Using a weekly Meal Plan takes the drama out of midweek dinners. Stay balanced, save money and save your sanity!
This is actually the first meal plan with a budget that I shared on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok weeks ago. So many of you asked me to write this one up with a shopping list, so here it is!
For reference, I shopped for this Meal Plan in March 2022 at Aldi and it cost £35.58.
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The printable shopping list can be found here.
You can find more of my Meal Plans here:
Meal Plan 2 – £33 from Aldi
Meal Plan 3 – £35 from Tesco
Meal Plan 4 – £35 from Aldi (all 30 minute meals!)
Monday:
Peanut Butter Noodles with Halloumi
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You could reduce the cost further by using more vegetables and only one pack of halloumi.
Cold leftovers would make a great lunch, just add extra soy sauce.
Tuesday:
Chicken Tikka Burgers
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For the Chips:
1kg Potatoes
2tbsp Oil
2tsp Salt
2tsp Garlic Granules
- Preheat the oven to 200c, and cut your potatoes into chips (I don’t bother peeling as am lazy
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) - Coat in the oil, salt and garlic granules and spread on a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes (depending on your chip size!) turning once.
)For the Slaw:
Half a cucumber, diced (save the rest for Friday Recipe)
Half of a 285g Can of Sweetcorn, drained (save the rest for Friday Recipe)
100g Natural Yoghurt
Juice of a Lime
3 Spring Onions, chopped
Make the salad, by chopping and mixing everything together.
Wednesday
Loaded Wedges with Chilli
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You could make this cheaper (and vegetarian) by substituting the mince for an additional can of Beans in Chilli Sauce.
I got a lot of grief on TikTok from people saying this wasn’t a full meal, I mean, it’s the equivalent of two baked potatoes each with half a kilo of mince and mountains of veg between you but as always – YOU DO YOU 
You might want to reduce or increase the seasoning depending on your family tastes.
Thursday
One Pan Chorizo Pasta
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In my meal plan I substituted Parmesan for Cheddar in this recipe as it saved money. It worked well and was super cheesy.
Friday
Salmon Tacos
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The small size Aldi wraps are my fave for this. Good hand holding size.
Quick reminder:
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The printable shopping list can be found here.
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