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7 Budget Meals To Feed a Family of 4 for Under £20 with Asda Essentials Range @ Asda
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Posted 20 January 2023

7 Budget Meals To Feed a Family of 4 for Under £20 with Asda Essentials Range @ Asda

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Asda have launched a meal plan that will feed a family of 4 for 7 days for under £20
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The seven meals are tuna and tomato pasta, chicken stew with rice, bangers and mash, fish pie, fish biryani, frittata and chicken pasta.

You can buy online & in-store and all the recipes are online


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  1. Segal's avatar
    Segal
    The reviews for the chicken thighs were enough to put me off.
    Myusernamehasgone234's avatar
    Myusernamehasgone234 Author
    Quite sad really that you've singled out the only one of the products with a poor review to on a perfectly good deal.
  2. iluvhotdealzzz's avatar
    iluvhotdealzzz
    What’s for pudding??!
  3. MildmanneredCalvin's avatar
    MildmanneredCalvin
    Those who need to make ends meet need to think of also not having to eat meat every day. You don't need to have it all the time and you'll still thrive. The Indians know a thing or two about it:

    theveganreview.com/sou…ds/
    BerryAl's avatar
    BerryAl
    Yeah honestly thinking you need to eat meat all the time is just pure ignorance. Best thing for the public would be some genuine education in cooking and nutrition. That's what the government should be doing, or should have done a long time ago
  4. lucas's avatar
    lucas
    As if January wasn’t depressing enough
    Daniel321's avatar
    Daniel321
    Exactly, how poor do you need to be for this to be satisfactory? I’d rather give up on life then resort to eating such garbage.
  5. indiegirl's avatar
    indiegirl
    I applaud the attempt but I have to question the volume of food.
    520g of fish for 2 meals for a family of four, would equate to 65g per person per portion.
    fishgloriousfish.co.uk/por…de/ suggests 200g per adult and 150g per child portion size.


    That said it could assist with budgeting and plan meals for a week, and regardless of reviews of the individual ingredients, if you're not a confident person in the kitchen and struggling to plan and budget, this might be a good guide to help someone start planning, and increase their confidence to try different meals and vary their nutrition.
    joedastudd's avatar
    joedastudd
    Who would have thought a website promoting and selling fish says to eat more fish
  6. niobe's avatar
    niobe
    Good intention, but the recipes could be more creative. Not enough veggies, I'd add recipes with legumes and veggies to the list. Lentil and carrot curry, veggie risotto, pasta and bean bake - all cheap and nutritious. Just got XXL packs of lentils and paella rice.
  7. LeeTheRed96's avatar
    LeeTheRed96
    What a terrible state our nation has been plunged into that a retailer would produce this type of campaign.

    Heat from me, as it could be invaluable to some families.
    Jinkz's avatar
    Jinkz
    This type of campaign generates sales. Don't for a moment think this has been done with compassion.
  8. daddybr00's avatar
    daddybr00
    This looks dire, there’s a horrible theme of beige food with hardly any veg going on, how hard would it be to use relatively healthy recipes for this?
    Myusernamehasgone234's avatar
    Myusernamehasgone234 Author
    I think perhaps a thread in discussions where everyone could contribute some cheap healthy meals idea's could be helpful.

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  9. Badonkadonk's avatar
    Badonkadonk
    What a helpful post, really interesting. Thanks 🔥
  10. Oddball_2012's avatar
    Oddball_2012
    30kg of chicken nuggets and chips and the average Brit is set for the month.
  11. Jinkz's avatar
    Jinkz
    Beans on toast (spaghetti, cheese etc) soup, stew, jacket potato, bubble and squeek, toad in the hole.
    These are the classics I'd like to see, and very cheap to make.
    unfit's avatar
    unfit
    in the seventies bread, butter and sugar sandwiches were a meal.
  12. dan_S's avatar
    dan_S
    Brilliant idea, it might not be 'perfect' in some peoples eyes, but its a start to help those who need it, well done Asda.
  13. IdentityIsKnownAs's avatar
    IdentityIsKnownAs
    1x 2.5kg bag of spuds and that's to do meals for a family of 4 for a week? Lol they having a laugh? I can use a 2.5kg bag for one meal if I'm making mash, Shepherds pie, fish pie etc to feed 3 adults in 1 sitting ,possibly some leftover for another time. These meal plans are only suitable for those who have small portions.
    nathanobrien58's avatar
    nathanobrien58
    2.5kg is comfortably enough for a week. You need to consider your portion sizes if your eating 2.5kg per sitting. I can make a shepherds pie for 4 and have 2 portions left for work comfortably using half of that.
  14. Kingsworth's avatar
    Kingsworth
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    y_knot_me's avatar
    y_knot_me
    If we eat all the animals food then they're gonna starve anyway.
  15. jr007's avatar
    jr007
    You could always add your own veg.

