Healthy & Delicious Recipes on a Budget

Tender cast iron chicken breasts seared to golden perfection in a skillet, garnished with fresh parsley, herbs, and lemon slices on a blue tile background.

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TENDER Cast Iron Chicken Breast

Creamy ragu bianco tossed with fresh pappardelle and topped with grated parmesan and black pepper in a stainless steel pan.

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Easy Ragu Bianco (White Ragu)

Creamy marry me shrimp pasta with shrimp, cavolo nero, sun-dried tomatoes, and parmesan in a skillet.

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Delicious Marry Me Shrimp Pasta

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Spirali pasta in tomatoey sauce with pieces of chocken and chorizo in a large stainless steel pan on a blue background next to a chopping board with chorizo bits, a bowl with chilli and some grated cheese on a little board next to the pan.

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Creamy Chicken and Chorizo Pasta

4 square glass meal containers with Low Carb Mexican Inspired Chicken with broccoli, peppers, red onion with sour cream, cheese and limes.

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The Best Chicken Meal Prep (high protein – over 50g)

Pieces of browned steak on a plate next to a little bowl of melted butter and herbs.

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Amazing Air Fryer Steak Bites with Garlic Butter

Chicken Vermicelli noodles in a large pan topped with coriander and lime wedges on a blue background.

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Easy Vermicelli Noodles (One Pot)

Meet Mimi

I started Beat the Budget in 2018 whilst at uni to share healthy but cheap recipes that didn’t break the bank. I had/still have a weekly food budget of £20 and now I’ve created over 400 recipes at around £1 a portion. I hope you love them!

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A bowl with salad, tomatoes, cucumber, meats, and a sprinkle of parmesan and dressing.

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Grinder Salad (Italian Sub Salad)

Golden browned king prawns in a bowl of salad with sliced cucumber, radished and red onion next to a blue glass with water.

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The BEST Prawn Salad Recipe (in just 10 minutes)

4 square glass meal prep containers with tabbouleh ginat cous cous salad with chicken.

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Tabbouleh Inspired Chicken Salad

Whipped Feta dip topped with Harissa and fresh parsley in a bowl on a yellow background.

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Whipped Feta Dip with Harissa

Close up of noodles in tomatoey sauce with vegetables.

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Spicy Korean Gochujang Noodles {10 Minute Weeknight Meal!}

Overhead view of Gochugang pasta (spaghetti) in a large stainless steel pan being mixed with some metal tongs on a white background.

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Easy Creamy Gochujang Pasta {in under 15 minutes!}

A large stainless steal pan filled with spaghetti, chorizo and carbonara sauce.

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Fast Chorizo Carbonara (only 5 Ingredients!)

Mini bread rounds with chopped tomatoes, toasted baguette slices, red onion and basil on a pale green background.

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Crostini Recipe (Mini Bruschetta Bites)

Spirali pasta in tomatoey sauce with pieces of chocken and chorizo in a large stainless steel pan on a blue background next to a chopping board with chorizo bits, a bowl with chilli and some grated cheese on a little board next to the pan.

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Creamy Chicken and Chorizo Pasta

Sandwich with large piece of chicken fried in cornflakes, in a white bread roll on a bed of lettuce topped with coleslaw and bun.

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Easy Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Air Fryer new potatoes in a blue bowl garnished with chives and served with dipping sauce.

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Air Fryer Baby Potatoes (with video!)

A bowl of Mushroom Rigatoni pasta with breadcrumb topping and fresh basil with a small bowl of breadcrumbs and the pan in partial view.

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Easy Mushroom Ragu (Ragout)

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