101 ideas for dinners. Most are fairly easy, all are very inexpensive, and everything is something I’ve made and eaten for dinner. Hope you find something useful.

Spinach Dumplings with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Kounoupithi Yiahni or Tomato Stewed Cauliflower. A traditional Greek food

Aubergine (Eggplant) Risotto with winter squash or pumpkin

Beetroot Ragu Lasagna

Peanut Oat Cakes with Roasted Onions and Green Pea Hummus

Chicken and mango salad

Sweet corn fritters

Vegan Couscous Salad

Mushroom Ragu Lasagna

Tomato Risotto - Risotto Pomodoro

Easy Green Tomato Pasta Sauce

Easy Red Lentil Nuggets / Patties / Fritters

Chicken & Onion Pie

Chicken and Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich Paste

Coronation chicken jacket potato

Red cabbage and Chicken Waldorf Salad

Peperonata

Mixed Vegetable Roulade

Punjabi Cabbage

Chicken with butternut squash and pesto tart

How to poach a chicken and make it last the family a whole week

How to stretch a chicken to last the whole week

Chicken and Chorizo Casserole

Sicilian Spaghetti Recipe with chicken, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, raisins and almonds

Brown Rice Chicken Salad

Chicken and Mushroom Crumble

Aubergine Ragu - Eggplant Ragu - Melanzane a Funghetto

Swede Mash (Rutabaga) with ginger, nutmeg and a little cream

Wild Garlic Pesto

Mackerel Pâté & Crudités

Mixed vegetable quiche

Spicy red lentil soup- Stretch A Chicken (7)

Spicy Chicken Pasta Bake - Stretch A Chicken (4)

Chicken Pizza with onions and peppers - Stretch A Chicken (3)

Chicken & Sweetcorn Recipe for a tart - Stretch A Chicken (5)

Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) - Stretch A Chicken (2)

Leek Crumble, with fresh and dried cranberries, and walnuts

Pasta with Olives, Tomato & Soft Cheese

Simple Vegan Red Lentil Tomato Dahl

Salted Cashew Vegan Couscous Salad - warm or cold

Soufflé Croûton Slice

Barley, Mushroom & Spinach Risotto

Cream Cheese Pizza

Falafel with carrot salad

Vegan Broccoli Pesto

Chickpea Crumble

Chole Masala & Nan

Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs

Spiced lentil balls

BBQ Pizza - Stretch A Chicken (6)

Spiced Carrot Tart

An everyday curry base

Cheese and Onion Tart

Crispy Topped Miso Vegetables

Bacon and leek pie

Pea Tart

Christmas Leftovers - part 6. Ten ways to use up that surplus bag of Brussels sprouts lurking in the fridge

Lamb Ragu Pasta

Falafel & Sun Dried Tomato Hummus

Broccoli and Almond Stuffed Pancakes

Red Pepper & Onion Loaf

Cheesy Jacket Potatoes

Home Made Pitta Bread

Puchka tart. What's that? Complete deliciousness on a plate, that's what

Peanut Butter Noodles. Add chicken or fish, or keep it vegan

Faggots and gravy

Bacon & Sweetcorn Pie

Onion Bhajis

Bean Burgers

Pancakes and not quite 101 ideas, sweet and savoury to fill them

Hazelnut Butter Vegetable Bake - GF, DF & Vegan

Butternut Squash, Ginger & Coconut Soup - GF, NF, DF & Vegan

Red Pepper & Walnut Tart with Winter Coleslaw

3 Course Celebration Menu's to enjoy with your best beloved for Less Than A Quid Each!

An Autumn Panzanella

Panzanella with lovely sun ripened tomatoes.

A Vegan Vegetable Bake - Celery, Swede & Chickpea

A gorgeous Chickpea, Mango and Coconut Curry

Vegetable Fritters

Green Pea Hummus Lasagna

A Month of Low Syn Budget Meals. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, the lot

Vegan Savoury Loaf Cake

Bacon, Olive and Cheese Loaf Cake

Something different to do as side dishes with everyday vegetables

Tomato Lasagna

I say Lasagna you say Lasagne

Lentil Ragu Lasagna

Vegan Valentine Meal

Lovely veggie Nut balls in a tomato sauce

Cabbage, sultana and nut pasta bake

Lentil ragu with spaghetti

Bacony tomatoey pasta

Vegetarian Christmas Meal Plan - Vegan Walnut and Chestnut Crumble

Kounoupidi tiganitó or Greek Fried Cauliflower

Jacket Potato Fillings

Oven Baked Frittata. Takes literally 2 minutes to make, then just bung it in the oven

Do you need, or want, extremely cheap meals, to eat for 50p a day for a bit, or even longer?

