A Cardiff mum has shared some great tips as to how you can make five large family meals for the bargain price of £25.
The Instagram blogger, known as Cardiff Mum on social media, shares tips about shopping and the best places to visit in the city.
She's recently impressed her 60k followers with some cracking ideas as to how you can feed your family for five days for £25 by bagging some Aldi bargains.
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By sharing her shopping list and cooking tips mum Ashleigh has demonstrated how you can make some super tasty and healthy recipes by buying wisely and making sure you make the most of your ingredients.
It's all about using up all you've got and making sure you divide your ingredients between your different meals correctly.
Her shopping basket is packed full of goodies to provide you with enough ingredients to make Parmesan Crusted Chicken Alfredo, Cajun Chicken Ciabattas, Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi, Pulled Chicken and Chorizo Quesadillas and One Pan Lemon and Garlic Chicken with Thyme.
What are Ashleigh's top tips for making the most of your money?
- Ashleigh says to make sure you buy 1kg or a large pack of chicken breasts and stretch them between all your meals to make the most of your ingredients.
- You should also plan the meals which use the same vegetables, and divide them up before you start cooking.
- Her advice is to marinate the chicken the night before using whatever spices you have. She says this will make a huge difference to simple meals, and will make them as tasty as possible.
- Make all the meals using spices/oils/herbs and bits you already have at home. Stocking up on these items will help you save pennies, and also help to pack some flavour into your dishes.
What ingredients to I need to make the recipes?
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Alfredo
Chicken breasts
Lots of garlic
Parmesan
Breadcrumbs
Pasta
Mushrooms
Flour
Milk
Cheddar cheese
Parsley
Salt and pepper
Cajun Chicken Ciabattas
Chicken breasts
Cheddar cheese
Sourdough mini ciabattas
Baby potatoes
Olive oil
One red onion
Rocket
Cajun seasoning
(Sour cream, hot sauce and spring onion - optional)
Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi
Chicken breasts
Tikka marinade, works without too (Greek yoghurt, garlic, ginger, ground coriander, turmeric, cumin, paprika, mild chilli powder, cinnamon, salt, black pepper)
Jalfrezi jar
One red pepper
One red and one white onion
Jar of plum tomatoes
Basmati rice
Mini naans (optional)
Pulled Chicken and Chorizo Quesadillas
Chicken breasts
Garlic
Chorizo
Cheddar cheese
Red onion
Mushrooms
Cherry tomatoes
Pouch of Spanish grains
Loads of seasoning (smoked paprika, cajun, cumin, salt and pepper)
Sour cream
Three sweet potatoes
One Pan Lemon and Garlic Chicken with Thyme
Remaining chicken breasts
Three lemons
Loads of garlic cloves
Fresh thyme
Fresh parsley
Mushrooms
Remaining baby potatoes
Asparagus
Ashleigh's Instagram account is all about offering families top tips for shopping and fun activities.
Her goal is to share inspiration about ideas for date nights, days out and family staycations in Cardiff and the surrounding areas.
You can find more useful tips and recommendations from Ashleigh at cardiff.mum on Instagram.
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