Budget-friendly dinners
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Budget-friendly dinners

Satisfying dinners built around economical staples such as rice, beans, lentils, pasta and potatoes.

Budget-friendly dinners

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Nikujaga Main
Main55 mins

Nikujaga

Nikujaga is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Meiji-era naval and household cooking, celebrated for beef or pork, p…

Sayur Lodeh Main
Main55 mins

Sayur Lodeh

Sayur Lodeh is a distinctive Indonesian main rooted in Java, celebrated for vegetables, coconut milk, galangal and arom…

Cullen Skink Main
Main55 mins

Cullen Skink

A thick Scottish soup of smoked haddock, potatoes, onions and milk.

Kedgeree Main
Main55 mins

Kedgeree

Curried rice with smoked fish, eggs and herbs, shaped by Anglo-Indian breakfast traditions.

Misir Wat Main
Main1h

Misir Wat

Misir Wat is a deeply spiced Ethiopian red-lentil stew cooked with onion, berbere and garlic until thick enough to moun…

Ojakhuri Main
Main1h

Ojakhuri

Ojakhuri is a Georgian family-style skillet of browned pork and potatoes with onion, garlic, coriander and a bright fin…

Pisto Manchego Main
Main1h 5m

Pisto Manchego

Pisto Manchego is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a slow-cooked La Mancha vegetable stew of tomato, peppers, cou…

Japanese Curry Rice Main
Main1h 5m

Japanese Curry Rice

Japanese Curry Rice is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Meiji-era adaptation of British-introduced curry, celebrat…

Takikomi Gohan Main
Main1h 5m

Takikomi Gohan

Takikomi Gohan is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Japanese seasonal rice cooking, celebrated for rice cooked with…

Zapallitos Rellenos Main
Main1h 5m

Zapallitos Rellenos

Tender round courgettes filled with seasoned beef, vegetables and cheese, then baked until golden.

Tavuklu Pilav Main
Main1h 5m

Tavuklu Pilav

Tavuklu Pilav is buttery rice topped or mixed with tender chicken.

Kopytka with Mushroom Sauce Main
Main1h 5m

Kopytka with Mushroom Sauce

A distinctive Polish main course: soft potato dumplings cut into small hoof-like pieces and coated in a creamy forest-m…

Gallo Pinto Main
Main1h 5m

Gallo Pinto

Rice and black beans fried with aromatics and Salsa Lizano for breakfast.

Polos Curry Main
Main1h 5m

Polos Curry

Polos Curry is a Sri Lankan main course centred on polos curry.

Dal Bhat Tarkari Main
Main1h 5m

Dal Bhat Tarkari

A distinctive Nepalese main course: lentil soup, steamed rice and a seasonal vegetable curry served as a balanced every…

Sel Roti with Aloo Dum Main
Main1h 5m

Sel Roti with Aloo Dum

Crisp-edged rings of lightly sweet fermented rice batter served with spiced potato curry define this Nepalese main cour…

Gundruk ko Jhol Main
Main1h 5m

Gundruk ko Jhol

Gundruk ko Jhol is a Nepalese main course built around a tangy soup made from fermented leafy greens, tomato and warmin…

Erdäpfelgulasch Main
Main1h 5m

Erdäpfelgulasch

A meatless potato goulash with paprika, onion and sliced sausage if desired.

Pav Bhaji Main
Main1h 10m

Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is a distinctive Indian main rooted in Mumbai, celebrated for spiced mashed vegetables, butter and toasted br…

Tinutuan Main
Main1h 10m

Tinutuan

Tinutuan is a distinctive Indonesian main rooted in Manado in North Sulawesi, celebrated for rice porridge with pumpkin…

Apricot Chicken Main
Main1h 10m

Apricot Chicken

Chicken braised in a glossy sweet-savoury apricot sauce with onion and herbs.

Sudado de Pollo Main
Main1h 10m

Sudado de Pollo

Sudado de Pollo is a Colombian home-style chicken stew gently braised with potatoes, tomato, onion, cumin and coriander…