3 Lunch/Dinner Ideas For A Student On A Budget!

Tomato Lentil Pasta

Tin of green lentils - 60p

Italian Passata - 70p

Whole wheat Pasta - £1.20

=£2.50

1. Boil the pasta in a sauce pan of water until soft.
2. Drain the lentils from the water in the tin and cook in a saucepan for 5 minutes.
3. Add the passata to the lentils and leave to simmer for 5 minutes on a low heat.
4. Serve together whilst still hot.

Tortilla Pizza

Wholemeal Tortilla Wrap - £1.00 (pack)

2 Tomato - 65p (pack)

Italian Passata - 70p

Spinach - £1.00

Mozzarella - 50p

=£3.85

1. Chop up one tomato and blend in a food blender, transfer the blended tomato mixture into a saucepan and simmer on a low heat with one table spoon of passata. (if you don't have a food blender, chop the tomato up small and bring to a simmer, take a fork and break it down into a paste type mix)
2. Once the tomato mixture has thickened on a low simmer, spread onto tortilla wrap.
3. Add the toppings you wish onto the top and put it in the oven for 10 minutes at 180 degrees.

Fish Pie

Sweet Potato - £1.50 (pack)

Red onion - 80p (3 pack)

Tinned Tuna in spring water - £1.00

=£3.30

1. Peel, cube, boil then mash the sweet potato.
2. Cut the onion to your choice of size.
3. Drain the spring water from the tuna and mix the chopped onion with the tuna.
4. Layer in an oven proof dish with the mashed sweet potato spread on top.
5. You can add any toppings like grated cheese or herbs to add more flavour.
6. Chuck it in the oven ( not literally) for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

 

 

(All the ingredients I used and bought were based on prices at the supermarket Sainsbury's)

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