The Weekly Pinch of Shopping: The Big Tesco Haul
This week, we’ve been on a wander round Big Tesco (basket in hand, eyes peeled, Clubcard at the ready ready), hunting down the best bargains and all those little gems you might have walked straight past otherwise. The shelves are absolutely packed with high-protein heroes, exciting ways to eat your vegetables, and some spicy twists on classic meals.
Mix and match with our PON recipes to build your entire dinner, and if you’re looking for even more mealtime inspo, don’t forget our latest cookbook Air Fryer Light & Easy is available for you to buy right now. Inside you’ll find 75 brand-new recipes, all light on calories and BIG on flavour.
Click here or the image below to grab a copy!
Happy shopping!
Tesco High Protein Chicken Shawarma 400g — 474 calories
We spotted this High Protein Chicken Shawarma meal and it looks like a solid option for busy days, packing an impressive 34 grams of protein per serving!
Of course, we’d also highly recommend our own Chicken Shawarma recipe. It’s just as tasty, delivers an amazing 33 grams of protein for even less calories (almost 100 less, to be precise!), and it only takes 20 minutes to throw together. That’s less time than it takes to decide what you’re going to watch on the telly!
Tesco High Protein Chicken Shawarma is available from Tesco, priced at £3.75 per meal — and you can get any 2 for £6 (or 3 for £8!) with your Clubcard.
There’s a PON recipe for that.
Tesco High Protein Thai Green Chicken Curry & Rice 400g — 370 calories
We’ve got a bit of a protein-packed selection for you because right now you can mix and match with any 2 for £6 or 3 for £8 on selected Tesco meals — including this High Protein Thai Green Chicken Curry & Rice, which boasts 30 grams of the good stuff.
While we’re on the topic, our PON Thai-Style Green Curry is well worth a try, AND it has a whopping 45 grams of protein. Enjoy it with a side of fluffy basmati rice.
Tesco High Protein Thai Green Chicken Curry & Rice is available from Tesco, priced at £3.75 per meal — and you can get any 2 for £6 (or 3 for £8!) with your Clubcard.
We know our way around a Thai Green Curry.
Tesco High Protein Chicken, Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta 400g — 468 calories
Here’s some more inspo for your mix and match Tesco meals, this time in the form of their High Protein Chicken, Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta. This one’s another ready-to-go meal, and it counts towards 2 of your 5 A Day!
Another Italian-inspired lunch or dinner that’ll help you hit your macros, our Tuscan Chicken Macaroni is seriouslyyyy creamy and cheesy, with 40 grams of protein per serving!
Tesco High Protein Chicken, Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta is available from Tesco, priced at £3.75 per meal — and you can get any 2 for £6 (or 3 for £8!) with your Clubcard.
Cheesy does it!
Kissan Sweet and Spicy Tomato Sauce 500g — 20 calories per serving
We recently dedicated an entire shopping list to sauces alone, but that doesn’t mean they’re not still on our radar! We love the look of this Kissan Sweet and Spicy Tomato number.
We’ll be squirting a generous dollop on the side of our Sweet Potato Fries. For even more dipping inspo, search “fries” or “nuggets” on our website.
Kissan Sweet and Spicy Tomato Sauce is available from Tesco, priced at £2.60 per bottle — or just £2 with your Clubcard.
Good luck stopping after the first dip.
Mash Direct Potato Rosti 180G — 134 calories per rosti
You could even dip these Mash Direct Potato Rostis in your spicy tommy ketchup! These gluten-free golden delights are made fresh on the farm, and they crisp up in your oven in a swift 20 minutes.
When we’re not dousing them in ketchup, we’ll be dipping them in our Salmon, Leek and Potato Soup. Delish!
Mash Direct Potato Rostis are available from Tesco, priced at £1.70 per packet — and you can get any 3 for 2 on selected vegetable items with your Clubcard.
Soup season isn’t over till we say so!
Tesco Stuffed Peppers 320G — 128 calories per pepper
When life gives you peppers… stuff them with creamy risotto deliciousness! Tesco certainly got the memo with these.
We think our Balsamic Roasted Sprouts will perfectly offset the smoky flavours of these peppers. That’s dinner sorted!
Tesco Stuffed Peppers are available from Tesco, priced at £2.20 per packet — and you can get any 3 for 2 on selected vegetable items with your Clubcard.
The perfect plus-one.
Tesco Broccoli Cheese 350G — 147 calories per 1/2 pack
If you’re a bit bored of cauliflower cheese on the side of your roast, why not switch things up with a bit of broccoli instead?
Our own Broccoli Cheese recipe is pretty mega (if we do say so ourselves!), and if you’re feeling fancy… try our Roasted Lemon and Parmesan Broccoli. The florets turn beautifully crisp and golden on the outside and charred in the middle, with a tasty, lightly charred flavour throughout.
Tesco Broccoli Cheese is available from Tesco, priced at £1.95 per packet — and you can get any 3 for 2 on selected vegetable items with your Clubcard.
Move over, cauliflower!
Tesco Tempura Cauliflower Bites 200g — 159 calories per 1/2 pack
Instead of topping it with melty cheese, here’s a different way to enjoy your cauliflower.
As per, we’re ahead of the crowd… our Baked Vegetable Tempura with Spicy Dip features a colourful array of cucumber, mushroom, red pepper, and cauliflower, plus a delicious slimming-friendly mayo dip.
Tesco Tempura Cauliflower Bites are available from Tesco, priced at £1.95 per packet — and you can get any 3 for 2 on selected vegetable items with your Clubcard.
Mix things up with our tempura selection.
Tesco Finest 4 Pork Cheese & Jalapeno Hot Dogs 400G — 269 calories per hot dog
We’re gearing up for barbecue season in our house, so these Tesco Finest Cheese & Jalapeno Hot Dogs caught our eye when we were scouring the shelves.
As well as grilling, we think these would be a tasty way to add even more flavour to our Air Fryer Sausage Rolls.
Tesco Finest 4 Pork Cheese & Jalapeno Hot Dogs are available from Tesco, priced at £3.30 per packet — and you can get any 2 for £5 on selected Tesco Finest meat products with your Clubcard.
Spice up our sausage rolls.
Tesco Finest 2 Butter Masala Hake Fishcakes 290g — 258 calories per fishcake
We can never resist a flavour upgrade on a classic, so we’ll definitely be trying these Butter Masala Hake Fishcakes. Mashed potato with a velvety curry sauce in a sourdough crumb with parsley… YUM!
Alternatively, if you’ve got some spuds knocking around, why not rustle up a batch of our Smoked Haddock and Spring Onion Fishcakes?
Tesco Finest 2 Butter Masala Hake Fishcakes are available from Tesco, priced at £2.75 per packet — and you can get any 2 for £5 on selected Tesco Finest meat products with your Clubcard.
These are flaking delicious.
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REMINDER Aldi Super 6 Fruit and Veg Selection
Tasty meals don’t have to cost a fortune! And Aldi is once again proving it with their affordable Super 6 selection. Scroll down to see the latest offers and how you can make the most of them…
British Mini Apples
Why choose between apple pie or cookies when you can have both?
Large Mango
Our Chicken and Mango Burgers are something a bit different.
Salad Tomatoes
Cucumbers
You could easily swap out the cherry tomatoes for these, and pair in them with cucumber for our Greek Salad.
Organic Fairtrade Bananas
These are the perfect excuse to bake a batch of our Banana and Peanut Muffins.
Asparagus Tips
Toss these in our Spicy Tomato, Chicken and Asparagus Risotto.
Remember: We don’t accept payment or gifts to include any of the products above – we just love them, and we hope you will too.