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Cheap, quick and easy family meals to help you stay on budget. Try these budget-friendly stews, soups, bakes and more cheap recipes...
Christmas stuffing
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Christmas stuffing

Easy Serves 8+ 40min Dairy Free Vegetarian

Christmas stuffing recipe with apricots, cinnamon and pine nuts

Christmas mincemeat
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Christmas mincemeat

Easy 55min Vegetarian

Try this quick and easy Christmas mincemeat recipe to give away as presents or to make delicious mince pies.

Christmas leftovers pizza
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Christmas leftovers pizza

Easy Serves 4 Gluten Free

Gluten-free pizza topped with turkey and stuffing

Stilton, potato and parsnip cakes
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Stilton, potato and parsnip cakes

Easy Serves 4 50min

An easy idea for Christmas leftovers

Spiced Christmas flapjacks
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Spiced Christmas flapjacks

Easy 30min

If you fancy something different from the same old same old this Christmas, have a go at making these delicious spiced flapjacks - a great mince pie alternative!

Turkey gravy
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Turkey gravy

Easy Serves 8+

How to make Christmas gravy using turkey giblets

Tear & share Christmas tree
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Tear and share cheddar Christmas tree

Easy Serves 6 40min

Giant cheesy pastry to share this Christmas

Mini pesto Christmas trees
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Mini pesto Christmas trees

Serves 8+ 30min Vegetarian

Quick and easy pastry Christmas trees with pesto filling

Christmas leftovers jacket potatoes
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Christmas leftovers jacket potatoes

Serves 4 Gluten Free

Jackets loaded with Brussels and blue cheese

Creamy Christmas leftover pie
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Creamy Christmas leftover pie

Serves 6 1h 10min

A delicious family meal using up leftover cooked turkey & ham - perfect comfort food for warming you up...

Christmas chutney
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Christmas chutney

Easy Serves 4 1h 20min Dairy Free Gluten Free Vegan Vegetarian

Festive apple and cranberry chutney

Jacket potatoes with fluffy middles and sprinkled with salt made in an air fryer
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Air fryer jacket potatoes

Serves 4

Make baked potatoes in a snap with this easy air fryer jacket potato recipe.

Vegetable crumble
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Vegetable crumble

Serves 4 1h 15min Dairy Free Vegetarian

Delicious vegetable crumble recipe, perfect for filling hungry tums...

Yorkshire pudding for kids
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Yorkshire pudding for kids

Serves 6 45min Vegetarian

Homemade yorkshire pudding is a great addition to any roast...

Vegan Rocky Road
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Vegan Rocky Road

Serves 4 15min Vegan Vegetarian

Dairy-free and egg-free chocolate fridge bars

Weaning fisherman's pie
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Weaning fisherman's pie

30min

A wonderful weaning recipe packed with goodness...

Tuna burgers
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Tuna burgers

25min

Make adult and child versions to keep the whole family happy...

Vegetable lasagne
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Vegetable lasagne

Serves 4 2h Vegetarian

A great family favourite and perfect if you like to cook extra to freeze...

Vegetable soup for babies and toddlers
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Vegetable soup for babies and toddlers

Serves 8+ 1h Dairy Free Vegan Vegetarian

This is a lovely soup recipe which is a perfect meal for all the family, including weaning babies and toddlers...

The best ham sandwich for kids
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The best ham sandwich for kids

Serves 1 5min

Filling ham sarnie packed with protein and salad veggies

Tomato, cheese and pesto pasta
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Tomato, cheese and pesto pasta

Serves 4 20min Vegetarian

A great recipe to have up your sleeve when there's not much time to cook...

Wilderness beans
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Wilderness beans

Serves 4 35min

Turn a tin of beans into a delicious dinner, at home or over the campfire

Vegetarian paella
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Vegetarian paella

Serves 4 55min Dairy Free Vegetarian

This recipe is a warming dish, ideally served on a cold winter's night...

Tortellini pasta bake
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Tortellini pasta bake

Serves 4 20min Dairy Free Vegetarian

Tortellini pasta bake - a really quick and easy, family-friendly supper...

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