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Pork Katsu-Style Curry Creamy Lemon Pork with Pasta and Peas Easy Pork Satay Noodles Korean-Style Pork Mince Bowl Affordable family favourites Mexican Pork Enchiladas Hunter-Style Pork Sweet ‘n’ Smoky Pulled Pork Pulled Pork Rolls with Coleslaw Speedy Sausage Gnocchi Gratin Creamy Sausage and Mushroom Pasta Easy 5 ingredient or less dishes Mexican-Style Pulled Pork Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Classic Toad in the Hole Hoisin Pork Meatballs Meals under £1.25 per portion Sweet Chilli Pork Pork Meatballs with a Cheesy Crumb Topping Slow Cook Hoisin Pork Sausage Bolognese with Courgettes Balsamic Pork with Apples Pork Meatballs with Vegetable Ribbons One pot recipes Cheat’s Pork Lasagne One Pan Pesto Pork Pasta Pork Hotpot with Potatoes and Veggies Chilli Sausage Casserole with Beans One Pot Sausage Braise Sausage Jambalaya with Spring Onions Fakeaways Easy Pork Curry slow cooker method Vietnamese Rolls with Pulled Pork Easy Pulled Pork Ragu Pasta Easy Sausage Biryani Pork Tagine with Apricots and Pistachios EXPLORE OUR RECIPE COLLECTIONS DISCOVER PORK WHAT WE DO HERE AT LOVE PORK
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Budget-friendly recipes to feed the family, featuring home cooked favourites ranging from slow cooked pulled pork to casserole and sausage jambalaya.

Feeding your family shouldn’t have to break the bank. That’s why we’ve put together some delicious recipes below that will all feed a familyfor under £1.50 a portion* – keeping your family and your bank balance happy!  

Utilising economical cuts such as boneless pork shoulder is a great way to stay budget friendly – take a look at some of our tasty pulled pork recipes to get your mouth watering. This page includes great value family recipes, recipes with just 5 ingredients, fakeaways and more.

We’ve also given you some money saving tips to help you further cut costs whilst in store and at home. To find out about batch cooking and freezing leftovers, read our batch cooking for the family blog.

Affordable family favourites

Want something to please everyone? Mix up your midweek meal with one of these easy but tasty family friendly recipes. Take a look at some of our otherquick and easy pork recipesthat can be ready in 30 minutes or less.

BBQ sauce covered pork steaks served on a yellow plate with broccoli.

Hunter-Style Pork

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Pulled pork on a wooden serving board

Sweet ‘n’ Smoky Pulled Pork

Prep time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

6

Burger bun filled with pulled pork and coleslaw

Pulled Pork Rolls with Coleslaw

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

6

Large rectangle cooking dish filled with sausage gnocchi grain, with spoon in corner

Speedy Sausage Gnocchi Gratin

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Black plate with sausage balls and pasta with green salad on side

Creamy Sausage and Mushroom Pasta

Prep time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 12 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Easy 5 ingredient or less dishes

Keep the shopping list small with one of these 5 ingredient recipes. Feel free to make the recipes your own by switching out or adding in more ingredients to suit your families’ preferences.

Two tortillas with mexican pulled pork on top, on a white plate. Cheese and guacamole on side.

Mexican-Style Pulled Pork

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Not Too Tricky

Serves:

6

Part shredded pulled pork on a wooden board, with slow cooker in background.

Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

6

Eight pork sausages in a toad in the hole, in a large white casserole dish

Classic Toad in the Hole

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 25 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Hand holding a bowl containing stir fried pork meatballs and noodles, fork in shot

Hoisin Pork Meatballs

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Meals under £1.25 per portion

Pork is one of the most budget-friendly meats out there, making it a great choice for budget conscious shoppers. Meatballs, sausages and pork shoulder lend themselves well to a variety of flavours and so make yummy meals for both kids and parents.

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Yellow bowl filled with white rice, broccoli and sweet chilli pork strips.

Sweet Chilli Pork

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Large cast iron pan filled with pork meatballs in a red sauce, with a cheesy crumb topping

Pork Meatballs with a Cheesy Crumb Topping

Prep time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Slow cook hoisin pork with white rice served in a bowl on blue table cloth

Slow Cook Hoisin Pork

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 2 hrs and 0 mins

Not Too Tricky

Serves:

6

Sausage bolognese with spaghetti served in a white bowl with fork lifting up spaghetti

Sausage Bolognese with Courgettes

Prep time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Silver frying pan containing two pork chops with apples in a balsamic sauce

Balsamic Pork with Apples

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Silver frying pan with large spoon, containing pork meatball and vegetable spaghetti

Pork Meatballs with Vegetable Ribbons

Prep time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

One pot recipes

No one wants to spend all their time in the kitchen prepping and washing up, that’s why our one pot recipes are perfect for busy family schedules and spending more time doing the things you all enjoy.

Pork mince lasagne on a pale plate with fork on a blue background.

Cheat’s Pork Lasagne

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Not Too Tricky

Serves:

4

Pesto pork pasta cooked and served in a pan. On a blue background.

One Pan Pesto Pork Pasta

Prep time: 8 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Pork hotpot served in a lidded grey casserole dish

Pork Hotpot with Potatoes and Veggies

Cooking time: 2 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Sausage and lentil casserole in a large white casserole dish

Chilli Sausage Casserole with Beans

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Large black pan with spoon, containing sausage braise dish

One Pot Sausage Braise

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 25 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

sausage jambalaya with spring onions in a white cooking pot with large serving spoon

Sausage Jambalaya with Spring Onions

Cooking time: 35 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Fakeaways

Ditch the takeaway menu and get your apron on to cook one of these delicious world-cuisine inspired recipes that are still big on flavour, but little on price.

Pork madras curry served in dishes with rice and chutney on a yellow background

Easy Pork Curry slow cooker method

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Four vietnamese pulled pork and vegetable rolls served on a pale green plate

Vietnamese Rolls with Pulled Pork

Prep time: 30 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

4

Pulled Pork ragu pasta on a plate with a glass of water in the distance

Easy Pulled Pork Ragu Pasta

Prep time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 6 hrs and 0 mins

Easy

Serves:

6

Blue bowl with a spoon, filled with rice and sausage balls and peas

Easy Sausage Biryani

Prep time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 12 mins

Easy

Serves:

2

Brown tagine pot with lid off, with pork tagine displayed.

Pork Tagine with Apricots and Pistachios

Cooking time: 2 hrs and 30 mins

Easy

Serves:

5

*Cost per serving based on proportion of ingredients used to make the dish. Total cost of ingredients calculated based on average price across four British supermarkets. Prices correct as of 03.08.23; but are subject to change due to fluctuations in ingredient prices.

Pork is a great value protein.

The average cost per kg of pork is cheaper than then average cost per kg of beef and lamb**

**Source : Kantar sales data 12 w/e 11 June 2023

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