Checking all of the pricing of my recipes and meals to ensure that they are under the £2.50 mark, as I aimed to achieve in all of my recipes to make them well-suited to a student lifestyle. Ideally, I would have liked to price-mark all of my ingredients in accordance to the Morrisons prices, (the major student supermarket retailer in the city centre) however, with no online shopping facility, this makes it somewhat difficult a task. The second largest supermarket in the centre is Sainsbury's, though I have decided to price mark against the Asda prices (slightly further out from the city centre, near Clarence Dock) as I feel the price margins are far more realistic and true to a student budget than Sainsbury's are.
I have calculated the prices from the Asda online shopping website, www.asda.com, with the exact quantities- whereas, for example, a punnet of blueberries may come in a 350g pot, I may only want 300g- and, therefore, will calculate accordingly (according to the most economical products)
BREAKFAST
*YOGHURT, BLUEBERRY AND OAT PUDDING*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-300g blueberries= £1.50
-170g Greek Yoghurt= £0.88
-100g oats= 7.5p
= £2.45p
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*BANANA PANCAKES*
Makes 6 Pancakes
Ingredients:
-128g plain flour= 0.4p
-1/2 tbsp caster sugar= 19p
-1 tsp baking powder= 0.6p
-1 egg, beaten= 13.3p
-120ml milk= 6.6p
-1 tbsp vegetable oil= 1.4p
-1 ripe banana, sliced= 17.1p
-1 tbsp golden syrup= 0.02p
=£0.58p
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*RAISIN AND OATMEAL COOKIES*
Makes 6 cookies
Ingredients:
-25g low-fat margarine or butter= 0.03p
-25g caster sugar= 0.04p
-1 egg= 13.3p
-1/2 tsp cinnamon powder= 0.03p
-25g wholemeal plain flour= 0.02p
-1/2 tsp baking powder= 0.6p
-40g porridge oats= 3p
-25g raisins= 0.03p
=£0.18p
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*FRUIT PORRIDGE*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-250g oats= 18.7p
-700ml water= FREE! (thanks water bill-payer!)
-1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder 0.03p
-2 bananas, chopped= 34.2p
-a handful of raisins= 0.03p
=£0.53p
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*STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-12 large strawberries= £1.67
-2 bananas= 34.2p
-480ml whole milk= 26p
=£2.27p
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*BANANA AND WALNUT MUFFINS*
Makes 4 muffins
Ingredients:
-100g plain flour= 0.31p
-65g dark brown sugar= 0.12p
-1 tsp bicarbonate of soda= 0.01p
-1 egg= 13.3p
-25g butter or soft spread= 0.03p
-1 banana, mashed= 17.1p
-1 handful of walnuts, chopped= 50p
=£0.81p
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*BIRCHER MUESLI*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-100g oats= 7.48p
-175ml milk= 9.62p
-1 red apple= 33p
-75g natural/Greek yoghurt= 0.14p
-dried apricots= 32p
-handful of chopped pecan nuts= 48p
=£1.30
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LUNCH
*CASHEW, AVACADO AND CHICKEN SALAD*
Serves2
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken breast, sliced= 97p
- 40g cashew nuts= 24p
- bowl full mixed salad leaves= 32p
- 1/2 avacado, peeled, pitted and diced into cubes= 64p
- pinch black pepper= 1.5p
-1 tbsp vegetable oil= 1.4p
=£2.19
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*CHICKEN PESTO PASTA*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-175g pasta twists= 27p
-1 chicken breast fillet, chopped= 97p
-2 tbsp pesto sauce= 13p
-1 tbsp olive oil= 4p
=£1.41
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*SPANISH OMELETTE*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-250g new potatoes= 15p
-1/2 onion= 14p
-75ml olive oil= 26.1p
-2 tbsp chopped parsley= £1.25
-3 eggs= 39.9p
=£2.20
