I'm so excited to be working with Newcastle Building society on a series of Vlogs about saving money in the kitchen, this first video shows my ultimate time saver, cheap, nutritious and super quick tea. Perfect for a rushed evening or a late dinner, we all know how that feels? Starving kids and after school club means you aren't home until 6 or later and there is nothing ready, well worry no more this recipe is super simple, quick and cheap! This recipe has never failed to provide clean bowls and the kids actually regularly ask for 'noodle doodles' so it must be a winner!
Heres our video...

and that's how easy it is! A perfect 'bowl and spoon' easy dinner
Always a clean bowl when we make this
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Delicious hot or cold, Pasta Frittata is a great way of using up leftover pasta and it’s super quick to make!!!
ReplyDeleteIngredients:
4 large free-range eggs
40 g Parmesan cheese , plus extra to serve
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
400 g leftover cooked pasta
extra virgin olive oil
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then finely grate in the Parmesan. Season with a little salt and a good twist of pepper. Whisk well, then stir in your pasta.
To cook the frittata, heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a 26cm non-stick ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat. Add the frittata mixture and cook for about 5 minutes, or until crisp underneath, then place in the oven for another 5 minutes, or until firm. Carefully flip the frittata onto a large plate, then slide it back into the pan and return it to the oven for a further 5 minutes, or until crisp underneath. Serve with an extra grating of Parmesan.
If you’ve got about 400g of leftover cooked pasta that is already coated in sauce, you can swap that in for an easy twist on my basic recipe. Or try making a pizzaiola pasta frittata – make the basic pasta frittata (I like to use fusilli, but use whatever shape you have), then serve by slicing and layering over 6 ripe cherry tomatoes and 40g of fontina cheese. Scatter over a few fresh basil leaves, and finish with an extra grating of Parmesan.
pasta bake is always a winner with the family with sauce made from tinned tomatoes, leftover veg & herbs or out the garden, garlic and worcester sauce
ReplyDeleteMac & cheese is a firm favourite here.
ReplyDeleteMy girls and I love really basic simple meals like beans on toast and scrambled eggs, ham and toast.
ReplyDeleteStir Fry Surprise because I used up anything that needs to be used so every time it's a little different :)
ReplyDeleteOur favourite fast budget meal is spaghetti bolognese
ReplyDeletean mushroom omelette quick and easy
ReplyDeletePoached egg on toast
ReplyDeletePasta with bolognaise sauce and cheese
ReplyDeleteFusilli, chopped tomatoes, pasatta, matterson sausage and cheese! Easy peasy dinner which is always a winner at dinner time!
ReplyDeletejacket potato, tinned tomatoes, garden peas and cheese make a very tasty and filling meal on the cheap and fast too.
ReplyDeleteomelette with ham and cheese
ReplyDeletepasta bit of cheese or tuna and any left over veg
ReplyDeleteChicken and veg stir fry with soy sauce - cheap, quick and healthy! Holly @lovepopsie
ReplyDeleteI love a spaghetti bolognase :)
ReplyDeleteWhatever evening we go shopping we always choose a nice soup each, whatever everyone wants, and then we get a fresh loaf and have soup and bread for dinner. Nothing like a fresh loaf dipped into hot soup!
ReplyDeletethe only one i do that my kids like is hot dog chopped up with pasta and cheese
ReplyDeleteMine and Tatties like my mum used to make, fry the mince with onions and make mash potaatoes, bit of gravy and peas and youve got yourself a yummy cheap tea x
ReplyDeleteLove making homemade chilli con carne - super quick & really cheap to make.
ReplyDeleteSpag bol always is easy and fast to cook, and with me being bad at cooking I have pretty good results :-)
ReplyDeletenoodles are fast ,cheap and filling
ReplyDeleteMy favourite fast meal which is super cheap is macaroni cheese (but with whatever pasta I've got lying about!)
ReplyDeleteLentils, carrots, onion and veg stock in the slow cooker make a cheap and healthy soup.
ReplyDeleteI like to make a big vegetable and grain soup, as I can put alot of cheaper veggies, like carrots and celery, potatoes. very filling and healthy :)
ReplyDeleteprawns spinach and red pepper - takes 15 mins inc preparation and cooking
ReplyDeleteSoup made using leftover salad items and vegetable bouillion, practically free!