Busy, busy, busy, plus a long lasting Tzatziki. Make a sandwich with it for lunch, with lettuce, for 14p

Green lentil, mushroom, raisin and cucumber salad, with a brinjal pickle and yoghurt dressing

Spaghetti Carbonara - 41p a portion

Pork meatballs with added veg and barley

Basics ....... How To Make Soup

Lentil nut loaf vegan, versatile & rather delicious

Vegetable and hummus pie

Things You May Never Need To Buy Again - Fish Cakes

Things You May Never Need To Buy Again - Pesto

Things You May Never Need To Buy Again - Pasta Sauce

Gajar Matar. Everyday vegetables wearing a sari

Something I've been making for decades - Sweet Bean Curry

Bean and Quinoa, Lemon and Herb Salad

Chicken, Quinoa and Apple Burgers

Stuffed potato cakes

Chicken and leek crumble

Barley Salad, 59p. Versatile, delicious and very easy to make

Creamy Walnut pasta sauce - LCHF if you want it to be

Spinach and ricotta pasta

A main course soup - mulligatawny, 46p a big bowl

A gorgeous home made Pad Thai

Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy!

A delicious Sag Aloo that really hits the spot.

Chow mein - just like the takeaway?

Rocket, watercress, basil and sunflower seed pesto. Nut and gluten free

Sage, lemon and pumpkin seed pesto £2.99 for a huge jar

Mixed vegetable dauphinoise for dinner, 47p

Insomnia, a good read and Halloumi for dinner

Home made sausages

Beetroot burgers, 41p

Sardine and Tomato Fish Cakes, and Tuna Fish Cakes

A kitchen experiment, Pea-Crumb Fritters, 6p

Raw chickpea carrot falafel, 15p. Delicious, with sweet variations too

Goan Fish Curry, made with chicken, 56p. Plus the original fish recipe

Fiery Potatoes, spicy and delicious

Use it up meals, Roquefort tart, split pea soup. Soup just 13p

Fishless kedgeree, 64p, or use it as vegetable rice, 25p
Using breadcrumbs for dinner

Spanish Omelette 46p, we had ours with sweet potato chips and kale crisps
Fish Pie, on a budget

Meal plan 10 - Pea fritters and chips, vegan

5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving

Home grown pumpkin curry, 77p if you buy it all
Veggie Lasagna 43p a serving - Meal Plan 10

Herby Omelette, chips and peas 31p - Meal Plan 10

Green Tomato Curry, vegan and using up LOADS of what I have

Cashew Chicken, 89p a serving, and how to stay on track
Cheesy Bean Lasagna, based on a SW recipe, 60p a servi g

Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner, Ham and Cheese Pancakes, 23p
Pasta & Tomato Sauce, Meal Plan 9, 33p

Aldi Pizza & Chips - Meal Plan 9, 60p each

Deli Platter - Meal Plan 9, 89p

A frugalised version of a Slimming World Pastitisio, 56p

Cheese and potato salad with coleslaw - No Power Plan

Haslet & crudités, No Power Meal Plan

Now we're talking! An extremely yummy quinoa burger version, and some raspberry muffins

Protein packed Quinoa burgers, 32p for a 2 burger portion

Roasted Vegetables in the Hole, 43p

Tuna and onion pie, Meal Plan 9, 24p a serving, with sides
A simple Chicken Stir Fry, Meal Plan 8, 81p a serving

Melanzane parmigiana

Salsa di Noci e Pasta - walnut sauce & pasta

Yummy, filling and generous portions of Spring green pasta sauce with parmesan, 51p a head

Transform tomato cannon balls to taste bomb tomatoes

Meal plan 8 - Oaty fritters, veg, chilli & yogort

2 sandwiches, 2 toasty breakfasts and 2 pasta dinners from 1 tin of sardines. Just 83p for all 6 meals!!
Meal Plan 8 - Chicken and veg with a coconut & peanut butter sauce 45p each

Spinach & Coconut Dahl

Individual lunchtime pies, a bargainous 20p each. Won't get these in Greggs 🙂

Meal Plan 3 - Farl (made with dried spud) with sauted veg and salami or chorizo, 39p

Meal Plan 8 - Chicken & Dumplings 37p
Haggis Lasagna

Meal Plan 8 - Lentil salad with soy, 24p

Working up Meal Plan 8 and Haggis & ideas on using it on £1 a day

Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion

Finger Dumplings, delicious little butter crisped fingers. Very versatile, savoury or sweet.

