If you’ve ever looked at a recipe with a long ingredient list and immediately felt overwhelmed, this meal plan is for you. Built around recipes with eight ingredients or fewer, it keeps shopping simple, cuts down on prep and helps you make the most of a smaller budget or limited fridge space.
These recipes have been carefully selected by our editors to show that more isn’t always better. Using a handful of well-chosen ingredients and straightforward cooking methods, these low-effort meals help take the pressure out of midweek cooking while still delivering flavour and variety.
Ingredients like pesto, chicken stock and chorizo help build flavour quickly without relying on long lists of seasonings, while herbs are used thoughtfully rather than excessively: a bunch of chives, for example, can be reused across multiple recipes. Many of the dishes come together in as little as 25 minutes and can be adapted to what you already have at home or whatever looks best at the shop, whether that’s swapping kale for seasonal spring greens or folding leftover spinach from the chorizo pasta into the brothy rice later in the week.
Designed to make everyday meals feel simpler, this plan is ideal for busy weeks, smaller shops or anyone building confidence in the kitchen. Depending on how many people you’re feeding, the recipes can also easily be doubled or halved, making the plan as flexible as it is practical.
To keep things simple, use the in-app shopping list to add ingredients from each recipe, then check the My Good Food tab for one clear, organised list before you shop.
