A delicious Christmas Lunch Menu for 8 people under $100!
This post is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Woolworths.
At Stay at Home Mum we are famous for our $50 Menu Plans. We have the $50 Weekly Shop and have done a Frugal Christmas Menu every year since we started for just $50. But this year, we thought we’d do something a bit different.
There are so many delicious and decadent foods out there (and it is Christmas) – so we thought we would challenge ourselves to set a menu for eight people – as decadent as possible – for $100.00.
And decadent it is! Here’s what we came up with!
Entree and Nibbles – Allowance $25.00:
It is surprising just how much food $25 allows. Now I love a hot nibble – because cheese and meats (unless you are buying a platter) – take time. With these delicious morsels, you just throw them on an oven tray and 15 minutes or so later – your entree is done. Pair them with a few dipping sauces, keep it simple with tomato sauce, sweet chilli and even mayonnaise! Even you have sauces already in the pantry (and most of us already do) – your entree will come in at only $25.00!
The traditional ‘rule of thumb’ is to allow 200 grams of meat per person. But it is Christmas – and to be generous – we are going to allow 250 grams per person.
Christmas Desserts (Allowance of $20 for 8 People):
Grab one of the delicious Christmas Cakes from Woolworths – they are priced from $20 – $30. I chose the Custard and Cherry Trifle Cake – and it serves 20 – so there will be plenty of leftovers to eat when the guests have gone home!
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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