Six delicious recipes to feed your family for just £5 a night - and they're perfect for autumn
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It's tough juggling the household budget and feeding the family with tasty and satisfying winter meals.
We've got just what you need with our six easy to make recipes that will feed a family of four - and work out at just over a £1 per person.
Aldi - Vegetable Casserole
Ingredients:
1 large or 2 medium red onions, peeled and thickly sliced
250g Chantenay carrots, trimmed and sliced
Half a swede, peeled and chopped into chunks
300g parsnips, peeled and sliced
2 baking potatoes, chopped skin on
600ml boiling water
400g chopped tomatoes with herbs
400g chickpeas
Shopping list:
Nature’s Pick large red onions (3), 69p
Nature’s Pick Chantenay carrots (500g), 72p
Nature’s Pick swede, 35p
Nature’s Pick parsnips (600g), 67p
Nature’s Pick baking potatoes (4), 69p
Sweet Harvest Chunky Chopped Tomatoes with Herbs (400g), 35p
Sweet Valley Chick Peas (400g), 33p
Total: £3.80
From the store cupboard
2 vegetable stock cubes
1 heaped teaspoon paprika
Black pepper
Method:
Preheat the oven to 200°c/400°f/gas 6. Put the chopped veg - swede, parsnips, potatoes, carrots and red onions into a casserole. Dissolve the stock cubes in boiling water and pour over the vegetables. Add the tomatoes and drain and add the chickpeas and season with paprika and some black pepper. Cook in the oven for 70 mins and serve in bowls.
Morrisons - Chilli Con Carne & Rice
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Ingredients:
500g minced beef
2 small onions, peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
400g red kidney beans
2 x 400g chopped tomatoes
360g white rice
Shopping list:
British Minced Beef (500g), £2.08
Brown Onions (1kg), 64p
KTC Red Kidney Beans (400g), 38p
Morrisons Italian Chopped Tomatoes (400g) x 2, 70p
M Savers Long Grain White Rice (1kg), 42p
Garlic (2 pack), 55p
Total: £4.77
From the store cupboard:
1-2 tbsp olive oil
Oxo cube to make 500ml stock
salt & pepper
1 tsp chilli powder
Worcestershire sauce (optional)
Method:
Heat oil in large saucepan and cook onions and garlic until softened. Add the mince and cook until brown - stirring continuously, breaking down chunks. Add stock and boil for 3 mins. Stir in tomatoes, chilli powder and a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer on a gently heat for around 50 mins, stirring occasionally. Add kidney beans and cook for a further 10 to 15 mins. Cook rice for 15 to 20 mins and serve with chilli.
Lidl - Prawn Fried Rice
Ingredients:
150g prawns
250g long grain rice
2 carrots, peeled and finely diced
1 tin garden peas, drained
2 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp soy sauce
Shopping list:
Lighthouse Bay Cooked & Peeled King Prawns (150g), £1.99
Simply Long Grain Rice (1kg), 40p
Oaklands Carrots (1kg), 44p
Freshona Garden Peas (265g), 30p
Woodcote Free Range Eggs (Large) 89p
Batts Soy Sauce, 45p
Total: £4.47
From the store cupboard
1 to 2 tbsp vegetable oil
salt & pepper
Method
Cook the rice. Pour 800ml of water into a pan, add a pinch of salt and bring to boil. Add the rice, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. When cooked drain and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Heat a dash of oil in a wok or large frying pan. Fry the carrot for 3 to 4 minutes until golden and tender. Add the peas and prawns and fry for 1 minute, then add the rice and cook until hot. Make a well in the centre of the rice and add the beaten eggs. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then mix until lightly scrambled. Stir the egg through the rice until evenly incorporated and add soy sauce. Season and serve immediately.
Asda - Hearty Sausage Casserole
Ingredients:
454g Lincolnshire sausages
300g carrots, halved lengthways and thickly sliced
100g mushrooms, quartered
38g pack of casserole mix
300g can of cannellini Beans, drained
800g potatoes, peeled and cut into even sized pieces
Shopping list:
Butcher’s Selection Lincolnshire Sausages (454g), £1.69
Grower’s Selection carrots (500g), 30p
Grower’s Selection white mushrooms (250g), 68p
Farm Stores white potatoes (2.5kg), £1.29
Sausage Casserole Mix (38g), 29p
Cannellini Beans (300g), 40p
Total: £4.65
Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Cook the sausages until lightly browned on all sides and place in a casserole dish with the carrots, leaving any fat that has run out in the pan. Blend the sausage casserole mix with water as per instructions and pour over the sausages and carrots. Cover and cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and cannellini beans. Cover and return to the oven for another 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes for 15-20 minutes or until tender, drain and serve with the casserole.
Sainsbury's - Chickpea Bolognese with Pasta
Ingredients:
2 x 400g cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
1 onion, finely chopped
2 large (4 small) carrots, finely diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 cartons chopped tomatoes
350g spaghetti
Shopping list:
By Sainsbury’s Chickpeas in Water (400g), x 2, £2.20
1 Onion, 17p
Carrots (1kg), 60p
1 garlic, 30p
By Sainsbury’s Tomato Puree Double Concentrate (200g), 55p
Basics Chopped Tomatoes (400g) x 2, 60p
Basics Spaghetti (500g), 40p
Total: £4.79
From the store cupboard
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
Method:
Preheat to 180°C/gas mark 4. Scatter the chickpeas in a large roasting tin and toss with 1 tbsp of oil, oregano and seasoning. Bake for 30 minutes until crispy and lightly golden. Meanwhile, add remaining oil to a large saucepan and cook the onion and carrot for 8 to 10 minutes (until golden brown). Season, add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir through the tomato puree, herbs and chopped tomatoes. Fill one of the tomato cartons halfway with water and add, then bring to the boil. Turn down and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, until sauce is thickened and reduced slightly. Add the roasted chickpeas for the last 10 minutes, reserving a handful for serving. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions while the sauce is simmering. Divide between four and spoon the sauce over. Finish with reserved chickpeas.
Tesco - Kale, Tuna and Lemon Pasta
Ingredients:
1 can tuna chunks, drained
4 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 lemon, zest and juice of one half
200g curly kale
300g fusilli pasta
4 tbsp creme fraiche
Shopping list:
Princes Tuna Chunks in Brine (160g), £1.50
Lemon, 35p
Curly Kale (206g), 89p
British Half Fat Creme Fraiche (300ml), £1
Garlic, 30p
Quick Cook Fusilli (500g), 56p
Total: £4.60
From the store cupboard:
3 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to season
Method: