Budget
Easy cooking ideas for students
8.15.2025
Budget back to school dinner ideas
Make those busy weeknights a little easier with these budget-friendly back to school dinner ideas, from cosy traybakes to simple pasta ideas.
Back to school dinners
7.31.2025
Ways to use salmon on a budget
Salmon doesn’t have to be pricey – but it does bring essential nutrients and bold, feel-good flavour to your everyday meals. This guide is packed with inspiration, from health benefits and easy cooking tips to brilliant budget-friendly recipes using ingredients you’re likely to have at home.
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8.1.2025
Budget-friendly ways with oats
Cheap, nourishing, satisfying and versatile – oats are one of the most hardworking ingredients in your kitchen, and for good reason. See what to make with oats with our best oat recipe ideas, discover the health benefits of oats, and top prep tips.
Oat recipes
6.27.2025
How to make a fresh tomato sauce
Read our ultimate guide to making a batch of budget-friendly, slow-cooked fresh tomato sauce. Then discover lots of clever ways to use it, from pizza toppings to pasta and trusty traybakes.
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5.23.2025
Budget summer holiday food
Looking for healthy school holiday food that won’t break the bank? We’ve got you. From easy recipes to make with kids to the best-value ingredients to feed the family, read our pick of budget-friendly summer holiday meal ideas. Plus, make planning your family’s meals a breeze with our expert tips and meal prep hacks.
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6.16.2025
Budget-friendly egg recipes
Keep a pack of eggs on hand for these budget-friendly recipe ideas. Whip up a filling breakfast, a wholesome dinner, or a fun, sweet treat. Plus, discover all of the types of eggs to keep in your kitchen and their benefits.
Cracking ideas
7.25.2025
6 ways to use cottage cheese
Cottage cheese is having a moment – and with good reason. Choose from various types, from fat-free natural cottage cheese crafted from British milk at trusted M&S Select Farms, to retro-inspired cheese with juicy pineapple chunks or our ultra-flavoursome onion and chive variety. Then discover our top cottage cheese recipe ideas for any time of day.
Cottage cheese recipes
6.13.2025
Find out what tinned foods are great for cooking.
Tinned foods are a budget-friendly essential for busy families – great value, long life, and ready when the fridge is running low. From baked beans to a can of soup, these humble staples can be transformed into surprisingly delicious, nutritious meals.
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5.4.2025
Top mince meal ideas
Mince is a great-value family staple that's versatile enough to be used in all sorts of crowd-pleasing dinners. Read our top 10 ways to use mince, from Tom Kerridge’s spaghetti bolognese to new twists on chilli con carne, batch-cooked ragu and flavour-packed kofte.
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3.14.2025
Top freezer food tips
When it comes to cutting back on food waste, saving on your family budget, and getting clever with leftovers, the freezer is your friend. Read our guide to the best foods to freeze and how to freeze them, plus top kitchen tips and freezer-ready recipe ideas.
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5.16.2025
Top 10 ways with frozen peas
Good for your budget, healthy and bursting with sweet, vibrant flavour, frozen peas are a stalwart family ingredient. See our pick of flavour-packed, wallet-friendly recipes that put this freezer hero to delicious use.
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4.2.2025
What to cook with kids
Looking for ideas for how to get kids to help with the cooking, or need some small person-approved recipe ideas? Read our expert guide to what to cook with kids and inspire your littlest eaters to get involved with food.
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12.27.2024
Budget cooking hacks
Want to cut down on waste, save on your family food budget and still eat eat deliciously, every day? We’ve got you. Keep reading for our wallet-friendly food ideas.
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5.28.2025
6 ways to use tinned tuna
Planning on cooking with tinned tuna? Unsure of where to begin? Explore deliciously simple tinned tuna ideas and easy ways to use this versatile ingredient.
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5.13.2025
How to cook chicken
Chicken is a family favourite for good reason — it's versatile, great value, and each cut brings something unique to the table. From speedy midweek suppers to hearty weekend roasts, here are our top ways to cook chicken and make the most of every part of the bird, with smart planning and delicious results.
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5.9.2025
Try these food-saving kitchen hacks
Discover smart ways to reduce food waste with clever batch-cooking tips, tasty leftover recipes and simple meal-planning tricks. Make every ingredient go further – no compromise on flavour.
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3.14.2025
Top freezer food tips
When it comes to cutting back on food waste, saving on your family budget, and getting clever with leftovers, the freezer is your friend. Read our guide to the best foods to freeze and how to freeze them, plus top kitchen tips and freezer-ready recipe ideas.
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3.11.2025
Reducing food waste with Neighbourly
Our Plan A Ambassador, Ben Fogle, delves into our partnership with Neighbourly, which “has meant we’re reducing food waste whilst helping people,” as we’ve donated the equivalent of 100 million meals to local charities and community organisations over the last decade.
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2.8.2025
Your slow cooking top tips
Do you want tasty meals with minimal prep, served up hot just as you come through the door, and at relatively low cost? Learn how to slow cook delicious, nutritious and good-value meals with our slow cooker guide.
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2.27.2025
How to meal prep
Get organised with our senior food editor's easy meal prep ideas, from batch cooking to genius flavour-boosting ingredients.
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