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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Slow cook
Slow cooker squash, cannellini bean and pesto stew
This squash and bean stew is perfect for a cold day. Let the vegetarian stew simmer in the slow cooker, then add a swirl of pesto to serve.
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Batch cooking
Masala baked beans with coriander chutney
Looking for a vegan batch cook recipe? Make and freeze these warming masala baked beans, then enjoy with rice, jacket potatoes or on toast.
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30-minute meals
Brothy beans with pumpkin
Brothy beans are comfort in a bowl. This simple dinner showcases the sweet warmth of pumpkin, pairing it with creamy white beans.
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Italian pastas
Classic pasta puttanesca
One of the most famous classic pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes anchovies, garlic, capers, olives and tomatoes.
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Tomatoes
Pomodori col riso (tomatoes stuffed with rice)
A classic Roman dish of tomatoes stuffed with anchovy,caper and garlic-flavoured rice, with roast potatoes underneath to catch the juices.
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Italian vegetarian
Risi e bisi (classic Venetian rice and peas)
Ursula Ferrigno shares her recipe for risi e bisi. This classic Venetian dish of rice and the sweetest fresh peas is served in a rich stock.
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Easy vegan
Vegan broccoli, leek and lemon pâté
This versatile vegan pâté can be used as a dip, spread on toast or stirred through pasta. The crunchy almonds pair beautifully with broccoli.
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Pickled recipes
Cabbage asazuke (Japanese pickled cabbage)
Kenji Morimoto shares his easy recipe for cabbage asazuke. This light Japanese pickle has a fresh bite and makes a great intro to pickling.
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Lettuce
Stir-fried romaine lettuce with sesame
Stir-fried lettuce is quick, with a good balance of crunchy and juicy leaves. Coat romaine in sesame seeds and tahini for a nutty contrast.
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Paneer
Paneer, tomato and pea curry
This speedy vegetarian curry combines tinned tomatoes and frozen peas with plenty of spices and sticks of paneer cheese.
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Healthy fish
Pollock, red pepper and olive stew
This easy fish stew has smoky depth. Lemon and briny olives add contrasting freshness, while potatoes and chickpeas make it a filling dinner.
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Tacos
Chipotle black bean and broccoli tacos
These black bean tacos are a midweek winner. Quick-pickling the broccoli stem saves waste and helps make a piquant salsa.
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Radishes
Spiced pickled radishes
Peppery radishes are beautiful when pickled, turning bright pink and retaining their satisfying crunch. Great in salads, or with cheese.
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Chilli
Indo-Chinese soya chilli
Chef Aktar Islam loves to make this flavour-packed vegan chilli at home. The Indo-Chinese chilli is made with soya chunks.
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Healthy dinners
Mushroom larb
Inspired by larb, the Thai recipe of fragrant pork mince in lettuce cups, this mushroom version is a party for your palate.
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Brussels sprouts
Sprout ’kraut
Enjoy sprouts year-round with this funky sprout sauerkraut with pink peppercorns. It's great with pork or in a grilled cheese sandwich.
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