Ahoy there busy mums! You don't need bags of time, experience & money to make great meals. Check out my easy-to-follow tasty and easy budget recipes and discover the Gourmet Mum in you!
Ouch! When you feel the pinch look out for 'Credit Munch' recipes. Delicious, nutritious and easy budget recipes below £1.25 per serving! Who says you can't have good food on a shoe string?
Creamy Bacon and Leek Linguine is ready in 15 minutes which makes it a brilliant, quick mid-week main. Take just FOUR ingredients and make them into a meal for less that £1 per serving!
Time: 15 mins start to finish
Cost: 98p per serving
Calories: 603 per serving
Ready made gnocchi is great to keep in your cupboard for quick and easy gnocchi recipes like this. This recipes is pure comfort and one the whole family will enjoy.
Time: 15 mins prep + 15 mins baking
Cost: 91p per serving
Calories: 553 per serving
If you need to cook for a few people really quickly, this Creamy Bacon and Cherry Tomato Pasta is perfect. Requiring only four, yes four, ingredients it's ready in just 15 minutes. Top with goats cheese and fresh basil for grown-ups.
Time: 15 mins
Cost: 88p per serving
Calories: 527 per serving
This is super simple version of carbonara – the famous cheese-y bacon-y spaghetti combo. It takes only 15 minutes to make from scratch and most of the preparation can be done while the spaghetti is cooking.
Time: 15 minutes from start to finish
Cost: 86p per serving
Calories: 688 per serving
An ideal easy budget recipe for a quick evening meal. Ready in the time it takes to cook pasta. Leftovers are also great cold for lunch the following day. You can't go wrong, its a winner in our house!
Time: 15 minutes from start to finish
Cost: 80p per serving
Calories: 592 per serving
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 2:18PM