3 recipes to help you eat well and spend less
Hi, I'm Rida and I'm currently studying MA Peace, Resilience and Social Justice. I have some delicious treats in store to help you eat well and spend less. Let's learn how to cook mouth-watering meals without going over budget. 
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
Now it's time to make it:
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
Let’s cook:
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
Let's bake:
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
•
Store-bought pizza dough
•
Pizza sauce or tomato passata
•
Mozzarella cheese
•
Your choice of toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, and so on.
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
•
1kg chicken breast or thigh
•
1 1/2 red onion, chopped
•
1 tsp minced garlic
•
1 tsp minced ginger
•
4 tomatoes, chopped
•
10-12 green chillies, chopped
•
1/2 cup of natural yoghurt
•
1/2 fresh coriander, chopped
•
1 tsp coriander powder
•
1 tsp red chilli powder (you can alter this depending on how hot you would like it)
•
Salt and pepper to taste
•
Turmeric powder to taste
•
Oil for frying
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
•
250g almond flour
•
50g protein powder
•
30g sugar-free cocoa powder
•
4 eggs
•
1/2 cup sugar-free almond milk
•
Sweetener (add according to your taste)
•
2 tsp baking powder
•
2 tsp vanilla extract
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
(edited 1 month ago)
What a great idea!
My favourite things to make at university are Jacket potatoes, Chilli con carne and Loaded fries.
Jacket potatoes and Loaded fries can have whatever you fancy on top so are easy for lunch and dinner as well as using up something that is going out of date.
Chilli con carne is quick to make and it's a good thing to batch cook for meal prepping.
Lottie, Graduate Advocate 😃
My favourite things to make at university are Jacket potatoes, Chilli con carne and Loaded fries.
Jacket potatoes and Loaded fries can have whatever you fancy on top so are easy for lunch and dinner as well as using up something that is going out of date.
Chilli con carne is quick to make and it's a good thing to batch cook for meal prepping.
Lottie, Graduate Advocate 😃
Original post by University of Bradford
Hi, I'm Rida and I'm currently studying MA Peace, Resilience and Social Justice. I have some delicious treats in store to help you eat well and spend less. Let's learn how to cook mouth-watering meals without going over budget.
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
Now it's time to make it:
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
Let’s cook:
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
Let's bake:
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
•
Store-bought pizza dough
•
Pizza sauce or tomato passata
•
Mozzarella cheese
•
Your choice of toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, and so on.
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
•
1kg chicken breast or thigh
•
1 1/2 red onion, chopped
•
1 tsp minced garlic
•
1 tsp minced ginger
•
4 tomatoes, chopped
•
10-12 green chillies, chopped
•
1/2 cup of natural yoghurt
•
1/2 fresh coriander, chopped
•
1 tsp coriander powder
•
1 tsp red chilli powder (you can alter this depending on how hot you would like it)
•
Salt and pepper to taste
•
Turmeric powder to taste
•
Oil for frying
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
•
250g almond flour
•
50g protein powder
•
30g sugar-free cocoa powder
•
4 eggs
•
1/2 cup sugar-free almond milk
•
Sweetener (add according to your taste)
•
2 tsp baking powder
•
2 tsp vanilla extract
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
This is so helpful, thank you!
Original post by University of Bradford
Hi, I'm Rida and I'm currently studying MA Peace, Resilience and Social Justice. I have some delicious treats in store to help you eat well and spend less. Let's learn how to cook mouth-watering meals without going over budget.
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
Now it's time to make it:
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
Let’s cook:
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
Let's bake:
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
•
Store-bought pizza dough
•
Pizza sauce or tomato passata
•
Mozzarella cheese
•
Your choice of toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, and so on.
