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Bean Chili
Tinned beans and tomatoes make a generous pot without meat. It needs at least an hour of simmering.
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Budget family meals
Comforting dinners built around beans, lentils, pasta and potatoes, with practical ways to make everyday ingredients go further.
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Lentil Soup
Dried red lentils, carrots and onion turn basic staples into a filling soup.
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55 min · Source servings: 5
Potato-Chickpea Curry
Potatoes and chickpeas provide the bulk; one tin of coconut milk makes the sauce.
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Total time not specified · Source servings: 2
Khichdi (South Asian Rice and Lentils)
A short ingredient list built around rice and lentils. Scale from the two-serving source batch.
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Macaroni and Cheese I
A straightforward cheese sauce with everyday pasta. Grate cheese from a block if it is cheaper locally.
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Lentil Rice Loaf
Lentils, brown rice and breadcrumbs make a substantial meat-free centrepiece. Allow time for cooking and baking.
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15 min · Source servings: 4
Southwest Pasta
Beans and sweetcorn stretch a packet of pasta into four servings.
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20 min · Source servings: 4
Southwestern Black Beans and Rice
Just rice, beans, tomatoes with chillies and cumin; use ingredients you already have.
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15 min · Source servings: 4
Tomato Basil Sausage Pasta
Sausage meat flavours four portions of pasta, with a ready-made tomato sauce.
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15 min · Source servings: 4
Spinach Mushroom Pesto Spaghetti
Pasta and vegetables with a little pesto and cheese. Compare fresh and frozen spinach prices.
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Bean and Green Chili Soup
An eight-serving pot using beans, rice and soup mix. A good choice when feeding a larger table.
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