Travelodge £1.55 Dinner Hack

I’ve been staying in a Travelodge for the last three nights, for work. I usually head to the local Pub or Subway to eat, but this time around I was determined to save myself some cash so devised a little money saving meal hack and came prepared.

With just a few bags of couscous, some veg and fruit (which I’ve called veg in the video, but it’s technically mostly fruit) , a camping mug, knife and kettle, you’ve got yourself a decent meal.

Ingredients/ total cost

Couscous - £0.45/ pack
Tuna - £0.75/ tin
Various fruit/ veg - £0.40

Total cost = £1.55

Instructions

• Boil water, open couscous, dump in vessel, add appropriate amount water
• Open Tuna - dump in vessel
• Chop and add various vedge
• allow about 3-4 mins for water to soak into couscous
• Stir as much as you can be assed
• Eat!

Tasting notes

The overriding flavour is artificial, derived from the cheap couscous, with a heavy lacing of cheap tuna and some added natural crunch from the fruit/ veg.

Variations

For a vegan version, leave out the tuna.
For a soup version add a lot of water
For something which tastes better, spend more time on prepping something totally different.

Disclaimer

Any attempt to recreate this recipe is done entirely at your own risk.

Conclusions

While I did save money on the food, the local Weatherspoons is just too close to my Hotel, so I ended up in there most nights after a work for a few jars, so I’ve spent the food money on beer! Oh well, it is Christmas!

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Cheers!