Sophie suggested using lasagna sheets to make your own filled cannelloni pasta.
Parents thought it was a genius way to use up those pesky pasta sheets – but were even more impressed by the fact it cost just £3.11 to feed her entire family of three.
Known online as @budgetmumsoph, the Brighton-based content creator regularly shares savvy parenting tips and budget-friendly recipes with her 14,200 followers.
In a new TikTok, she said: “Let’s make dinner for under £5 with things I already have in my cupboard.
“So lasagna sheets. I seem to accumulate these all the time and we actually don’t have lasagna that often so instead I decided to make my own sort of cannelloni-type dinner.
“So I partly cooked the lasagna sheets so that I’d be able to roll them you can use like big pasta, but I just find the lasagna sheets are a much cheaper way of doing it.
“So I made the filling which was just spinach and ricotta and filled this then rolled it.
“Repeated this several times, added the passata and the mozzarella on top, and then baked in the oven.
“And there you go.
“So easy. I mean I’m no chef I’m just trying to make budget different easy dinners, and here we go.
“It was so yummy as well.”
During the 42-second video, she shared how much the individual ingredients cost her, adding: “Spinach – £1.09, 54p used.
“Lasanga sheets – 79p, used 40p. Ricotta – £1.25.
“Passata – 45p, used 23p. Mozzarella – 69p.
“Total cost – £4.25. Ingredients used – £3.11.”
Fans loved her savvy dinner idea, with the recipe gaining more than 960 likes and 87,600 views.
In the comments, other parents shared their reactions, with one writing: “This is such a great idea!”
“Amazing wow!!! Can’t believe I never thought to use lasagne sheets for other things lol,” commented another.
A third added: “Made this last night, it’s now a new favourite.”
Someone else put: “I can never find cannelloni tubes when shopping… thankyou for the idea.”