School Christmas Holiday Meal Plan for £31.18

By Kirsty Wallace

As a lot of us start the school Christmas holidays today, here is a meal plan for a family of 4, total cost £31.18.
It’s a vegetarian menu as I think this can sometimes be overlooked, but anyone can be veggie for a week, and the meals here are so tasty you won’t miss meat!
3 x meals per day plus a rice pudding, and ingredients for the kids to make biscuits for the family.

Breakfast

4 x Porridge with milk and sugar/honey
800g oats
4.8l milk
3 x toast with honey
24 slices bread
Margarine
Honey
Apple/orange/melon slice with all breakfasts

Lunch

2 x spicy Split pea and veg soup with 2 toast and margarine
100g onion
200g carrot
Olive oil
Garlic
300g mixed veg
200g split peas
Curry powder
Gravy granules
16 slices bread
1 x Cheese and onion sandwiches and potato wedges
8 slices bread
30g onion
80g cheese
300g potato
Olive oil
2 x roasted garlic and carrot soup with 2 toast and margarine
Olive oil
Garlic
500g carrot
100g Split peas
100g potato to thicken
120g onion
Gravy granules
16 slices bread
1 x pancakes with Cheesy veg filling and garlic rice
2 eggs
100g flour
300ml milk
50g cheese
100g mixed veg
160g rice
Garlic
Olive oil
1 frittata with mixed veg
6 eggs
Olive oil
50g onions
50g cheese
100g peppers
200g mixed veg

Dinner

Cheesy veg pasta bake
500g penne pasta
Olive oil
100g onion
100g Peppers
200g mixed veg
2 cloves garlic
120g cheddar cheese
330 ml milk
30g baking block
2.5tbsp flour
2 slices of bread for breadcrumbs
Chana masala with rice x 2
200g onion
Olive oil
300g chickpeas (cooked to make 660g)
400g carrots
4 cloves garlic
Curry powder
1 tin tomatoes
100g potato to thicken
480g rice
Huevos rancheros with potato wedges
150g onion
Olive oil
2 cloves garlic
200g Peppers
Curry powder
1 Tin tomatoes
6 eggs
600g potatoes
Chickpea Bolognese
150g onion
Olive oil
200g carrot
100g peppers
150g chickpeas (cooked to make 330g)
1 Tin tomatoes
2 cloves Garlic
Pinch of sugar
500g spaghetti
Jacket potatoes with cheese and beans
700g potatoes
2 tins beans
100g cheese
Vegetable pakora with extra tasty rice
Pakora
Olive oil
50g onion
200g potatoes
200g carrots
100g peppers
Curry powder
Enough flour to coat the veggies then add water until it “glues” together
240g Rice
50g onion
Olive oil
280g Rice
100g Split peas
100g mixed veg
Garlic
Home made biscuits
200g baking block
200g sugar
1 egg
400g flour
Rice pudding for a hungry day
120g rice
800ml milk
5-6 tbsp sugar

Shopping list

2kg potatoes 95p
1.5kg carrots 58p
1kg onions 55p
600g peppers £1.20
6 apples 90p
5 oranges 60p
Melon £1.20 Clubcard price
4 bulbs garlic 79p
500g margarine 99p
12 pints milk £4.70
15 eggs £1.79
250g baking block 95p
400g mature cheddar £2.69
3 loaves Wholemeal bread £1.17
1kg porridge 70p
1.5kg plain flour 58p
1kg sugar 95p
1kg rice 48p
500g penne pasta 41p
500g Spaghetti 28p
340g Honey 75p
80g Curry powder £1.05
Gravy granules 32p
2 tins baked beans 54p
250ml extra virgin Olive oil £1.90
500g dried chickpeas £1.35
500g split peas 80p
3 tins tomatoes 84p
1kg frozen mixed veg 89p