Budget food doesn't have to be boring food. And budget food that is also low-fat and healthier doesn't have to be dull.
The following recipes are wallet-friendly and lower-fat but also really, really delicious. And some of them are also vegetarian/vegan. Make them Triple Duty for vegetarians, meat and fish eaters with garnishes of your choice. Enjoy!
Spinach & Bean Soup: Vegan
strikingly delicious, substantial & easy. '... one of those simple workaday stick-to-the-ribs soups that's no-nonsense but spectacularly tasty'
The Best Ever Green Lentil soup: Vegetarian with carnivore option
A 5-star wonder with loads of flavour and texture, is a winner on cold, dark evenings.
Garlic & Chive Breadsticks: almost instant, fat-free but highly flavoured soft doughy accompaniments to thick or thin soups
Caponata, Sicilian Aubergine Dip - sweet, sour & sassy, low-cal, vegan; use as a dip or a spread; the entire family will love this; easy enough for a teenager to make
Chicken, Lemon Tuscan Style: beautifully flavoured; easy-peasy; make-ahead low-fat treat
Take advantage of low mince prices with this ultra-tasty popular hearty soup that's lower in fat but high in fibre; easily digested; a 'dirty' food that's cleaned up through cooking techniques
turkey mince replaces beef; the topping is lower-carb; the flavours are fabulous
'two birds with one stone': provides super-tender Chicken Wings for kids & seniors
PLUS intense chicken stock; perfectly illustrates how raw materials for stock can be re-used for additional meals.
Grapefruit & Mint Mixed Leaf Salad: refreshing dairy-free fruit & salad combo
easy vegan with option for butter; Just as easy but more delicious than popping a supermarket packet in the trolley. Simple and very quick to prepare, the oatcakes emerged golden, crunchy, nutty, wholesome and - even unadorned - absolutely more-ish.
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This group of recipes has been compiled by B Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.
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