ReplyDeleteSardine and pea risotto! Super quick and you can freeze and defrost it whenever!
ReplyDeletebeans on toast yummy
ReplyDeleteI like to make a nice lasagne or casserole because not only are they family favourites but there is always plenty left overs for the next night! Great money saver and very easy to cook (especially if you have a slow cooker!)
ReplyDeleteTuna pasta
ReplyDeleteBubble and squeak with chicken omelette! Ideal on Monday using Sunday leftovers!
ReplyDeletePea soup - from frozen peas.
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Italian ( spaghetti, tinned tomatoes, sausages , hebs and spices
ReplyDeleteBaked mac & cheese! Our favourite <3
ReplyDeletejacket potatoes with various fillings
ReplyDeletePasta with fresh pesto via Iceland
ReplyDeletePizza Muffins - Cut muffins in half. Spread with tomato puree. Then pieces of ham and white cheese on top. Cook in the oven on gas mark 6 for about 12 mins. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteommlettes or toasties ,and can always add anything left over into one,ive had chicken an sweetcorn,broccoli and feta ommlettes,or if i have left over spag bol in toasties....
ReplyDeleteBudget meal -- scrambled egg on toast. Cheap, quick and easy :)
ReplyDeleteI keep all my reciepts and then wor out what i W
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy instant mashed potato with cheese spread and tomato sauce mixed in and scooped up with thin slices of ham, chicken etc as though they were chapatis.
ReplyDeleteSimple pasta with tomato sauce
ReplyDeletea romanian dish call "tocanita" my mother in law taught me it, all you need to tomatoes onions and garlic, its so tasty
ReplyDeleteChicken Fajitas. I love making this in the slow cooker, so that it's all ready when I get home. Yum!
ReplyDeleteMy husband does all the cooking, if it was down to me I'd go for beans on toast! :-p
ReplyDeletejacket potatoes in the microwave, topped with grated cheese
ReplyDeleteHot Pasta mixed with a teaspoon(ish) of butter and a teaspoon(ish) of tomato ketchup. Also known as Mum's special sauce!
ReplyDeletePasta is always super cheap and super quick to prepare. I always make it with fresh tomatoes and basil -- and depending on time, and what's in the fridge, I'll also add lots of other veg too xx
ReplyDeleteStir fry. Cook and drain dried noodles. Heat up left over or frozen vegetables (can add meat if you want) in a wok. I like to make a sauce with soy sauce, orange juice, and ginger. Quick, easy, and a great way to prevent food waste.
ReplyDeletemake three litres of a tomato base sauce at a time, with loads of veg grated in, It's the equivalent of six jars of pasta sauce and costs about £1 to make.
ReplyDeleteMash beans n bangers (onions optional)
ReplyDeletespaghetti Bolognese is cheap and easy to make you can make your own bolognese sauce for less than two pound but even a jar is very cheap :)
ReplyDeleteJacket potato, cheese and beans
ReplyDeleteI usually just get some koka noodles (20p in home bargains), a jar of hot dogs (less than £1) and cook both and mix them together. Cheap, quick and tasty! :)
ReplyDeleteI make up a big lot of chilli 🌶 or curry & freeze them. It works out so cheap when making them in bulk & saves so much time!
ReplyDeletePasta and pesto is always a real cheap winner
ReplyDeleteTuna pasta is my ultimate fave cheap eat x
ReplyDeleteMy boys love pasta with pesto with cheese sprinkled on top
ReplyDeleteCheese or beans on toast. Always popular. Everyone eats it.
ReplyDeletePasta and a couple of spoons of pesto.
ReplyDeleteOmelette with any left overs in such as cheese, or veg etc.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is chicken fajitas. I usually use ready cooked frozen chicken strips which saves a bit of time and money and it is quick to make.
ReplyDeleteChickpeas coated with tomato sauce, with garlic and pepper. I have odd taste though, that has to be borne in mind!
ReplyDeletePizza toast, basically cheese on toast with tomato puree underneath the cheese and ham chunks ontop - mmmm delish!
ReplyDeletesuper noodles with chopped vegetables in
ReplyDeleteStir fry is always quick and easy
ReplyDeleteI boil up some pasta, add a tin of red salmon, a tub of half-fat sour cream with chives and add some spinach leaves (or cooked frozen spinach). Quick, easy and so tasty!
