Budget Family lunch ideas

[Astrid]

ooh, thanks for the ideas. I wanted to avoid salad rolls, DH makes yummy ones, but for some reason mine are not so good.

Have to get some paper for the printer, so I can print them all out and stick on the fridge, or maybe I should do some serious meal planning

[nagromeyk]

You could make pizzas using pita bread as the bases. I do them all the time and they are far tastier when you make them youself.
Your 8 yr old might even enjoy creating his own with various toppings??

I do a hawaiian one and then another one which has ham, salami, mushrooms on it... yum, feel like one now actually!!

[nelly]

old fave here I thought about today is mum's bacon and egg pie - it is divine, easy and tastes great!

1kg puff pastry sheeets
750g-1kg Bacon
12 egg
frzn peas and corn cooked for about 1-2 mins in microwave
fruit chutney
salt and peper to season

This used to feed us for 2 days lunch and dinner, or when we were older 7 adults and lunch the next day for a few of us - just as good hot or cold.

Line a huge baking dish - ours the the biggest one corningware makes without a lid - about 30x45cm ?
Grease the base and line it with pastry including up the sides w a bit of overhang.
Evenly sprinkle bacon around the dish, followed by peas and corn
Dot with fruit chutney
crack the eggs evenly around the dish and pirck their yolks a couple of times
Season w salt and pepper
Top with a layer of pastry and seal the edges, brush with milk or butter or egg white
Bake in a mod-hot oven for about 45mins until golden brown.