70 simple recipes to help stretch your budget

Here are our best recipe ideas when cooking on a budget. These simple and hearty meals will save you money and still impress the family at dinnertime.

French onion and bacon mashed potato bake

This French onion and bacon mashed potato bake is the perfect side for a Sunday roast. Use Dutch cream potatoes with a waxy flesh and a rich buttery flavour!

Mince and Noodle Stir-Fry

A quick and tasty stir-fry adapted from a Super Food Ideas magazine recipe, complete with the goodness of vegetables and a whole lot of flavour.

Swedish rissoles

Swedish meatballs are rightly famous, but why make them bite-size when you can upsize to rissoles? Serve with a creamy sauce and pasta.

Mum’s chicken cacciatore

There’s something so warming and satisfying about a rich, tomatoey, olive-studded chicken cacciatore, and Mum’s is always the best.

Turkey Meatballs

Turkey meatballs are a healthier alternative to beef or pork and they taste great! Served on top of pasta or mashed potatoes, these meatballs are so easy and delicious!

Baked Chicken Meatballs

Easy chicken meatballs the whole family will love! These meatballs are baked rather than pan frying in oil making them a healthier dinner option.

One-pan chicken stir-fry

A delicious, healthy chicken stir-fry with vegetables and noodles that'll be on the table in 10 minutes! An easy weeknight dinner that's a huge hit with the kids too.

One-pan sausage and bean stew with crispy hash brown topping

This sausages and bean stew with crispy hash brown topping is a delicious and comforting one-pan wonder.

Biryani is renowned for being complicated to make. Here’s a relatively easy recipe that uses pantry spices and some fresh ingredients for a flavourful curry made on the stovetop. Be sure to start a few hours before dinner to allow time to marinate the chicken.