Another week closer to Summer, but also a week before payday! So we at NeighbourBlog have come up with 7 meals to make this week that won't break the budget. Plus they taste great!
3-4 tbsp Olive Oil
Thumb size piece of ginger, chopped finely
6 Garlic Cloves, crushed
5-6 Spring Onions, chopped
1 Chilli, finely chopped
1 1/2 kg Braising Beef, diced
2 tbsp seasoned flour
1 tsp Chinese Five-Spice
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp Dry Sherry
4 tbsp Soy Sauce
500ml Beef Stock
Bok Choi
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large stewing pot, add the garlic, onion, ginger and chilli. Once softened, add the beef, flour, oil and brown off the beef. Heat your oven to around 150c.
Then add the five-spice, sugar and sherry. Pour in the soy sauce and stock, and bring it to simmer. Cover with a lid and transfer to the oven, cooking for around 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Serve with steamed Bok Choi and Rice.
Ingredients:-
200g Carton Passata
Pack of 5 Flat-breads
1/2 Bag fresh or frozen Spinach (frozen is much easier)
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
3 Balls Mozzarella, torn into chunks
5 eggs
Fresh Basil
Parmesan Shavings
Heat oven to 200c.
Spread passata evenly across the flatbreads, add the spinach, garlic and mozzarella. Create some space in the middle and crack an egg into the middle of each pizza. Season and put in the oven for around 7-8 minutes, about 6 minutes into cooking, add the Basil and Parmesan shavings. Enjoy!!
Ingredients:-
600g Pasta (Shells or Rigatoni work best)
50g Butter
50g Plain Flour
600ml Milk
250g Cheddar, grated
2 cans tuna, drained
330g Can of sweetcorn, drained
Seasoning
Heat the oven to 180c, boil the pasta in salt water for 3mins less than the time indicated on the packaging.
In another pan, melt the butter and slowly stir in the milk. Take off the heat, and add all but a handful of the grated cheese, and stir in until it becomes thick.
Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce, mixing in the tuna and sweetcorn. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the leftover cheese, season and bake for 18-20mins.
So there you have it, 7 cheap and cheerful meals to keep you going through until Pay day. Enjoy!
NeighbourBlog
Tuna Sweet Potato Jackets
Ingredients:-
4 Sweet Potatoes
2 Cans tuna, drained
1 Red Onion, thinly sliced
Juice of 1 lime
6 tbsp Mayo
Handful of Coriander, finely chopped
Prick the potatoes with a fork, wrap in tin foil and bake in the oven for around 35-40mins at 180c.
In a bowl mix together the tuna, onion, mayo, lime juice and coriander.
Then serve on top of the potatoes.
Fish Cakes
Ingredients:-
600g Potatoes
2 x 120g can of sardines or salmon
4 tbsp chopped Parsley
Juice of 1 lemon
6 tbsp mayo
1 tbsp seasoned flour
4 tsp olive oil
Cook the potatoes until tender. Coarsely mash the sardines/salmon and mix in 3 tbsp of the parsely and half of the lemon juice.
Meanwhile, mix the mayo with the remaining Parsley, lemon juice and seasoning.
Drain the potatoes and mix in with the fish mix, shape into 8 patties and dust with the flour.
Heat the oil and fry each side for around 3-4 minutes each. Serve with the mayo and enjoy!
Spicy Sausage Pasta
Ingredients:-
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Packet of 8 Pork Sausages
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 chilli, finely chopped
400g can of chopped tomatoes
300g fusilli pasta
Heat the oil and fry the sausages, onion and garlic. Stir in the Chilli and the tomatoes whilst you cook your pasta.
Drain the pasta once al dente and mix in with the sausage sauce, serve immediately.
Honey and Mustard Chicken Pot
Ingredients:-
1 tbsp Olive Oil
8 Bone-In Chicken Thighs
2 Onions, diced
350g Parsnips, cut into strips
300ml Veg Stock
2 tbsp Wholegrain Mustard
2 tbsp clear honey
Few sprigs of Thyme
Heat the oil in a pain and brown the chicken, once done set the chicken aside and add in the onions until softened. Put the thighs back in and add the parsnips. Then mix into the stock the honey and the mustard, pour over the chicken and add the Thyme. Transfer to the oven for 30 minutes at 180c, serve immediately.
Chinese Style Beef
Ingredients:-
3-4 tbsp Olive Oil
Thumb size piece of ginger, chopped finely
6 Garlic Cloves, crushed
5-6 Spring Onions, chopped
1 Chilli, finely chopped
1 1/2 kg Braising Beef, diced
2 tbsp seasoned flour
1 tsp Chinese Five-Spice
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp Dry Sherry
4 tbsp Soy Sauce
500ml Beef Stock
Bok Choi
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large stewing pot, add the garlic, onion, ginger and chilli. Once softened, add the beef, flour, oil and brown off the beef. Heat your oven to around 150c.
Then add the five-spice, sugar and sherry. Pour in the soy sauce and stock, and bring it to simmer. Cover with a lid and transfer to the oven, cooking for around 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Serve with steamed Bok Choi and Rice.
Veggie Pizza
Ingredients:-
200g Carton Passata
Pack of 5 Flat-breads
1/2 Bag fresh or frozen Spinach (frozen is much easier)
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
3 Balls Mozzarella, torn into chunks
5 eggs
Fresh Basil
Parmesan Shavings
Heat oven to 200c.
Spread passata evenly across the flatbreads, add the spinach, garlic and mozzarella. Create some space in the middle and crack an egg into the middle of each pizza. Season and put in the oven for around 7-8 minutes, about 6 minutes into cooking, add the Basil and Parmesan shavings. Enjoy!!
Tuna Pasta Bake
600g Pasta (Shells or Rigatoni work best)
50g Butter
50g Plain Flour
600ml Milk
250g Cheddar, grated
2 cans tuna, drained
330g Can of sweetcorn, drained
Seasoning
Heat the oven to 180c, boil the pasta in salt water for 3mins less than the time indicated on the packaging.
In another pan, melt the butter and slowly stir in the milk. Take off the heat, and add all but a handful of the grated cheese, and stir in until it becomes thick.
Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce, mixing in the tuna and sweetcorn. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the leftover cheese, season and bake for 18-20mins.
So there you have it, 7 cheap and cheerful meals to keep you going through until Pay day. Enjoy!
NeighbourBlog
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