cheap family recipes
feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a month
Red Pepper Tart
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc eget ex a arcu lobortis ornare. Etiam vitae viverra urna. Sed sed feugiat elit, nec imperdiet nisl. Donec sit amet ornare quam.
Donec maximus augue ante, sit amet pellentesque tellus ultrices nec. Nam quis metus sed nisl auctor congue. Quisque quis ex elit. Curabitur ornare rutrum hendrerit.

Ingredients
For filling
- 160 g roasted red peppers, drained
- 1 can plum tomatoes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 320 g onion
- 40 ml vegetable oil
For pastry
- 40 ml vegetable oil
- 110 g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp mustard powder
Instructions
- First make the pastry by sifting the flour, mustard powder into a mixing bowl, then stirring in the oil. Then add enough cold water to make a dough that leaves the bowl clean. Leave to rest for half an hour at room temperature.
- Meanwhile, prep the filling. Put the oil in a heavy-based saucepan, then add the onions, stir to get them well coated in the oil, and cook them (uncovered) over a medium heat for about 10 minutes until they have reduced and turned brown.
- Then roll out the pastry to line the tart tin, prick the base with a fork, place it on the pre-heated baking sheet, and bake in the centre of oven for 15 minutes. Then halve the plum tomatoes length ways and lay them across the base of your pastry (reserving all the tomato juices), then spread the onions all over them. Lay your strips of red peppers over the onions.
- Finally warm your tomato juices, and 3 tbspns of the juice from the red pepper jar in a pan until thickened, pour over the top, return the tart to the oven and bake for 30 minutes at gas mark 5 till the edges of the pastry is golden brown.
- serve with 320g peas and 320g carrots (80g per person)
Notes
Nutrition
Why Not Try....?
Brazil Nut Butter, with Pumpkin Seeds
cheap family recipes feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a monthBrazil Nut and Pumpkin Seed SpreadI love a nut butter, and this Brazil nut and pumpkin seed butter is absolutely delicious. It can be used in all the different ways that the more common peanut butter...
Boodle Biscuits
cheap family recipes feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a monthBoodle BiscuitsThis raisin biscuit recipe is part of monthly meal plan 1. Make this sized batch twice in the month if you are following the plan. What do I need to make Boodle Biscuits for a batch of 41...
Bacon & Onion Pudding
cheap family recipes feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a monthBacon and Onion PuddingWhat you need to make bacon and onion pudding Pastry 200 g self-raising flour 90 g veg oil pinch salt Filling 175 g bacon pieces 300 g onions chopped into dice To Serve 320 g peas...
Take care of your family and your budget
Before putting together our meal planners we surveyed over 600 people to ask when faced with a tighter budget, which things they would struggle to give up.