The cost of feeding the family, along with other everyday costs, just seems to keep going up and up. To help make the most of your grocery budget, here are 9 easy ways to make family meals stretch further.
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The cheesey tomato and bacon pasta bake is a really economical tummy filler and tasty as well. You can have this on the table for under $15.
Make this hearty casserole with chuck steak as the long, slow cooking tenderises the beef until it's melt-in-the-mouth tender. Plenty of veggies means all you need to serve this with is some crusty bread or creamy mash.
A basic muffin mix that makes 24 muffins - make the basic recipe and then switch it up with one of 8 variations .
This recipe is so easy and gives a great moist result. Serve it with butter and golden syrup.
This is a silky butterscotch pudding married with the flavour of fresh bananas. It gently cooks in its own sauce and is perfect served with ice-cream. This is a dinner party dessert that anyone would be happy to claim as their own!
These puffy parcels of banana have yummy hits of chocolate with the chocolate chips and have the added crunch of almond flakes. You can make them and eat them hot, or cool them and keep them for morning pastries with coffee.
Make a meal out of baked potatoes with this tasty minced beef filling and cottage cheese.
Baked campfire apples are fun to cook over the camp fire or in the oven
This pasta dish has few ingredients, and is suitable for all ages from toddler up. I told my children that it was like bacon cheeseburger pizza but I don't tell them I have hidden veggies in there!
This bacon and chilli rigatoni is a perfect pantry meal that can be cooked in 20 minutes and costs under $10. It's a tasty budget meal that will a great addition to any family menu.
This recipe all comes together in the time it takes to bring the water to the boil and cook the pasta
Budget friendly snack for baby to chew and suck on.
A great way to introduce toddlers to this classic.
No need to make a huge batch - just 500gm of apricots cooked in the microwave will give you a lovely jar or 2 of jam.
Serve these apple pancakes on their own for breakfast or with maple syrup and ice-cream for a lovely dessert.
These moist apple cinnamon muffins are so easy to make. Bake and store them in the freezer for a quick lunch box solution.
Simple to make, delicious and healthy these muffins tick all the boxes
This makes a great base that you can use for so many things such and cheese and bacon scrolls and garlic bread.
These cute little jelly boats are set in oranges halves and are great for kids parties.They make a great pirate party food.
Everyone loves a whole orange and almond cake. These down-sized versions are topped with roasted rhubarb for a tangy sweet treat. Theyre completely gluten free as well!
Potato bakes are often loaded with cream and fat which doesnt make them a healthy option for the family. We've reinvented the classic potato bake by using low-fat milk, light cream and adding caramelised onions for extra flavour.
This healthy dip is tasty and cheap to make, do so from leftover roast pumpkin if you like and add as much or as little chilli as you fancy, depending on how hot you like it!
Believe or not, this vegetarian bake recipe is not only kid friendly - its diet friendly! Soft baked eggplant is stuffed with garlic flavoured low fat ricotta and zucchini, then slathered in a rich tomato and basil sauce. Plus its easy on the diet! A great (healthy) tasty family dinner option!
Make these tasty meatballs as a main meal or serve them as a party food with the lovely savoury sauce to dip them in. Either way, they're yum!