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
•
1kg chicken breast or thigh
•
1 1/2 red onion, chopped
•
1 tsp minced garlic
•
1 tsp minced ginger
•
4 tomatoes, chopped
•
10-12 green chillies, chopped
•
1/2 cup of natural yoghurt
•
1/2 fresh coriander, chopped
•
1 tsp coriander powder
•
1 tsp red chilli powder (you can alter this depending on how hot you would like it)
•
Salt and pepper to taste
•
Turmeric powder to taste
•
Oil for frying
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
•
250g almond flour
•
50g protein powder
•
30g sugar-free cocoa powder
•
4 eggs
•
1/2 cup sugar-free almond milk
•
Sweetener (add according to your taste)
•
2 tsp baking powder
•
2 tsp vanilla extract
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
This is a great idea!
My three favourite things to make are:
1.
Stir fry
2.
Spaghetti bolognaise
3.
Pesto pasta
Lucy -SHU student ambassador 🙂
Original post by University of Bradford
Hi, I'm Rida and I'm currently studying MA Peace, Resilience and Social Justice. I have some delicious treats in store to help you eat well and spend less. Let's learn how to cook mouth-watering meals without going over budget.
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
Now it's time to make it:
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
Let’s cook:
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
Let's bake:
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
•
Store-bought pizza dough
•
Pizza sauce or tomato passata
•
Mozzarella cheese
•
Your choice of toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, and so on.
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
•
1kg chicken breast or thigh
•
1 1/2 red onion, chopped
•
1 tsp minced garlic
•
1 tsp minced ginger
•
4 tomatoes, chopped
•
10-12 green chillies, chopped
•
1/2 cup of natural yoghurt
•
1/2 fresh coriander, chopped
•
1 tsp coriander powder
•
1 tsp red chilli powder (you can alter this depending on how hot you would like it)
•
Salt and pepper to taste
•
Turmeric powder to taste
•
Oil for frying
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
•
250g almond flour
•
50g protein powder
•
30g sugar-free cocoa powder
•
4 eggs
•
1/2 cup sugar-free almond milk
•
Sweetener (add according to your taste)
•
2 tsp baking powder
•
2 tsp vanilla extract
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Hi there,
What a fantastic post Rida!
Here are three meals I enjoy making:
•
Sausages, mashed potatoes, and vegetables - this meal feels so homely and is easy to make!
•
Lunch-time pitta bread - I love finding new ways to fill some pitta bread for lunch, and my current favourite is chicken, lettuce, and mayo.
•
Soup - such an easy staple, and goes great with some warm, crispy bread!
Isabella
Fourth-Year Geography with a Year Abroad Student
Thank you for sharing! 🤗
@Liverpool Hope University @hallamstudents @chesterstudent
@Liverpool Hope University @hallamstudents @chesterstudent
What a lovely idea for a thread!
My fave 3 easy recipes at uni which I still keep going back to are...
These are all made from very cheap ingredients (bar perhaps the fresh chicken, which you can swap out with chickpeas for an even more budget friendly recipe) and can be done in batches (biriyani portions, coronation mix, fajita mix). They also taste great and are a good way to add more colour to your food.
Happy cooking everyone!
My fave 3 easy recipes at uni which I still keep going back to are...
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Chickpea Biriyani (chickpeas, white or brown rice, frozen spinach, peas, broccoli, natural yogurt and mango chutney, madras curry spices, turmeric)
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Coronation chicken/chickpea wraps (wholemeal wraps, cooked chicken/chickpeas, natural yogurt, mango chutney, madras curry spice, turmeric, sultanas, spinach)
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Chicken/kidney bean fajitas (wholemeal wraps, cooked chicken/kidney beans, peppers, onion, frozen sweetcorn) - this was great to do as a flat group!
These are all made from very cheap ingredients (bar perhaps the fresh chicken, which you can swap out with chickpeas for an even more budget friendly recipe) and can be done in batches (biriyani portions, coronation mix, fajita mix). They also taste great and are a good way to add more colour to your food.
Happy cooking everyone!
