Feed 10 - Day 1

Some of you may have already read the first part of this series "How I Feed 10 people with £10 or Less a Day" where I lay out a basic meal plan for the next 5 weeks.  Well that began tonight (Sunday 7th September).

I had already done an inventory of everything I had already in my pantry and freezer, which was more than I initially thought, I pull the lamb stew pack out of the freezer, and a bag of meatfree mince, along with onions I had chopped and frozen for convenience.

We decided on 

Mexican Style Potato Bake

Recipe

Ingredients

2.5 kg Potatoes (scolloped)

500g Meatfree Mince (frozen)

2 Onions (diced)

1 bag (500g) Mediterranean Vegetables (frozen)

2 tins (400g) Chopped Tomatoes

1 tin (40g) Red Kidney Beans

Mexican Spice Mix (See below)

250g Cheese (grated)

Mexican Spice

1tsp Garlic powder, 

1 tsp Onion powder, 

1 tsp Chill powder, 

1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes,

1 & 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin

1/2 tsp Oregano

2 tsp Paprika

Pinch each of... Sea salt, Black pepper, Cinnamon 

Method

Place the potato scollops into the pressure cooker in the basket with 2 cups of water for 5 mins on full steam.

While the potatoes are cooking I added the onions into the saucepan and quickly fried til soft in unsalted butter, (just a smidge), 

Add the meatfree mince, the vegetables, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, and 1 cup of water, along with the mexican spice mix.  

Cook until bubbling, reduce heat and simmer softly for 5 minutes.

Drain the potatoes, allow to cool slightly and arrange a layer at the bottom of the oven dish

Add a layer of the mince and tomato mixture

Repeat until all the potatoes are used up, and add the final layer of mince and tomato mixture

Top with cheese and grill until bubbling on top and golden brown.

We served this with Salad and Toast with Garlic Butter on.