Lunches Archives - Thrifty Lesley

School packed lunches – the dreaded chore! Can you feed a hulking teenager for 30p a head?

by Thrifty Lesley | Aug 6, 2022 | All Recipes, Lunches, Round Up Post | 9 Comments

Packing school lunches or adult packed lunches is bad enough. If you’re also trying to minimise the cost the whole thing becomes a massive pain

Spicy red lentil soup- Stretch A Chicken (7)

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 21, 2022 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Stretch A Chicken | 1 Comment

This spicy carrot and lentil soup uses chicken stock made when processing a roast chicken carcass. The stock brings a great deal of flavour to the soup.

Vegan Couscous Salad

by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 22, 2022 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 2 | 2 Comments

A versatile couscous salad that can use up all kinds of bits and pieces – add some more protein too if you like

Olive, Soft Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 30, 2021 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 10, Meal Plan 2 | 2 Comments

Salty olives, creamy cheese and crunchy cucumber encased in granary bread – scrumptious!

Salted Cashew Vegan Couscous Salad – warm or cold

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 21, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 2 | 8 Comments

Wanted to try a couscous salad that I have been doing for a while and see if I could get it sub 50p. Well, it worked out at 71p for the dish in the picture, and there is plenty there for two, so 35p each, billy bargain 🙂

Vegan Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup

by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 30, 2021 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches | 6 Comments

There is a lovely smoky hum from the paprika and a gorgeous texture from the lentils and vegetables, it’s utterly divine.

Soufflé Croûton Slice

by Thrifty Lesley | Oct 20, 2021 | Breakfast, Dinners, Lunches, Sides | 0 Comments

They are deeply savoury, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. VERY moreish, so you might like to make a couple of extra slices!

Curried Pumpkin and Coconut Soup

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 30, 2021 | All Recipes, Lunches | 4 Comments

Use up the innards of your Halloween pumpkin in this super easy and very tasty soup. Not Halloween? Use any pumpkin or a butternut squash

Lentil Soup, my go to lunch time soup

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 16, 2021 | All Recipes, Less than 500 calories, Lunches, Meal Plan 1, Meal Plan 2 | 10 Comments

I love this soup, it is my go to for a soup for lunch. I usually add a tsp of ginger paste from a jar, a tsp of garlic paste, and a tsp of turmeric to give it a lovely spicy kick, and at 16p a serving, you can have a big bowl.

Peanut Oat Cakes with Roasted Onions and Green Pea Hummus

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 17, 2021 | All Recipes, Breakfast, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Lunches | 2 Comments

This recipe came about when I was challenged to create an 8th day on Meal Plan 1 using remaining groceries. Whatever nuts you have in can be used in place of the peanuts. Or make a nut butter and spread it on