ReplyDeleteOne of our favourite budget fast meals is pasta with an egg and cheese sauce. You can also add ham and then it's Pasta Carbonara.
ReplyDeleteHazel Rea - @beachrambler
PASTA AND BAKED BEANS - THE KIDS LOVE IT
ReplyDeletecheesy beans on toast, works every time for us
ReplyDeleteScrambled eggs is our favourite quick meal
ReplyDeleteEasy tuna pasta - pasta, sweetcorn, onion and tuna. My boys won't eat pasta sauce so we sub it with heinz tomato soup and they love it. Usually served with broccoli.
ReplyDeleteCook pasta and add to a bowl of tinned salmon. Mix together. Sprinkle with cheese and grill.
ReplyDeleteWe love to make soups from leftovers - leanne w
ReplyDeleteMacaroni Cheese
ReplyDeleteA big bowl of noodles (plain dried) cooked up with a stock cube and a splash of soy sauce with an selection of veg (mushrooms, broccoli, peppers . . . whatever is to hand) sauteed in a tiny bit of olive oil with garlic.
ReplyDeleteBuy when cheap, freeze and microwave as needed
ReplyDeleteMariel P
Baked potato in the microwave
ReplyDeleteLove the noodle doodles!
ReplyDeleteI love fajitas as a fast, money-saving meal. I use chicken and veg you cook straight from frozen too.
It has to be a stir fry for me. Instead of buying the stir fry veg bags, I buy the veg separately and prepare them, then mix together and freeze in portions. Means we always have something quick and easy in the freezer to cook, and it's more economical than buying the bags of pre-prepared veg!
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat tuna pasta in a tomato sauce for a good quick cheap nutritious meal
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with beans on toast!
ReplyDeleteQuick and easy would have to be pizza!
ReplyDeletePasta and Pesto and Feta is my speed meal as you can freeze pesto and use it for ages!
ReplyDeleteI can do a cheese & onion omelette in minutes.
ReplyDeleteEgg fried rice homemade with peas stirred in. Not too unhealthy, cheap and quick
ReplyDeleteWe love a vegetable pasta bake with left over veggies from Sunday roast
ReplyDeletePasta with cooked chicken, peas & pesto - my kids love it, it's really filling & cheap!
ReplyDeleteHome made tomato soup; canned tomatoes, garlic, chillis in my soupmaker :)
ReplyDeleteSpag Bol
ReplyDeletejacket potato beans and cheese
ReplyDeleteBREAD AND JAM
ReplyDeleteLove to win this
ReplyDeleteI'm not very good at saving. Would love to learn new ideas, thank you for showing us your vedio. It's looks yummy 🍲😄Going to try tonight
ReplyDeleteJacket potatoes, with leftover spagbol sauce that has sice and beans added to create a chilli con carne! :)
ReplyDeletemushroom and garlic cheesy pasta
ReplyDeletecan't beat a bit of beans on toast to curb hunger cheap and fast
ReplyDeleteI like pasta bakes. You can throw in anything you have which needs to be used up, especially past their best vegetables, and it requires minimum effort and preparation.
ReplyDeleteMy best budget meal is turkey mince chilli with rice
ReplyDeleteFor a fast and budget friendly meal, my boys love muffin pizzas. An English muffin sliced in two, a bit of tomato puree and cheese, toasted under the grill and hey presto.
ReplyDeleteAlways make enough for two dishes, and freeze one for another meal. Casseroles, soups and stews usually freeze well.
ReplyDeleteBeans on toast is probably our best budget meal, tastes really nice too!
ReplyDeleteWe love supernoodles with grated cheese, chilli flakes and chopped up hot dog sausages! :)
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti bolognese - with left over vegetables chopped/pureed into the sauce
ReplyDeleteCheesey beans on toast and a glass of milk my kids love it especially on wholemeal bread :)
ReplyDeletesubstituting fresh food for frozen can save money and waste. The kids also love omlettes so it's a great combination that's cheap, no waste and they actually enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteCorned beef pasties - Roll out some pastry and make pasties using corned beef and canned veg.
ReplyDeleteCook in oven till done.
BURGERS
ReplyDeleteCheese Toasties are always a welcome quick (and cheap) meal at our house.
ReplyDeleteI am addicted to Morrisons Mac and Cheese! It's only 93p, takes 5 minutes in the microwave and it's so yummy! so creamy!
