Tastiest 'budget' meal ideas

[nothing2lose]

When you say 'budget' are you thinking $5 or $10 or more?

Something you can do out of pantry staples??

A few ideas are tuna patties, homemade sausage rolls, soups, frittata, lentil burgers, omelette, spaghetti bolognese, chilli con carne, risotto, baked potatoes with fillings.

[RhiChiChi]

Using cheaper cuts of meat helps bring down the cost of favourite meals too. We tend to use chicken thighs as they are cheaper than breast but also tastier IMO. Mince, chuck steak (has to be slow cooked) are all cheap. For a portion size of meat it is usually 100-150g of meat. If you are buying supermarket packs of chicken breast they are usually sold in 500g lots so for two people that is way too much meat

[chody47]

Thanks ladies! Some yummy ideas here already!

N2L - The meals don't necessarily have to be from pantry staples, just yummy things with fairly cheap ingredients.

Oh, and we tend to buy all our meat (and most of our fruit and veg) at the markets, so we just buy the amount of meat we need, rather than 500g increments.