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 拢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.
