With living costs increasing, everyone could benefit from healthy but thrifty recipes to make food and money go a little bit further. Here’s a tasty idea, developed by The Watercress Company which is ideal for a family of four.
Featuring the original superfood, watercress, the dish is 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. Because of the high levels of vitamin C and A, the 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 this tasty, satisfying recipe (portions priced using Tesco ingredients):
Serves 4 | £2.41pp | £10.25 all in
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: Min. 1hr, can be slow cooked for longer if desired
Ingredients
600g diced beef
1 onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, sliced
2tbsp paprika
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 vegetable stock cube
2 carrots
80g Watercress, chopped
Method
In a large pan, fry off the onion, peppers and carrots, allowing them to soften.
Then add the beef and paprika– while this browns, prepare your stock with 500ml boiling water.
Add the chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock to the pan, bring to the boil and then leave to simmer.
We recommend cooking for at least an hour (you can always transfer to the oven if you need the hob space)
Before serving, stir through the watercress and allow to wilt.
Serve with mashed potato for a filling, cheap eat!
Enjoy.
