How to create a slap-up family Christmas dinner for less than £50
It includes Bucks Fizz and Christmas cake
by James AndrewsChristmas dinner is probably one of the most loved meals of the year.
But when you add up the cost of the meat, all the trimmings and a sweet treat, it can also be an extremely expensive meal.
So financial app Wagestream went on a hunt for all the Christmas dinner essentials and where you can buy them cheapest.
They found a way to cook the meal for four people for less than £50, MirrorOnline reports.
Wagestream chief executive Peter Briffett said: "Christmas can be hugely stressful for many households, as there is massive pressure to deliver the perfect day for all the family.
"We thought it would be nice to do some research to show that you don’t have to spend a fortune to have a great Christmas — and you don’t need to scrimp on the simple pleasures either."
Christmas dinner comes with all the trimmings - from sprouts and carrots to Chipolatas and parsnips.
In fact, the most expensive bit of the whole meal is the turkey, which costs £9.99 from Lidl.
Here's the full list of what's included and where to buy it:
Dinner and drinks
- Turkey - Lidl Braemoor Ready Basted Small British Turkey with Giblets - £9.99
- Roast potatoes - Tesco Roast Potatoes, 800G, £1
- Gravy - Tesco Schwartz Classic Roast Turkey Gravy Mix, 25G, £0.90
- Mince pies - Tesco Mince Pies 6 Pack £0.87 1 £0.87
- Bacon - Tesco Woodside Farms Cooking Bacon, 500G, £0.72
- Brussels sprouts - Waitrose essential Brussel sprouts, 500g, £0.65
- Carrots - Waitrose essential carrots, 0.6kg, £0.42
- Parsnips - Tesco Parsnips Loose Class 1, 0.15kg, £0.18
- Chipolatas - Sainsbury's Butcher's Choice Pork Chipolata Sausages x12, £1.40
- Christmas pudding - Lidl Favorina Christmas Pudding, £3.39
- Brandy butter - Tesco Brandy Butter, 200G, £1.74
- Christmas cake - Tesco Fully Iced Fruit Cake, 907G, £6
- Sherry - Asda Fino Sherry, £4.70
- Mulled wine - Tesco Mulled Wine, £3.50
- Bucks Fizz - Tesco Bucks Fizz, £2
- Bottle of bubbly - Aldi Castellore Prosecco Frizzante DOC, £4.99
- Christmas crackers - The Works Kids Mini Christmas Crackers, Pack Of 6, £1
- Table cloth - Wilko Silver Wipeable Christmas Tablecloth, £1.50
- Party poppers - Tesco 20 Party Poppers, £2