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BudgetTomato-Braised Chicken Meatballs & Spaghetti
Light chicken meatballs braised in a garlic and basil tomato sauce, served over spaghetti with plenty of extra sauce.
40 min
Good To FreezeTortilla-Crumbed Fried Chicken Sandwich
Use the jalapeño brine as the slaw dressing rather than throwing it away. It seasons and lightly pickles the cabbage at the same time, so the slaw cuts through the fried chicken.
BudgetTraybake Courgette, Lemon & Mint Salad
Hot-roasted courgettes dressed with sumac and lemon, piled on garlic yoghurt with bulgur and pine-nut butter.
Packed LunchTraybake Orange Chicken Noodles
A one-tray roast of chicken and cabbage, finished with noodles in a sticky orange and soy glaze.
Good To FreezeTraybake Orange Chicken Noodles
Tossing the chicken in cornflour before it goes in the oven does two jobs — it protects the lean breast meat from drying out, and it thickens the sauce when the two meet later.
Good To FreezeTraybake Tomato and Chicken Curry
Blitz the spices, ginger, garlic, purée and stock together rather than frying them in. It gives a smooth sauce in one step and means the pan is free for rendering the chicken skin.
Good To FreezeTreacle and Mustard Glazed Air Fryer Roast Beef
The glaze goes on at the end, not the start. Treacle burns long before the middle of a 1kg joint is done, so it needs only the final 15 minutes to set into a dark lacquer.
BudgetTriple Asparagus Spaghetti
The tough bottom third that usually gets thrown away is the best bit here — sliced thin and left in lemon juice it turns into a sharp raw pickle that cuts through the creamy sauce.
Accessible IngredientTriple Chocolate Chip Muffins
Stop mixing while the batter still looks lumpy. Overworked muffin batter develops gluten and bakes dense instead of light.
BudgetTriple Lemon Chickpeas
Chickpeas braised with charred, preserved and fresh lemon, finished with creme fraiche, parmesan and spinach.
BudgetTriple Tomato Spaghetti
A slow-simmered tomato sauce built from tinned, sun-dried and fresh tomatoes, tossed through spaghetti with basil and parmesan.
BudgetTuna Melt Enchiladas
Pack the tortillas in snugly, seam-side down. Left loose they unroll in the oven and the filling escapes into the sauce.
Accessible IngredientTuna Niçoise with Air Fryer Boiled Eggs
Pour the dressing onto the platter first and pile the salad on top. It coats from below as you serve, so nothing goes soggy sitting in it.
BudgetTuna Ragù
Stir the tuna in only once the sauce is off the boil and thickened. Simmering it breaks the flakes down into mush and the whole thing loses its texture.
BudgetTuna Salad with Spicy Mayo and Crispy Garlic
Fry the garlic chips first and drain them on paper while everything else comes together — they only stay crisp if they cool completely before they hit the salad.
BudgetTuna and Bean Salad with Green Beans
Blanch the green beans for one minute and refresh them under cold water straight away — that keeps them squeaky and bright green rather than dull and soft in the dressing.
SpeedyTuna and Cannellini Beans with Crispy Chilli Capers
Keep the liquid from the bean tin. A splash of it loosens the sauce far better than water — the starch in it helps the sauce cling rather than thinning it out.
BudgetTuna and Cherry Tomato Spaghetti
Using both fresh and tinned cherry tomatoes is the point — the tinned ones break down into the sauce while the fresh halves keep their shape and burst.
BudgetTuna and Egg Fried Rice with Avocado
Scramble the eggs in a cleared corner of the pan rather than over the rice — they set into proper curds instead of coating every grain and going rubbery.
Accessible IngredientTuna and Green Bean Tonnato Salad
Drizzle the oil into the tonnato slowly while the processor runs. Poured in all at once it splits, and a split tonnato is a greasy puddle rather than a sauce.
