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Mum shares how to make 5 family traybakes for £25 from ALDI

Last modified on Monday 1 August 2022

We need all the help we can get with feeding our families for less right now ... and who doesn't love a traybake?

Preparing nutritious and filling family meals on the cheap can be challenging enough at the best of times, let alone at the start of a nationwide cost-of-living crisis.

But, savvy mum Ashleigh, AKA @cardiff.mum, proves you can create hearty dinners on a budget, if you're clever.

Luckily, she's revealed how she does just that, sharing five Aldi dinner ideas you can whip up for JUST £25 ... that's a fiver per meal, working out at roughly £1 per portion, assuming they serve five people.

And, because they're all traybake meals, there won't even be too much washing up for you to do afterwards – bonus!

The recipes in the clip are as follows ...

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  • Chorizo and Black Bean Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos
  • Chicken Sharwarma with Sesame Sweet Potato and Houmous
  • Greek Meatballs with Baked Lemon Feta Pasta
  • Sticky Teriyaki Salmon, Broccoli & Pak Choi
  • Peri-Peri Chicken and Halloumi

Ashleigh captioned her video: '5 Super- Easy and incredibly tasty family traybakes for £25 from Aldi.

'Shopping list and ingredients will be saved to my Recipes 2 highlight, recipes stated will serve 4 🥳.'

The clip clearly resonated with many fellow parents, receiving more than 8k likes and over 200 comments on the platform.

'These look banging,' wrote one impressed user.

'This is amazing 🔥 all looks delicious xxxx,' exclaimed another.

If you fancy giving the recipes a go yourself, the list of ingredients for Ashleigh's recipes are as follows ...

  • Bilash 2 Plain Naan Breads 260g
  • The Deli Chorizo Slices 120g
  • The Deli Houmous 200g
  • Cowbelle Pasteurised Fresh Soured Cream 300ml
  • Emporium Halloumi 225g
  • Emporium Greek Feta Cheese 200g
  • Worldwide Foods Peri Peri Rice 250g
  • Everyday Essentials Penne Pasta 500g
  • Nature's Pick Mixed Sweet Peppers 3 Pack
  • Ashfields 100% British Chicken Breast Mini Fillets 400g
  • Nature's Pick Sweet Potatoes 1kg
  • Nature's Pick Pak Choi 250g
  • Nature's Pick Spring Onions 100g
  • Nature's Pick Aubergine Each
  • Organic Broccoli
  • Nature's Pick Chestnut Mushrooms 250g
  • The Fishmonger Infused Salmon Fillets - Ginger Chilli & Lime 220g
  • Nature's Pick Wild Rocket 60g
  • Nature's Pick Tomato Cherry 330g
  • Nature's Pick Red Onions 3 Pack
  • Nature's Pick Garlic 4 Pack
  • Ash Valley 5% Fat British Chicken Mince 500g

The full recipes can be found on Ashleigh's Instagram highlight here.

More money saving ideas

Back in March, we shared another one of Ashleigh's Insta videos, where she made a different set of five family meals for £25.

If you're looking for more ways to save money on your supermarket shop, Martin Lewis has the PERFECT challenge for you to try ...

Or, if you're struggling with the rising fuel costs, here are 5 clever ways you can save money on petrol.

Looking for an additional source of income? Here are 28 genius ways to make some extra cash ... Or, if you're not sure how much pocket money to give the kids, this guide should help.

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