Budget-friendly family meals

We’ve created a collection of cheap family recipes to prove that you don’t need to sacrifice quality to save your pennies! Explore our selection of tasty budget meals from old-school classics to crowd-pleasing curries using essentials from your store cupboard. These are our budget-friendly recipes that the whole family are guaranteed to love.

Giant veg röstirecipeGiant veg rösti
Hit ‘n’ run traybaked chickenrecipeHit ‘n’ run traybaked chicken
Jools' sweet pea & prawn pasta shellsrecipeJools' sweet pea & prawn pasta shells
Pork meatloafrecipePork meatloaf
Fantastic fish tikka curryrecipeFantastic fish tikka curry
BBQ baked beansrecipeBBQ baked beans
Michela’s veg & lentil cottage pierecipeMichela’s veg & lentil cottage pie
Family spaghetti BologneserecipeFamily spaghetti Bolognese
Broccoli souprecipeBroccoli soup
Leftover squash pancakesrecipeLeftover squash pancakes
Helen’s tuna pastarecipeHelen’s tuna pasta
Kerryann’s homemade fish fingers & minty smashed peasrecipeKerryann’s homemade fish fingers & minty smashed peas
Greens mac 'n' cheeserecipeGreens mac 'n' cheese
Chickpea curryrecipeChickpea curry
Simple cheese omeletterecipeSimple cheese omelette
Cheat’s deep-pan pizzarecipeCheat’s deep-pan pizza
Squash it sandwichrecipeSquash it sandwich
Kerryann’s dippy eggs & asparagus soldiersrecipeKerryann’s dippy eggs & asparagus soldiers
Sweet pea fish pierecipeSweet pea fish pie
Simple soda breadrecipeSimple soda bread
Pukka yellow curryrecipePukka yellow curry
Sausage & mash pierecipeSausage & mash pie
Kerryann’s chilli con veggierecipeKerryann’s chilli con veggie
Cauliflower mac 'n' cheeserecipeCauliflower mac 'n' cheese
Classic tomato spaghettirecipeClassic tomato spaghetti
Vegan shepherd's pierecipeVegan shepherd's pie
Banana breadrecipeBanana bread
Mushroom cannellonirecipeMushroom cannelloni
One-cup pancakes with blueberriesrecipeOne-cup pancakes with blueberries
Filo chicken kievrecipeFilo chicken kiev
Simple lemony spring greensrecipeSimple lemony spring greens
Kerryann's cheesy potato pierecipeKerryann's cheesy potato pie
Easy flatbreadsrecipeEasy flatbreads
Wonderful Welsh cakesrecipeWonderful Welsh cakes
Gennaro's pasta frittata – lots of waysrecipeGennaro's pasta frittata – lots of ways
Smoky mixed-potato wedgesrecipeSmoky mixed-potato wedges
Cheat’s homemade pappardelle with quick tomato saucerecipeCheat’s homemade pappardelle with quick tomato sauce
Tomato & basil omeletterecipeTomato & basil omelette
Versatile meat ragùrecipeVersatile meat ragù
Beautiful courgette carbonararecipeBeautiful courgette carbonara
Fish pierecipeFish pie
Chicken & chorizo paellarecipeChicken & chorizo paella
Leftover turkey banh mirecipeLeftover turkey banh mi
Rainbow jam tartsrecipeRainbow jam tarts
Griddle-pan wafflesrecipeGriddle-pan waffles
Greek vegetable kebabsrecipeGreek vegetable kebabs
Leftover lamb biryanirecipeLeftover lamb biryani
Crunchy chicken pieces with a herby yoghurt diprecipeCrunchy chicken pieces with a herby yoghurt dip
Versatile veggie chillirecipeVersatile veggie chilli
Lincolnshire Poacher pierecipeLincolnshire Poacher pie
Toad in the holerecipeToad in the hole
Porridge, lots of waysrecipePorridge, lots of ways
Crumbliest sconesrecipeCrumbliest scones
Walnut & banana loafrecipeWalnut & banana loaf
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