How to cook lunch for 100 rubles: 10 budget recipes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The life hacker has chosen delicious dishes that will not hit your wallet, and calculated how much one serving will cost.

For the calculations, we used the site of the O'Key online store with delivery in St. Petersburg. Prices for goods are taken excluding stocks. Most of the products are not the cheapest in their segment, but at the same time they are available practically throughout Russia. Lunch can be made cheaper by tracking hypermarket promotions or buying locally sourced goods.

Salt is not included in the calculations due to its cheapness: a portion costs 5 kopecks.

1. Stuffed zucchini

Ingredients for 1 large serving

• 1 zucchini;
• 100 g minced meat;
• 1 onion;
• 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil;
• 2 tablespoons canned tomatoes in their own juice
• 10 g grated cheese;
• salt, spices - to taste.

Preparation

Wash the zucchini. It can be cut in two ways: lengthwise into two halves or across into several cylinders. Now you need to carefully scrape out the pulp with a knife and a spoon, so that "cups" for stuffing will turn out from the vegetable parts.

Finely chop the onion and fry in oil. Then add minced meat, salt, spices. Bring the meat until tender. Put tomatoes and chopped zucchini pulp into the mass, simmer for another 2-3 minutes.

Wrap the cups in foil. Fill them with minced meat, sprinkle with cheese and bake until tender (about 20 minutes) in the oven at 180 ° C.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Zucchini	149 per 1 kg	~37
Minced pork	239 per 1 kg	24
Onion	22, 69 per 1 kg	~3
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~1, 5
Canned tomatoes Gustodoro	69, 99 per box (500 g)	~5
Russian classic cheese "Joy"	524, 99 per 1 kg	~5

Total: 75 rubles per serving.

2. Quiche with pink salmon

Ingredients for 6 servings

• 180 g butter;
• 260 g flour;
• 50-100 ml of water;
• 2 cans of canned pink salmon;
• 400 g cauliflower;
• 200 ml of cream;
• 2 eggs;
• salt, spices - to taste.

Preparation

Put the frozen butter and flour into a food processor with a knife attachment and chop. Gradually add ice water to the mixture until the dough begins to collect in a lump. Place the finished product in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Then roll out the dough, place it in a mold and place it in the oven preheated to 180 ° C for 10 minutes.

For the filling, steam or boil the cauliflower. It should become softer, but not lose elasticity. Remove the fish from the jar and divide it into large pieces with a fork.

Remove the dough from the oven and spread the fish and cabbage evenly over it. Whip the cream with eggs, salt and spices, pour the mixture over the filling. Bake the quiche for 40 minutes.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Butter "Brest-Litovsk", 72.5%	119, 99 for 1 piece (180 g)	119, 99
Flour "Makfa"	43, 90 per 1 kg	11, 5
Natural pink salmon "Marine seal"	112.9 for 1 can (245 g)	225, 8
Frozen cauliflower "Morozko"	79, 9 for 1 pack (400 g)	79, 9
Cream "House in the village", 10%	54, 71 for 1 pack (200 ml)	54, 71
Chicken egg C1 "Roskar"	74, 9 for a dozen	15

Total: 85 rubles per serving.

3. Baked mackerel

Ingredients for 1 large serving or 2 medium

• 1 mackerel;
• 2 potatoes;
• salt.

Preparation

Slit the belly of the fish and remove the entrails. Sprinkle the inside of the mackerel with salt, but you can do without it: the fish itself has a rather bright taste.

Place the fish on a piece of foil and carefully make a baking dish out of a piece of metal, slightly lifting and creasing the edges. You can do without foil, but then you will have to rid the baking sheet of the fish smell.

Bake the mackerel in the oven at 200 ° C for about 30 minutes. At this time, peel and boil the potatoes.

If you bought frozen mackerel, peel it before the ice melts. This will make it easier to separate the insides.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Frozen mackerel	298.5 per 1 kg	~90
Potato	24, 99 per 1 kg	~8

Total: 98 rubles for a huge portion.

4. Turkey with funchose and vegetables

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 100 g turkey breast;
• ½ pepper;
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
• ½ a small cucumber or ¼ large;
• 40 g funchose;
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• spices.

Preparation

Cut the peppers and cucumber into strips, fry in oil, put on a separate plate. Cut the turkey into small pieces and fry in the same skillet. At the same time, prepare funchose as indicated on the package. Usually you just need to pour boiling water over it and wait.

When the turkey is done, add the noodles, vegetables and soy sauce to it. If the sauce is too salty, dilute it with water and measure out a tablespoon from the solution. Stir quickly and fry the mixture over high heat for another minute.

If you want it to be not only tasty, but also beautiful, take a pepper that is not green. This will make the dish bright.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Chilled turkey breast fillet "Indolina"	384 per 1 kg	38, 4
Vermicelli "Sen Soy Funchoza"	109, 9 for 200 g	22
Yellow pepper	219 per 1 kg	11
Long-fruited cucumbers	25, 99 for 1 piece	~7
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~1, 5
Soy sauce Sen Soy	144 for 1 l	~2

Total: 82 rubles per serving.

5. Pasta with broccoli

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 60 g pasta;
• 100 g broccoli;
• 2 tablespoons of cream;
• 20 g of cheese;
• salt, spices.

Preparation

Boil the pasta. Disassemble the broccoli into small inflorescences, fry in a dry frying pan. When the cabbage is soft, add the pasta and cream to it, and stir. After the cream has heated, sprinkle the cheese on the dish, stir again and serve.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Shebekinskiye pasta	46, 99 for 1 pack (450 g)	~6
Broccoli "Morozko"	129 for 1 pack (400 g)	33
Cream "House in the village", 10%	54, 71 for 1 pack (200 ml)	5, 5
Russian classic cheese "Joy"	524, 99 per 1 kg	~10

Total: 55 rubles per serving.

6. Champignon pilaf with bulgur

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 400 g of champignons;
• 1 onion;
• 1 carrot;
• 300 g bulgur;
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• salt, spices.

Preparation

Chop the onion finely and fry it in oil in a cauldron or a heavy-bottomed skillet. Add coarsely grated carrots. When the vegetables are tender, add the sliced mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes.

Then pour bulgur over the workpiece, fill it with water so that the liquid is about a centimeter higher, cover with a lid and cook until the cereals are ready. Stir the dish before serving.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Champignon	280 per 1 kg	112
Bulgur "Mistral"	79, 9 for 1 pack (500 g)	64
Onion	22, 69 per 1 kg	~3
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~3
Carrot	25, 79 per 1 kg	~2, 5

Total: 47 rubles per serving.

7. Potato casserole

Ingredients for 5 servings

• 9 medium potatoes;
• 600 g minced meat;
• 1½ tablespoon vegetable oil;
• 1 onion;
• 2 eggs;
• 100 ml of milk;
• salt, spices.

Preparation

Peel and boil the potatoes in cold water. Mash it with a crush in mashed potatoes, add warmed milk and eggs. Finely chop the onion, fry in a spoonful of oil, add the minced meat and bring to readiness.

Grease a baking dish with oil, put half of the mashed potatoes, then distribute the minced meat and cover it with the rest of the potatoes. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Minced pork	239 per 1 kg	144
Potato	24, 99 per 1 kg	~36
Chicken egg C1 "Roskar"	74, 9 for a dozen	30
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~3
Onion	22, 69 per 1 kg	~3
Pasteurized milk "Prostokvashino", 1.5%	58.49 per bottle (930g)	6

Total: 45 rubles per serving.

8. Chicken rolls with rice

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 1 chicken breast fillet;
• 30 g dried prunes;
• 2 tablespoons sour cream;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 40 g of rice;
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt, spices.

Preparation

Cut the fillet in half into two layers. Beat each bite lightly until soft, and season with salt. Chop the garlic and mix with sour cream. Rinse the prunes well.

Grease the meat with sour cream on one side. Place the prunes on one end of the chicken chop and roll it into a roll. Grease a baking dish with butter, place the chicken and cook in the oven at 180 ° C for about 30 minutes.

Boil rice in salted water and serve with chicken.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Chicken fillet "Petelinka"	279 per 1 kg	50
Krasnodar rice "National"	83, 69 for 1 pack (900 g)	4
Prunes "Arcada"	149 for 1 pack (200 g)	22, 5
Sour cream "Prostokvashino", 10%	56, 79 for 1 can (315 g)	7
Garlic	98, 99 per 1 kg	Less than a ruble
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~1, 5

Total: 85 rubles per serving.

9. Fish sticks with green peas

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 1 pollock fillet;
• 1 egg;
• 30 g oatmeal;
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
• 150 g frozen green peas;
• 5 g butter;
• salt, spices.

Preparation

Defrost the pollock fillet and cut into sticks, squares or any other geometric shapes. Grind the flakes with a blender until they are coarse. Beat the egg a little with salt.

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Dip each piece of fish first in an egg, then roll in flakes and fry on both sides until tender.

Cook the peas in a skillet in butter. It can be fried without oil at all, but it is with butter that it turns out to be especially tasty.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Pollock fillet "RKK"	279 for 1 package (920 g)	30
Hercules traditional "Russian product"	51, 99 for 1 pack (500 g)	3
Frozen peas "ТЧН"	43, 53 for 400 g	16
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~1, 5
Butter "Brest-Litovsk", 72.5%	119, 99 for 1 piece (180 g)	4

Total: 54 rubles per serving. Only the hypermarket's own brand peas were available. When using products of popular brands, the price of the dish will increase by about 10 rubles.

10. Scottish eggs with buckwheat

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 2 eggs;
• 100 g minced meat;
• 40 g buckwheat;
• 1 slice of white bread
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
• salt, spices.

Preparation

Boil and peel the eggs. Cut off the crust from the bread, soak the pulp in water. Squeeze out the liquid, mix the bread with the minced meat. Cover the eggs tightly with the meat mass. Fry the resulting cutlets in oil. Boil buckwheat in salted water.

Calculations

Ingredient	Package price or 1 kg of product, rubles	The cost of an ingredient in a dish, rubles
Chicken egg C1 "Roskar"	74, 9 for a dozen	30
Minced pork	239 per 1 kg	24
Sunflower oil "Oleina"	99, 99 for 1 liter	~1, 5
Loaf "Bread House"	37, 89 for 1 loaf	2
Buckwheat groats "National"	85, 99 for 1 pack (900 g)	4

Total: 62 rubles per serving.