Christmas Meal Plan - Gnocchi, pork bits and stuffing, 36p a serving

Stilton Quiche with Red Cabbage Coleslaw, 39p

Christmas Meal Plan Leftovers - Pork, Apple & Stuffing Lasagna, 26p a portion

Christmas Meal Plan - HM pasta, cream, mixed veg, mustard 30p

Christmas Meal Plan - Roast Pork Lunch, 84p

Easy Moussaka Recipe

A big pot of lamb ragu to make 3 dinners

A main course soup, based on Scotch Broth. About 47p for my unreproducible version

Crumpets and pikelets, savoury and sweet

Home made herby chicken goujons, mash and peas, 97p. Plus how to stay on budget for the day

Roast Parsnip & Apple Salad, with Carrot, Raisin & Peanut Salad and Jacket Potato, total of 54p each

Green lentil cottage pie, 4 very generous portions, 56p each

Meal Plan 7 - Scone Based Pizza

Chicken & Vegetable Tart, delicious hot or cold

Meal Plan 7 - Lasagna, 62p a serving, 31p if you stretch it to 4

Meal Plan 7 - casserole of bacon, veg, toms & soft cheese, 45p a serving

Meal plan 7 - Beef Ragu for 3 different dishes

Farewell CFR, Smoked Salmon Pasta, 42p per serving
Broad bean, pea and mint risotto, 53p
Butter bean, pepper and carrot salad, with a lemon juice and coconut dressing, 84p

Balti spring green pancakes for dinner, and one left over for breakfast
Mango, coconut and feta pasta
Green Thai Kidney Bean Curry, 59p

Leftover chicken and vegetable crumble

Novel uses for radishes
Lentil Dumplings, with Tomato Sauce, 20-30p a serving, + green vegetable

Aldi Bargains (3) Feta Stuffed Peppers 64p
Aldi Bargains (2) Mushroom Stroganoff, 70p

Asparagus and Pea Risotto, £1.06 a portion, or frugalised to 75p
Heart & Soul and lots of meat
Fritters, Soup, Gloves and Karen Millen
Spaghetti Bolognese made with an Italian recipe, just 41p
Liver and Onions, mash, carrots and peas, 66p a serving

Avocado, Tomato & Orange Salad, 62p

Demo's and anchovy pizza, 39p

Chicken, Soy, Honey and Sesame with Rice

Anchovy Paste - do you like it, what do you do with it?

Stunning 3 Course Valentines Day Dinner, £1.84 a head

Dahl Sambar 31p a portion, diet ideas, progress today & other kitchen happenings

12 portions of minced beef pasta bake, 34p each
Lemon Dahl from 18p to 24p depending on if you use value or basmati rice
Coconut Dahl, from 17p to 23p a portion depending on if you use value or basmati rice

Toasted Nan & Dahl, 38p a portion

Pasta, soft cheese and tomato purée, 25p a portion

Potato and Onion Layer
Gigantes Plaki and pitta

Butter Bean and Vegetable Curry
Spring Green Pesto

Spinach Stuffed Pancakes with Tomato Sauce & Cheese 51p

Gnocchi made with dried mash! Served with tomato sauce

Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini

Corned Beef Hash

Corned Beef & Mushroom Pie

Meatless Sunday Lunch

Pizza, 32cm, chorizo and roasted vegetable

Chorizo, chickpea and tomato in a flatbread, 47p a serving

Flatbreads, less than 2p each. Versatile and very yummy

Pancakes filled with Carrots, Onions and Peas in Soft Cheese

Olive Drop Scones, Crispy Fried Onions & Carrot Ribbon Salad

Vegetable Stir Fry, 51p a serving

Cauliflower Leaves Pesto
Olive Drop Scones, Garlicky Soft Cheese, 28p a serving

Variations on a Soft Cheese theme, from 18p sandwiches to 25p dinners

Mackerel Kedgeree, 43p a serving

Smoked Mackerel and Roasted Beetroot Salad, 47p a serving

Mackerel Pate & Pasta - 45p a serving

Courgette Pasta

Beetroot & Feta Tart. As good cold in a packed lunch as it is hot for dinner
Spaghetti with Beef & Tomato Pasta Sauce - 29p a portion

Stuffed Beefsteak Tomato 51p each

Spicy Cabbage, Lentils & Nan
Vegetable Casserole & Dumplings

Vegetable Crumble. Root veg in a tomato sauce, topped with oats, cheese and salted peanuts
A lovely variety of meals, with five of us J try to budget shop but we still waste alot of food as I over portion, and need to start meal planning xx