Original post by University of Bradford
Hi, I'm Rida and I'm currently studying MA Peace, Resilience and Social Justice. I have some delicious treats in store to help you eat well and spend less. Let's learn how to cook mouth-watering meals without going over budget.
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
Now it's time to make it:
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
Let’s cook:
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
Let's bake:
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Getting the most from your budget:
Weekly meal planning
First and foremost, my biggest tip is to prepare a weekly meal plan with all the meals you want to eat. If you like to try different cuisines, you can create a list each week with key ingredients.
Once you've worked out your ingredients list, go out for groceries. Use some of your budget to purchase staple ingredients such as rice, pasta, and frozen veggies. These items last a long time and you can incorporate them into a variety of dishes.
I'd also recommend purchasing in-season fruits and vegetables when you can. They taste better when they're in season and cost less. Right now, you can get lovely ripe blackberries, cherries, plums and strawberries - they are all fresh, delicious, and rich in flavour.
Coupons and batch cooking
Always use coupons when you can. Many supermarket chains offer coupons and discounts for their regular customers.
You can sometimes also find sales on special items after Eid, Christmas, and Diwali.
My last tip: if you don’t have enough time to cook every day, you can cook 2 or 3 meals at the weekend and then store them in the freezer. Batch cooking will help you during busy days and it saves you time.
Now, let me share some of my favourite budget-friendly recipes with you:
Recipe 1
Pizza
If you love pizza but don't want to spend money on expensive takeaways, here's a simple recipe so you can make it at home:
Ingredients:
•
Store-bought pizza dough
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Pizza sauce or tomato passata
•
Mozzarella cheese
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Your choice of toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, and so on.
Step 1: Preheat your oven (follow the instructions on the pizza dough). Then, on a baking sheet, unroll the pizza dough.
Step 2: Thinly spread out the tomato sauce and add a layer of mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add your toppings - now is the time to get creative!
Step 4: Bake at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes (this can be different depending on your oven).
Step 5: Serve with your preferred cold beverage and enjoy!
Recipe 2
Chicken Karahi
This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.
Ingredients:
•
1kg chicken breast or thigh
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1 1/2 red onion, chopped
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1 tsp minced garlic
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1 tsp minced ginger
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4 tomatoes, chopped
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10-12 green chillies, chopped
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1/2 cup of natural yoghurt
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1/2 fresh coriander, chopped
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1 tsp coriander powder
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1 tsp red chilli powder (you can alter this depending on how hot you would like it)
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Turmeric powder to taste
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Oil for frying
Step 1: On a low flame, add your oil to a large pan and fry your chicken and onions until brown. Add in your garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant.
Step 2: Add in your tomatoes, green chillies, spices and roast all these things well.
Step 3: Add the yoghurt and roast it on a low flame until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 4: Garnish with your fresh coriander leaves and then your delicious chicken karahi is ready.
Step 5: Serve it with salad, roti, your favourite drink and enjoy!
Recipe 3
Protein powder cake
This easy cake is cheap to make and great for those of you following the keto diet.
Ingredients:
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250g almond flour
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50g protein powder
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30g sugar-free cocoa powder
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4 eggs
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1/2 cup sugar-free almond milk
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Sweetener (add according to your taste)
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2 tsp baking powder
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2 tsp vanilla extract
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease a small cake tin.
Step 2: To a large mixing bowl, add your flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, sweetener, and baking powder.
Step 3: To another bowl, add your eggs, almond milk and vanilla extract. Incorporate your wet ingredients into your dry and stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour your batter into a cake tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until your cake is fully cooked.
Step 5: Let your cake cool before cutting.
What are your go-to recipes? 🤗
Oooo I love this thread, there are so many good recipe ideas! My favorites are:
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Breakfast wraps (super quick and easy to make)
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Twice baked jacket potatoes - here's the recipe
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Slow cooker meatballs - this is such a winter meal but it's super easy to make and delicious ! You can find the recipe here
I can't wait to hear some more ideas!
-Rebecca, UCLan
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