Jamie cooks up a glorious 'mothership' roast brisket of beef with all the trimmings, before turning the leftovers into an incredible Korean stir-fried rice. He knocks up a beautiful sweet pea fish pie, jam-packed with flavour, but made with frozen fish. And he shows a takeaway lover how to make an American hot Chicago pizza pie for a fraction of the price of his usual Friday night fast food treat. All of the recipes in this episode cost a mere £1.80 per portion.
Jamie roasts half a shoulder of pork, with all the trimmings, and turns the leftovers into dim sum buns and meatloaf with spaghetti, with a great tomato and chilli sauce. He shows a takeaway lover how to make an veggie korma with cauliflower pilau for a fraction of the price of his usual Friday night takeout. And Jamie surprises a food waster in her home and shows her what to do with all the meat in her freezer that she normally ends up chucking away.
Jamie cooks up a roast side of salmon with all the trimmings, and then turns his leftover fish into an incredible salmon filo pie. He knocks up some chicken wings gangnam-style. Jamie shows a takeaway lover how to make a beautiful lamb burger for a fraction of the price of his usual Friday night fast food treat. And he surprises a food waster in her home and shows her how to make delicious things from the bread she normally chucks away.
Jamie cooks a 'mothership' roast chicken with all the trimmings and turns the leftovers into chicken stew with dumplings. He knocks up a super-clever cauliflower and broccoli cheese using frozen veg, and shows how to make lamb koftas on the cheap. And he surprises a food waster in her home to help her use the fruit she normally chucks away.
Jamie roasts a shoulder of lamb and turns the leftovers into Moroccan-style pastillas. He also uses up old veg and makes a panzanella salad out of bread past its best. The average price of the recipes in this episode is just £1.96 per portion.
Jamie cooks up glorious pot roasted ham hocks with parsley sauce, and uses his oven at the same time to roast a butternut squash which he turns into a stunning squash and spinach rotolo. Jamie also makes steak and chips for just over £2.00 a head, and teaches a Chinese takeaway addict how to make beautiful sweet and sour fish balls for a fraction of the price she usually pays. The average price of the recipes in this episode is just £1.89 per portion.
Jamie makes a piri piri pork belly with crispy crackling - a brilliant example of how a thrifty cut of meat and some clever cooking can deliver a real family feast at a fraction of the cost of pork chops, fillet or loin. There's also frugal hangover noodles topped with Asian-style crispy and runny fried egg; and two very different ideas for making the most of leftover lamb from the Sunday roast - a scrumptious lamb biryani and a healthy, punchy, crunchy noodle salad. There's a midweek showstopper in the form of Jamie's grilled garlic mussels with sweet tomato soup, at just £1.30 a portion. And clever tips on how to use super-cheap frozen veg like spinach and broccoli.
Jamie rustles up a paella with prawns from the freezer. He also makes crispy Mexican tacos from pork leftovers.
Jamie Oliver cooks a luxurious Mexican chilli that's low on price. He shares two new ideas for using up leftover roast chicken; and cooks a fast, frugal twist on a favourite pasta dish.
Jamie Oliver makes fish tikka curry with frozen fish, spicy cheese and beans, quick chicken wrap, hoi sin chicken tortilla, and a sweet and spicy Moroccan-inspired tagine
Jamie serves his spin on a fast food favourite with Jamie's Fried Chicken (JFC): a hearty chicken-in-a-bucket feast. He also makes spiced sausage bake, garlic bread, a meat-free roast, and two very different recipes for leftover salmon.
Jamie Oliver prepares a thrifty curry using chicken drumsticks bought for half the price of breast, but full of flavour. He also makes a Mexican omelette with a guacamole-style slaw, a giant vegetable rosti with poached eggs and crispy Cajun fishcakes, and 'snake in the hole', a cross between a roasted meatloaf and meatballs with Yorkshire pudding. Last in the series.
Jamie makes Sicilian-inspired meatballs and tomato 'Norma' sauce, quick chicken wrap and a silky carbonara of mackerel.
Jamie Oliver proves that frozen fish can be just as good as fresh with his stunning fish tikka curry. He also makes Mexican pork tacos and uses roast chicken scraps in an elegant 'Frenchie' salad.
Jamie Oliver turns a thrifty cut of beef into a luxurious chilli con carne feast, demonstrates a delicious new way for using up leftover salmon, and does something a bit different to make a special meal out of the humble potato. Plus, the chef's favourite home-made spice rubs.
Jamie Oliver prepares a spiced sausage bake, served with garlic bread with a twist. He also shares his recipe for a chicken chowder that works out at 82p per portion, along with a Mexican-style omelette, and also has advice on freezer food.
Jamie Oliver prepares a hearty fried chicken-in-a-bucket feast, before showing how to make a frugal noodle dish. He also cooks a sweet and spicy beef tagine, and gives his tips on cheese.
Jamie Oliver shows how having a couple of meat-free meals each week is an easy way to slash costs in the kitchen with his show-stopping aubergine dahl, with Indian rice and homemade chapatis. There's a hot and spicy noodle soup made with leftover beef and a super-sized banh mi - a warm, crusty baguette filled with sizzling crispy for leftover pork.
Jamie Oliver offers a clever spin on the much-loved cheese and beans combo with Jamie's spicy, smoky BBQ baked beans with sweet potatoes. There's also scrumptious lamb biryani and a Vietnamese-style salad.
Jamie Oliver cooks piri piri pork belly with crispy crackling. There's also a meat-free roast using celeriac, creamy mushroom sauce and cheap-as-chips pearl barley; and grilled garlic mussels with sweet tomato soup.
Jamie Oliver makes a frugal but amazing paella with chicken thighs, spicy chorizo and prawns from the freezer. There's also crisp Cajun fishcakes with a classic chopped salad and Jamie's snake in the hole.
Jamie makes a thrifty curry with chicken drumsticks and frugal but posh beans on toast.
