Budget friendly recipe inspiration and money saving tips & tricks to help your groceries go further!

<p>You don't need to splurge on fancy ingredients to feed the family and keep hunger at bay! Stick to some simple dishes and let our quality ingredients do the talking.</p>

<h2>Tasty Budget Recipes:</h2>
<p>These recipes use ingredients from our Asda Just Essentials range of simply priced and packaged foods to suit every budget, without compromising on quality.</p>

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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/beef-mince-ragu?recipe_id=3c31ae4e-b8df-11ed-a5ee-d9769f0d369c" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/3c31ae4e-b8df-11ed-a5ee-d9769f0d369c_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/beef-mince-ragu?recipe_id=3c31ae4e-b8df-11ed-a5ee-d9769f0d369c" target="_blank">Beef Ragu Sauce</a></h3>
<center><p>50 mins | £0.76pp | Serves 8</p></center>
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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/veggie-jambalaya?recipe_id=fc03ebd9-b6b3-11ed-a5ee-43e559478024" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/fc03ebd9-b6b3-11ed-a5ee-43e559478024_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/veggie-jambalaya?recipe_id=fc03ebd9-b6b3-11ed-a5ee-43e559478024" target="_blank">Veggie Jambalaya</a></h3>
<center><p>25 mins | £0.70pp | 3 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<a href=" https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/tomato-sauce?recipe_id=5f82354f-b8df-11ed-a5ee-4bc5f64fdfc4" target="_blank"><img src=" https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/5f82354f-b8df-11ed-a5ee-4bc5f64fdfc4_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href=" https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/tomato-sauce?recipe_id=5f82354f-b8df-11ed-a5ee-4bc5f64fdfc4" target="_blank">Tomato Base Sauce</a></h3>
<center><p>30 mins | £0.23pp | Serves 8</p></center>
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<a href=" https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/lasagne?recipe_id=4a53122b-b6b4-11ed-a5ee-67373e870363" target="_blank"><img src=" https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/4a53122b-b6b4-11ed-a5ee-67373e870363_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href=" https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/lasagne?recipe_id=4a53122b-b6b4-11ed-a5ee-67373e870363" target="_blank">Lasagne</a></h3>
<center><p>50 mins | £1.26pp | 2 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/frittata?recipe_id=ecd30f46-8703-11ed-a7d3-a3090ee94f0b" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/ecd30f46-8703-11ed-a7d3-a3090ee94f0b_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/frittata?recipe_id=ecd30f46-8703-11ed-a7d3-a3090ee94f0b" target="_blank">Frittata</a></h3>
<center><p>45 mins | £0.98pp | 1 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/tuna-tomato-pasta?recipe_id=b82816a4-8703-11ed-a7d3-2bd89fe34c78" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/b82816a4-8703-11ed-a7d3-2bd89fe34c78_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/tuna-tomato-pasta?recipe_id=b82816a4-8703-11ed-a7d3-2bd89fe34c78" target="_blank">Tuna & Tomato Pasta</a></h3>
<center><p>25 mins | £0.80pp | 4 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/fish-biryani?recipe_id=1b09f638-8704-11ed-a7d3-75f58be2badd" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/1b09f638-8704-11ed-a7d3-75f58be2badd_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/fish-biryani?recipe_id=1b09f638-8704-11ed-a7d3-75f58be2badd" target="_blank">Fish Biryani</a></h3>
<center><p>45 mins | £0.75pp | 1 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/mushroom-and-chickpea-hotpot?recipe_id=27b04237-b6b2-11ed-a5ee-456dd47eae59" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/27b04237-b6b2-11ed-a5ee-456dd47eae59_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/mushroom-and-chickpea-hotpot?recipe_id=27b04237-b6b2-11ed-a5ee-456dd47eae59" target="_blank">Mushroom & Chickpea Hotpot</a></h3>
<center><p>50 mins | £0.88pp | 2 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/fish-pie?recipe_id=2a581d19-8704-11ed-a7d3-d71f0647501f" target="_blank"><img src="https://ui.assets-asda.com/dm/asdagroceries/2a581d19-8704-11ed-a7d3-d71f0647501f_SmallSquare?scl=1"></a>
<h3><a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/fish-pie?recipe_id=2a581d19-8704-11ed-a7d3-d71f0647501f" target="_blank">Fish Pie</a></h3>
<center><p>45 mins | £0.70pp | 1 of 5 a day</p></center>
