INTRODUCTION   I try and cook from scratch where possible, but every now and again its handy to have a few choice ready meals lurking in the freezer waiting for the time when my laziness and hunger requires a meal that goes "ping" after five minutes or so of radioactive fuelled cooking.   The Sainsbury's Basics range Sausage and Mash ticks the above boxes for me.   TASTE   You get half a tray of mashed potatoes and half a tray of a rich, thick and fruity sauce / gravy containing sausage pieces and chopped onion.  I normally count around ten pieces of sausage (I haven't ever counted the onion pieces; life's far too short) ...  Read the complete review

I love nothing more than buying some bargains in my local Sainsbury's and I recently found a 'Basics Sausage & Mash' for just 19p (usual price 85p) and for this I received a 300g portion which is ample as a decent sized lunch. I have had one of these for dinner before and just had some extra mash with mine. This sausage and mash is provided in a plastic tray with no frills and the top is sealed with clear cellophane to keep everything in and there is a cardboard seal over the top which contains all the usual information, nutritional information, ingredients etc and everything about this product shows that its cheap but for under £1 I wouldn't expect ...  Read the complete review