10 family dinner recipes for under £10

Ellie Donnell

Ellie is a strong believer that peanut butter makes everything better

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You can whip up these great-tasting thrifty suppers for well under £10, without scrimping on flavour or quality of ingredients. Every recipe feeds four hungry people and they’re all quick, easy and good-for-you too! It’s a win-win.

1. Sticky sesame and soy chicken tray bake (£1.14 per serving)

Simply mix all the marinade ingredients together, pour over the chicken and then bake until caramelised and sticky.

2. Charred chicken salad (£1.64 per serving)

This main-meal salad uses purse-friendly chicken thighs, fibre-rich chickpeas and is drizzled in a gorgeous roasted red pepper dressing. You’re going to love it.

3. Salmon and root vegetable traybake with quick coriander pesto (£1.50 per serving)

You can still enjoy the luxury of salmon on a budget with our colourful tray bake. Seasonal root veg are cheap to buy and we’ve used frozen fish to keep the cost down too.

4. Mexican chicken traybake (£1.48 per serving)

Use up leftover ready-roasted red peppers in this Mexican-spiced tray bake. Or take it up a notch and serve with lashings of guacamole, soured cream and tortilla chips.

5. Honey and mustard baked chicken (£1.36 per serving)

This store cupboard marinade uses ingredients you probably already have at home and it only takes 15 minutes to throw together!

6. Salmon, sweet potato and pea frittata (£1.67 per serving)

When time is of the essence and pay day seems worlds away, you can always rely on a trusty frittata to see you through the week. Ours makes a couple of salmon fillets go further with the help of extra veggies. Serve for dinner tonight and pop any leftovers in a tupperware for lunch tomorrow.