One of the best and easiest ways to cut costs and minimise effort with cooking is to meal prep. That’s why I have such an array of meal prep recipes on Beat the Budget. Within each recipe, there’s so much variety so you’ll never get tired of it. Almost every meal prep recipe is freezable so you can implement something I call a ‘freezer cycle’, where you freeze a couple of portions of each recipe, meaning you have a huge selection to grab throughout the week.