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<p>If you want more cheap meal inspiration visit the <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/category/one-basket-five-meals" target="_blank">One Basket 5 Meals</a> Asda Good Living page, where you can shop ingrediants for 5 delicious family meals from 1 bag of shopping – all for £30 or less!</p>
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<h2>Tips to make your groceries go further:</h2>
<p><strong>1.</strong> Utilise frozen veg as these are time saving and budget friendly ingredients. Our <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/article/easy-veg-packed-recipes-to-save-you-time-in-the-kitchen" target="_blank">Scratch Cook by Asda frozen veg</a> are already prepped so you can throw together your favourite dishes in no time. Using our frozen ready chopped ingredients also creates less waste as you simply measure out what you need and save the rest in the freezer for a later date, without fear of it going off!</p>
<p><strong>2.</strong> Batch cook your meals! Save time by <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/tag/batch-cooking" target="_blank">batch cooking</a> recipes and freezing the rest for another day (also saving you money on energy and ingredients).</p>
<p><strong>3.</strong> Use up your leftover bread - there are plenty of ways to use up your leftover slices of bread such as chopping into cubes and frying in oil to make <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/tomato-and-lentil-soup-with-garlic-croutons?recipe_id=4e606703-6292-11eb-b660-8704ead426f3" target="_blank">croutons</a> or simply blend and use as a base for <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/crunchy-spiced-chicken?recipe_id=384e189e-2aff-11e9-8802-7daf07a34f81" target="_blank">fakeaway chicken strips</a>.</p>
<p><strong>4.</strong> Make the most of budget-friendly, tinned cupbored staples such as chickpeas. They can be used in dozens of interesting ways to add more to your meal time. One of our favourites is roasting them in the oven using our <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/spices/asda-harissa-paste/1000209051204?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=article_Asda+Just+Essentials+Range&utm_campaign=Good-Living" target="_blank">Asda Harissa paste</a> with salt, pepper and olive oil for 30 mins or try these <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/smashed-avocado-roasted-chickpea-flatbreads?recipe_id=d6937666-4f7f-11e9-b8b4-03047101ad8e" target="_blank">smashed avocado & roasted chickpea flatbreads</a>.</p>
<p><strong>5.</strong> Don't throw your over-ripe bananas away! Just peel and pop them in the freezer when they are about to turn and then they can be used whenever you need them. There as loads of great recipes you can use defrosted bananas in such as banana bread and smoothies like this delish <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/roasted-banana-milkshake?recipe_id=2550fb33-0b99-11ee-86e9-53846521be73" target="_blank">roasted banana milkshake</a>.</p>
<p><strong>6.</strong> Create completely new dishes from your leftovers so that you don't get bored of the same meals and risk wasting leftovers. One example is using leftover meat from your Sunday dinner in a pie with some veggies, a curry or a shepherd's pie.</p>
<p><strong>7.</strong> Get thrifty with your recipes, try switching out slightly more expensive ingredients for more budget friendly alternatives. We swapped out smoked mackerel fillets for a tin of anchovies in this <a href="https://www.asda.com/good-living/recipe/scandistyle-new-potato-and-mackerel-salad?recipe_id=ba7e6a41-c7dd-11ed-82bf-e97a41321873" target="_blank">Scandi-style new potato and mackerel salad</a> and it's just as tasty.</p>
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<p>Grab essential food items for your household such as; fresh fruit, sauces, meat, poultry and cook up delicious budget meals at fantastic prices with quality Just Essentials ingredients.</p>

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<p>Feeling inspired to whip up a storm in the kitchen on a budget? Make sure to stock up on everything you need at <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=article_Asda+Just+Essentials+Range&utm_campaign=Good-Living" target="_blank">Asda Groceries</a> or pop into <a href="https://storelocator.asda.com/" target="_blank">your local store</a>.</p>

How to make your groceries go further for less

By Asda Good Living,4th September 2023

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