Budget Meals - Kj's Food Journal

a crispy skinned butterflied roast chicken on a board of roasted vegetables

Garlic Butter Roast Chicken

By keeleyspencer 04/09/2024Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

What’s better than a Sunday roast dinner? And for me, you can’t get any better than Roast Chicken. It’s hard to go past a perfectly seasoned, crispy skinned chicken, and…

a bowl of creamy broccoli and cheese soup with homemade croutons and cream

Cheesy Broccoli Soup

By keeleyspencer 11/06/2023Appetiser Recipes, Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

This easy and satisfying Cheesy Broccoli Soup is the perfect simple comfort food for a cold night. Creamy, cheesy and deliciously smooth, this broccoli soup is served with homemade croutons…

Chicken Quesadillas

By keeleyspencer 11/01/2023Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

These Chicken Quesadillas are a quick and easy midweek meal for the whole family! Stuffed with melted cheese and juicy shredded chicken coated in a spiced red sauce, they're sure…

a family sized chicken pot pie sitting on a kitchen bench

Chicken & Leek Pot Pie

By keeleyspencer 12/11/2022Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

This Chicken and Leek Pot Pie is the perfect weeknight dinner for the whole family! Made with flakey puff pastry and a creamy chicken pie filling, it’s sure to satisfy…

a skillet pan full of sausages in gravy topped with baked cheesy potato slices

Sausage Hotpot

By keeleyspencer 05/06/2022Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

Beef sausages cooked with a delicious tomato & onion gravy and generously topped with cheesy sliced potato - This easy Sausage Hotpot is a simple and comforting winter warmer for…

a bowl of creamy pumpkin and cauliflower soup topped with toasted pine nuts, charred cauliflower slices, cream and fresh herbs

Pumpkin & Cauliflower Soup

By keeleyspencer 15/05/2022Appetiser Recipes, Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

This creamy Pumpkin & Cauliflower Soup is a delicious, healthy and cheap dinner for the whole family! Topped with cream, sautéed cauliflower slices and pine nuts, this soup is perfect…

a baked potato topped with beef mince, coleslaw and sour cream

Savoury Mince & Coleslaw Potatoes

By keeleyspencer 25/03/2022Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

These Savoury Mince & Coleslaw Loaded Potatoes are a delicious and healthy weeknight dinner! Made with beef mince, homemade coleslaw and sour cream, these jacket potatoes can be cooked in the oven or air fryer!

an overhead shot of four crispy air fried chicken drumsticks

Air Fryer Chicken Legs

By keeleyspencer 16/03/2022Appetiser Recipes, Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

These crispy Air Fryer Chicken Legs are quick, easy and so much healthier than fried chicken! The whole family will be sure to love this drumstick recipe!

a white baking dish with five baked chicken drumsticks in it.

Sticky Honey Orange Chicken Drumsticks

By keeleyspencer 14/10/2021Appetiser Recipes, Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Lunch Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

These juicy, sticky honey orange chicken drumsticks are going to be a real winner at dinner time! Using skin-on chicken legs for extra flavour, this is a great budget meal…

a bowl of butter chicken and white rice garnished with parsley

How to Make Butter Chicken at Home

By Keeley Spencer 28/05/2021Budget Meals, Dinner Recipes, Recipes2 Comments

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This homemade Butter Chicken recipe is an easy and comforting curry that will transport you to India! Made with chicken thighs, fresh garlic and spices, this Butter Chicken is a flavoursome dish that’s ready in 45 minutes!