Ingredients

Instructions

Step 1:

  • This is a way of making one jar of pasta sauce last to make four tasty and reasonably healthy meals… most importantly it is CHEAP!

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  • Tuna pasta bake (for 2)

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  • 1. Boil 2 portions of pasta until al dente

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  • 2. Mix in half of the pasta sauce

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  • 3. Drain the tuna and flake it into the pan

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  • 4. Stir

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  • 5. Transfer to an oven proof dish and top with grated cheese

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  • 6. Place in a preheated oven and bake until the cheese is bubbling and crispy

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  • Bolognese:

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  • 1. Brown two portions of the mince

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  • 2. Add the rest of the pasta sauce

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  • 3. Bubble until cooked through

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  • 4. Serve half with a baked potato and cheese or on top of pasta

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  • Cottage pie (Using the other half of the bolognese sauce)

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  • 1. Pour the remaining bolognese sauce into a pan

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  • 2. Add a beef stock (oxo) cube and a cup of boiling water

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  • 3. Add a handful of frozen vegetables

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  • 4. Simmer until vehetables are cooked through

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  • 5. Place in ovenproof dish

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  • 6. Top with mashed potato (and grated cheese if liked)

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  • 7. Place in a preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and crispy

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  • And VOILA! four evening meals for less than £4! I know these meals are not authentic but they do the job and can still be considered ‘proper food’ even when money is tight!
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