    Not everyone sticks to the recipe rules. (edited)
  16. nathanobrien58's avatar
    nathanobrien58
    I think it’s a decent set of meals for the money and will help a lot of people. Is a bag of frozen peas not healthier and more economical though?
    CynicalNurse's avatar
    CynicalNurse
    No, the cans are part of the free gym membership included in the £20 when you lug this lot home.
  17. BiGfactHunt's avatar
    BiGfactHunt
    Not a deal. It's Just information for people who don't know how to cook. You can make far better quality meals for the same price if you know how to cook.
    stingersplash's avatar
    stingersplash
    But it's for people who don't. Not everyone wants to cook.
  18. SABJ's avatar
    SABJ
    This is fantastic for people who are genuinely struggling to feed their families well done asda.. those who are fortunate to not need this deal shouldn't really slate it- some people are genuinely in need
  19. BhavMistry79's avatar
    BhavMistry79
    Technically there is nothing that is healthy and what about those that don't eat meat
    CynicalNurse's avatar
    CynicalNurse
    They're very lucky because you can buy a lot more vegetables then you can Asda Value sausages. Less chance of getting rickets too.
  20. jonnyclewlow's avatar
    jonnyclewlow
    Went to Asda for the first time for years today. Couldn't believe the prices. Back to Aldi next week for me
    shaun86mitch's avatar
    shaun86mitch
    Did the exact same thing today. Driving past and needed something so popped in. Massively shocked at the prices, no idea how people do their shops there. Or any of the so called big supermarkets for that matter (edited)
  21. nameskhan's avatar
    nameskhan
    Aldi is still very competitive but feel Asda is cheaper than lidl now
    CynicalNurse's avatar
    CynicalNurse
    Not cheaper but unlike Lidl it does usually have stock of more than half of the products.
  22. 1884's avatar
    1884
    Asda ready meals have shot up big style in price , M&S aren’t much dearer and far superior in taste and quality
    cheekycoxy4's avatar
    cheekycoxy4
    That’s handy to know, thanks. I can’t believe the rise in prices of ready meals, long life milk and other bits. If there’s not much difference in price then sticking with Asda maybe isn’t the one right now. May as well go for M&S and enjoy it!
  23. watto1's avatar
    watto1
    I’ll bite at 30p
    m5rcc's avatar
    m5rcc
    Calm down Lee
  24. slydoll's avatar
    slydoll
    "4 tins of peas" even though you're limited to 3 of each item?

    This range is great but as far as I know it's the same price as Tesco and there you can get as much of something as you need

    Heat added but I wish they would allow you to buy more than 3 of each thing
    LummoxT's avatar
    LummoxT
    The few ruined it for the majority with their panic buying. At least you have a chance of getting stuff
  25. alanhope's avatar
    alanhope
    Why does the long life milk come under chilled?
    UHT is milk treated without need of refrigeration hence the supermarkets don't put it in the refrigerator section
    stingersplash's avatar
    stingersplash
    I still put it in the fridge when I've opened it.
  26. SamBx's avatar
    SamBx
    As a mummy of 5 am always in the kitchen half my life..lol but i did resort to buying the yellow labels..and everything dat i brought without the kids knowing tasted nasty. All my lot recognised that this wasnt the same and i thrt i cud get away with it..even the chicken noodles were nasty and defo the chickpeas..even boiling them in a pinch of bicarbonate of soda were rock hard...i will never tounch the yellow brand again.
  27. nabby's avatar
    nabby
    Heat added but where’s the nutrition from vegetables?
    Some carrots, 1 pack of mushrooms and tinned peas for a family of four. That just seems inadequate.
    Lonyo's avatar
    Lonyo
    And onions and tomatoes
  28. JamesB83's avatar
    JamesB83
    They all look vile
  29. stingersplash's avatar
    stingersplash
    Fair price I suppose but it's all a bit bland. I'm just glad I only need to feed myself for 7 days. I spend about £20 per week and that's for two meals per day.
  30. BiGfactHunt's avatar
    BiGfactHunt
    Hardly enough vegetables for a week of family meals.
  31. Amanda_Glaves's avatar
    Amanda_Glaves
    There just trying to help
  32. Motheroftwo's avatar
    Motheroftwo
    Idea is generally good. There are 6/7 chicken thighs and you get 8 portions? M&S sell 3 good sized fresh Oakham chicken legs for £1.20. They don't shrink and are really tasty. Tinned peas for veg? a pack of frozen peas would have been cheaper (from some supermarkets) and tastier.
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