Cheap cut recipes
Give cheaper cuts of meat a go - they're ideal for slow-cooked dishes.
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Crisp Chinese pork
- Ready in 4 hrs 10 mins
Belly is the cheapest pork roasting joint and, as it’s rich, a little goes a long way, making it perfect for Sundays and dinner parties
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Rosemary chicken with tomato sauce
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- Ready in 35 mins
This Italian-style casserole will warm you up, and it's great value too
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Country terrine with black pepper & thyme
- Ready in 1 hr 50 mins
A rustic terrine with French toasts makes an excellent starter for a special meal and it costs very little to make
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Herby lamb cobbler
- Ready in 3 hrs 10 mins
This warming cobbler is impossible to resist on a winter's day, but is so delicious you'll be cooking it up all year round
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Braised oxtail with basil dumplings
- Ready in 3 hrs 50 mins
Slow-cooked oxtail is soft, melting meat and teamed with this rich red wine sauce it's perfect for parties
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Seared beef with orange & chilli
- Ready in 35 mins
This summery beef dish is the perfect centrepiece for your outdoor entertaining
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Mustard-crusted breast of lamb
- Ready in 3 hrs 20 mins
Breast of lamb is a forgotten cut, which means it's great value, as well as deliciously tender when slow-cooked
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Chicken livers on toast
- Ready in 30 mins
Not just for stuffings and pâtés, pan-fried chicken livers make a good-value starter or light lunch
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Oxtail soup
- Ready in 3 hrs 45 mins
Cheap to make, but hearty, flavoursome and really rather impressive
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Sticky tamari & honey chicken thighs
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- Ready in 55 mins
Spice up your midweek chicken with a sticky soy glaze
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Buffalo wings with blue cheese dip
- Ready in 1 hr
These American-style crisp chicken pieces are the perfect laid-back food to share, great for a movie night
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Portuguese braised steak & onions
- Ready in 2 hrs 35 mins
In Portugal this braise would be served with fried potatoes or rice, but it goes just as well with a pillow of buttery mash
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Slow-roast pork rolls with apple chilli chutney
- Ready in 6 hrs 15 mins
Don't stint on the cooking time - it really is the key to meltingly soft, full-flavoured meat
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Spanish beans with chicken & chorizo
- Ready in 6 hrs
This dish is great for a casual get-together, just plonk it on the table with a big salad and bread and it's done
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Chicken wings with cumin, lemon & garlic
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- Ready in 2 hrs
Pick up a few extras from the deli and turn this into a Middle Eastern mezze spread to share with friends
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Roast duck legs with sweet potato mash
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- Ready in 1 hr 35 mins
Duck legs are a much cheaper option than duck breasts and are really easy to cook
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Sweet potato & chicken curry
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- Ready in 30 mins
Chicken thighs are good value and tasty, just right for this healthy, versatile curry
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Honey mustard chicken pot with parsnips
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- Ready in 45 mins
For an easy, warming family casserole on a budget, this one-pot ticks all the boxes
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Sticky slow-roast belly of pork
- Ready in 3 hrs 40 mins
Pork belly is a relatively cheap cut of meat, making this an affordable roast to feed a crowd
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Faggots with onion gravy
- Ready in 2 hrs
Made from pork shoulder and pigs liver, meatball-like faggots are a blast from the thrifty past - serve with mashed potatoes
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Red braised ginger pork belly with pickled chillies
- Ready in 2 hrs 25 mins
Malty Chinese black vinegar makes a great base for a slow-cooked one-pot with ginger, chilli and a thrifty cut of meat
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Three-hour pork belly
- Ready in 3 hrs 10 mins
Still a relatively cheap cut, pork belly yields beautiful soft flesh and crisp crackling when slow-roasted
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Crispy honey buffalo wings with blue cheese & celery slaw
- Ready in 50 mins
Crispy Southern fried chicken is often served with blue cheese dressing and celery - the coleslaw turns this party favourite into a proper supper
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Corn-fed chicken legs with braised peas & onions
- Ready in 50 mins
This flavoursome and tender dish makes a great summer alternative to a Sunday roast
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Sort-of Scotch broth
- Ready in 2 hrs 15 mins
An alternative take on the Highland soup with stewed lamb, cabbage and pearl barley
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Pot-roasted brisket in beer with parsnips & mushrooms
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- Ready in 3 hrs 35 mins
One pot comfort food, ideal served with mash to soak up the gravy
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Slow cooker ribs
- Ready in 9 hrs 30 mins
Slow cooking is the perfect way to get tender melt-in-the-mouth pork ribs, simply throw everything in the slow cooker, then finish off in the oven or bbq
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Mango chicken, bean & rice bake
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
Drumsticks are ideal for an all-in-one traybake - the rice, beans and spicy seasoning make it a little like Caribbean jerk chicken
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Chicken liver & chorizo open sandwich
- Ready in 35 mins
A thrifty, speedy supper for two - allow time for the Spanish sausage to add its paprika flavour to the creamy garlic and sherry sauce
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Braised beef in honey & soy
- Ready in 4 hrs 30 mins
This sticky braise is a great way to feed a table full of people, and you can make it ahead for extra ease too
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Chinese-style braised beef one-pot
- Ready in 2 hrs 40 mins
Great for casual entertaining, when you fancy a warming beef stew but with some more vibrant flavours
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Devilled cheek & kidney pot pie
- Ready in 3 hrs 50 mins
Try beef cheek and lamb or ox kidney is this sumptuous pie with homemade pastry. Use a piece of bone marrow as a pie funnel - it's a talking point!
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Sweet & sticky wings with classic slaw
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- Ready in 50 mins
Kids will love these sweet and sticky wings which are quick to prepare and cheap too!
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Honey, mustard & crème fraîche baked chicken
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- Ready in 55 mins
This cheap and simple chicken one-pot makes for a fuss-free dinner
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Irish stew
- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
The trick with this classic one-pot is to use a cheaper cut of meat, which means you’ll skimp on price but not quality
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Oriental duck salad
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- Ready in 40 mins
Who says a duck supper has to be expensive? Make your meat go further with this flavour-packed salad
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