Food & Drink
Welsh mum goes viral as she turns her £20 Aldi shop into 5 family budget-friendly meals
A Welsh mum with over 300,000 instagram followers has gone viral after creating five ‘showstopping’ meals for four – from an Aldi shop of just £20

Superstar foodie Cardiff Mum put her creative skills to the test and developed exciting recipes for the whole family to enjoy, from fakeaway favourites such as Sloppy Joe Tacos to winter warmers such as Slow Cooker Pulled Pork and Black Bean Chilli.
Ashleigh explained: “I wanted to create recipes that are not only easy to make, but also easy on the purse strings. Aldi is the perfect place to shop for those who want to stick to a budget, without having to skip out on quality. My favourite recipe to create was the Sloppy Joe Tacos – they went down a treat in my house!”
The influencer’s band of loyal followers are already loving the recipes, commenting: “These types of reels are bank balance savers!!!” and “Wow great variety of meals, nice to see something other than pasta for a budget meal like a lot of supermarkets seem to advertise when they do budget meal planning!”.
The social media influencer has created an easy step by step process for each recipe, so even the less culinary skilled can recreate these recipes with ease.
All of Cardiff Mum’s delicious recipes and ingredients can be found on her Instagram Reel.
The delicious recipes include:
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork & Black Bean Chilli
Italian BMT Subs
Airfryer Chinese Crispy Shredded Chicken
Airfryer Lemon, Garlic Chicken with Crispy Feta
Sloppy Joe Tacos and Dirty Rice
Shoppers can take inspiration from Cardiff Mum, or replicate her meals exactly, with the below shopping list for all the products used for the five recipes:
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