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Free meal plans

Free weekly meal plans, each with a shopping list.

Ready-made weeks of dinners for UK households, with the shopping list grouped by aisle and a price guide for the whole shop. Free to read, no sign-up, and every plan uses ingredients you will find in Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Asda and the rest.
A plate of spaghetti bolognese
budget

Cheap weekly meal plan UK (under £50 for a family of 4)

Seven family dinners for the week without breaking the bank. Hearty, filling and built around store-cupboard basics you probably already have in.

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family

Budget meal plan for a family of 4 (£60 a week)

A full week of teas for four people, including a Sunday roast and a Friday treat night. Sensible portions, sensible price.

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£50/week

Aldi meal plan, £50 a week (UK family of 4)

Shop the whole week at Aldi for around fifty quid. We list every item and the aisle to find it in.

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slow cooker

Slow cooker family meals (UK weekly plan)

Throw it in before the school run, come home to tea. Stews, curries and pulled pork that mind themselves all day.

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batch cook

Batch cook freezer meals UK (Sunday cook, whole week sorted)

Cook once on Sunday, eat well all week. Bolognese, cottage pie, chilli and a curry, all in the freezer by half four.

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under £10

Quick midweek meals under £10 (UK family of 4)

Six fast family dinners that come in under a tenner for four. On the table in 30 minutes or less.

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veggie

Vegetarian meal plan UK (family of 4, full week)

A week of meat-free family teas with plenty of protein. Includes a proper veggie shepherd's pie that even the kids ask for.

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kids

Toddler-friendly weeknight dinners (one tea, whole family eats)

Mild, hidden-veg, easy-to-chew dinners the whole family can eat together. No two-tea-times in this house.

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for one

Budget meal plan for one (UK, a week of dinners under £30)

Cooking for one without binning half of every pack. Seven dinners that share ingredients, with portions left over for the freezer.

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for two

Budget meal plan for two (UK, a week of dinners for about £35)

Seven proper dinners for two that share ingredients across the week, with a double batch of bolognese for the freezer.

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student

Student meal plan UK (a week of dinners for about £20)

Seven filling dinners for one on a student budget, built around one big pot of chilli and a few cheap staples.

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high protein

High-protein budget meal plan UK (a week for one, about £35)

Seven high-protein dinners for one built on the cheap protein: chicken thighs, turkey mince, eggs, tuna and beans.

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tesco

Tesco meal plan for a family of 4 (about £55 a week)

Seven family dinners from one Tesco shop, using the own-label and value ranges, for about £55.

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More plans being added each week. Want a plan made just for your house? See how it works or have a look at the features.

Where to find free meal plans

A meal plan is only half the job.

Plenty of sites give away a week of dinners. The bit that saves you money is the shopping list that goes with it, priced in pounds and sized for your household. Every plan on this page has one.

  • Seven dinners that share ingredients, so less goes in the bin.
  • A shopping list grouped by aisle, with a price guide for every item.
  • UK ingredients and UK measurements: grams, millilitres, degrees Celsius.
  • Need it for your own budget? Make Me A Shopping List builds a personal plan and list in about a minute, free to start.

Just after a list? Try the free weekly shopping list, the family shopping list template or the monthly grocery list.

Your own week

Want a plan built just for your family?

These collections are a great starting point. For a plan that fits your budget, your dietary needs and your family size, make your own in about five minutes.

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