Beat the Budget: Affordable easy recipes and simple meal prep. £1.25 per portion

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With smart budget-friendly swaps and simple tips, Beat the Budget is a fantastic resource that delivers reliable, affordable recipes that you will come back to again and again to feed yourself, your friends and your family. My ninja possible pan- I use it everyday at least twice, the size and shape means that it’s perfect for cooking 4-5 servings at a time (which we love). So then it’s time to divide the food into meal prep containers and the rest of the day will be laptop/editing time. I then decided it would be fun, and hopefully beneficial, to share my recipes for other students and people on a budget to try out. At the back of the book (pages 231–5) I’ve included five suggested menus with ingredients lists to get you started, which you can use to take the stress out of planning on a budget.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. In this exclusive extract from her new cookbook, Mimi Harrison gives her best advice for how to eat healthy meals on a reasonable budget.Lnk is in my bio) It had been a while since I’d shown you guys one of the meal plans from the back of the book so here we gooo ! With tips on Meal Prepping and how to make many recipes in your slow cooker or air fryer, this book has everything you need on a budget. Cooking recipes in batches of four, five or six portions, uses up ingredients, lowers waste and saves time – it also reduces energy costs as you’re doing the bulk of the cooking in one session! I use frozen fish here as it’s cheaper than fresh fish and great to have in the freezer so that you can whip this up whenever you want. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or have any other dietary requirement, I have organised the recipes in a way that will hopefully enable you to find the perfect recipes to tuck into.

Add the spring onion to the same pan (reserving some of the greener ends for garnish) and add the garlic and ginger.Make your friends a showstopping Boujee Brunch, your family a mouth-watering Gnocchi Bolognaise Bake, or yourself a nourishing Miso Noodle Bowl in less than 15 minutes. Meal prep all the way- most of my recipes serve 4-6 servings which make them either ideal for a family or great for meal prep, hopefully making my book suitable for a lot of people!

Commissioning editor Sam Crisp acquired world rights directly from the author, with a scheduled publication date of 8th June 2023.

Whatever your skill level, this book is here to help you put tasty, satisfying food on the table every day. There are plenty of unusual ideas, like how to make a chicken stretch to a whole week’s worth of meals. Ebury Press says: “ Beat the Budget is packed with easy, affordable recipes that take the stress out of mealtimes. Her brand is motivated by her own experience of depending on cheap and unhealthy foods whilst studying at University because it was convenient.