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Nagi Maehashi , mastermind behind RecipeTin Eats, photographed at her home in Mona Vale.

Nagi Maehashi is here to keep your cooking on budget

Good Food relaunches with a new website and columns by the RecipeTin Eats founder, plus Adam Liaw, Curtis Stone and MasterChef’s Emelia Jackson.

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Julia Busuttil Nishimura's pantry spaghetti.

The ultimate budget-friendly recipe collection

50 affordable recipes to keep you eating well for less through autumn and beyond.

Hetty McKinnon says frozen spinach is the magic ingredient in this simple vegetarian pasta.
EASY

Hetty McKinnon's spinach and walnut pesto pasta

This pasta dish is fresh and surprisingly herbaceous, even though it contains no herbs at all. Frozen spinach is the magic ingredient, providing earthy flavour while delivering a healthy dose of green power. Frozen spinach also turns out to be a fantastic and economical way to make pesto all year round. A small handful of walnuts adds richness and body to the irresistible pasta sauce while lemon zest and juice injects life and brightness into this crowd-pleasing dish.

  • < 30 mins
  • Hetty McKinnon
Cheesy one-pan eggplant bake with 'nduja.
EASY

Fast skillet eggplant and spicy salami bake

Think of this layered eggplant bake as a low-carb lasagne of sorts.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Swap the standard spag bol for this showstopping pasta pie.

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Torta di rigatoni (upright pasta pie)

Bolognese stuffed into giant rigatoni, topped with bubbling cheese. This dinner party show-stopper is fun to make and even more delicious to eat.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • RecipeTin Eats
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This simple chicken roast is a one-tray wonder.
EASY

Roast chicken thighs with potato, garlic and rosemary

It's taken a while, but life seems to have slipped back into a normal type of busy, and I'm constantly finding myself cooking on the run at home during the week. And that means plenty of one-tray or one-pot dinners. An all-in-one-tray roast is a certain, no-fuss path to deliciousness. Chicken and potatoes roasted with plenty of herbs, garlic, olive oil and a glass of wine makes for an incredibly flavourful midweek meal. Some cooked greens – or a salad – complete the picture.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Adam Liaw's chicken and egg curry.
EASY

Adam Liaw's chicken and egg curry

You don't have to decide which comes first in this simple, creamy curry. If you leave out the chilli, it's a real family crowd-pleaser.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Crumbed chicken with herb and garlic butter pasta.
EASY

Crumbed chicken with herb and garlic butter pasta

You might have had schnitzel with garlic butter, but have you had it with pasta, too?

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Tomato and kimchi soup with chilli grilled cheese recipe. Sage Creative autumn/winter recipes for Good Food online and Home made page. August 2022. Good Food use only. Please credit Jeremy Simons
EASY

Tomato and kimchi soup with chilli cheese toasties

Add a Korean kick to your tomato soup with this toasty toastie combo.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Budget-friendly and filling fried rice.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Beef mince fried rice

An excellent quick meal, complete with protein, starch and vegetables. Plus it requires minimal preparation and can be on the table in 12 minutes. The trick to getting a really good flavour is to cook the beef with the sauce and get it really nicely caramelised.

  • < 30 mins
  • RecipeTin Eats