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Recipes under £5

Looking for affordable recipes that taste delicious and cost no more that a fiver? Check out these budget-friendly beauties that all deliver big, bold flavour without the hefty price tag – every recipe comes in at £5 or less!

The price of every recipe is calculated using the average cost of each ingredient and its required amount across three of the UK’s biggest supermarkets.

Little changes at the till can mean big wins at the table – enjoy!

Budget-friendly Budget desserts

French toast crumpets with a fried egg, roasted tomatoes, bacon and smashed peas on a white plate.

French toast crumpets

20 mins

Tin-raid fishcakes in three stages of cooking – floury pre-cooked, frying in the pan and cooked on a plate with side bowls of dips and spices

Tin-raid fishcakes

20 mins

Hodgepodge soup

Hodgepodge soup

20 mins

Piri piri crispy chicken buns

Piri piri crispy chicken buns

14 mins

One-pan veg lasagne with leek, broccoli & peas

Scruffy veg lasagne

45 mins

Chicken traybake with peppers, rice and yoghurt

Cajun chicken traybake

1 hr 7 mins

Sweet potato, spinach and chickpea curry with rice and plain yoghurt

Sweet potato & chickpea curry

35 mins

Frumpy veg pie

Frumpy veg pie

1 hr 25 mins

My veggie enchiladas

My veggie enchiladas

50 mins

Squash & paneer bhaji flatbreads

Squash & paneer bhaji flatbreads

40 mins

Gennaro holding up a plate of his culurzones

Culurzones

1 hr

No-oven pizza topped with melty cheese, red pepper and sweet onions with side salad

No-oven pizza

10 mins

Quick fish curry and a rice cake in a white plate on a wooden table.

Quick fish curry

15 mins

Giant veggie puff roll

Giant veggie puff roll

55 mins

Mushroom risotto

Mushroom risotto

45 mins

homemade easy gnocchi with creamy sauce and peas

Super-easy gnocchi

45 mins

Veggie toad-in-the-hole

Veggie toad-in-the-hole

55 mins

Aromatic veg broth

Aromatic veg broth

15 mins

Cauliflower cheese spaghetti

Cauliflower cheese spaghetti

30 mins

Hearty chicken hotpot in a white casserole dish and a bowl of braised cabbage and peas on a wooden table

Hearty chicken hotpot

1 hr

Chilli con carne on a bed of rice, served with a fresh salsa on the side

My microwave chilli con carne

45 mins

Meatball kebabs

Meatball kebabs

45 mins

Crispy pork & broccoli noodles

Crispy pork & broccoli noodles

20 mins

One-pan kedgeree

One-pan kedgeree

20 mins

Quick fishcake

Quick fishcake

10 mins

Mushroom stroganoff with white rice on a plate

Mushroom stroganoff

20 mins

Chicken shish kebab

Chicken shish kebab

55 mins

Speedy mackerel spaghetti

Speedy mackerel spaghetti

15 mins

Mothership overnight oats

Mothership overnight oats

10 mins

Broccoli soup & cheesy soldiers

Broccoli soup & cheesy soldiers

28 mins

Spicy lime-spiked pak choi on a platter with crunchy peanut & sesame chilli oil.

Spicy lime-spiked pak choi

16 mins

Black olive pasta

Black olive pasta

11 mins

Beetroot & ricotta pasta

Beetroot & ricotta pasta

14 mins

Smoky tender aubergine

Smoky tender aubergine

22 mins

Oaty fridge balls: 2 tasty ways

Oaty fridge balls: 2 tasty ways

13 mins

Aubergine flatbreads with olive and feta on a wooden board

Aubergine flatbreads

25 mins

A bowl of salad with chopped pitta bread, lettuce, peaches and a web of fried, grated halloumi

Island salad

15 mins

Greek-Cypriot pasta with Orzo, fresh tomato, parsley and halloumi in a bowl

Greek-Cypriot pasta

26 mins

Filo pastry filled with feta cheese, served in triangle parcels on a pink platter, topped with pistachios and honey

Feta filo turnovers

20 mins

Sweet pea orecchiette with a cheese sauce in a white ceramic bowl with red detailing

Sweet pea orecchiette

30 mins

A white plate with romesco sauce, roasted cauliflower and almonds

Roasted cauliflower

45 mins

Penne and spiral pasta coated in chestnut carbonara sauce with pancetta and cheese in a scalloped yellow bowl

Chestnut carbonara

15 mins

6 healthy pancakes with a variety of fruits, in a frying pan

Healthy one-cup pancakes

18 mins

Balsamic pepper pasta

Balsamic pepper pasta

15 mins

Sausage pappardelle

Sausage pappardelle

14 mins

Prawn taglierini

Prawn taglierini

12 mins

Buddy's pasta bake

Buddy's pasta bake

45 mins

Hasselback aubergine pie

Hasselback aubergine pie

38 mins

Roasted carrot salad

Roasted carrot salad

1 hr 39 mins

Tomato fritters

Tomato fritters

20 mins

Giant Yorkshire pudding

Giant Yorkshire pudding

55 mins

Tasty veg tortilla

Tasty veg tortilla

45 mins

Spiced potato buns

Spiced potato buns

40 mins

Aubergine shakshuka

Aubergine shakshuka

23 mins

Mushroom shakshuka

Mushroom shakshuka

15 mins

green shakshuka

Green shakshuka

25 mins

Spaghetti frittata

Spaghetti frittata

51 mins

Loaded veggie burger

Loaded veggie burger

33 mins

Sweetcorn fritters

Sweetcorn fritters

16 mins

Speedy folded flatbread stuffed with cheese, ham and tomato

Speedy folded flatbread

13 mins

Broccoli & tuna salad

Broccoli & tuna salad

24 mins

Sweet leek carbonara with spaghetti and grated cheese on a serving platter with tongs

Sweet leek carbonara

50 mins

Hot potato balls in a bread roll with mango and pomegranate chutney, mint yoghurt

Indian-style chip butty

35 mins

Speedy quiche traybake with filo pastry and filled with broccoli, courgettes & Cheddar cheese

Speedy quiche traybake

40 mins

Beans on toast

Posh beans on toast

25 mins

Pangrattato pasta recipe

Nonna Teresa's pasta

15 mins

Iced buns

Iced buns

50 mins

Apple tart

Apple tart

50 mins

Easy fig tart

Easy fig tart

10 mins

Posh red strawberry, white and dark chocolate lollipops with pistachio sprinkles and chocolate drizzle

Posh lollipops

15 mins

Rolled carrot cake

Rolled carrot cake

48 mins

Pear & almond cake

Pear & almond cake

50 mins

Speedy sponge puddings

Speedy sponge puddings

17 mins

Microwave chocolate puddings

Microwave chocolate puddings

10 mins

Store-cupboard fridge cake

Store-cupboard fridge cake

20 mins

Smoky aubergine daal

Smoky aubergine daal

1 hr 20 mins

Jamie cooking up a budget-friendly spinach pie

Channel 4

Jamie's Feasts For A Fiver

Get ready for big flavour, minimum spend, and maximum kitchen creativity! Try the recipes for under £5 from Jamie’s Channel 4 series and master the art of a budget-friendly feast.

A one-pan veggie lasagne ready to be dished out into bowls

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Green mac n cheese on a plate with broccoli

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