For when you’re in a rush, but don’t want to blow your entire loan.
Are your cooking skills still sub-par? These recipes will hopefully fix that...
1: Easy and tasty chickpea curry (serves 2-3)
This curry is a great choice for vegans, meat-eaters and flavour-lovers alike. (All prices are based on Tesco).
For the curry:
500mg can of chickpeas (60p)
One brown onion (12p)
400ml can of coconut milk (£1)
Two Patak paste pots (tikka masala, madras or korma- you choose!) (85p each from a set of £1.70)
Two garlic cloves from a bulb approximately 20p (approximately 5p, or more depending on your preference)
Side:
Roughly 70g of basmati rice from a £2.20kg bag per person (around 15p)
And/or
One naan (80p) from a pack of two (£1.60)
Plus, coriander to garnish (optional) 47p
Method:
Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil or butter on medium heat until soft.
Add the paste pots and stir until warm, then the coconut milk
Add the chickpeas and simmer for ten minutes, and voila!
A delicious, hearty, and vegan meal from only £1.88 per person!
2: Pesto Prawn Linguine (serves 2)
This next one puts a rich and protein-full twist on the classic university dish: pesto pasta. Prawns are also an excellent choice if you’re in a rush, as they cook quickly!
Ingredients:
Two garlic cloves from a bulb approximately 20p (approximately 5p)
Pesto, red or green (£1.10)
Half a red onion (10p from a 20p onion)
For optional, but recommended creaminess, 150ml single cream (80p)
200g of Linguine or spaghetti (approx 20p from a 60p pack)
Pack of cooked prawns (£2.70 clubcard price)
Method:
Set a pot of salted water to boil. Once boiling add pasta and simmer.
Sauté onion and garlic, plus any other veggies you may have, in another pot or wok.
Once soft, add pesto until warm, and then cream, stir until mixed.
Add a splash of that pasta water into the pesto pot, and then add pasta.
There you have a rich and tasty pasta dish for only £2.47 per serving!