Phil Vickery served up a tasty cottage pie with mushrooms and frozen mash pallets for just £1.50 a head on This Morning.

The ingredients are: 1 tablespoon any oil, 250g chestnut mushrooms, very finely chopped (I use a food processor), 4 small onions, finely chopped, 250g 12% fat beef mince, 2-3 tablespoons plain flour, 2 tablespoons tomato puree, Pinch of dried thyme, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons yeast extract, ½ x 10g reduced-salt stock cube, 250g frozen mixed vegetables, 250g fresh spinach, 400g can butter beans, 400g frozen mash pallets, defrosted, 150ml hot skimmed milk, Salt (optional) and Freshly ground black pepper.

See Phil’s recipes in his book titled: Save Money Good Diet: The Nation’s Favourite Recipes with a Healthy, Low-Cost Boost availabe from Amazon now.