Help me buy and cook for the week?

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Had an unexpected bill this month and now I have £13 for food to take me through until next Thursday. There is 4 of us in the house. I know it's not a super low amount and I can realistically do something with it but need some practical advice on how to make it happen as I'm not great at meal planning.

In my house I have rice, a few potatoes (not really enough for a full dinner), bread, butter, 500g of minced beef and some veggies in the fridge.
No pasta, few basics like eggs, canned tomatoes, onions, milk, cereal or fruit.

I'm going to shop for it all in Aldi today and it would be great if people could throw some suggestions my way of what to buy and how to use it.

Anyone have any tips?
TIA

If you have the lentils and spices in house, I’d also go for a dhal at some point in the week. You can make a large potful for pennies. You’d be able throw in some frozen spinach in there for extra nutrition and use the rest of the frozen spinach in a spag bol.

If there’s a Tesco near you, they have a pack of 4 to 6 chicken thighs for £1.35. It’s their house brand, Willow Farms. Bone the thighs then use the bones and skin to make a rich broth/stock. You’d be able to get a hearty chicken soup out of the meat of 2/3 thighs and another completely different meal from the remaining thighs.