BBC Food’s £1 recipe meal plan for six

Fruit and vegetables
□ 4 medium onions
□ 2.4kg/5lb 7oz potatoes
□ 6 medium carrots
□ 4 medium parsnips
□ ½ green cabbage, such as Savoy
□ 2 heads broccoli (each about 350g/12oz)
□ 1 large pepper, any colour
□ 1 small iceberg lettuce
□ 1 lemon (optional)

Meat and fish
□ 1.2kg–1.5kg/2lb 11oz–3lb 5oz pork shoulder joint, rind scored
□ 454g pack sausages (6–8 sausages)
□ 400–500g/14oz–1lb 2oz beef mince
□ 375g/13oz turkey breast steaks
□ 1kg/2lb 4oz chicken drumsticks

Tins, packets and jars
□ 300g/10½oz long grain rice
□ 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
□ 725g/1lb 9oz pasta shapes (ideally 350g/12oz penne and 375g/13oz spaghetti)
□ 400g tin red kidney beans in water

Dairy, eggs and chilled
□ 6 medium eggs
□ 450ml/16fl oz milk
□ 50g/1¾oz cheddar
□ 200ml/7fl oz soured cream
□ 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made coleslaw

Cooking ingredients
□ 225ml/8fl oz vegetable oil
□ 55g/2oz plain flour
□ 2 tbsp runny honey
□ 1 beef or pork stock cube
□ 1 chicken stock cube
□ ½ tsp dried mixed herbs or oregano
□ 2 tbsp fajita seasoning (check the recipe as you might already own the spices to make your own)
□ salt and ground black pepper

Frozen
□ 500g/1lb 2oz frozen mixed vegetables or peas
□ 400g/14oz frozen peas
□ 15–20 breaded fish fingers
□ 250g/9oz frozen sweetcorn

Condiments
□ 190g/6½oz tomato ketchup
□ 4 tbsp soy sauce, plus extra to serve

Other
□ 8 soft tortilla wraps
□ 6 slices bread and butter (optional)

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