Healthy budget recipes
Eating healthily on a budget can be challenging, but watching the pennies doesn’t have to mean boring meals. Browse our low cost but flavour-rich recipes – from soups and curries to pastas and cakes.
And we’ve tonnes more budget recipe inspiration here and healthy family dinners to add to your weekly rotation.
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Cabbage recipes
Smoky kale and carrot sauerkraut
Kale and carrots give cabbage sauerkraut extra vibrancy and flavour. ’Kraut’s tangy taste comes from lacto-fermentation – a simple process...
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August seasonal recipes
Runner bean, tomato and tamarind curry
Tangy with tamarind, this nourishing curry showcases in-season runner beans with a fresh tomato sauce. Perfect if you’re growing both...
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Tofu recipes
Sriracha tofu with shaved broccoli and edamame salad
This sticky, spicy tofu is a genuine crowd pleaser. Cook it right, and you’ll even bring round the tofu-sceptics. Serve...
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Aubergine recipes
Sticky peanut butter aubergines and lentils
Criss-crossing, then roasting aubergines provides an incredible vehicle for flavour, as any aromatic paste spread on top will gently melt...
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Beetroot recipes
Beetroot baked potatoes with creamy white beans
Baked potatoes take on a Scandi vibe and a delightful purple hue in this fresh, vibrant and super simple dish....
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Easy vegan recipes
Red lentil dal
‘Passive’ cooking is a method that makes the most of residual heat, cooking dishes with an initial blast of heat...
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30-minute meal recipes
Speedy poached pollock with aromatic spices
Passive cooking is the term used to describe dishes that are made using the residual heat after food spends a...
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Healthy dinner recipes
Pea, squash and tamarind flatbreads
Tinned chickpeas are a staple in our shopping baskets these days, but similar British-grown pea varieties have been part of...
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Favourite chicken recipes
Homemade chicken stock
This is a base recipe for a brown chicken stock – endlessly versatile and ready to add bags of flavours...
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Easy dinner party mains
Air fryer salmon fillets
Salmon takes just six minutes in the air fryer, so all it needs is a quick marinade which will thicken...
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Easy dinner recipes and ideas
Cauliflower with olives, preserved lemons and giant couscous
This fragrant vegan one-pot with cauliflower and giant couscous nods to a Moroccan classic. Perfect served as is for a...
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Sprout, bacon and red pepper panzanella
Sprouts aren’t just for Christmas! This wintry take on Italy’s beloved bread salad pairs sprouts with salty lardons and sweet...
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Brussels sprout stir-fry with paneer and coconut
Taking its inspiration from cabbage thoran – a stir-fried vegetable dish from Kerala in south India – we’ve combined leftover...
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Tomato recipes
Baked tomatoes and eggs with basil, chilli and parmesan
Baked tomatoes with eggs, basil and parmesan makes a delicious and filling budget-friendly supper served with a crisp salad and...
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Healthy budget recipes
Fisherman’s soup
A thrifty and healthy fish soup recipe from Claire Thomson. Poach the fish in a tomato-laced broth, then add clams...
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Healthy budget recipes
Veggie shepherd’s pie with cheesy root veg mash
Shepherd’s pie gets a veggie makeover in our easy recipe. Swap meat for lentils and plant-based mince, then top with...
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