This week the theme is eating on a budget which feels very appropriate in the year of the squeeze and today I am sharing some meat on a budget recipes with you. These are kind to your wallet and your tastebuds so let’s get to the kitchen!
Rolled Lamb Breast
This recipe was given to me by Michel Roux Jr via social media. It is a great simple recipe that highlights the gorgeous lamb and goes brilliantly with anything from roast potatoes and mint sauce to a zingy salsa verde and steamed veg

Ingredients
Rolled lamb Breast 400 – 750g
Butter
2 pints water
20 grams mint leaves or 3 mint sprigs.
Method
- Add water and mint to a pan and bring to boil.
- Turn water down to a simmer and add rolled lamb breast for 20 minutes.
- Heat butter in an oven proof pan (add a little oil to prevent butter from burning)
- Take lamb from pan and pat dry. Make sure as much water is gone as possible.
- Add lamb to pan and roast in a moderate oven (180 degrees) until golden brown, basting and rolling every 10 minutes.
- Serve with spring veg and salsa verde or sliced with roast potatoes, mint sauce and gravy

Rolled Lamb Breast
Ingredients
- 750 g Rolled lamb breast
- Butter
- 2 Pints Water
- 20 g Dried mint leaves
Instructions
- Add water and mint to a pan and bring to boil.
- Turn water down to a simmer and add rolled lamb breast for 20 minutes.
- Heat butter in an ovenproof pan (add a little oil to prevent the butter from burning).
- Take lamb from pan and pat dry. Make sure as much water is removed as possible.
- Add lamb to pan and roast in a moderate oven (180 degrees) until golden brown, baste and roll every 10 minutes.
- Serve with spring veg and salsa verde or sliced with roast potatoes, mint sauce and gravy.
Pork Ribs
Served as a rack or as individual ribs at a party, these ribs are tasty and fall off the bone tender.
Ingredients

1 Rack of ribs or 750g individual ribs
2 pints boiling water
1 tin of tomatoes
2tbsp Ketchup
2tbsp Brown sauce
1tbsp Honey
50ml Cider vinegar
1tsp hot sauce (optional)
Method
- If using a rack of ribs, remove silver skin from back of rack.
- Put ribs into big pan and cover with boiling water. Cook for 8-10 minutes
- Combine Tomatoes, ketchup, brown sauce, honey, vinegar and hot sauce in a pan and bring to a simmer.
- Drain ribs and arrange in a roasting tin.
- Brush over ¼ of the sauce.
- Cover and place in an oven at 150 degrees for 40 minutes basting with sauce once
- Remove cover and cook for a further 20 minutes
- Serve on a platter covered with remaining sauce.

Pork Ribs
Ingredients
- 750 g Pork ribs
- 2 Pints Boiling water
- 1 tin Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Brown sauce
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 50 ml Cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
- If using a rack of ribs, remove the silver skin from the back of rack.
- Put ribs into big pan and cover with boiling water. Cook for 8-10 minutes.
- Combine Tomatoes, ketchup, brown sauce, honey, vinegar and hot sauce in a pan and bring to a simmer.
- Drain ribs and arrange in a roasting tin. Brush over ¼ of the sauce.
- Cover and place in an oven at 150 degrees for 40 minutes basting with sauce once.
- Remove the cover and cook for a further 20 minutes.
- Serve on a platter covered with remaining sauce
Beef Stew
To me, beef stew is not only a fantastic meat on a budget recipe but also wonderful comfort food. It reminds me of my childhood and makes me feel so cosy. This is my basic recipe but I usually mix it up depending on what vegetables are available. You could substitute the beef for another meat, reduce the amount of meat or remove the meat entirely and replace it with dried broth mix. Ingredients
500g Stewing steak 1 Onion 2 Carrots 1 Parsnip Half swede 500ml Water 1 Beef stock cube Salt and Pepper to taste OR 1 Vegetable Stew Pack (available from most supermarkets) These fluffy and doughy balls make a wonderfully comforting addition to stews, are really easy to make and cost very little. 150g self-raising flour 70g suet Pinch salt Water *Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are my own. This page may contain affiliate links that mean I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Read the full privacy policy here.Method
Dumplings
Ingredients
Method
Beef Stew with Dumplings
Ingredients
For the Dumplings
Instructions
To make the dumplings
This sounds delicious! I love this dish but have always worried about making it myself!
There’s something so comforting about meals like this, they take me back to my childhood.
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