ReplyDeletexo Millie
www.modishrambling.com
Pitta bread pizza!It's very quick and sooo tasty!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to show some easy to make meals that will be eaten
ReplyDeleteMake your own burgers with mince and onions
ReplyDeletei just grab a ready meal out the freezer and reheat as i always make to much and then freeze and use in a hurry for a homemade meal in a fraction of the time
ReplyDeleteScone base pizza - cheap and quick to make too seeing as the dough doesn't need to prove. You can shove on any toppings that need to be used up too.
ReplyDelete@rachiegr
bolanise
ReplyDeleteCorned Beef Casserole with dumplings
ReplyDeleteMy superfast budget meal idea is an omlette with any left-overs in the fridge. I put in any left over meat, cooked potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, spring onions, peppers, in fact anything, which makes it different every time. To add some extra vegetables, I serve it with tinned sweetcorn, simple!
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Bolognese
ReplyDeleteFor me it has to be chicken salad such an easy and simple meal which doesn't cost very much.
ReplyDeleteI make a really cheap and easy meatballs in tomato sauce - costs £2.20 for four people - but ingredients are from Lidl so quite inexpensive to begin with!
ReplyDeleteSpag Bol
ReplyDeleteChilli which I make in my Slow Cooker. It may not be super fast but its quick to prepare and then I can just leave it cooking all day without having to worry about what to cook for dinner. I look for mince on offer and the remaining ingredients are cheap as chips. Padding the meal out with rice/baked potato makes the meal go further and fills you up. I also always have enough leftover to freeze so I have a ready meal for those days when I just don't want to cook.
ReplyDeleteEgg soldiers
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Bolognese
ReplyDeleteI do love a sausage casserole
ReplyDeleteTuna Pasta Bake
ReplyDeleteI love jacket potato and cheese
ReplyDeleteFry minced beef, onion tin tomatoes and some stock. This mixture can then be added to spaghetti for spaghetti bolognese, mashed potatoes for cottage pie or lasagna pasta.
ReplyDeleteSausage and mash
ReplyDeleteBrown rice pasta, can of tuna, pesto. Done!
ReplyDeleteI make a yummy pasta with a quick homemade pesto sauce by putting a spoonful of pesto into greek yoghurt then tossing the pasta in to coat. Mixed with some roasted veggies it's a nice healthy meal.
ReplyDeleteEgg & Chips - :-) My favourite
ReplyDeleteRisotto
ReplyDeleteVeggie curry
ReplyDeleteCheese toasties are always a winner in our house, add some ham or pepperoni if you've any in the fridge. Cheap and cheerful.
ReplyDeletePasta with chicken, broccoli, white sauce and cheese sprinkled on the top. Easy peasy! X
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great recipe, I need to remember to put pan lids on to save money.
ReplyDeleteA stir-fry is always super quick! Noodles and whatever you have in the fridge!
ReplyDeleteA whatever's left in the fridge frittata! Anything can go in! I made one the other day with some peppers, sweet corn, potatoes and chorizo. So quick and easy!
ReplyDeletespaghetti napolian using pasatta- much cheaper than jar sauces and still yummy!
ReplyDeleteI warm pitta breads, spread them with cream cheese & then add various toppings, smoked salmon trimmings are really good value topping & go a long way for a pack that costs under £2
ReplyDeleteBeans on toast, super quick and very tasty
ReplyDeleteWe love tuna pasta its so quick and cheap to do and my boys love it!
ReplyDeletepasta bake with tomato sauce
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti bolognaise
ReplyDeleteOmelette with left over veg
ReplyDeleteBeans on toast :P lol
ReplyDeleteRice and turkey dinosaurs!
ReplyDeleteHotdogs cut into pieces with spaghetti stuck through them. Then cooked. My sons love this with baked beans.
ReplyDeletePasta and tinned meatballs are a big hit in our house.
ReplyDeleteBeans and cheese on baked potato :) favourite in our house xx
ReplyDeletecorned beef casserole
ReplyDeleteFRY MEAT BALLS ADD JAR OF PASTA SAUCE A CUP OF FROZEN VEG AN SERVE ON SPAGHETTI
ReplyDeleteI shop at Aldi and I find spaghetti and meatballs a quick and cheap meal. Their pack of 12 meatballs are £1.68, a pack of spaghetti is 20p and their pasta sauce is either 38p or 48p (I think). I usually add some dried herbs and garlic powder to the sauce and this dinner easily feeds 4 grown ups.
ReplyDeletePearl barley, bacon & leek casserole - an awesome risotto like dish, utterly delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Bolognese, always a winner in our house!
ReplyDeleteI usu left over to make a stir fry, Veg and potatoes, with Soy Sauce and then noodles! Quick and Yum
ReplyDeleteA super fast and tasty meal for all the family is Batchelors beef noodles which take around 4 mins to cook ( I usually add an Oxo cube to add a more beefy taste ) When done mix in a couple of slices of corned beef. A really delicious quick meal/snack. A little tip don't throw away the water based mix the noodles cooked in it makes for lovely gravy, to add to another quick snack you make. :)
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti for 30p, 2 x tinned tomatoes for 80p, mozzarella 45p and some basil. all just for £1.55 for the 5 of us!
ReplyDeleteI like to make Risotto as it's quick, easy and cheap.
ReplyDeleteTuna & sweetcorn, with mayo stirred into cooked pasta!
ReplyDeleteMeatballs and pasta in a tomato sauce is our favourite quick, cheap, easy meal
ReplyDeleteMacaroni cheese with some smoked sausage and crusty bread, cheap and tasty x
ReplyDeleteI love things like stew as I can use up left over chicken etc from a roast dinner and chuck in lots of cheap seasonal veggies and some potatoes! A really filling hearty meal for a tiny cost. xx
ReplyDeleteI love Cumberland Pie from M&S
ReplyDeleteFrittatas- free range eggs and a great use of left over veg with grated cheeses- quick nutricious and delicious
ReplyDeletequorn peices with spagetti and cheese sauce
ReplyDeleteToad in the hole <3
ReplyDeleteTuna pasta bake, plus I add anything I have in the fridge eg toms, peppers
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti with butter, grated parmesan and black pepper.
ReplyDeleteAny stir fry! Simple, delicious and versatile ingredient wise.
ReplyDeletedippy egg and toasted soldiers
ReplyDeletePoached egg on toast
ReplyDeleteBakes Beans and Sausages over Pasta
ReplyDeleteomelette & new potatoes with baked beans.
ReplyDeleteA ready meal with a yellow label on it!
ReplyDeleteCarbonara - spaghetti, eggs, ham or bacon (often some leftover in the fridge) stock, cream. Can often get cream reduced, and the meal is so quick and tasty.
ReplyDeleteSpag bol - quick and easy!
ReplyDeleteSuper-fast cheese on toast with a slice of honey-roasted ham, all put under the grill. It's like a 2 minute version of croque monsieur and tastes just as good, I think!
ReplyDeleteSam
Scrambled egg with chopped tomatoes and cheese!
ReplyDeletebubble and squeak
ReplyDeletecheese on toast is quick and tasty.
ReplyDeleteomelette with any veg in the fridge/cupboard
ReplyDeleteBeans on toast!
ReplyDeletePasta bake
ReplyDeleteSuper noodles with a pinch of lazy garlic to flavour
ReplyDeleteWe also make noodles and spaghetti on toast is always a favourite
ReplyDeleteMargaret Clarkson
ReplyDeletePanaculty/Panackelty - A Northern dish of layered potatoes, onions and corned beef cooked slowly in a pan with a little stock. Very tasty.
Has to be spaghetti bolognese
ReplyDeleteHot dogs and jelly fish (my son doesn't like bread so I push spaghetti into slices of his hot dog and when it's been cooked they look like jelly fish).
ReplyDeleteMelted cheese on toast with beans, takes 5 mins & is delish
ReplyDeleteStir fry - just throw whatever veg you have in a wok with some noodles and soy sauce!
ReplyDeletejacket potatoes are a firm favourite in our house, so done speedily in the microwave, or in the oven if ive more time, topped with beans and cheese, healthy, warming and a fabulous cheap comfort food for all.
ReplyDeleteTuna pasta with cheese
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Bolognese
ReplyDeletePizza but using a wrap as the base. Pop it in the oven for 2 mins, take it out, apply toppings, back in for a few more minutes, boom! done!
ReplyDeleteSweet chilli pork noodles
ReplyDeletepasta with grated cheese thrown on top all 4 kids eat it and doesnt take long x
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves pasta, with baked beans and cheese. A very easy, quick and cheap dinner!
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