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.
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 Holly’s Lasagne for £1.38 per portion*.
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.
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!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 12 portions.
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!
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.
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
*Based on Tesco prices 23/09/22 using lowest cost ingredients at full price with a recipe serve for 8 portions.
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.
