Budget

Exclusive to BBC Good Food app users, see our thrifty recipes to cut meal costs without missing out on flavour.

Thrifty recipes to help you keep cooking costs down. Try our budget-friendly salads, jacket potatoes or wraps for lunch, and our curries, pasta and pizza for dinner.

Looking for dinner inspiration? Our cosy, budget-friendly autumnal recipes are ideal for cooler evenings. They make use of seasonal produce and cheap storecupboard ingredients.

Make a budget-friendly vegetarian supper with simple, storecupboard ingredients. Try a nourishing soup, a hearty pie or a curry to feed a crowd.

Make good use of your slow cooker, a useful piece of kitchen kit that is more energy-efficient than the oven, and cook our low-cost recipes that are budget-friendly and delicious.

Being healthy on a budget doesn't have to be hard. Try our easy recipes that are rich in nutritious ingredients and great flavour.

Discover budget-friendly lunches and dinners that use affordable storecupboard ingredients to create cheap pasta dishes, soups, curries and stir-fries

Make a nutritious meal out of storecupboard staples and a few fresh ingredients. These recipes call for everything from tinned tuna to chopped tomatoes, beans, lentils, grains and nuts.

We're all feeling the chill this winter, having to budget for our food shops and energy bills. We've listed budget-friendly recipes to help you save.

Put on a delicious Christmas spread without breaking the bank. These recipes make the most of affordable cuts of meat, simple flavour hacks and energy-efficient cooking methods.

Make our simple, affordable pasta recipes using a handful of nutritious ingredients. These budget-friendly, healthy dishes include pesto pasta, spaghetti puttanesca and bolognese.

Make an affordable dinner for the whole family with our budget-friendly recipe ideas from warming curries to thrifty pasta dishes and hearty burgers.

Save time and money with family meals that use just five ingredients or less. These tasty recipes make the most of what's in the storecupboard and freezer.

Get inspiration for delicious and affordable vegan recipes. Our budget-friendly plant-based meals include vegetable stews, curries, soups, salads and more.

Save money with our simple soups using cheap ingredients. Costing only £1 or less per serving, these budget-friendly blends are big on flavour but low on cost.

Save on costs with our family-friendly budget fish recipes. See our affordable options like hearty fish pie, easy fish fingers, pasta and curries.

Try our triple-tested, easy recipes and create nutritious and delicious meals on a student budget. We have inspiration for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Going to uni and never cooked before? Our student recipes are a great way to get started with easy, cheap and filling dishes that are packed with flavour.

Get back to basics with our simple recipes that use just three ingredients, from budget-friendly omelettes and pasta to biscuits, ice cream, and cocktails.

Slow-cooked recipes using good-value cuts of meat.

Put on a party spread using the contents of your cupboard. From simple snacks to dips and cakes, these resourceful recipes that use mostly storecupboard ingredients are worthy of any celebration.

Create a delicious dinner from storecupboard ingredients with our 5-ingredient pasta recipes. Feed the family in a flash with these creative dishes.

Make these wonderfully simple microwave meals to save yourself time and money! No need to stress about the oven for these starters, mains and desserts.

These impressive recipes make the most of affordable ingredients and are great for entertaining on a budget. Whip up an eye-catching main and a stunning dessert in a flash