What's your favourite, cheapest home-made meal?

Root Vegetable Soup (Serves 4, and freezes well):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/root_vegetable_soup_14910

Later this week; vegetable offers are likely ro become available in larger supermarkets (in the store).

E.g. 

Aldi vegetables at 8p from Thursday 18 December in the store (white potatoes (2kg), carrots (1kg), parsnips (500g), red cabbage, white cabbage, brussels sprouts (500g) and swede).

Lidl likewise at 8p from Friday 19 December. 

Sainsbury's similar from Thursday 18 December in the store at 15p (need a Nectar card).

Other main supermarkets are likely ro have similar vegetable offers from around the same time too.

Mine is pesto pasta with chickpeas. I make it using free from pesto, pasta and a can of chickpeas. Simple and cheap. Been my safe food for years now I love it.

I’ve never heard of Damson ketchup before - I’d like the recipe - thank you :) 

Can you have brown sauce? If you like I can give you the recipe for damson ketchup which has no tomato in?

Nice! Lucky you. I skipped lunch today but I might have that tomorrow :)

Fry some onions, add tin of beans, add a bit of mature cheddar, serve with warm pitta bread

It's the best! I had it for lunch today. 

I love cheese on toast.

I pretty much have Heinz soup and bread and that's pretty cheap to buy.

Maruchan Ramen for about $0.50 a packet. Not very healthy or filling, but it gets the job done.

This sounds fairly easy and nutritious.

And tasty!!

I have made vegetable lasagne before, but this one sounds much easier.

Thank you.

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Nice!!

I may try this recipe.

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I buy mixed tinned beans, I puree a tin of tommatoes add some salt and let that simmer down to a reduction. When that reaches a sauce like consistancy I carefully fold in the beans and warm them through.

Under the grill I lightly toast some slices  homemade sourdough until golden, removing this quickly I then cover with a dash of pomace oil and spoon the bean mixture over the top. 

Eat promptly.

I make my own brown sauce, a damson ketchup and a green tomato one, which has the best of brown sauce and tomato ketchup.

I wish I could eat cheese on toast again, I've become dairy intollerant and cheese is a no no for me now.

I like your recipes . Must put the mint sauce on next week's shopping list!

that sounds yummy. 

oh yes, and it must be HP!

Cheese on toast. I could live on it, but my arteries wouldn't like it.

That’s sounds wonderful. Sadly I can’t eat tomato but that’s a great idea. I really like a toasted bagel with Brie on toasted under the grill and then a drizzle of honey on the top. 

I use mint sauce to make a quick raita, just add a spoonfull, to half a pot of yogurt along with a pinch of salt, some finely chopped cucumber if you have it and bobs your uncle.