cheap soups

Sweet potato soup is a big bowl of comfort. It's vegan, has cheap ingredients, is quick and easy to make. It can also be frozen for future lunches and dinners. Perfection!

Each serving provides 234 kcal, 3g protein, 43g carbohydrates (of which 16g sugars), 4g fat (of which 0.5g saturates), 9g fibre and 0.5g salt.

Sweet potato soup

olive oil

onion, roughly chopped

carrots,

4cm/1½ inches fresh root ginger, finely chopped

garlic clove, crushed

½ tsp dried red chilli flakes

700 grams/1lb 10 ounces sweet potatoes,

vegetable stock

salt and black pepper

This easy pea soup recipe is one you'll make time and again when you're in a rush. The recipe scales up easily and freezes well, so there's no reason not to make loads.

Pea soup

garlic clove, chopped

½ onion, chopped

peas

300 milliliters/10fl oz chicken stock (vegetarians may substitute vegetable stock)

milliliters/2fl oz double cream

mint

This lightly spiced carrot soup is so simple to make, yet it makes a delicious supper on a cold winter's evening.There is a lot of butter in this recipe to make it really silky and luxurious, but you can reduce this amount if you want a slightly healthier soup. See the Recipe Tips for more substitutions.

Curried carrot soup

unsalted butter

150 grams/5½oz onions, chopped (about 2 onions)

garlic cloves, crushed

cumin seeds

½ tsp Madras curry powder

300 milliliters/½ pint chicken stock (or vegetable stock)

bouquet garni

tbsp chopped fresh coriander, to serve

salt

This recipe uses a gammon joint that has been cooked ready for use in multiple meals (see the recipe tips for the other recipes and how to cook the gammon). Batch cooking in this way saves money while still ensuring there's plenty of variety in your meals.

For this recipe you will need a food processor or blender.

Pea and ham soup

butter oil

onion,

potato

litre/1¾ pint stock from cooking the gammon (alternatively use vegetable or chicken stock)

mint (about 5 sprigs)

100 grams/3½oz cooked gammon

Mary Berry's tomato soup is quick, easy and delicious. In fact, it is one of her favourite family recipes, as she always have the ingredients in the cupboard. With no onions to chop or tomatoes to skin, it really is ready in ten minutes!

Ten-minute tomato soup

tomatoes

500 milliliters/18fl oz chicken or vegetable stock

tbsp caster sugar

150 milliliters/5fl oz full-fat milk

150 milliliters/5fl oz double cream

basil

Nigel Slater's budget-friendly bean soup is healthy and filling. Chop and change the ingredients for your favourite vegetables and beans.

This meal provides 183 kcal, 6g protein, 18.5g carbohydrate (of which 10g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 1.3g saturates), 6.5g fibre and 1.7g salt per portion.

Adaptable bean soup

onions

carrots

tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

bay leaf

cannellini beans

orange peel

rind,

chard stalks (and leaves if young)

fresh parsley, chopped

French stick, to serve

A great way to use up all those odds and ends from the fridge. Raw root vegetables, leafy veg, cooked leftover vegetables, pasta and rice can all be thrown into the pan. Just make sure they are added in the right order, so raw vegetables that need a bit of cooking go in first, then green vegetables and finally cooked ingredients. Top the cooked soup with any cheese you have handy or spoonfuls of pesto.


Easy minestrone soup

tbsp oil (olive, sunflower

onion, finely chopped

1–2 sticks celery, trimmed and thinly sliced (optional)

chicken or vegetable stock cube

tsp dried mixed herbs or dried oregano

400 grams/14 ounces tin borlotti

½–1 mug cooked pasta or rice

This minestrone recipe is great for using up odds and ends of veg, reducing food waste.

Flexible minestrone soup

This budget minestrone is the classic Italian soup made with cannellini beans and broken up spaghetti. Feel free to stir in extra vegetables, depending on what you have in the fridge. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.

Each serving provides 300 kcal, 18.3g protein, 37.1g carbohydrate (of which 14g sugars), 5.2g fat (of which 1g saturates), 16.5g fibre and 1.85g salt.

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