3 ways with pasta sauce

Ingredients

1 jar of tomato pasta sauce of your choice (mushroom, garlic etc)
Large handful of frozen quorn mince or lamb/beef/chicken
Handful of frozen veg
2 potatoes
Handful of grated cheese
Dried pasta shapes
Tin of tuna

Method

This is a way of making one jar of pasta sauce last to make four tasty and reasonably healthy meals... Most importantly it is CHEAP!

Tuna pasta bake (for 2)
1. Boil 2 portions of pasta until al dente
2. Mix in half of the pasta sauce
3. Drain the tuna and flake it into the pan
4. Stir
5. Transfer to an oven proof dish and top with grated cheese
6. Place in a preheated oven and bake until the cheese is bubbling and crispy

Bolognese:
1. Brown two portions of the mince
2. Add the rest of the pasta sauce
3. Bubble until cooked through
4. Serve half with a baked potato and cheese or on top of pasta

Cottage pie (Using the other half of the Bolognese sauce)
1. Pour the remaining Bolognese sauce into a pan
2. Add a beef stock (oxo) cube and a cup of boiling water
3. Add a handful of frozen vegetables
4. Simmer until vegetables are cooked through
5. Place in ovenproof dish
6. Top with mashed potato (and grated cheese if liked)
7. Place in a preheated oven until cheese is bubbling and crispy

And VOILA! Four evening meals for less than £4! I know these meals are not authentic but they do the job and can still be considered 'proper food' even when money is tight!

http://www.studentrecipes.com/recipes/pasta/3-ways-with-pasta-sauce/