Sticky Sausage and Onion Traybake Traybakes are the lazy cook's best friend and this one is a proper winner. Sausages, potatoes and onions roasted together on ...

Lentil and Vegetable Soup At 33p a portion this is about as cheap as a hot meal gets while still being genuinely satisfying. Red lentils are the budget cook's ...

Egg Fried Rice with Vegetables The secret to fried rice that tastes like it came from a restaurant is cold rice and a hot pan. If you use warm rice it turns ...

Potato and Leek Gratin Potato and leek gratin is what happens when you take the cheapest root vegetable in the shop and dress it up enough to serve at a ...

Smoky Bean and Sausage Stew This smoky bean and sausage stew is the kind of dinner that makes you wonder why anyone spends more. It takes three store-cupboard ...

Cheesy Tortilla Wrap Bake This cheesy tortilla wrap bake is one of those recipes that feels like a cheat code for feeding a family on a budget. By layering ...

Pasta with Peas and Mint Pasta with peas and mint is proof that simple food is often the best food. With just a handful of cheap ingredients - dried pasta, ...

Budget Beef Mince and Onion Pie A proper beef and onion pie is the definition of British comfort food. This version uses budget beef mince instead of stewing ...

Spicy Tomato and Lentil Soup This spicy tomato and lentil soup is the kind of recipe that belongs in every budget cook's repertoire. It takes three of the ...

Bubble and Squeak with Fried Eggs Bubble and squeak is the king of leftovers cooking. Named after the sound it makes in the pan, it turns yesterday's potatoes ...