With the price of groceries getting EVEN more expensive, we wanted to share 3 of our favourite budget friendly dinner recipes that are tasty, healthy and most of all – not boring! We have also included some of our favourite tips for savvy shopping and cooking, to ensure you can still enjoy delicious, good for you meals!
One Pan Sweet Potato & Beef with Avocado
Budget Hack: Batch cook this meal and freeze in portions. Use the leftovers for work, wrap in a lettuce leaf for a low cal taco or top a jacket potato for another weeknight meal. Use frozen avocado for a further cost saving!
Ingredients
- 200 g sweet potato diced
- 150 g carrot diced
- olive oil spray
- 5 g cumin
- 5 g garlic powder
- 5 g onion powder
- 5 g sweet paprika
- 2.5 g dried ginger
- 200 g zucchini sliced
- 100 g onion diced
- 500 g lean beef mince
- 150 g avocado diced
- 200 g cherry tomatoes halved
- 80 g feta
- 40 g fresh coriander
- 160 g greek yoghurt
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius. Spray a roasting pan with olive oil and add the sweet potato and carrot.
- Add the spices to a bowl and season. Toss half through the sweet potato and carrot, spray with oil and place in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes add the zucchini and place back in the oven.
- Meanwhile add some oil spray and the onion to a frying pan over a medium – high heat. sauté for 2-3 minutes and then add the mince. When the mince is nearly cooked add the remaining spices.
- When the potato, carrot and zucchini are nearly cooked remove from the oven. Pour the mince mixture over the potato and carrots and then top that with the cherry tomatoes. Sprinkle over the feta and place back in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve topped with coriander, avocado and a dollop of yoghurt.
Notes
Other Top Tips…
- Purchase frozen veggies for adding to meals such as stir fries and curries – cheaper and currently more widely available than fresh. The veggies are usually snap frozen so retains maximum nutrition content
- Batch cooking casseroles, stews etc – saves time and money – can use cheaper cuts of meat, canned legumes and frozen veg. Great for leftovers to take to work
- Plan out the meals for the week, try to use ingredients across a few different meals – allowing for bulk buying of ingredients and reduction in waste
Nutrition
Calories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 20.6gProtein: 37.2gFat: 26.1g
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