Affordable Recipes

Stretch pantry staples into satisfying dinners with noodles, rice, pasta, homemade udon and a quick mince pizza.

Beans, lentils and vegetables make economical curries, burgers, meatballs, chilli, dumplings and other filling meat-free dinners.

Make a little meat go further with mince, meatballs, lentils, beans, burgers, pâté and richly spiced sauces.

These lighter ideas turn beans, vegetables, bread and modest cuts into useful lunches, picnic food, salads, sides and snacks.

Lentils, chickpeas, beans and peas make deeply comforting soups with plenty of body and protein for very little money.

Potatoes, pumpkin, sweet potato, mushrooms, celery and other everyday vegetables become generous bowls for lunch or dinner.

Use mince, bacon, ham, chicken or even leftover pancakes to make hearty soups that feel like a full meal.

Save money and waste less by cooking with leftover rice and turkey, fruit skins and pits, fish bones, salmon offcuts, panettone and a chicken carcass.

Turn simple ingredients into rice pudding, crisp caramelised croissants, egg-free vanilla ice cream and homemade limoncello.