Making a meal from scratch can often be quicker and cheaper than getting take-aways, plus it gives you a great opportunity for children to get involved with meal preparation.

Here are some tasty, low-cost meals that are quick and easy to make for the whole family.

Lunch

-       Courgette fritters

-       Kumara meal in a moment

-       Savoury bread cases

-       Spinach and potato tortilla

-       Toasted sandwiches

-       Vegetable slice

Dinner

-       Chicken Chop Suey

-       Chicken teriyaki

-       Curried chicken and vegetables

-       Home made pizza

-       Leek and potato soup

-       Ratatouille

-       Tuna and potato layer

-       Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie