Low Cost Healthy Meals For Dinner

Looking for inspiration for low cost healthy meals? Look no further!

Tired of the same old hum-drum meals for dinner? Want to cook healthier meals but don't want to over spend? I've put together some recipes to inspire and tickle your taste buds, enjoy!

🍔Meal 1: Nutrient Burger

• 1 Extra Lean Sweet Chilli Chicken Burger
• 30g eat lean cheese
• Iceberg lettuce
• 1 Warburtons brown sandwich thin
• 1 small onion
• Half a red pepper
• Salt & pepper to season

Calories: 347. P40.

Price: £1.82 per serving

Method

• Prepare your veg ahead of time; sautee your onion and pepper together (add seasonings if you like). Leave to sautee on a low heat while you cook the rest of your meal.
• In a non-stick pan, cook the burger on a medium heat until brown on one slide, flip and cook the other side until piping hot
• Grate the cheese
• Pop the sandwich thin in the toaster if you want to heat it up slightly
• Assemble!
• On one half of the burger thin, place your burger. Put your cheese on top, some of the sauteed veg mix, and some lettuce.
• On the side, put some shredded iceberg lettuce and the remainder of your onion & pepper mix and enjoy!

🥢Meal 2: One Pan Lean Stir Fry

• Half a sachet of Yo! Sushi Sticky Yackatori BBQ
• Half pack of Bare Naked Noodles
• 130g Extra Lean beef mince
• 150g frozen stir fry mix
• Handful of spinach

315 calories. 31g protein .

Price: £3.21 per serving

Method

• Drain and rinse the noodles
• Over medium heat in a non-stick pan, cook your frozen veg mix until it is hot but before it begins to brown
• In a bowl, mix together the beef mince and half the sauce
• Add the lean beef mince to the veggies, distribute evenly and cover with a lid
• After 3-4 minutes, stir the mix to cook the rest of the beef and add the remainder of the sauce
• Let this simmer uncovered until most of the liquids have cooked off
• Add the noodles and stir it all together
• Simmer until the noodles are hot and the sauce is your desired consistency
• Plate up with a side of spinach with salt sprinkled on top (you can also cook the spinach into the stir fry if you like!)

🥗Meal 3: Supergreen chicken & roasted veggies

• 1 supergreen chicken breast
• 200g butternut squash
• 100g frozen broccoli
• 1 small onion
• 80g baby tomatoes (approx 7 tomatoes)
• Round lettuce - handful
• Frylight oil - 3 sprays

Calories: 408. P41.

Price:  £2.94 per serving

Method

• Pre-heat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5.
• Chop your butternut squash into thumb sized chunks
• Add the squash and frozen broccoli
• Cook both the squash and broccoli in boiling water for ~ 5 minutes (you can skip this, but I find they roast better if you do this)
• Chop the onion into chunks, and get the tomatoes ready
• Assemble all the veg on a large baking tray, and spray with oil
• Place the chicken breast in a small roasting dish. Cut open the crumb sachet and sprinkle evenly all over the chicken breasts.
• In another shelf in the oven, place the veg
• Cook chicken & veggies for 25-30 minutes, until the veg is turning golden brown and juices of the chicken run clear