Affordable Recipes
Delicious food does not need to break the bank, Dear Reader! These affordable recipes make the most of mince, noodles, rice, beans, lentils, seasonal vegetables and leftovers. Start with an easy dinner, a warming soup, a hearty bean or lentil recipe or one of my favourite no-waste ideas.
I am SO excited to share this channa dahl - it's nourishing, warmly spiced and utterly delicious. I first tasted a version in a pub (yes, really) and begged the chef for the recipe; the one I'm sharing here can be made on the stovetop or in a pressure cooker and is easily adapted to be vegan.
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Affordable dinners and filling meals
Noodles, rice, pasta and pizza
Stretch pantry staples into satisfying dinners with noodles, rice, pasta, homemade udon and a quick mince pizza.
Plant-based curries, burgers and hearty meals
Beans, lentils and vegetables make economical curries, burgers, meatballs, chilli, dumplings and other filling meat-free dinners.
Chicken, mince, sausages and meat meals
Make a little meat go further with mince, meatballs, lentils, beans, burgers, pâté and richly spiced sauces.
Budget lunches, salads, sides and snacks
These lighter ideas turn beans, vegetables, bread and modest cuts into useful lunches, picnic food, salads, sides and snacks.
Affordable soup recipes
Lentil, bean and pea soups
Lentils, chickpeas, beans and peas make deeply comforting soups with plenty of body and protein for very little money.
Vegetable soups
Potatoes, pumpkin, sweet potato, mushrooms, celery and other everyday vegetables become generous bowls for lunch or dinner.
Chicken, meat and leftover soups
Use mince, bacon, ham, chicken or even leftover pancakes to make hearty soups that feel like a full meal.
No-waste cooking and inexpensive treats
Leftovers, offcuts, skins and scraps
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.
Affordable sweets and homemade drinks
Turn simple ingredients into rice pudding, crisp caramelised croissants, egg-free vanilla ice cream and homemade limoncello.
