With the 'Rule of Six' in place in the UK as of Monday 14th September, supermarket Aldi has released recipes for dinnertime favourites to feed a party of up to six.

Whether it's a crowd-pleaser like Spaghetti Bolognese, or a veggie-friendly twist on the Potato Dauphinoise, there's something for everyone with Aldi's weeknight meals for six.

If you're after something more hearty, try Aldi's Beef Casserole. Or, if the hot weather's got you pining for something more light, give the Nacho Wraps or Sea Bass with Cauliflower Puree and Parsley Butter a shot. 

ALDI'S SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Serves 6 

Ingredients

500g Lean Minced Beef

1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil

1 Carrot (cubed)

1 Onion (diced)

2 Celery Stalks (diced)

2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)

1 Beef Stock Cube

2x 400g Cans Chopped Tomatoes

1 tbsp Tomato Purée

1 tsp Dried Oregano

5g Fresh Basil

500g Spaghetti

Parmesan to serve 

Method

1. In a large frying pan heat the oil and add the onions, celery, carrots and garlic.
2. Cook for 5 minutes until the onion has started to soften then add the minced beef and cook until browned.
3. Add the tinned tomatoes along with the purée, stock cube, oregano and basil.
4. Bring to the boil then leave to simmer for 30 minutes until thickened.
5. 10 minutes before the sauce is ready cook the spaghetti in boiling water (about 9 minutes cooking time).
6. Mix the spaghetti, with the sauce and serve with fresh parmesan.

ALDI'S SWEET POTATO DAUPHINOISE

Serves 6

Ingredients

1kg Sweet Potatoes

1 Onion

3 Garlic Cloves, crushed

2 sprigs of Fresh Thyme

25g Greenvale Butter, plus extra for greasing

250ml Double Cream

150ml Milk

50g Grated Parmesan

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Pepper 

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas mark 6.

To begin chop the onion into a dice and then melt the butter in a pan. Fry the onions with the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper for 10 minutes until they have softened.

When the onions have softened add the milk and cream to the pan and warm to a simmer, this will infuse the garlic and herbs in the cream.

In the meantime either use a mandolin or carefully slice the potatoes thinly (about as thin as a 10p coin) and evenly layer half of the sweet potatoes into an oven proof dish. Then pour half of the onions in the milk and cream over the top removing any large garlic.

Then put the final slices of the sweet potato into the dish and pour over the remaining milk and cream.

Grate the parmesan over the top and bake for 40-45 minutes until the potatoes are soft all the way through.

ALDI'S BEEF CASSEROLE

Serves 6

Ingredients

1x onion - peeled and chopped

6x Unsmoked Streaky Bacon Rashers - chopped

1x 400g pack Lean Diced Beef

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1x 400g tin Chunky Chopped Tomatoes

1x Beef Stock Cube

1x 500ml bottle Specially Selected Golden Ale or 500ml water with a Beef Stock Cube

½ tsp Dried Thyme

2 tsp Meat Gravy Granules

Method

Either pre-heat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5 or cook on the hob.

In a large saucepan sauté the onion, bacon and the beef in a tablespoon of oil until browned.

Add the tinned tomatoes and mash up the tomatoes with a fork, then crumble in the stock cube and pour in the ale or water.

Season with the thyme, salt and pepper.

Cover and cook on a gentle heat on the hob for about 90 minutes until the meat is tender, or transfer to a covered casserole dish and cook in the oven for 90 minutes.

Once cooked add gravy granules to thicken the sauce.

Serve with 1x 1kg pack Frozen Four Seasons Vegetable Medley, cooked as per pack instructions.

ALDI'S SEA BASS WITH CAULIFLOWER PUREE AND PARSLEY BUTTER 

Serves 6

Ingredients 

3 x 180g packs Sea Bass fillets

1 x Cauliflower

70ml Double Cream

70g Mascarpone

8g Parsley

125g Salted Butter – at room temperature

Juice of ½ Lemon

Rapeseed Oil

Sea Salt and White Pepper

Method

Finely chop the parsley and combine with the butter and lemon juice.

