Cheap meal ideas - really struggling

I’m going back to work next week so we will be fine March onwards, but my pay isn’t until 29th feb!!

Dhal goes a long way! 1 cup red lentils, onion, garlic, ground cumin, turmeric water and a stock cube, pennies to make and lasts us days, so sorry you’re having to deal with this xx

Hi, have you looked into food banks in your area?

Pasta, Homemade tomato sauce and cheese

Homemade chicken soup with bread (chicken thighs, carrots, onions, celery, stock cube)

Jacket potatos with cheese and beans / or tuna

Casseroles

Omelettes

Pasta bakes

Lentil bolognaise

Chickpea curries

Please do reach out if you can ❤️

I often do a stir fry, I use frozen vegetables. The stir fry sauce is around 50p in LIdl/aldi and the noodles are the same or i use rice instead. I sometimes add meat in other times i leave it vegetarian.
I make chilli con carne, you can keep this cheap and quick by using a jar sauce I think it's around 50p or 60p and I use frozen mince and serve with rice. This is one of my little ones favorite things to eat. We also do soup and bread which she loves. Chicken curry is cheap enough and goes a long way. We make chicken enchiladas using apple wood smoked vegan cheese as my little one also has a dairy allergy.
As people have shared you can reach out to local food banks who might be able to help to just ease some of the pressure on you until you get back on your feet