Homepage

Accessibility links

  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
More menu
Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
Close menu
Food
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • In Season
    • Occasions
    • Cuisines
    • Ingredients
    • Dishes
    • Collections
  • Budget Recipes
  • Chefs
  • Stories
  • Diets
  • Programmes
  • Techniques
  • Your Favourites

Cheap 15-minute meals for two

You can cook a fantastic dinner for two on very little if you're smart and use your store cupboard wisely. Here are our favourite cheap, 15-minute meals for two.
Poached eggs with bacon and tomatoes
by Justine Pattison

A great alternative to the traditional fry-up that’s low in calories but high in flavour. Poached eggs are a great way to make breakfast a little lighter and surprisingly easy to cook.

This meal provides 212 kcal per portion.

Light meals & snacks

Chilli tuna pasta

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Cheap and cheerful chana masala

by Miguel Barclay
Main course

Easy chicken chow mein

by Ching-He Huang
Main course

Creamy mushrooms and rice

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Quick vegetable pasta

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Broccoli soup

by Nick Nairn
Light meals & snacks

Tuna bean salad

by Justine Pattison
Light meals & snacks

Courgette and pea pasta

by Saskia Sidey
Main course

5-ingredient curry

by Elly Curshen
Main course

Fried eggs three ways

by The BBC Food team
Brunch

Korean-style crispy vegetable pancakes

by Rhiannon Lambert
Main course

Creamy mushroom pasta

by Dr Rupy Aujla
Main course

Baked bean shakshuka

by Emerald Lewis
Brunch

Mashed potato cakes

by Elly Curshen
Side dishes

Microwave vegetable curry

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Quick broccoli pasta

by Lisa Faulkner
Main course

5-ingredient chickpea coconut curry

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Vegetarian Singapore fried noodles

by Jeremy Pang
Main course
FAQs about BBC Food

Find us here

Explore the BBC

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • Make an editorial complaint
  • BBC emails for you
  • Advertise with us
Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

You might also like:

news | sport | weather | worklife | travel | future | culture | world | business | technology