Roll the parsley butter into a sausage shape and chill. Once chilled, cut into 6 portions.

Cut the cauliflower into quarters. Then, add the cauilflower to boiling, salted water and boil for 15 mins or until tender. 

Drain the cauliflower well and put into a food processor along with the mascarpone and the cream. Blitz until a puree and season with some white pepper.

In a frying pan fry the seabass fillets for 5 minutes each – turning once during. Once each fish fillet is cooked put them in the oven to keep warm while cooking the rest.

Serve a fish fillet on a bed of the cauliflower puree topped with a portion of the parsley butter. 

ALDI'S NACHO WRAPS 

Serves 6

Ingredients

Nacho Chicken:

600g Chicken Breasts

200g Tortilla Chips

100g Grated Cheddar

50g Plain Flour

1 Egg (beaten)

Guacamole:

2 Ripe Avocados

1 large Tomato (finely diced)

½ Red Onion (finely diced)

½ Lime (juiced)

½ Red Chili (finely diced)

2 tbsp Freshly Chopped Coriander

¼ tsp Salt

¼ tsp Pepper

To serve: 

6 Wraps

Sour Cream

Salsa

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 190°C/Fan 170°C/Gas Mark 5.

Crush the tortilla chips into crumbs and mix with the cheddar.

Cut the chicken breasts into strips and coat the chicken in the flour, followed by the egg and then the tortilla chips.

Sprinkle any remaining cheese and tortilla chips over the coated chicken and bake for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

To serve, fill the wraps with the chicken, sour cream and salsa, then wrap the edges into the middle to make a hexagon-shaped wrap.

Heat a large frying pan and cook the wraps, folded side down first, for a few minutes on each side until golden and crispy.

Serve with dips.

-ENDS-

For more information, please contact the Aldi Consumer Press Office on:

T: +44 207 693 6995 or E: aldi@welcometofrank.com

Notes to editors:

Aldi is Britain's fifth largest supermarket with 880 stores and more than 34,000 employees.

Aldi is attracting hundreds of thousands of new customers every year with its range of exclusive brands, passing low operating costs on to customers in the form of low prices.

The supermarket believes in making every day amazing and that's why every single day Aldi delivers on the best possible value for millions of families throughout the UK and Ireland across everything from award-winning fresh produce to world class gin.

Aldi won't be beaten on price; consistently racks up award after award for quality; treats its suppliers with fairness and respect and recognises the responsibility of supporting valued institutions such as Team GB to demonstrate the importance of health and wellness. That's Aldi. That's everyday amazing. The reason they do this? Because Aldi believes that everyone should have access to fresh, healthy, affordable food…it's a right, not a privilege.

The company's current achievements and initiatives include:

• Aldi is the UK's lowest priced supermarket. Research released by Which? in July showed customers doing a full shop at Tesco will currently spend 23% more than they would for the same goods at Aldi. And those shopping at Sainsbury's would have spent 30% more than at Aldi. It tracked the price of nearly 80 essential items at the UK's eight biggest supermarkets throughout June 2020.
• Aldi has a five-year partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust – its fundraising target of £5m will go towards helping the trust to reach out to every young person with cancer in the UK. 
• Aldi's rates of pay are significantly higher than the Government's National Living Wage and also above the Living Wage Foundation's recommended national rates. Store Assistants receive a minimum hourly rate of £9.40 nationally and £10.90 in London. 
• Aldi is the official supermarket partner of Team GB and ensures every member of the team has access to fresh healthy Aldi food via monthly shopping vouchers, and that 1.2 million 5-14 year olds will learn about the benefits of cooking fresh, healthy food via its Get Set to Eat Fresh education initiative. Aldi has been a partner since 2015 and has extended its commitment to the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.
• In May 2020, for the seventh consecutive year, Aldi was ranked the best-performing supermarket for compliance with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, underlining its commitment to maintaining fair, predictable and sustainable prices within its supply chain.

Full details of Aldi's awards and achievements are detailed at www.aldi.co.uk/awards