Mushroom, Lentil & Ale Pie, 37p
This pie came about because firstly, I adore pie. It was my pregnancy craving, steak pie followed...
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Category: Beans & Lentils
Roasted carrot, chickpea and garlic soup, 20p
I first made this soup a couple of years ago, a bit snuffly around the edges, with a sore throat...
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Carrot, Cumin & Kidney Bean Burgers, 9p
This burger is where the media storm began, and dubbed ‘the 9p burger’ because of the low cost of...
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Self Love Stew, 38p
This recipe first appeared on my Instagram account (for readers clutching this book in a...
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Mushroom Rogan Josh, 26p
Last night I fancied a curry, a nice hot curry to warm the very cockles of my draughty flat, but...
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Bootstrap Budget Chilli, 25p
This chilli is adapted from a beef chilli recipe by Gordon Ramsay. I simply left out the beef and...
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Peach & Chickpea Curry, 61p
This is my favourite curry, my go-to, easy but perfect comfort food. I used to make it with a...
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Half-Turkey Meatballs, 35p
To make these go further on a budget, I add mashed beans to the mix to pad them out. If you...
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Tin Bolognese, 48p
This bolognese is a bit cheaty, given that most of its component parts come from tins, but then sometimes that’s exactly what we need. Rich and winey (not to be confused with ‘rich and whiny’), you can throw this together and pretty much ignore it entirely until it’s time for dinner.
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Broad Bean Salad, 38p
Broad beans can be bought frozen for around £1.50 for a 750g bag – much cheaper than their fresh...
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Chickpea & Tomato Brunch Loaf, 17p
This loaf first appeared in my first cookbook, A Girl Called Jack, and is a favourite weekend...
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Small Boy’s Sausage & Bean Bolognese, 14p
I try my best to follow a vegan diet, but I have never gone so far as to force that on my only...
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