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We buy one family lasagna per month. It only costs £3 and there's no way I could make one from scratch for that price, so yeah, it's cheap and obviously not all that healthy. I do make a side of veg to go with it though.
![]() Some Mr. Mash with a tin of meatballs and gravy poured over top... I've not had it in years but there's something comforting about it. Cheap, carb-y foods tend to be comfort foods, unfortunately. |
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Nuked American cheese on squishy white bread dunked in Campbell's soup either chicken noodle or tomato. If I'm feeling crummy why bother with quality?
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Probably the cheapest and nastiest would be instant noodles with chopped up mini pepperami and a squirt of ketchp.
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There was an episode of The Royle Family in which Denise mentioned that she'd made Dairylea on toast for Dave's dinner. I thought that sounded lovely, and it is.
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That sounds quite interesting - though I would probably swap the ketchup for some HP or BBQ sauce for a more savoury taste.
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I used to love pasta with Campbells meatballs. I'm having a bit of a lust after it now....... it's been at least 10 years.
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Talking of pasta I quite like that tinned ravioli......
![]() I've got Sainsbury own brand in at the moment which I'll have for my tea with some corned beef........(I'm using up all my tinned stuff before Christmas then I'll have a re-stock !) |
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I like many cheapie QUICK & Tasty Comfort foods
one of them is like ** a pretendy roast / Sunday dinner ** Fill A BIG bowl with Lots of frozen potato croquettes & lots of frozen peas [ and maybe any other veggies you feel like having such as Brussel sprouts Carrots Parsnips Turnip ........ etc ] ALL microwaved together in the bowl >>>>> then topped >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a cup of pimped up Instant Gravy ![]() I would ALSO MIX IN to the dry granules some very finely diced onion as well as mint sauce and horseradish sauce & pepper Then add some boiling water - to mix - then put in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes >>> to heat and thicken up even more :::::::::::: Another tasty quickie option is ::::::::::::: The bowl of frozen potato croquettes topped with a can of baked beans & pepper with a chunk of some corned beef maybe ALL heated up in the microwave with maybe some cheese on the top |
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A tin of Chicken in White Sauce, heated and dumped on a big bowl of chips. Lovely
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Last night I had a couple of tinned hamburgers in gravy with chop sauce and a side of mushy peas drenched in malt vinegar with a nice buttered slice of bread on the side.
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Can't believe no-one has mentioned fried eggs sarnies on bog standard white bread! It's obligatory to have the yolk so runny that it ruins whatever you're wearing
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Bar of chocolate on a bread roll (best if slightly melted).
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Can't believe no-one has mentioned fried eggs sarnies on bog standard white bread! It's obligatory to have the yolk so runny that it ruins whatever you're wearing
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Batchelors super noodles, mixed with a tin creamed mushrooms, and some grated cheddar on top.
Tomato sauce or salad cream sandwiches Findus Cheesy pancakes with a tin of macaroni cheese |
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Bar of chocolate on a bread roll (best if slightly melted).
A choc biscuit, like a blue ribband / caramel wafer, wrapped in a mini tortilla. |
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The cheapest possible instant noodles with chilli sauce added.
Ikea meatballs - a massive bag cost me a couple of pounds and has done many meals now and is still half full
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Pack of M&S 'wise buys' chipolata sausages (£1)..... i.e. a whole pack
![]() Fry and then grate cheap cheddar on the top ... serve with kingsmill-type sliced bread smothered in marge.... ... and a dollop of mango chutney on the side.... which must be the Co-op own brand one as it is so sweet and not in any way authentically Indian. This is shameful ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() i used to count pot noodles as one of my guilty pleasures...happily i have outgrown that particular affliction there is a cheese pie i make using pasta and sauce, instant mash, cottage cheese and quark...odd combo but it is nice!! its a slimming world recipe i found on youtube ![]() ![]()
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Things like beans on toast are cheap and easy but are there any that you yourself consider cheap and nasty but is a guilty pleasure?
An example for me would be lasagna and chips. I make a decent lasagna myself and there some nice ones available in the Finest/Extra special ranges but for this meal it requires a cheapo one. One that costs less than £1. I think ALDI does one for 89p, possibly even 49p. It doesn't contain much meat at all and is mostly soggy pasta and a lot of thin sauce. I nuke that and serve it with smartprice frying chips and a takeaway salad (shredded iceberg, sliced onions and pickled red cabbage out of a jar). Anything else you would consider cheap & nasty as it's using cheap / value ingredients but makes a nice meal? I would never class beans on toast as 'cheap and nasty'...cheap definitely but with wholegrain toast and low fat spread, it makes for quite a tasty and nutritious snack!!
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Current cheap guilty pleasure is a bit of Iceland's kebab meat on a pita with sauerkraut, onion, sriracha and mayo. So good.
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Chicken flavoured micro noodles with tomato sauce on top! Or a spam, cheese and tomato toastie...seems rank typing this mind
twice yearly on average I suppose, lol!
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I would never class beans on toast as 'cheap and nasty'...cheap definitely but with wholegrain toast and low fat spread, it makes for quite a tasty and nutritious snack!!
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I absolutely love fried egg sandwiches too.
(and marmite on the bread) |
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2 slices of french toast, cheese in the middle till it melts then a tin of spaghetti hoops over the top.
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I do love a sweet n sour pot noodle every so often for my dinner...
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This thread's making me so jealous because I can't do gratuitous carbohydrate (got to stay very low carb to control my blood sugar).
I have to use flax seed bread but a couple of slices toasted and topped with warmed and squished corned beef then a fried egg is one of my can't-be-bothered-to-cook favourites. |
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