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Eat in for under R160: Best grocery specials at South Africa’s supermarkets

All the meal inspiration you need with this week’s grocery specials

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Payday is just around the corner! But it’s not quite here yet so we still have to hang tight. Before wasting your money on takeouts during this last stretch of the month, do some smart shopping instead and get these grocery specials.

Whether you want to prepare a healthy meal for your family or entertain your friends, there some for everyone. All easy and healthy options so you can ensure your loved ones get only the best.

Checkers

Garlic, lemon and thyme chicken alfredo – R159.99

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Checkers has new mouth-watering meal kits every week. The garlic, lemon and thyme chicken alfredo looks especially yummy this week. Ingredients in the box include chicken fillets, mushrooms, garlic, thyme, cream and pecorino powder.

If that’s not up your taste bud alley, they also have Asian beef with sesame seed salad, as well as a harissa chickpea with butternut curry, and a roasted sage pork dish with sweet potatoes and sweet mustard sauce.

All meal kits come complete with a recipe card. Alternatively, either scan the QR code on the box, or watch the instructional step-by-step videos on their website.

Also read: The ten best breakfast places in Johannesburg

Woolworths

Creamy chicken lasagne – R139.99 per kilogram

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Woolies’ has creamy chicken lasagne on special this week. It sells for only R139.99 per kilo, and consists of fresh pasta layered with shredded chicken in a creamy tomato sauce, made locally with fresh ingredients.

For something different, try the stonebaked roast vegetable and cream cheese pizza, R59.99 for a 300g pizza. The handcrafted pizza base is topped with roast vegetables, sundried tomatoes and cream cheese.

Also read: The six best lunch places in Johannesburg

Pick ‘n Pay

Hearty vegetable stew – veggies on special for R90

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No excuses not to prepare a fresh, healthy dish this week. Pick ‘n Pay is selling any three packets of vegetables for only R90. Choose between: three kg potatoes, two kg potatoes, three kg onions, three kg butternut, two kg sweet potatoes, one kg green peppers, two kg gem squash or two kg jam potatoes.

Simply heat a large frying pan, add olive oil, onion and leeks and cook until softened. Then add carrots, garlic, paprika and thyme and cook another five minutes.

Next in goes the potatoes and vegetable. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down and simmer until the potatoes are soft. Lastly, add the green beans and cook for three minutes. Stir well and serve!

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Spar

Boerewors – R89.99 per kg

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Rooiberg boerewors sells for only R89.99 per kilogram this week, and oh so many options. First prize is braaiing, of course. But if you want to try something different, why not give the Boerewors In A Blanket recipe, courtesy of Spar.

Boerewors in a blanket

Ingredients

  • 500 g boerewors
  • ½ a 410 g can tomato onion mix
  • 250 ml fresh milk
  • 120 g (250 ml) cake flour
  • 100 g (250 ml) grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 5 ml mixed dried herbs
  • 2 ml salt
  • 5 ml baking powder

Method

  • Preheat oven to 180 ºC.
  • Brown the boerewors in a frying pan over moderate heat, without cutting it (keep in the spiral shape it came packed in. Add the tomato onion mix and heat through. Transfer into a pie dish.
  • In a bowl, mix the remaining ingredients to make a batter resembling pancake mixture. Pour over evenly to cover the boerewors. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  • Serve with microwaved FRESH LINE steamed vegetables (follow the easy on-pack instructions)