With living costs increasing, everyone could benefit from healthy but thrifty recipes to make food and money go a little bit further.
These tasty ideas, developed by The Watercress Company are ideal for meals for a family of four with the most expensive costing a reasonable £2.41 per person and the cheapest only 90p.
All featuring the original superfood – watercress. Packed with over 50 vital nutrients and minerals and gram for gram more calcium than milk, more folate than a banana, more vitamin C than an orange and more vitamin E than broccoli, watercress is a fantastic addition to any meal to boost its health credentials.
Watercress is also rich in iron and in Vitamin A, (nearly twice as much as spinach) and because of the high levels of vitamin C and A it possesses this iron is more easily absorbed than most other plant-based irons, making watercress an essential addition to any vegetarian or vegan diet.
So, make the most of the money in your pocket and the everyday ingredients in your cupboard with these tasty, satisfying recipes (portions priced using Tesco ingredients):
Corned Beef Hash
Serves 4 | 95pp, £1.07 with veg and £1.15 with baked beans |£5.53 all in, £6.53 with veg, £6.33 beans with baked beans
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins
Ingredients
300g Potatoes, diced
1 tin corned beef, chopped
80g bag of Watercress, Spinach & Rocket, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Serve with either veg or baked beans
Oil
Method
1. Par-boil your potatoes for around 7 minutes before draining the water – they should be slightly softened but still hold their shape.
2. In a large, heavy-based pan, fry off the onions in a glug of oil until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and allow to cook for about 30 seconds.
3. Then add the potatoes, corned beef and salad leaves – apply pressure with a spatula or fish slice. Occasionally turn the mixture but try not to disturb it too much.
4. Add the Worcestershire sauce and push down on the mixture again. By this point, it should all be nicely browned.
5. Serve with either baked beans or some cooked from frozen veg for a cost-effective dinner.
