On a Budget

Strapped for cash and need to make affordable, yet nutritious and delcious meals to feed the brain without draining your pockets? Then this is the place to fund a bunch of affordable and delicious meal ideas.

Your wallet will be so thankful it found this page!!!.

An easy, cheap and fool prof bolognese recipe!

Impress yourself and make your flatmates jeaslous with this meal for one bolognese, served with spaghetti or pasta. You can even use the leftovers in a toastie for lunch the next day!

Ingredients

• 500g Minced beef


• Whole Onion


• Whole Red pepper


• 1 Tin of chopped tomatoes


• 100g Carrots


• 100g Mushrooms


• 100ml Water

Method

1. Dice up the carrots, peppers and onions and slice up the mushrooms.


2. Fry the onions in the oil for a few minutes then add the mince to brown it.


3. Add in the rest of the veg and cook for a further few minutes.


4. Add in the tinned chopped tomatoes and around 100 ml of water.


5. Stir everything together and reduce the heat. Cover and leave to simmer for 20-30 minutes.


6. Check every 5-10 minutes and give it a stir.


7. Serve with pasta!

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