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Budget & everyday

Find money-saving tips, cheap recipes and useful guides that make the most of your favourite ingredients while on a budget.

Budget seasonal ideas

One pan pasta

21 clever ways to save money

Fast Family Meal Plan

Quick budget family meal plan

Feta & kale loaded sweet potato with pickled red onions

Budget healthy recipes

Minestrone in a white bowl with green stripes

10 meals you can make with canned vegetables

No-cook veggie fajitas on a plate

Top 10 no-cook family meals

Berry smoothies in glasses

Easy budget-friendly smoothie recipes

Budget meal plans

Fast Family Meal Plan

Quick budget family meal plan

Vegetarian budget meal plan

Budget Vegetarian meal plan

7 days student budget meals

Healthy student budget meal plan

Five different meals arrange around an illustration of a tabletop

5-ingredient budget meal plan

Budget recipe collections

Sausage cannelloni in a baking dish

Budget winter recipes

Pulled chicken & black bean chilli

Budget batch-cooking recipes

Tomato and orzo pasta with beef koftas served with garlic butter flatbreads on the side

Budget Sunday lunch recipes

Roasted cauliflower and cashew curry on a plate with rice and naan

Budget vegetarian recipes

More budget inspiration

Budget guides

Best microwaves

The best microwaves for everyday home cooking

Smart meter next to a kettle

Your guide to energy-efficient cooking

Best budget cookbooks

The best budget cookbooks

Mocha chocolate cakes in four ramekins

The best microwave cake recipes

Egg, chips and beans on plate with fork

20 budget storecupboard meals

My Favourite Dish podcast

BBC Good Food Podcast – budget cooking expert Mitch Lane talks cooking tips and why he loves a Sunday roast

Saltimbocca traybake with new potatoes, green beans and olives in a roasting tin

10 top tips for making Sunday lunch on a budget

In a supermarket, a head of broccoli is put into a shopping basket

10 budget ‘superfood’ swaps

More budget guides

Microwave inspiration

Penne pasta with red pepper pesto served in two bowls

How to cook pasta in the microwave

garam masala vegetable curry

Your guide to microwave cooking

Vegan mug cakes with rasperries

Microwave desserts

Microwave macaroni cheese in a baking dish

Microwave recipes

Microwave chocolate cake with slice taken out

Microwave baking recipes

Microwave penne pappa al pomodoro

Vegetarian microwave recipes

More microwave ideas

Love your leftovers

Bread & butter pudding in a dish

What to do with leftover bread

Separating egg yolks and whites into a bowl with hands

Top 20 ways with leftover egg whites and yolks

Chicken & sweetcorn tacos

10 dinners that make great lunch leftovers

Dish of sausages with mixed vegetables

How to use up leftover sausages

Scone filled with cream and jam

How to use up leftover yogurt

Burrito cut in half with avocado, cheese and rice with spoon

The best leftover chicken recipes

More leftover recipes

Freezable feasts

A bowl filled with chana masala - chickpea curry

The 10 best freezable vegetarian family meals

Lasagne and salad

Healthy family freezable meal ideas

Sausage casserole recipe in bowls

5-ingredient freezable dinners

Cauliflower, olive & lentil tagine

The best freezable family meals

A plate serving slow cooker meatballs with spaghetti

Healthy freezable recipes

Chicken, tomato & bacon pasta bake on a tray

Freezable pasta bake recipes

More freezable recipes

Slow cooker inspiration

Slow cooker vegetable stew

Family slow cooker ideas

Three slow cooker cookbooks against a blue background

Best slow cooker cookbooks

Pea & ham soup in two bowls

Slow cooker soup recipes

Honey mustard slow-cooker chicken thighs served in three bowls with crusty bread on side

Slow cooker chicken thigh recipes

Slow cooker leg of lamb on a platter and plated up in background

Slow cooker Sunday lunch recipes

Vegetable stew with cheddar dumplings in a casserole dish

Vegetarian slow cooker recipes

More slow cooker recipes