Good cheap easy veggie bolognese/chilli/curry:

ingredients:

• tin of kidney beans, should be around 0.5 currency units

• tin of green lentils, 0.5

• jar of tomato and herb pasta/bolognese sauce(ranges from .5 for budget to 1.50 for more premium brands)

• 1 red bell pepper, 0.65

• 1 large or 2 small onions, usually 1.50 for 3 large

• pasta or rice

Slice the pepper and either one large or 2 small onions into small pieces(doesn't have to be perfect but you can look at videos for various techniques), add a little bit of oil/butter to a pot/pan heat to a medium heat, add the sliced veg and move around with a wooden spoon or a spatula for 5 mins then:

Drain the water out of the tins in a colander, use a pot to heat up the sauce to the point where there are a small bubbles(simmering) but it is not boiling, keep on a lowish heat around 4 or 5/10 if your hobs are graduated in that manner

Add the beans, lentils and veg to the sauce, stir semi-frequently for 10 mins(or set an alarm for 3 times over 10 mins if you're lazy), cook pasta at the same time

Put pasta on plate, use ladle(if you've got one) to add the sauce over the pasta(the entire thing should make 2-3 portions, so I normally eat half, stick half in either Tupperware container if I've got one free or just the pot I cooked it in with a lid in the fridge for the next day

Extras if you've got the money or can use your 5 finger discount: get cheddar or equivalent cheese and grate over the finished dish, salad(I prefer a mix of spinach, rocket and watercress you can usually find for around 1 currency unit per bag) with some salad dressing makes for a good side that rounds out the nutrients of the meal.

If you're a filthy carnist and can get it, instead of the tins get beef mince: get a pan use a bit of oil/butter and then fry the mince with the veg for 5 minutes until it's brown on the outside, before adding the sauce and simmering for 10 mins

• The recipe can be easily converted to chilli by buying a jar of chilli sauce instead of the bolognaise and cooking rice instead of pasta the rest is the same

• The same steps can also be used for curry but use a jar of curry sauce instead of the pasta sauce, replace the kidney beans with a can of chickpeas and use rice(but the extra steps don't apply)