Cheap easy meals

Simple dinners with 7 ingredients or fewer, ready in 30 minutes or less.

Short ingredient lists and quick cooking make these the easiest dinners in SupperSmart. They're ideal for beginners, busy evenings, or when the cupboards are nearly empty.

78 recipes, cheapest first. Prices are per portion for a family of 4.

Money-saving tips

Keep a few basics in: pasta, rice, tinned tomatoes, eggs and frozen veg.
Read the recipe through once before you start cooking.
Clear up as you go, so there's less washing up after dinner.

Questions

Which recipe is the cheapest?

Penne arrabbiata with mozzarella, at about £0.47 a portion for a family of 4.

How much do these dinners cost?

From about £0.47 to £2.36 a portion, with most around £0.92, based on typical UK budget supermarket prices. What you pay depends on where you shop and the brands you choose.

Can SupperSmart plan a week of these for me?

Yes. Tell it your weekly budget and how many people you're feeding, and it picks a week of dinners, writes the shopping list in whole supermarket packs and uses up what's already in your cupboards. It's free to use.

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