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£50 shop for two

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apple67cherry · 25/06/2024 20:47

Hello. I shop at Tesco weekly and budget £50 for me and my partner.
I was wondering if anyone had any cheap budget meals that are filling I could use instead of having the same old.

P.s partner doesn't like veg or fish (I do)
and I am also pregnant so there are some things I cannot have I.e deli meats/smoked fish/soft cheeses etc

Thank you!Smile

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MrsSkylerWhite · 25/06/2024 20:49

Macaroni cheese with value pasta, value cheddar and value bacon.

Kitkat1523 · 25/06/2024 20:50

MrsSkylerWhite · 25/06/2024 20:49

Macaroni cheese with value pasta, value cheddar and value bacon.

Grim

LondonFox · 25/06/2024 21:23

£50 for dinners or for all weekly food?
Do you count in cleaning products, bathroom basics etc.?
Asking as £50 for dinners is around £3.5 per day per person.
If it is all meals it will be £1.1 per meal per person.

That aside my go to dinner combinations are:
-Big chickens leggs and wings roasted with potatoes and some vege 🍗
-As above but with pasta, peppers and tomato so called "greek"🍗
-Breast from the same bird, can of chickpeas and curry/stirfry with rice and vege🍲
-Mince bolognese and pasta🍝
-Mince with beans alla tex mex and rice🍛
-As above in a tortilla🌯
-Mince pasta with mushrooms and cream🥘
-Home made burgers🍔
-Back bone thick chicken soup with grilled cheese sandwich🥣
-Full english🥓
-Sausages, mash and peas🌭
-Fish and chips🍟
-Potato and baked beans.🫘

Bulking up a lot of food with lentil or eating lentil soup for lunch.

For vege I only bought cabbage, carrots, onions and frizen peas.
One cucumber or sixpack of tomatoes or one letuce plus pepper every other week.
Cans: baked beans, beans, chickeas, mushy peas, tomatoes.

Breakfast: cooked poridge, cereals and/or banana/apple.🍌🍎

Lunch: ham and cheese or cheese sanwich with tomms/cucumber. If you like tune you can make tuna sandwich.
-Put sanwiches together on Sunday so you can ration food, just eat ham ones first and keep in fridge.
If you get bored do beans/tuna and rice. You can put any spice on that for a twist.🥪

Above is not super exciting menu but got vege,protein, cooked from scratch mostly and not super expensive.

Mum5net · 25/06/2024 21:24

Baked sweet potatoes with cheese ( and frozen peas on the side for you.

Can your partner manage soup?
Leek & potato is inexpensive

Egg fried rice (but add peas and carrots for yours) with chicken thighs

apple67cherry · 25/06/2024 21:33

LondonFox · 25/06/2024 21:23

£50 for dinners or for all weekly food?
Do you count in cleaning products, bathroom basics etc.?
Asking as £50 for dinners is around £3.5 per day per person.
If it is all meals it will be £1.1 per meal per person.

That aside my go to dinner combinations are:
-Big chickens leggs and wings roasted with potatoes and some vege 🍗
-As above but with pasta, peppers and tomato so called "greek"🍗
-Breast from the same bird, can of chickpeas and curry/stirfry with rice and vege🍲
-Mince bolognese and pasta🍝
-Mince with beans alla tex mex and rice🍛
-As above in a tortilla🌯
-Mince pasta with mushrooms and cream🥘
-Home made burgers🍔
-Back bone thick chicken soup with grilled cheese sandwich🥣
-Full english🥓
-Sausages, mash and peas🌭
-Fish and chips🍟
-Potato and baked beans.🫘

Bulking up a lot of food with lentil or eating lentil soup for lunch.

For vege I only bought cabbage, carrots, onions and frizen peas.
One cucumber or sixpack of tomatoes or one letuce plus pepper every other week.
Cans: baked beans, beans, chickeas, mushy peas, tomatoes.

Breakfast: cooked poridge, cereals and/or banana/apple.🍌🍎

Lunch: ham and cheese or cheese sanwich with tomms/cucumber. If you like tune you can make tuna sandwich.
-Put sanwiches together on Sunday so you can ration food, just eat ham ones first and keep in fridge.
If you get bored do beans/tuna and rice. You can put any spice on that for a twist.🥪

Above is not super exciting menu but got vege,protein, cooked from scratch mostly and not super expensive.

