A$2 OR LESS

Budget Meals (A$2 or less)

Name: How to Make Cheese on Toast
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 slices of bread; 2 slices of cheese (or a small handful of grated cheese); Butter (optional)

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Cupboard Egg Fried Rice

8 min

2 eggs + day-old rice + frozen peas + soy. The cheapest hot meal on earth.

Lazy Lentil Curry

20 min

Tin of lentils + tin of chopped tomatoes + 1 tsp curry powder + onion. Simmer 15 min. With rice or naan.

Microwave-Jacket + Beans

12 min

Microwave a potato 8 min. Open while hot. Beans on top. Cheese on top of beans. Salt, butter, life is fine.