Feed your family for a fiver - Sainsburys

smiler34

Hi all, just wondered how many of you sainsburys shoppers have picked up any of their feed your family for a fiver recipes and if so could you rate them in this post so we can all share what we think of them. I am doing 5 recipes from the range this week which are

• Bangers and roasted mash
• chunky tuna cakes
• Ham, cheddar and basil frittata
• Turkey bolognese
• Veg stuffed spuds

The ones I have tried so far are; meatballs and more which I thought could do with more flavour really and I've tried Brilliant bacon pasta which I've made several times as its gorgeous. I've tried the pork stir fry but cause it was made with basics noodles was really soggy and personally I'd just used egg noodles next time.

Also I've found the meals can be made even cheaper if you use more of the basics ingredients.

All the recipes can be found at http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/family/feed_your_family_for_a_fiver/feed_family_fiver_l3.htm?WT.mc_id=pai0809_se_1546&WT.srch=1

or just type "feed your family for a fiver" into google
Any input would be appreciated xx

tessie_bear

ive made the fish cakes and they were nice...i like to have a look at ideas like these cards and then adapt them to suit my family...im going to have a go at the pasta now if its nice

Jack's_mummy

I make the sausage and brocolli pasta bake one. Very yummy

anniemf2508

the salmon fish cakes were quite nice and the sausage and roasted veg mash

jcr16

i made the turkey bologanise. i didn't like it. for a fiver i thought it was expensive for basically mince witha jar of sauce. i thought it would make a nice change but i was really disappointed. we all only really love my home made spag bol, but if it has to be from a jar then ragu red wine and herbs is really nice. it could of been the turkey mince tho as i'm only really used to beef or lamb.

i tried the chicken and lentil hotpot thingy and that was devine. But it made a huge amount. it fed the 4 of us , plus gave a huge pot to my mum for there dinner.

penny_less

Have made the lamb burgers quite a few times now- v popular in our house! didn't like the carrot salad thats supposed to go with it so just make the burger part of the recipe.

kookgekje

I agree about the brilliant bacon pasta. It is exactly that. Seriously yummie.

muddy_fox

jcr16 wrote: »

i tried the chicken and lentil hotpot thingy and that was devine. But it made a huge amount. it fed the 4 of us , plus gave a huge pot to my mum for there dinner.

Tell me about it, I tried that back in October and it fed me for a week bargain! I was a bit sick of it by the time it was finished though...

I cooked the pork chilli last night, it was lush and less calories than using beef, plus it supports the British pig industry.

Another favourite is the summery salmon risotto, which is a tad time consuming, but looks impressive and tastes divine if you have friends over for supper!

I love how easy these recipes are, as well as the price! :T

george.dawes_2

loks a bit priecy to me for a fiver im sure i could do it for less

muddy_fox

Bearing in mind all these recipes feed 4 people, then I think £1.25 per head is a bargain that is hard to beat.

I'm sure you can find the ingredients cheaper at Aldi & Lidl, but I don't want to compromise hugely on the welfare standards of the meat I cook with. The meat sold in Sainsburys is British, with the bog standard packs of pork and chicken all being farmed to RSPCA freedom food standards.

smiler34

george.dawes wrote: »

loks a bit priecy to me for a fiver im sure i could do it for less

Most of the meals can be made cheaper just by buying the value brands