It consisted of -
- two large courgettes, halved and sliced (90p)
- half cup of mixed frozen peppers (20p)
- cup of diced frozen onions (20p)
- frozen brick of garlic (equivalent of one clove) (5p)
- one cup of frozen, pre-cooked chickpeas (last bag in the freezer) (15p)
- half cup of green lentils (15p)
- two chicken stock cubes (20p)
- two bay leaves (from my mother's garden - only two left but luckily I can stock up over Easter!)
- 4 diced pork loin steaks (on special offer) (£3)
- half a bottle of white wine (undrinkable, left over from our party two weeks ago)
- 500g of mushrooms (50p)
- one teaspoon smoked paprika (pimenton) (5p)
- 500ml water
- Olive oil (5p)
I added the veg and pork to the pan with a little olive oil and with the stock cubes, pimenton and bay leaves and stirred whilst it defrosted and cooked. I then added the wine and water and left to cook for ages, so that the lentils would cook. I cooked it until there was basically no water left (it is the consistency of dal). And it is healthy and tastes fab.
So I am feeling pretty pleased with myself.
But then I read about this amazing woman, Jack, who has been blogging about her recipes - she feeds herself and her son on £10 a week. I may have made myself 4 large lunches for about £5.50 (my pricing is much more approximate than hers) and that is much cheaper than buying sarnies, but I am looking at her in awe. Honestly, it is so tasty that I think I could do it without the meat, or with much less of it.
Anyway, look at her awesome blog:
