This week Jamie proves that frozen fish can be just as good as fresh with his stunning fish tikka curry. Sustainably sourced frozen fish is around a third cheaper than fresh – plus it’s convenient and tasty too. So if you’ve never made a fish curry before, get your freezer stocked up so you’ll always be able to dine like a king.

There’s a clever spin on the much-loved cheese and beans combo with Jamie’s spicy, smoky BBQ baked beans with sweet potatoes. They’re surprisingly thrifty too – with most of the ingredients coming from the store cupboard. And this recipe includes a brilliant tip for turning old or stale bread into gorgeous giant cheesy croutons – perfect to mop up the beans and their rich tomato sauce.

Jamie’s quick chicken wrap is fast, fun and frugal – making it a brilliant recipe for those nights you get home and want something tasty to eat in minutes. A few crunchy bits of veg from the fridge and some sizzling hoi sin chicken, all wrapped up in a cheap and cheerful tortilla – delicious!

And there are two magical mid-week recipes to transform roast beef leftovers: a sweet and spicy Moroccan-inspired tagine with a refreshing orange and mint salsa salad, plus a hot and spicy beef noodle soup, including Jamie’s secret cheat to a gorgeous oriental broth.

Jamie also reveals more of his simple tricks of the trade to help us waste less food and less money. Today it’s about making the most of chillies – including a great tip to make ‘chilli snow’ by storing fresh chillies in the freezer – a handy way to extend shelf life and create impressive meals, without spending a bomb.

For more money saving ideas, go to Channel4.com/savewithjamie

Series Director: Mike Matthews
Series Producer: Jennifer Fazey
Executive Producer: Zoe Collins
Prod Co: Fresh One Productions

5 Comments

  1. My Gosh!! “Save With Jamie”… is the Bomb!! I’ve learned so much from this series; and he is sooo much fun to watch and listen to: plus…. He’s an Damm good chef!! Ok guys… “Get Crakin”!😅

  2. Here's a snapshot of the insane food prices in my country where we produce enough food to feed 8 times our population but pay global market prices plus 15% GST within a supermarket duopoly: Cucumber NZ$6 each, Capsicum NZ$5 each, Butter NZ $11 for 500gm, Eggs NZ$12 for a dozen, Olive oil NZ$21 500ml, Bread $4 per loaf, Coffee NZ $18 100g, Milk NZ$3.50 litre, Marmite NZ$5 250g, Hoki fish $19 kg, Beef mince $31 kg

  3. Been following Jamie since 'Naked Chef'. I'd love a series of cooking programmes for people on a really, really tight budget like £50/week to feed a family of 4. Needs to cover all meals too. £50/week, that's it, total food budget.

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