You can't go wrong with toad in the hole and the traditional meal is perfect for homesick days. Budget Titkok chef @mealsbymitch proves that you can do this meal for under a fiver – and you'll be left with all the ingredients to make yourself pancakes for breakfast the next day, too.
Pop sausages into a baking dish and cover in vegetable oil. Put in the oven on 190 degrees for 15 minutes. Prep the batter by adding 250g plain flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt and crack in 4 eggs before stirring together. Gradually add in 180ml milk and keep stirring together. Tip the batter all over the sausages and put back in the over for another 15 minutes. Add some veg and you've got comforting homemade food for a fiver.
Estimated cost: £5