All the recipes on Thrifty Lesley that are 500 calories or less per portion

Roasted Cabbage Steaks

Spiced Christmas Clementines

Frozen Pea Soup

Spinach Dumplings with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Kounoupithi Yiahni or Tomato Stewed Cauliflower. A traditional Greek food

Lentil Soup, my go to lunch time soup

Egg, Lentil, Raisin, Puy & Curry Sandwich

Beetroot Ragu Lasagna

BBQ Sauce, it's vegan too

Peanut Oat Cakes with Roasted Onions and Green Pea Hummus

Chicken and mango salad

Sweet Potato & Red Lentil Soup

Vegan Couscous Salad

Caramelised Onions

Tomato Risotto - Risotto Pomodoro

Easy Green Tomato Pasta Sauce

Easy Red Lentil Nuggets / Patties / Fritters

Chicken and Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich Paste

Coronation chicken jacket potato

Red cabbage and Chicken Waldorf Salad

Oaty Apple Crumble, swap the topping for just oats or breadcrumbs

Mixed Vegetable Roulade

Punjabi Cabbage

Chicken liver parfait

Weekend Baguette Recipe

Chicken with butternut squash and pesto tart

Sweetcorn Soup

Aubergine Ragu - Eggplant Ragu - Melanzane a Funghetto

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

Easy No-Knead Focaccia

Raisin Pancakes

Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad

Spicy red lentil soup- Stretch A Chicken (7)

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

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

Wondering what to do with orange peel? How about this easy orange cake

Cream of Cabbage Soup

Fresh Ginger Tea

Parsnip Cake with Maple Syrup & Lemon

A roulade recipe using mincemeat, Bramley apple and whipped cream - gluten free

Olive, Soft Cheese and Cucumber Sandwich

Pasta with Olives, Tomato & Soft Cheese

Raisin Biscuits

Salted Cashew Vegan Couscous Salad - warm or cold

Soufflé Croûton Slice

Barley, Mushroom & Spinach Risotto

Carrot & Sultana Loaf

Oaty Biscuits. Delicious, very versatile and totally irresistible!

Vegan Broccoli Pesto

Raisin Sandwich

An Easy Fruit Loaf

Potato, Sweetcorn & Onion Cakes

Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs

Spiced lentil balls

Chocolate Scones

Cauliflower leaves - what do you do with them?

Vegetable Muffins

An everyday curry base

Crispy Topped Miso Vegetables

Apple Bread

Broccoli and Almond Stuffed Pancakes

Red Pepper & Onion Loaf

Lesley's Red Onion Chutney Marmalade

Cheesy Jacket Potatoes

Home Made Pitta Bread

Easy Poached Pears Without Alcohol

Coconut & Lime Rice - vegan

Savoury Baked Oats

Home made popcorn, less than half the price of shop bought

Cheapy Bread Rolls. An hour from bag to table

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

Faggots and gravy

Bean Burgers

Hazelnut Butter Vegetable Bake - GF, DF & Vegan

Anzac Biscuits

Fed up with plain cheese sandwiches? How about flavoured potted cheese?

Home made honey smoked walnut butter. Easy, cheap, versatile and super delicious

Quick Banana Bread

Tomato & Almond Patè

Vegetable Fritters

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

Vegan Savoury Loaf Cake

Lovely veggie Nut balls in a tomato sauce

Another Trio of Vegetable Hummus - Beetroot, Parsnip and Swede

A Trio of Vegetable Hummus

Couscous Snacky Lunchbox Bites

Sugar Free Chocolate, Cranberry and Walnut Tea Bread

Spiced Broccoli Soup. Delicious with tomato scone or herb bread

Baked Oats

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

Arguably the best chocolate brownies - Ever!

Fudgy, gooey, white chocolate blondies

Maple Syrup, Toasted Almond & Cranberry Granola

8 Sandwich Pastes for super cheap sandwiches and toast toppers

Stuffed potato cakes

OMG! These are AMAZING! Gingery soy sharp apples

Cipolline in Agrodolce (Onions in Sweet and Sour Sauce)

Got too many runner beans? This lovely pesto will use up loads!

Spinach and ricotta pasta
Bacon & ketchup paste, BLT on the cheap!
Can 1 sausage can make 2 sandwiches? Plus a sublime fruit and nut case paste

Home made sausages

Sardine and Tomato Fish Cakes, and Tuna Fish Cakes

5:2 Salmon Fish Cakes, 39p a serving

Herby Scones, 2p a scone - Meal Plan 10

Vegan bean and spicy katjan sauce sandwich paste, 12p a sandwich, LOADS of variations

Spinach & Coconut Dahl

Meal Plan 4 - Flapjacks, 3p a piece
Beef and Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich Paste, 9p/13p a sandwich

Meal Plan 4 - a scrummy lunch of Butter Bean Pate, carrot sticks & pitta, 18p

An outstanding chocolate roulade

Percy Pumpkin Soup, version 2, 15p a portion, and top quality singing for the price of an internet connection

Fresh tomato soup, 10p homegrown, 18p using tinned

Pancakes, with lemon and sugar, the classic, and SUPER cheap!

Muffins made with mincemeat and oats

Chocolate, Coconut, Raisin and Chopped Nut Muffins

Spiced Parsnip Soup 17p a serving. Serve with tomato scone or herb bread

Apples again - baked sponge with an apple base, and compote with raisin pancakes

Jammy Flapjack. This vegan oat bar can be savoury too

Salami & Mixed Vegetable Soup with Croutons

Tomato Scones

Carrot Hummus, creamy with tahini

Corned Beef Hash

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

Filled Pitta Breads, with Carrot, Lemon & Soft Cheese

Cinnamon Toast for breakfast, 4p a slice
Vegetable Casserole & Dumplings

Vegetable Crumble. Root veg in a tomato sauce, topped with oats, cheese and salted peanuts

Potato and Onion Hash

Carrot & Lentil Soup - 20p a serving, Meal Plan 1

Hummus & Grated Carrot Sandwich

Fruit Scones that happen to be egg free and vegan
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