Budget meals

A creamy, vegan mac and cheese is so easy to make. This one uses chickpeas and butternut squash to create the perfect orange sauce.

Three cheers for fried rice. With tender-crisp broccoli and salty bacon, all signs point to adding this into weekly rotation.

Baking in parchment (en papillote) allows the fish to steam while it cooks, creating a super-moist and flavour-infused dish.

Farro is a wheat variety that gives amazing texture. It’s also a great, neutral backdrop in this easy, one-pot risotto.

These easy muffin-tin deep-dish pizzas are a perfect weeknight dinner and great for filling up the old lunchbox, too.

Pasta doesn't need sauce to pack lots of flavour. This tasty toss is equally great as a hot main course or cold side dish.

You probably make your grilled cheese in a pan. But we say it's time to take it outside and get that sandwich all nice and melty on the BBQ.

The key to delicious tofu is in the prep. It must be patted dry and pressed. When marinated and baked with veggies, this sesame tofu recipe is top notch.

Tomato soup and grilled cheese is a classic. We put a classy spin on it by adding pesto to the soup and ham and Swiss to the sandwich.

Looking for a juicy, homemade burger recipe that you can really sink your teeth into? Welcome this basic-but-delicious version into your life.

Crank the heat and roast your vegetables to unleash max flavour. Great as a side or as part of a main, get ready for a feeding frenzy.

Dish up a hearty salad of chickpeas, artichoke hearts and sweet red pepper in a tangy Dijon dressing. Crusty bread on the side is a must.

A sweet egg-soaked loaf that you bake-ahead? This newfangled French toast recipe is so simple and great for sopping up syrup or eating with jam.

Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, tuck these falafels in a wrap or dunk them in tzatziki sauce.