These smoky chipotle pork tacos with fresh salsa are great for a casual party or Saturday night family feast.

This tasty vegetarian chilli is packed with lentils, veggies and beans. Serve with rice and guacamole, and top with soured cream, cheese, coriander, fresh chillies... the list goes on!

Turn a tin of kidney beans into a gently spicy and budget-friendly veggie burger that you can whip up in 20 minutes.

Swede and sweet potato make a lighter mash for this British classic – buy the best quality pork sausages and roast them in the oven without any extra oil.

The secret to a simple, satisfying stir-fry is making sure there are plenty of different textures to keep each mouthful interesting. This Chinese stir-fry has crunchy sugar snaps, sticky sweet root veg and chewy noodles, topped with toasted sesame seeds.

A crispy chicken classic that works perfectly in the air fryer! Freeze the garlic butter in advance for an easy midweek meal.

Crisp fried chicken with stir-fried vegetables and cashew nuts. Serve with steamed jasmine rice.

The key to this speedy vegan dish is in the dressing: just three ingredients, but packed with flavour. For the vegetable noodles, you can add more carrots and courgettes, or bulk it out with wheat or soba noodles for a heartier dish.

Finishing your beef fried rice with a couple of tablespoons of oyster sauce adds bags of flavour without using a long list of ingredients. To make this recipe even easier use two packets of microwave rice.

Creamy, luscious, cosy chicken alfredo for dinner please! Pasta made perfect has never been easier or more delicious. All the family will adore this recipe and it might become an all-time favourite.

What a clever cheat this is, using a tortilla wrap instead of pasty for this super speedy cheese and onion quiche! Great for using leftover bits in the fridge for busy evenings.

Like a pizza, this is an easy lunch to make, featuring toasted ciabatta slices topped with fresh Mediterranean flavours. The tricolore are the three colours of the avocado, tomato and mozzarella.

Salty bacon combines with spicy, tangy kimchi to make this easy midweek fried rice. Top with a fried egg and some chilli sauce and you are good to go.

Peanut butter and coconut milk make a quick DIY satay sauce. Pack out this filling noodle dish with plenty of fresh veg and strips of chicken or turkey.

This stir-fry is packed with veg and vitamins, and plenty of protein too from the eggs and sesame seeds. To scale up this budget stir-fry just add extra veg.

A vegetarian mushroom stroganoff that's as rich and delicious as its meaty cousin. You can use any mix of mushrooms you like in this stroganoff recipe. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.