The $50 Traditional Christmas Lunch Meal Plan

The $50 Traditional Christmas Lunch Meal Plan

Only got $50 to spend on a decadent Christmas celebration?  No wuckers!  We got you!  Here is a delicious traditional Christmas Lunch Meal Plan that comes in at just $49.93! The $50 Traditional Christmas Lunch Meal Plan!

All the prices were sourced from Woolworths online (on the 16th November).  No specials – all standard pricing.  You see most of the time Christmas food costs so much because people tend to severely over-cater.  Remember what you fridge looks like after Christmas Day?  Yep – crazy!

The Menu:

Entree:     Caramelised Onion Tartlets

Mains:      Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Roast Potatoes, Zucchini

Dessert:   Slow Cooker Pavlova

Mini Caramelised Onion Tartlets

• 1/2 Packet Filo Packet $1.75
• 3 x Brown Onions $0.44
• 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar $$0.02
• 300ml Fresh Cream $1.55

Total Cost: $3.76

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Roast Pork Loin

• 1.6kg Roast Pork Loin $23.83
• 1/2 Cup Plum Jam $1.50
• 1kg Baked Potatoes $4.70
• 1/2 Pumpkin $1.50
• 1 zucchini $1.19
• 500g Peas $1.60

Total Cost: $34.32

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Slow Cooker Pavlova

• 6 Egg Whites $3.60
• 1 1/4 cups Caster Sugar $0.04
• 1 tbsp Corn Flour $0.09
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract $1.50
• 1 tsp White Vinegar $0.06

Total Cost: $5.29

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Total Cost of Meal: $43.37

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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