5 meals for your family that cost less than a fiver

• 400g salmon fillets 
• 568ml milk
• ½ tsp mixed herbs
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 250g fusilli pasta
• 40g butter
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 200g frozen peas
• 1 tsp black pepper

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion
• garlic (2 cloves)
• turkey (or chicken, cooked)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• vegetables (carrots, mangetouts, baby sweetcorn or any other veg)
• noodles- can be egg noodles, or ready to work (to serve)

                                                                                                                                    Soften a chopped onion by frying gently in a couple of spoons of hot olive oil

• season with garlic and black pepper
• Cut the turkey into small strips and gently fry with the onions until the meat is heated through
• Squeeze some  lemon juice over the mixture
• Add the chopped veg, with soy sauce
• Stir-fry until the veg is cooked
• Serve with noodles

• 500g mince
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 200g frozen peas
• 1 stock cube (optional)
• 300g baked beans
• 2 sweet potatoes (large)
• 50g cheese (optional), grated

• Preheat the oven to 190'C/Gas mark 5
• Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into chunks, then add to boiling water till softened
• In a large pan, add onions and carrots and cook till soft
• Add the mince and fry off, ensuring it's browned all over
• Cook on a medium heat for about 10-12 minutes
• Crumble in the stock cube and stir, then add the peas and tin of beans and continue to cook, stirring occasionally
• Mash sweet potato when soft
• Empty the mince into a large ovenproof dish and spread the sweet potato mash on top
• Sprinkle cheese over the top if desired and pop it in the oven for 40 minutes

• 8 sausages
• 500g sweet potato (peeled), diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 800g chopped tomaotes (2x tins)
• 400g cannellini beans (1x tin), drained
• 200g sweetcorn (1x tin)
• fresh coriander (to serve)
• sour cream (to serve)

• Grill  sausages and chop into chunks, meanwhile peel, chop into chunks and par boil the sweet potato (for about 5 mins)
• Fry  onions add the chopped tomatoes, cannellini beans, sweetcorn, sweet potatoes and sausage chunks - bring to boil then simmer for 40 minutes
• Serve with fresh coriander and sour cream

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 400g chopped tomatoes (1x tin)
• 400g beans (1x tin), mixed
• 400g red kidney beans (1x tin)
• 125g mature cheddar, grated
• 5 tortillas