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Under 15 Min
On the table before the kettle's cold.
25 recipes
Under 30 Min
Proper dinners, no faffing about.
30 recipes
One-Pot & Traybake
One dish in, one dish to wash.
25 recipes
Budget Under £5
Real cost per serving, worked out for you.
25 recipes
Batch Cooking & Meal Prep
Cook once, eat four times.
23 recipes
No-Bake Sweets & Snacks
No oven, no bother.
13 recipes
A few to start with
- Dairy-free
Batch Chicken Fajita Filling
Cook a big pan of spiced chicken and peppers once, then freeze in portions for fajitas, wraps, or rice bowls whenever you need dinner fast.
- Dairy-free
Big Batch Chilli Con Carne
Cook once, eat all week — this chilli freezes well for up to 3 months, so portion it up straight after cooking and thank yourself later.
- Dairy-free
Butter Bean & Chorizo Stew
A little chorizo goes a long way — its smoky oil flavours the whole pot of butter beans for under £1 a serving.
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Chana Aloo (Chickpea & Potato Curry)
A dry-ish, spice-forward curry of chickpeas and potato — no coconut milk needed, which keeps this one especially cheap.
- Vegetarian
Creamy Mushroom & Spinach Pasta
A store-cupboard creamy pasta that tastes far richer than the 20 minutes and handful of ingredients suggest — costs about £0.96 a serving, nutritionist-costed.
Chicken Fajitas with Peppers & Onions
Sizzling chicken and peppers wrapped in warm tortillas — a proper fajita night in 25 minutes — costs about £1.50 a serving, nutritionist-costed.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Homemade peanut butter cups for a fraction of the shop price — layered chocolate and peanut butter in paper cases.
- Vegetarian
Banana & Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
Stir it together before bed and breakfast is already done — mashed banana and peanut butter make this taste like dessert.
- Dairy-free
One-Pot Jambalaya-Style Rice
Chicken and sausage cooked together with rice, peppers, and Cajun spice — a budget take on jambalaya — costs about £1.22 a serving, nutritionist-costed.
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Sheet-Pan Salmon & Vegetable Traybake
Salmon fillets roasted alongside broccoli and potatoes on one tray — an easy way to hit a proper fish dinner — costs about £3.69 a serving, nutritionist-costed.
- Dairy-free
Tuna & Sweetcorn Pasta Salad
A cold, creamy pasta salad you can eat straight away or pack for lunch the next day — 15 minutes start to finish.
- Dairy-free
Prawn & Veg Noodle Stir-Fry
Straight-to-wok noodles and frozen prawns mean there's no boiling or defrosting to wait around for — costs about £1.51 a serving, nutritionist-costed.