Jamie slicing into a pear & almond cake from his new TV show

Recipes from Jamie’s TV show

Jamie's Feasts For a Fiver

Kick off the New Year with exactly what we all need: a collection of recipes for under £5 from Jamie’s new 6-part series, Jamie's Feasts for a Fiver! Every single breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipe is designed to cost less than £5, serving two, four, six, or more. Find all the dishes from the show right here, and tune in to watch every Monday at 8pm on Channel 4. Get ready for big flavour, minimum spend, and maximum kitchen creativity!

Catch up on Channel 4

Recipes from episode 1

Jamie starts the series with a comforting chicken hotpot and a flavour-packed, budget-friendly quick fish curry. He creates an incredible French toast crumpet brunch and a show-stopping almond and pear dessert. Plus, Gennaro Contaldo pops in to share his recipe for Sardinian hand-pleated pasta, culurzones, proving that traditional techniques save money and elevate everyday ingredients!

Hearty chicken hotpot

1 hr

French toast crumpets

20 mins

Quick fish curry

15 mins

Culurzones

1 hr

Pear & almond cake

50 mins

Jamie cooking a budget-friendly spinach pie during his TV show

Mondays at 8pm on Channel 4

Tune in!

Watch Jamie's Feasts For A Fiver every Monday at 8pm, or catch up now on Channel 4

More recipes under £5

Penne pasta in a green veg and broccoli sauce

Quick green pasta

20 mins

Smoky aubergine daal

1 hr 20 mins

Buddy’s smoky beans

1 hr 30 mins

Classic tomato spaghetti

30 mins

Mexican black bean burgers with lime & coriander

1 hr 30 mins

Minestrone soup

30 mins

Greenhouse couscous salad

Garlic & chilli baked beans

25 mins

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