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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

Air-fryer lamb chops on a plate

Spring air-fryer recipes

Banana peel breakfast cake cut into slices

How to reduce food waste: tips from the Good Food team

Pea & new potato curry in a large pot with a serving spoon

Spring budget meal plan

Golden syrup broccoli noodles with a lime wedge in a bowl

Cheap noodle recipes

Veggie olive wraps with mustard vinaigrette

Cheap lunch ideas for work

Five-bean chilli with rice on two dinner plates

Cheap meal prep ideas

Budget meal plans

A pan of spaghetti and meatballs, with a bowl of spaghetti on the side

One-pan budget meal plan

Fast Family Meal Plan

Quick budget family meal plan

Five different meals arrange around an illustration of a tabletop

5-ingredient budget meal plan

Vegetarian budget meal plan

Budget Vegetarian meal plan

Budget recipe collections

Roasted carrot & whipped feta tart

Budget spring recipes

Slow cooker butter chicken with naan and chutney

Budget slow-cooker recipes

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

Budget vegetarian recipes

Two tortilla pizzas topped with eggs, tomato and rocket leaves

Budget recipes for two

More budget inspiration

Budget guides

Macaroni cheese in a baking dish with a chunk missing

Top 10 most popular budget family meals

Ham, mushroom & spinach frittata in a white bowl

Cheap lunch ideas

Smoked mackerel kedgeree with soft-boiled eggs

20 egg recipes for dinner

Overnight oats in glass jars, topped with fruit and honey

Cheap breakfast ideas

Midweek meals green masala eggs

Cheap high-protein meals

One pan pasta

21 clever ways to save money

Elote-inspired pasta salad topped with coriander

Budget salad recipes

Sardine tomato pasta with gremolata

20 ways with tinned fish

More budget guides

Microwave inspiration

Microwave deals

Microwave deals 2024 on our tried-and-tested favourites

Microwave macaroni cheese in a baking dish

Microwave recipes

Microwave penne pappa al pomodoro

Vegetarian microwave recipes

Penne pasta with red pepper pesto served in two bowls

How to cook pasta in the microwave

My Favourite Dish podcast

Good Food podcast – Dean Edwards on the joy of air-fryer and microwave cooking

Mocha chocolate cakes in four ramekins

The best microwave cake recipes

More microwave ideas

Love your leftovers

garlic mashed potatoes

8 ways to use up leftover milk

Chicken pad thai on a plate with chopsticks

30 leftover chicken recipes

Turkey bubble and squeak

41 ways to use up leftover ingredients

Separating egg yolks and whites into a bowl with hands

Top 20 ways with leftover egg whites and yolks

Dish of sausages with mixed vegetables

How to use up leftover sausages

Dish of roast chicken

How to use up Sunday lunch leftovers

More leftover recipes

Freezable feasts

Salmon with peas and broad beans in a cream sauce in a pan

10 freezer essentials and recipe ideas

Frozen berry crumble

Make your freezer work for you

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

A plate serving slow cooker meatballs with spaghetti

Healthy freezable recipes

More freezable recipes

Slow cooker inspiration

Slow cooker coq au vin

Slow cooker dinner party recipes

Slow cooker deals

Slow cooker deals 2024: The biggest savings on expert-recommended models

A dish of slow-cooked chicken curry with brown rice

10 healthy slow cooker meals

Slow cooker chicken korma in a pot

Low-carb slow cooker recipes

Beef stew inside a slow cooker

How to use a slow cooker

Meatballs on spaghetti topped with herbs

Slow cooker mince recipes

More slow cooker recipes