Budget
Top beef mince meal ideas
22/01/2026
How to cook broccoli
Give your broccoli a boost with our simple, budget-friendly recipes, and see how to cook broccoli with tips on steaming, roasting, and air frying.
Budget broccoli recipes
30/12/2025
Budget cooking hacks
Want to cut down on waste, save on your family food budget and still eat deliciously, every day? We’ve got you. Keep reading for our wallet-friendly food ideas.
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18/11/2025
How to cook carrots
Elevate the humble root vegetable with our budget carrot recipes or see how to cook carrots for tips on roasting, boiling, and air frying.
Budget carrot recipes
08/02/2025
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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18/09/2025
Budget mushroom recipe ideas
Mushrooms are a brilliantly versatile budget ingredient that can bring meaty, umami flavours to all sorts of dishes. See our tips for how to cook mushrooms and ideas for different ways to use mushrooms with our easy, budget-friendly recipes.
Ways to use mushrooms
22/08/2025
Easy cooking ideas for students
Whether you're navigating your first kitchen or trying to stretch your weekly shop, cooking on a student budget doesn’t mean compromising on flavour or fun. We’ve packed this guide with practical tips, smart shopping strategies and delicious recipe ideas for students.
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31/07/2025
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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01/08/2025
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
27/06/2025
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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16/06/2025
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
25/07/2025
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
13/06/2025
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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14/03/2025
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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16/05/2025
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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02/04/2025
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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28/05/2025
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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13/05/2025
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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09/05/2025
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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14/03/2025
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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05/09/2025
Farming for the Future
We believe the most flavourful food begins long before it reaches your plate – it starts in the fields, with the farmers who grow our high-quality produce. That’s why we’re proud to be working side by side with British growers through our Farming for the Future programme. Find out more from Ben Fogle.
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19/01/2026
How to meal prep
Get organised with our Senior Food Editor's top tips on how to meal prep, from batch cooking recipes to genius flavour-boosting ingredients.
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