huge salad and a loaf of homemade bread.
Here's the chilli beef, that we had with some bread and a bowl of salad.
Here's the remainder of the chilli beef that we froze. There are five meals in the freezer, ready to be eaten whenever we want them. From leaving home to returning again, my working days are twelve hours long so I make sure I'm prepared so I can save myself time and money. I would never dream of popping out for a takeaway because I'm too busy. Each meal still cost under £1 per person.
I save money by cooking on one day and then creating my own 'ready meals' for the rest of the week. I can stretch anything if I have to. £2.49 of chicken pieces will make chicken stew for two days, £2.99 of extra lean minced beef will make 4 servings of ragu sauce and 4 servings of chilli beef. Today we had half the chilli beef with rice and a tomato and onion salad. I froze the other half. Below is ragu sauce for four. We always stretch it with a huge salad and a loaf of homemade bread.
Here's the chilli beef, that we had with some bread and a bowl of salad.
Here's the remainder of the chilli beef that we froze. There are five meals in the freezer, ready to be eaten whenever we want them. From leaving home to returning again, my working days are twelve hours long so I make sure I'm prepared so I can save myself time and money. I would never dream of popping out for a takeaway because I'm too busy. Each meal still cost under £1 per person.
