Colman's Meal Hacks - Get Tasty Nosh For Less Dosh


Meal Hacks! 

Want to make Tasty Nosh For Less Dosh? ​

We’ve come up with delicious bob-saving solutions for your favourite meals. ​​

Holly's Tasty Lasagne


Top hacks for making Holly’s Lasagne:​

1. Make mince meat go further by adding lentils or beans to the mix ​

2. Pack a flavour punch using Colman’s Bolognese and White Sauce Recipe Mixes – no need to buy all the separate ingredients! ​

3. Reduce oven energy usage by batch cooking and filling up your oven. Portion up and freeze your leftovers, ready to defrost and quickly reheat in the microwave​

Serve up Holly’s Lasagne for £1.38 per portion*.​
​*Based on Tesco prices 29/08/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serve for 8 portions.​


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Tom's Tasty Tacos


Top hacks for making Tom’s Tacos:​

1. Reduce your cost per serve on mince by buying bigger packs of meat and bulking it out with lentils or beans​

2. Dried lentils over tinned is often cheaper per gram (top tip: batch cook your lentil mince mix so it’s ready to go for lasagne, pies, you name it..)​

3. Pack a flavour punch using Colman’s Chilli Con Carne Recipe Mix – no need to buy all the separate seasoning ingredients!​

Serve up Tom’s Tacos for £2.27 per portion*. ​
*Based on Tesco prices 29/08/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serve for 4 portions.​

 

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Gemma Hosts Big Night In 


We’ve challenged our pal Gemma to recreate her friends’ favourite takeaways on a budget for their next get-together.​

Gemma’s created a winning spread for £1.26 per portion*, all using Colman’s delicious Big Night In Recipe Mixes. Easy, scrumptious, and affordable… roll on ‘fakeaway’ night!​

*Based on Tesco prices 29/08/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serve for 12 portions.​
 

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Cupboard Essentials Mac & Cheese with Arancini Leftovers

 

Instead of a shopping list, we’ve shopped for ingredients from our shelves, cupboards, fridges, and freezers to make our delicious Cupboard Essentials Mac & Cheese.

Bonus hack idea: Why not add extra ingredients that need using up? Here are some of our favourites for inspiration: stirred in bacon, cherry toms or veggies, and crushed crackers or blue cheese topping.

All sorts of leftovers go well in a Mac & Cheese, don’t let them go to waste!

 

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Poppy’s Tasty Fish Pie

Top hacks for making Poppy’s Fish Pie:

1. Love the freezer aisle: use frozen fish and peas

2. Batch cook mashed potato and save leftovers for another dish – it can be more cost-effective to bulk buy ingredients

3. Use a tasty Colman's recipe mix rather than buying all the separate ingredients

Serve up Poppy’s Fish Pie for £2.31 per portion*​

*Based on Tesco prices 29/08/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serving 4 portions.

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Nolene's Dirty Fries

Top hacks for making Nolene's Dirty Fries:

1. Use up leftover spuds (potatoes, sweet potatoes, cauliflower)

2. Use Colman's DPS rather than buying individual ingredients

3. Make mince meat go further with beans/pulses

4. Cover saucepan with lid to save energy

Serve up Nolene's Fries for £2.28 per portion*

*Based on Tesco prices 23/09/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serve for 8 portions.

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AVA's Chicken & Mushroom Pie

Top hacks for making Ava’s Chicken & Mushroom Pie:

1. Love your freezer. Using frozen meat and veg is often cheaper

2. Bulk buy the ingredients and batch cook your mash, freezing leftovers for another dish

3. Pack a flavour punch using Colman’s Chicken Supreme Recipe Mix – no need to buy all the separate seasoning ingredients!

Serve up Ava’s Chicken & Mushroom Pie for £2.49 per portion*.

*Based on Tesco prices 29/09/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serve for 4 portions.

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