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Just buy pasta, whole-peeled tomatoes/pasta sauce/chunky tomato, and various vegetables - Peppers, courgiets, carrots, mushrooms, onions/spring onions etc, and a bit of beef stock, then you can do a series of nice pasta meals, with or without mince.

I usually cook that kind of stuff for my family because it's easy and I cook for them throughout the week as they're busy at work til late these days....

Mashed potato and mince is a classic and simple meal....With the mince, chopped carrot and a whole chopped onion, maybe some green pepper, and a dash of various spices/herbs then fry in a pan while peeled potatoes boil in a pot with a teaspoon of salt. You'll be able to tell when the mince is done by taste test and the taters by stabbing them with a fork - If the potato slides of straight away, like nothing, you're good to go.
Mash dat shit with a bit of milk - quarter cup or so, and a huge amount of butter. Then serve together, piping hot.

Steak and baked potatoes is simple and nice especially with the right sauce and a well prepared salad....(Salad MUST have cheese cubes in it)....

Bacon and smoked chicken salad - Chop up bacon into square inch or so sized bits, then fry on a pan til done, then let em cool down. Chop up some smoked chicken to portions around the same size as the bacon. Chuck into a nice mesculine, or spring herb salad and you have a wonderful meal. Heaps of pepper on dat shit. Serve with potatoes that have been baked with a light layer of cooking oil, in thin slices.