Zero-Waste, Budget-Friendly Soup

Tonight I turned a pile of leftover veg into the cosiest bowl of roast pepper tomato(ish) soup, and honestly… this might be my new favourite budget-friendly comfort meal for autumn 🍂🍅✨

I roasted everything together — peppers, onions, tomatoes, and a whole bulb of garlic (because roasted garlic makes everything taste like you tried harder than you did 😌🧄). I added thyme, olive oil, salt + pepper and mixed it all together on the sheet pan, before chucking in the oven for 35mins at 200° (fan assisted. knock it up to 220 if your oven isn't fan)

Then blended it into a creamy, velvety soup that gives cosy jumper energy and that rare, quiet five minutes of peace ✨

Heated it through with a splash of single cream for extra-indulgent silkiness, plus a cheeky knob of butter, more salt, and cracked black pepper for depth.

Served it with gluten-free ciabatta, roasted garlic butter, parmesan, red Leicester and melty mozzarella… basically a cheesy autumn dream for under a few quid. All from the odds and ends left in the cheese stash.

Zero waste.

Full flavour.

Maximum comfort.

This is the kind of cheap, easy soup recipe that makes you feel like you’ve got your life together, even when you’re running on fumes and hoping tomorrow is calmer than today.

Perfect for:

• cosy cold evenings

• budget weeks

• leftover veg clear-outs

• zero-waste kitchen moments

• comfort-food cravings

• quick dinner ideas

• autumn meal inspo

Save this for your next cheap, cosy dinner night — your future self will thank you 🍁✨

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