Five easy Easter recipes from Aldi to save you money and time
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Easter eating doesn't have to cost a fortune. If you're getting the family together over the bank holiday, Aldi has served up five recipe suggestions it reckons will be a hit with everyone around the dinner table.
The budget supermarket says the money-saving recipes include delicious main courses for meat-eaters and vegetarians alike and standout centrepiece puddings sure to impress guests. Each recipe can be found on the Aldi website, with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions.
Lamb is traditionally served at Easter and one tasty idea - serving six - is an Italian-inspired roasted leg of lamb covered in pesto and wrapped in pancetta. Looking for something vegetarian? Then Aldi suggests a feta, vegetable and rice bake.
Five money-saving recipe ideas can be found below. The instructions in full can be found at each link.
Pancetta Wrapped Lamb
Aldi says: "Pick up a whole leg of lamb from Aldi for just 6.49 per kg, with an estimated cooking time of two hours and 30 minutes." It suggests pairing the dish with roasted glazed carrots, herby roasted potatoes or some zesty spring greens. The recipe for the
Ingredients
1 x Leg of Lamb
1 x 80g pack Smoked Pancetta
60g Pesto
6 x Sprigs of Rosemary
2 x Garlic Bulbs
1 x Vegetable Stock Cube
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
Pork Loin Steaks and Prosciutto with Creamy Vegetables
Aldi says this would make "the perfect Easter meal", combining pork steals with a tasty mixture of creamy vegetables. It suggests using four British pork loin steaks from Aldi supermarkets for 2.69. The estimated prep and cooking time is 35 minutes. .
Ingredients
2 x 300g packs Pork Loin Steaks
4 slices Parma Ham
1 tsp Stonemills Dried Basil
45g Solesta Pitted Black Olives
200g pack Feta Cheese
50 ml Solesta Virgin Olive Oil
Salt and Black Pepper
1 shallow ovenproof dish approx. 20 x 30cm
Easter Centrepiece Salted Caramel Cake
This one will serve 16 - although you may be tempted to go back for second or third helpings. It's a buttercream-filled cake with layers of salted caramel sponge, decorated with everyones favourite Easter chocolate.
Aldi says: "This decadent Easter showstopper can be made with ingredients from Aldi for just over 6, with an estimated prep and baking time of one hour and 55 minutes." .
Ingredients
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