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Budget recipes and advice

Jack Monroe's epic budget recipes

All budget dinners

How to make bread with no yeast or bread flour

Keep it simple recipes

Budget curry

Cheap rice dishes

Cheap sausage recipes

5 ingredient pasta dishes

Easiest ever soups

Budget traybake dinners

Low-cost wraps

Really simple stir-fries

Good things on toast

Jacket potato pies

Cheap stews

Cheap treats

Store cupboard recipes

Cooking with tins

Stocking up the store cupboard is a great way of saving money and making sure you don't run low on supplies.

Cooking with beans and lentils

How to cook brilliant budget meals from your store cupboard

How a cleverly stocked store cupboard will help you eat better and save money.

Family budget recipes

Quick budget meals for four

Risotto, pasta bakes, chilli, soup and many more family favourites cooked speedily on a budget.

Budget Italian favourites

Make the most of mince

Cheap family favourites

Cheap chicken dinners

Low-cost chicken recipes perfect for families cooking on a budget.

Miguel Barclay's recipes

Kerry Whelpdale's family recipes

Students on a budget

Recipes perfect for students

Cheap, healthy recipes that will show you how to cook the basics and keep yourself fed.

21 foods you NEED to buy as a student

Genius hacks to kit out your student kitchen

Make the most of your freezer

Recipes using frozen foods

Using frozen foods reduces waste and means you have a ready supply of fruit, fish and veg whenever you need it.

Make and freeze recipes

Batch make food on a plan-free day, freeze, then eat when you're short on time.

Frozen berries

Money saving tips

How to cut your food bill by a third

Shopping advice from Eat Well for Less' Gregg and Chris.

How do supermarkets tempt you to spend more money?

Social media’s best money-saving food shop tips

How to cut food waste and save cash

Discover useful tips and delicious recipes that will reduce your food waste and save you money.

What simple hack could save you £400 in minutes?

How to eat vegan on a budget

Eating vegan on a budget is easy with our top tips and recipes.

How to eat for less than £2.35 a day

10 ways to cook dinner in the microwave for less than £2

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