Edited

Thank you so much for this list. Jacket potatoes is a big favourite for us haha. £50 covers work lunches for partner, my lunches (he's much more of a big eater than me though and I'll happily snack), our dinners and maybe a couple little treats. If we ever need extras such as cleaning products, toiletries etc that will be on top x

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FairFuming · 25/06/2024 21:34

Get on olio and too good to go. Saves a load of money.

I do a big pot of home made tomato sauce with 2 tins of tomatos, the whole ones then mush them with a dollup of tom puree, onion, carrot or bell pepper and a tin of green lentils, garlic, whatever herbs I fancy that day, a little honey and some pepper and then blend it so it's a bit like a yummy sweet tomato soup and we dip pitta bread in it, have it with baked tatties or pasta and I divide it Into portions then freeze it. Does me and my daughter for days and it's healthy. I also chop up sausages to make different casseroles. Buy a big thing of mince and portion it and it does meatballs (in above sauce) or burgers or mince and tatties. We are about £80 a week for me and my 2 kids but I'm veggy and my youngest is autistic with sensory issues around food.

apple67cherry · 25/06/2024 21:36

Mum5net · 25/06/2024 21:24

Baked sweet potatoes with cheese ( and frozen peas on the side for you.

Can your partner manage soup?
Leek & potato is inexpensive

Egg fried rice (but add peas and carrots for yours) with chicken thighs

he's a big fan of tomato soup but that's probably it, he won't eat sweet pots either 😔🤣

Thank you x

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apple67cherry · 25/06/2024 21:39

MrsSkylerWhite · 25/06/2024 20:49

Macaroni cheese with value pasta, value cheddar and value bacon.

thank you!

OP posts:
apple67cherry · 25/06/2024 21:39

FairFuming · 25/06/2024 21:34

Get on olio and too good to go. Saves a load of money.

I do a big pot of home made tomato sauce with 2 tins of tomatos, the whole ones then mush them with a dollup of tom puree, onion, carrot or bell pepper and a tin of green lentils, garlic, whatever herbs I fancy that day, a little honey and some pepper and then blend it so it's a bit like a yummy sweet tomato soup and we dip pitta bread in it, have it with baked tatties or pasta and I divide it Into portions then freeze it. Does me and my daughter for days and it's healthy. I also chop up sausages to make different casseroles. Buy a big thing of mince and portion it and it does meatballs (in above sauce) or burgers or mince and tatties. We are about £80 a week for me and my 2 kids but I'm veggy and my youngest is autistic with sensory issues around food.

Yes I was thinking a tomato soup from scratch, this would go down a treat for partner also! Thank you for your suggestions xx

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Putting · 25/06/2024 21:41

Can either of you take leftovers as a work lunch? It may be more cost effective to cook additional portions in the evening and then reheat for lunch

Mum5net · 25/06/2024 21:44

OP, that's not easy.
Can he manage lentils and kidney beans, butter beans etc?
If so, you could bulk up stews with a little meat but plenty of pulses.
My DF didn't allow any veg in our house except potatoes. We all left home as soon as we could.

MrsSkylerWhite · 26/06/2024 15:42

Kitkat1523 · Yesterday 20:50
MrsSkylerWhite · Yesterday 20:49
Macaroni cheese with value pasta, value cheddar and value bacon.

Grim

Why?

spikeandbuffy · 26/06/2024 15:52

Yeah I don't get the grim comments
Nothing wrong with value ranges, I would probably make a roux and add the cheese and bake it, get the bacon all crispy. Hungry now Grin

PizzaBar · 26/06/2024 20:57

Check out Cardiff.Mum on Instagram. Every month she creates 5 meals for £25 including recipes & shopping list from Aldi. She has been doing it for a while so there is a back catalogue that might give some helpful ideas.

kitchenplans · 27/06/2024 19:52

Baked feta pasta using "salad cheese", value pasta and cherry toms is cheap and yummy

Nixallday · 03/09/2024 22:45

I tend to order pre cooked/smoked meats online in bulk and I then make meals from them - try meatsmoke for that sort of price range.

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