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*HEALTHY HAMBURGERS*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-125g lean minced beef= 70p
-1/2 carrot, grated= 5p
-1/2 green apple, cored and grated= 38p
-1 slice wholemeal bread, made into crumbs= 7.3p
-1 tsp mixed dried herbs= 13.3p
-1 egg, beaten= 13.3p
-1 tbsp olive oil= 4p
-1/2 onion, sliced= 14p
-2 hamburger buns= 21.4p
-1 tomato, sliced= 57p
-2 small lettuce leaves= 7p
=£2.50
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*SMOKED SALMON OMELETTE*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-6 eggs= 79.8p
-pinch of salt and black pepper= 0.01p and 1.5p
-1 tbsp olive oil= 4p
-60g smoked salmon, roughly chopped= 89p
=£1.74
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*VEGETARIAN BURRITO*
Makes 4
Ingredients:
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil= 2p
-1/2 onion, chopped= 14p
-1/4 tsp ground cumin= 0.98p
-1/4 tsp paprika= 1p
-1/4 tsp ground coriander= 0.94p
-100g baked beans= 6p
-200g red kidney beans, drained= 9p
-2 tortilla wraps= 33.4p
-100g grated cheddar cheese= 16p
-2 tomatoes, sliced= £1.14
-1/4 iceberg lettuce, finely sliced= 50p
=£2.47
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*FALAFEL, HUMMUS AND JALEPENO PITA BREAD*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-6 falafels= £1.62
-4 tbsp hummus= 18.92p
-4 tbsp sliced jalepenos= 50p
-2 pita breads= 18.4p
£2.49
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TEA
*VEGETARIAN FAJITAS*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-1 tbsp sunflower oil= 1.4p
-1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced= 80p
-3 spring onions, thinly sliced= 40p
-1 tbsp cajun seasoning= 5.3p
-2 tbsp tomato salsa= 17.86p
-4 tortillas, warmed= 66.8p
-1 sliced red onion= 28p
=£2.39
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*SHEPERDESS PIE*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-1/2 tbsp olive oil= 2p
-1/2 large onion, halved and sliced= 14p
-1 large carrot, cut into small cubes= 10p
-1 tbsp chopped thyme= 4.4p
-200g chopped tomatoes= 17p
-1 vegetable stock cube= 11p
-200g canned green lentils= 24p
-450g sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks= 47.7p
-10g butter= 0.02p
=£1.30
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*LAMB KOFTAS WITH TZATZIKI*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-250g minced lamb= £1.40
-2 tsbp mixed herbs= 26.6p
-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper= 3p
-1/2 tsp ground cumin= 2p
-1/2 tsp ground paprika= 2.2p
(FOR THE TZATZIKI)
-1/4 cucumber= 12.5p
-pinch of black pepper= 1.5p
-100g low-fat natural/Greek yoghurt= 18p
-1 tbsp dried mint= 27.6p
-1 tsp lemon juice= 6p
=£2.40
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*PASTA BAKE*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-1 tbsp olive oil= 4p
-1 onion, chopped= 28p
-400g cherry tomatoes= £1.00
-100g tube-shaped pasta= 15.4p
-50g grated cheese= 8p
=£1.55
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*CHICKPEA AND SPINACH PASTA*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-400g chickpeas, drained and rinsed= 38p
-175g tomato sauce= 99p
-250g pasta twists= 40p
-100g spinach leaves= 39.1p
=£2.16
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*CHICKEN AND SPICY VEGETABLES*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-2 chicken thighs, skins removed, diced= £1.50
-1 small onion, chopped= 28p
-1 tbsp sunflower oil= 1.4p
-2 tbsp lemon juice= 12p
-1 tomato, diced=15.8
-1/2 red pepper, sliced= 40p
-pinch curry powder= 1p
=£2.48
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*VEGETARIAN SPINACH ENCHILADAS*
Serves 2
Ingredients:
-1 tbsp olive oil= 4p
-1/2 onion, chopped= 14p
-150g quorn mince= £1.00
-1 tbsp tomato puree= 3.6p
-50g frozen spinach, thawed= 19p
-4 enchilada tortillas= 66.6p
-200g canned tomatoes= 17p
-50g cheddar cheese, grated= 8p
=£2.33
