A mum has been praised online after sharing how she and her family tucked into a "takeaway" for around £10, saving around £25.
Kelly McCormack shared her evening meal in a Facebook group for people who are trying to eat on a budget. While many people treat themselves to a takeaway at the weekend, with the cost of living crisis hitting hard, households are trying to spend less where they can.
Mum-of-two Kelly decided to save herself some pounds and cook the meal herself, and the end result looked amazing.
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Kelly said: "Tonight's fakeaway was salt and pepper chicken, chicken chow mein, egg fried rice, and BBQ spare ribs. My daughter loves the rice and noodles, she's only seven so she's not big on spicy food."
She used frozen chicken nuggets, cooked in the air fryer and quartered, fried with some onion, pepper and salt and pepper seasoning. For the fried rice, she used microwave pouches of basmati rice fried together with three scrambled eggs and some soy sauce.
The ribs, she said, cost £2.88 for 12 at Morrisons. She used a Chinese BBQ seasoning she already had in her cupboard for those, while the "Chow Mein" was a stir-fry meal deal from Tesco.
Kelly estimates the whole thing came in at around £10, including a bag of prawn crackers, and would likely serve "four or five generous portions". Her post has received hundreds of likes and comments, after Kelly shared how "easy" it was to make.
One Facebook user said: "This looks amazing, my little boy would love the chicken", while a second said: "Omg mouth-watering". A third added: "I mean come on that looks way better than some Chinese food I've seen, well done".
Kelly regularly shares her kitchen creation on TikTok, posting videos as cookingwithkelly87
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