An EXPERT has revealed her affordable Christmas dinner recipe which feeds a family of six for only £20.
Thesestepsinclude all of your favourite components of a Christmas dinner without breaking the bank.
It includes roast chicken, pigs in blankets, roasted vegetables, and all the trimmings to make this meal a festive feast.
Mimi Harrison is the expert behind this cost-effective Christmas dinner, designed to bring the family together without spending too much money.
Budget recipe
Harrison has shared the shopping list behind this recipe, and she has separated the steps by sectioning the food components into six trays so the instructions are easy-to-follow.
Harrison said: “I thought I’d divide up the method into trays to make it more simple to explain, instead of giving you a script of instructions that wouldn’t make you feel merry.
“I’d recommend splitting the jobs between your flatmates/family members by trays, so that you divide the workload and still have time for drinks.”
This low-cost Christmas dinner takes a total time of three hours to make.
Preparation time for this meal takes 30 minutes, and the cooking time is two hours and 30 minutes.
And while all your traditional ingredients such as potatoes, carrots, and stuffing can be found on the shopping list, one essential swap can help you cut down the cost.
Essential swap
According to the food enthusiast, subbing in chicken for your turkey can give you a more economical meal this Christmas.
On her ingredient list, she priced 2.25 kilograms of extra large chicken at £6.40.
Meanwhile, an average turkey to feed the same number of people weighs in around five to seven kilograms, and can cost anywhere from £70 to £120, depending on whether it is fresh or frozen.
This recipe has been rated 4.91 stars on the Beat The Budget website, founded by Harrison.
Harrison said on her website: “I started BTB at uni as my diet went on quite the rollercoaster.
She explained that she quickly realised she couldn’t afford the food that she had been eating at home before moving out.
The food enthusiast began mapping out my meal prep ideas to see if she could spread more expensive ingredients across different recipes and get the most bang for her buck.
YOUR £20 CHRISTMAS DINNER SHOPPING LIST
This is everything you need to make your Christmas dinner for 6 on a budget
1 bag onions (£0.99)
Bunch of fresh thyme (£0.60)
1 garlic bulb (£0.39)
2.25 kg extra large chicken (£6.40)
2 kg potatoes (£1.29)
1 kg carrots (£0.65)
300 g bacon (£1.45)
500 g brussel sprouts (£0.95)
1 kg parsnips (£0.65×2)=(£1.30)
1 jar of honey (£0.75)
232g(1 pack)12 maple pigs in blankets (£2.25)
170 g (1 box) sage & onion stuffing (£0.49)
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard (£0.90)
1 jar of cranberry sauce (£1.25)
Cupboard Essentials
Vegetable/ neutral oil
3 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp + 1 tbsp cornflour
Dried mixed herbs
1 litre chicken stock
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