A social media mum has shared the full shopping list and meal plan that feeds her family of four healthy and nutritious evening meals for less than £20. Influencer, Cardiff Mum wowed her 300k followers with the five affordable meals - with all ingredients from Aldi.
The Instagrammer shared a clip of the conveyor belt at the checkout in her local Aldi, before showing off some pretty tasty looking dishes made from the items, which cost £19.68.
From fakeaway favourites such as Sloppy Joe Tacos to winter warmers like Slow Cooker Pulled Pork and Black Bean Chilli, the mum-of-two offered up some family meal inspo to help others amid the cost of living crisis.
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Ashleigh, the Cardiff Mum, explained: “I wanted to create recipes that are not only easy to make, but also easy on the purse strings. Aldi is the perfect place to shop for those who want to stick to a budget, without having to skip out on quality. My favourite recipe to create was the Sloppy Joe Tacos – they went down a treat in my house!”
The influencer’s band of loyal followers loved the recipes, with one commenting: “These types of reels are bank balance savers!!!”
Another added: “Wow great variety of meals, nice to see something other than pasta for a budget meal like a lot of supermarkets seem to advertise when they do budget meal planning!”.
The social media influencer has created an easy step by step process for each recipe, so even the less culinary skilled can recreate these recipes with ease. All of Cardiff Mum’s delicious recipes and ingredients can be found via the Aldi website here.
The recipes include:
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork & Black Bean Chilli
Italian BMT Subs
Airfryer Chinese Crispy Shredded Chicken
Airfryer Lemon, Garlic Chicken with Crispy Feta
Sloppy Joe Tacos and Dirty Rice
Shoppers can take inspiration from Cardiff Mum, or replicate her meals exactly, with the below shopping list for all the products used for the five recipes:
Ashfields pork shoulder steaks 700g - £3.29
Everyday Essentials family pack peppers 600g - £120
Nature’s Pick red onion 1kg - 55p
Asia Specialities dark soy sauce 150ml - 55p
Village Bakery supersoft mini original wraps 8 pack - 55p
Four Season black beans in water 390g 54p
Everyday Essentials lemons 4 pack - 50p
Asia Specialities sweet and sour stir fry sauce 120g - 49p
Everyday Essentials long grain rice 1kg - 48p
Ashfields British beef mince 2% fat 500g - £1.79
The Deli Italian salami and cheese selection - £1.79
Ashfields British chicken thighs fresh class A 1kg - £2.69
Bramwells original BBQ sauce 480g = 89p
Bramwells Worcestershire sauce 150ml - 69p
Stonemill garlic puree 75g - 69p
Village Bakery Italian style metro rolls 4 pack - 95p
Everyday Essentials Greek style salad cheese 200g - 70p
Everyday Essentials cheesy singles 15 pack - 70p
Everyday Essentials chopped tomatoes - 64p
And Aldi isn’t the only supermarket helping customers feed the family on a budget. Last week, Asda launched a new section on their website with a shopping list that creates seven evening meals for a family of four for under £20 using their Just Essentials range.
The Just Essentials ‘7 for £20’ plan is available on Asda.com now and can be found in just one click on the site - meaning customers can browse the seven recipes and add each ingredient required to their basket before checking out.
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