The insanely cheap and delicious dinner that gets me by when times are 堅い - and it's $2 for five serves

By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia

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A mum has 株d her simple and delicious recipe for when she needs to stretch her 予算 a few extra days - and it 料金d five for $2.?

Australian families have had to 訴える手段／行楽地 to creative ways of feeding their families during the cost of living 危機.?

The Queensland woman 明らかにする／漏らすd her go-to meal when times are 堅い is one packet of Woolworths brand penne pasta (90c) and two packets of chicken-flavoured noodle soup (55c each).?

'My mum used to make this when I was a kid,' she said on Facebook. 'It wasn't very nutritional but she was a 選び出す／独身 mum with five kids and it would fill our tummies. いつかs, that's what 事柄s.'

The 'pasta soup' could be taken a step その上の by 追加するing frozen vegetables, eggs, and cheese to the mix.

A mum revealed her go-to meal when times are tough is one packet of Woolworths brand penne pasta (90c) and two packets of chicken-flavoured noodle soup (55c each)

A mum 明らかにする／漏らすd her go-to meal when times are 堅い is one packet of Woolworths brand penne pasta (90c) and two packets of chicken-flavoured noodle soup (55c each)

Many 株d their own low-予算 中心的要素s 同様に.

'My mother's go-to was a packet of pasta with 12 slices of cheese mixed through,' one said. '

We now 追加する?a jar of bold cheese spread with 乾燥した，日照りのd onion and herbs. If we can afford to, we dice up a ham steak for extra taste.'

'I like using a packet of mie goreng noodles, 追加する a diced onion, grated carrot and 1/4 cup of peas. I 最高の，を越す it off with a fried egg. A very tasty cheap meal,' another said.

'My pre-payday meal is a jacket potato with cheese and beans,' a woman wrote.

Others have also sworn by high-protein chicken and rice bowls for just $5 per serve.

One 株d how to make 'surprise bread'.

'When I was a 選び出す／独身 mum I use to make surprise bread for my kids,' a mum said.

'A lot of places give out bread and vegetables - and I would see what I had in the fridge or cupboard. Usually it was butter, tomatoes, spinach, and garlic - maybe some ham or cheese if I had any.

'I called it 'surprise bread' because it would change depending on what I had. It was a cob loaf, my kids loved it and it was filling.'

Her 過程 was to hollow out an uncut loaf of bread, mix her 成分s in a bowl, and put it 支援する inside and 調印（する）ing it with the 最高の，を越す of the crust.

The mum would then put it in the oven until it was toasted enough.

'To my surprise it was my daughter's favourite meal which she told me when she was an adult. She had no idea it was made out of desperation.'

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