Buy a turkey thigh/leg . Asda's were 98p but now about £1.50
I like to slow cook them for as long as possible with whatever veg is cheap or use peppers onions and aubergine if you have a bit to spare, I find turkey is good for taking on other flavours, add mint, rowemary and garlic if you want a lamby taste or apple, cider/ onion for a porky one.
When the meat is falling off the bone just pull it off the spiky slivers that are tendons. There is enough meat there to feed a family of four.
Fishcakes are good using smoked fish if you find it on Asda's reduced counter.
I made curry last night with half turkey meat and half quorn, tin of chpped tomatoes, onions, aubergine left over potatoes and curry spices and pot natural yoghurt.
Never use prepared sauces they are expensive. And not always good for you.
Meatballs in tomato sauce is good. Make the meatballs from mince mixed with onion, seasoning and egg or buy reduced price sausages that you can squeeze the meat out of.
Sauce is 2 tins chopped tomatoes, 2 onions , garlic to taste ( paste is fine) any other added veg you have left over. Then add fennel seeds ( I grew my own and harvested the seeds) - ground up a bit and if you have any wine to spare that always turns this dish into something special. You can brown off the meatballs before cooking ( I don't always) add to the sauce and cook for about 30 mins . Pasta of any sort is great added to this, I find it easier to add some cooked separately which I do in the microwave while I make the sauce.
Make chicken casserole with cheapest chicken cuts, onions carrots peas and any other root veg and add suet dumplings or better still make a big lump of suet mix ( flour veg suet from Asda with salt/ pepper + herbs) I use half suet to flour like pastry) roughly roll out and put ontop like a pie crust.