Living on a budget - bulk cooking recipes and price breakdown - CUT YOUR FOOD BILL IN HALF EVERY MONTH!

So every week I would do the same thing, head to the supermarket and buy all the fresh produce I needed to cook a variety of home cooked meals.

To make a beef strognanoaff I would add the following to my basket:
350g of beef steak chunks
A large onion
Small punnet of mushrooms
Tin of evap milk
(assuming I have pepper, stock cube, paprika, splash of milk and tomato purree at home already)

This would come to around £4.40 and would make 2 portions (feed 2 adults). (S0 £2.20 each, plus rice or potatoes to go with)

Now what I do Is I add the following to my cart:

2 x 500g of frozen steak (1kg)
1/3 of a bag of cooking onions (4 small onions)
1 400g punnet of mushrooms
2 x tins of evap milk
(assuming I have pepper, stock cube, paprika, splash of milk and tomato purree at home already)

This costs me £7.90 and out of all this I got 10 portions (feed 10 adults) (So this costs just 80p each, plus rice or potatoes to go with)

Just but making a few changes and cooking in bulk I have found a way to save so much money and still feed my little family lovely home cooked meals with vegetables, quality meats and wonderful sauces. I do not use any value products to make these meals, I use own brand normally and shop between tesco, asda and iceland.

My recipe:
The Strognanoff

What do I need:
1kg of steak (If frozen defrost prior to cooking) (Icelands are ideal for the frozen bags)
4 small/medium cooking onions - chopped
400g punnet of mushrooms - sliced
2 tins of evaporated milk (I use an own brand)
Few pinches of pepper
Dash of paprika
2tbs of tomato purree
1 x beef stock cube (oxo is ideal)
200ml of milk (any)
1 x garlic glove
Splash of sunflow oil (or any oil really)
 Herbs to garnish, optional

Directions
Chop garlic and heat in a little oil. Add in the diced beef and allow to cook, stir every now and again.
While thats cooking, shop your veggies up and prep your stock.
Add in your chopped veg, tomato purree, pepper and paprika. Give it a a stir and allow the veg to mostly soften.
Next add in your stock, evaporated milks and milk. Stir round and allow to simmer for 10 mins.

Take it off the ring to cool. Once cold divide into 10 portions. I use large freezer bags.
Pop them in the freezer and take out as you like. Defrost over night before use. Re-heat on teh hob and add over rice, pasta or potatoes.