Cheap fish and seafood recipes

Budget fish dinners using tinned tuna and sardines, frozen white fish, salmon, mackerel and prawns.

Fish doesn't have to be expensive. Tinned tuna and sardines, frozen fish fillets and frozen prawns are all budget friendly and keep for ages, so nothing goes to waste.

74 recipes, cheapest first. Prices are per portion for a family of 4.

Money-saving tips

Some frozen fish can be cooked straight from frozen. Check the pack.
Tinned sardines and mackerel are oily fish and very cheap.
Keep a bag of frozen prawns in for a quick stir-fry or pasta.

Questions

Which recipe is the cheapest?

Sardine & tomato spaghetti, at about £0.55 a portion for a family of 4.

How much do these dinners cost?

From about £0.55 to £2.36 a portion, with most around £1.09, based on typical UK budget supermarket prices. What you pay depends on where you shop and the brands you choose.

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