Need help with cheap simple meals without a microwave
Need help with cheap simple meals without a microwave
Hello.
My microwave died in spectacular fashion today. It was the lifeblood of my kitchen. I've had it so long I've forgotten how to cook without one. And I can't afford to buy a new one. I was going to post in eatcheapandhealthy but that place looks as dead as my microwave. I don't know what I'm going to do.
Jamie Oliver often went on about cheap recipes... that required 30 ingredients and a bunch of equipment I don't have. These are not helpful. I need recipes that are cheap to shop for, cheap on electricity usage, easy to prepare with limited equipment, and it would be a bonus if they are healthy and tasty. I know I'm being picky, but I don't have much to work with.
I figured this would be the community to ask because to cook well, you need to know stuff that a bad cook wouldn't know. I hope I can get a few useful ideas. Thanks.
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Boil pasta and drain.
Add tuna/sausage/vegetables (sweetcorn/cucumber/carrots work, pineapple if you are daring)
Add sauce, BBQ, Mayo, sweet chilli
Add cheese to taste.
Pick a combination that sounds good.
Tuna, mayo, sweetcorn
Sausage, cherry tomatoes, BBQ sauce
Eat enjoy. Got me through many tight times.
Your message came up as "Boil pasta and drain" so I didn't reply. Now I see you weren't suggesting I eat plain boiled pasta!
There's a Polish pasta dish that uses strawberries, pineapple doesn't sound too crazy.
Thanks!
No problem, hope you get things sorted. The formatting sometimes goes screwy posting on mobile so I try to space things out.
I'm intrigued by pasta and and strawberries, gonna have to do some research now