Jamie Oliver fans blast his new £1 meal series as they claim chef has 'lost the plot' and needs to 'get real'
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Jamie Oliver fans have criticised his new Channel 4 cooking series where he aims to rustle up dishes at just £1 per portion. The celebrity chef, 49, has returned to TV screens for the new year with Jamie's £1 Wonders And Money Saving Meals - a new budget meal series to combat the cost of living crisis in the UK.
![[In last night's episode, Jamie cooked up a spaghetti frittata, piccalilli pork and apple pies and butternut squash dal with paneer (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94073895-14281919-image-a-17_1736856730752.jpg)
In last night's episode, Jamie cooked up a spaghetti frittata, piccalilli pork and apple pies, butternut squash dal with paneer, a chicken kebab 'fakeaway', laksa and mint choc chip 'whoopie pies' for dessert. But despite Jamie providing a full cost breakdown for each meal, some viewers were not convinced that the meals actually cost as little as he claimed.
![[Taking to social media, viewers criticised the chef, claiming he'd 'lost the plot' and needed to 'get real']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94073909-14281919-image-a-18_1736856765915.jpg)
Moreover, others pointed out that the type of ingredients he was using were not items the average household would have in their food cupboards. And while Jamie claimed in his show that each meal would work out at £1 a portion or even less, around half the meals shown cost more - for example with the pork pies at £1.31 a portion, the kebab 'fakeaway' at £1.71 and laksa at £1.33.
Viewers were particularly confused by Jamie's crispy chicken shown in the first episode - for which he used plain flour 'costing 2p'. However, Jamie made clear in his cost breakdown that the average price had been calculated for each ingredient and quantity from the three biggest supermarkets, as of October 2024.
![[However, others praised his efforts to share healthy and delicious meals with the nation]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94073913-14281919-image-a-20_1736856787009.jpg)
Jamie Oliver fans have slammed his new Channel 4 cooking series where he aims to rustle up dishes at just £1 per portion. In last night's episode, Jamie cooked up a spaghetti frittata, piccalilli pork and apple pies and butternut squash dal with paneer (pictured).
![[Viewers were confused by Jamie's calculations - in particular his claims that the flour used for his crispy chicken only cost 2p. However, this was based on the amount he used, rather than the entire packet]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94072759-14281919-image-m-22_1736856816124.jpg)
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