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Six of the best winter recipes under $4 per serve
Have you found yourself spending a little more money? Dinner time could be the opportunity for you to straighten out your weekly spend.
With long, hot days at the park or on the beach now a distant memory, we’ve come up with some of the tastiest, easiest and cheapest winter-warmer meals going around.
Have you found yourself spending a little more money this winter? Dinner time could just be the opportunity for you to straighten out your weekly spend.
Chicken and Guinness Bake - $4 per serve
Image source: Just Easy Recipes
Tip: Add mashed potato on the side to help stretch the meal further and fill tummies around the table.
Speedy Spaghetti and Meatballs - $4 per serve
Image source: Taste.com.au
Taste.com.au
Tip: This recipe calls for a particular brand of meatballs – why not make your own with mince meat. Add some veggies in to make the meal go further for less!
Best-ever Macaroni Cheese - $3.50 per serve
Image source: Taste.com.au
Tip: Add seasonal vegies for extra nutrients – broccoli, zucchini and carrot are all in season right now so the price will be right!
Spinach and Pine Nut Lasagne - $3.15 per serve
Image source: BBC Good Food
Tip: For a more cost effective (and allergy friendly) recipe alternate pine nuts for pepita seeds. Improve nutrients with the addition of other winter vegies such as broccoli and carrot.
Cauliflower Soup - $2.50 per serve
Image source: Taste.com.au
Taste.com.au
Tip: Add extra umph to your soup by mixing in chopped silverbeet – this vege is in season right now, is full of nutrients and will fill you up for less.
Easy Apple Crumble - $2.10 per serve
Tip: Add rhubarb for a bit of bite. Did you know rhubarb is super easy to grow in your own garden? Pick up a seeding or seeds. For a small amount of money you’ll see a big return! We also used fresh lemon for the juice.
5 ingredients you need on hand this winter
Here’s 5 go-to items which will see you through a number of meals:
- Garlic
- Cooking oil
- Stock
- Herbs
- Lemons
Please note: cost per serve has been based on quantity of ingredients used in the recipe and is also based on purchasing from a supermarket at the time of this post going live.