Budget Meals ( Leek Soup - Mince & Dumplings - Chocolate Mousse all for £1.72

How To Make A 3 Course Meal For £1.72. Leek and Potato Soup - Mince and Dumplings - Chocolate Mousse. A fantastic hearty 3 course meal for less than £2.00 hat really is baking on a budget. Here is a list of the ingredients.

Leek and Potato Soup.

200g Leeks 0.56p

200g Potato 0.18p

1 Clove Garlic 0.04p

Veg stock cube 0.12p

Total cost 0.90p

4 servings 0.22p

Mince and Dumplings.

250g Minced Beef 1.34

1 Onion 0.09

1 Stick of celery 0.06

1 Beef stock cube 0.12

1 tsp pepper 0.04

Dumpling mix 0.05

Total 1.70

2 Helpings 0.85 per serving

1 Carrot 0.05

250g potato 0.22

30ml Veg oil 0.04

Cost of meal 1.16

Chop the onion and celery and fry lightly.

Add the mince and brown.

Add the stock and allow to simmer for about 10 mins.

Add water to the dumpling mix and form into a small ball.

Chop the potatoes and boil them until just beginning to soften.

Peel and chop the carrot and put in a pan of water on a slow boil.

Heat the oil in a roasting tin in the oven. When the oil is hot, strain the potatoes and add them to the oil with care as they may sizzle and splash in the hot oil.

Put the mince mixture in a casserole dish with the dumplings on top.

Put the potatoes high in the oven and the mind towards the middle, with the oven sat at 180c / 356f / gas mark 4 until the potatoes are crisp and golden and the dumpling is lightly browned.

Chocolate Mousse video coming soon.