Healthy meals on a budget
Recipes to help you eat well when money is tight. The key is to make the most of widely-available cheap vegetables, adding great flavour to fibre-rich carbs and using cheaper cuts of meat - sometimes bulked out with pulses.
by Dr Rupy Aujla
Dr Rupy makes a quick chilli oil that makes all the difference to his speedy mushroom ramen.
In November 2023, this recipe was costed at an average of £1.46 per portion when checking prices at four UK supermarkets. The recipe is designed to be made in conjunction with a low-cost store-cupboard.
Each serving provides 427 kcal, 15.5g protein, 30.7g carbohydrate (of which 13.2g sugars), 25.2g fat (of which 4.5g saturates), 7.4g fibre and 3.35g salt.
