Budget friendly on the go dinner ideas

Ordering meals online might always seem like a good idea when you’re busy or just on the go, but this easy to make and quick recipe might just change your mind. Apart from just saving time and money it’s packed with everything your body needs. Whole grains contain insoluble fiber, which helps protect against heart disease. 

3 tsp (45ml) canola oil or avocado oil 

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, chopped 

3 spring rosemary 

1 ½ cups (375ml) brown rice, cooked 

3 anchovies, chopped 

1 packet (14) vine tomatoes, roasted

1 packet (200g) black olives, pitted 

Salt and milled pepper 

4 eggs 

Nice to have:  

2 tsp (30ml) capers, chopped 

8 sundried tomatoes, chopped. 

Heat half the oil in a pan and sauté onion 

Add garlic and rosemary and fry for a minute 

Add rice and fry 

Stir in the remaining ingredients, except eggs 

Heat remaining oil in a frying pan and fry eggs to your liking 

Serve rice topped with eggs.   

If you’re looking for something healthy and nutritional while tasty at the same time plus easy and quick to make, you’ve come to the right place my friend. This potato recipe is simple yet very beneficial to your health, most people do not know this but potatoes were considered one of the most valuable veggies back in the days because the vitamin C found in them could help prevent scurvy. I hope you enjoy this budget friendly recipe.

A hearty winter fare ☺

1 ½ packets (1.5kg) baby potatoes 

1 packet (300g) ready prepared leeks, rinsed and sliced

1 bunch kale, trimmed and chopped 

Knob of butter 

1 cup of (250ml) milk 

1tsp (15ml) corn flour 

1 tub (250g) sour cream 

250g blue cheese, Crumbled 

Salt and milled pepper 

Handful sage leaves ½ packet (50) 

Walnuts, crumbled 

Crunchy green salad with vinaigrette to serve. 

Cook potatoes until tender, then halve each potatoe

Sauté leeks and kale in butter and a glug of oil until soft

Preheat oven to 180C  

Add milk and corn flour (mixed with a little cold water) to pen and cook until thickens

Stir through the potatoes, sour cream and half the blue cheese, season.

Spoon into an ovenproof dish, top with sage, nuts and remaining cheese.

Drizzle with oil and bake for 20% minutes until golden and bubbly Serve with salad.