Thirty Thrifty Family Meals from around the web….

I’ve said this before and I’m pretty sure I’ll say it again many times in the future but meal planning is definitely my favourite way to save money – it costs me less each week when I go shopping and saves me time each day as I know what I’m cooking.

I wrote a guide over on my Meal Planning blog about what meal planning actually means and how I do it but it’s not just about the planning side of things. You need to be able to stick to it which is where I’ve often struggled in the past – mainly because I get bored of cooking (and eating) the same things week after week but I find that a lot of recipes can be quite expensive to cook when you add in all the little extras that you might need.

To help me (and you) to discover some new recipes, I’ve compiled a list of fifty thrifty meals from around the internet which I hope will provide a bit of meal planning inspiration to us all – after all, Summer’s just round the corner and I could do with saving a little bit on my food shopping to help fund the days out I want to do with the kids….

Hot dog pasta.
Vegetable burgers.

Slow cooker fridge bottom frittata.
Tinned tuna fish cakes.

Slow cooker chicken curry.
Vegetable casserole and dumplings.

Toad in the hole.
Vegetable pancakes.

Slow cooker sausage bean and chorizo casserole.
Chunky leek and potato soup.

Mince and onions /Cottage Pie
Sausage and bacon potato bake.
Oven baked risotto.

Leftovers pie – this one or this one are our favourites.
Chilli

Slow cooked brisket.

Turkey meatballs.
Slow cooker pork chops with apple.

Macaroni cheese.
Homemade fishcakes.
Mince hotpot.
Slow cooker spinach and macaroni cheese

Sweet pea and prawn pasta.
Lentil and Sweet potato curry.
Beef and lentil cottage pie.

Corned beef hash with baked beans.
Slow cooker chicken cacciatore.
Mini meatloaves.

Colourful vegetable risotto.

Pulled pork.

There you go.  That should keep you going for a while at least