Turmeric Lemon Chicken Soup

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• Pescatarian

  Turmeric Lemon Fish Soup

  • 600 g Firm white fish fillets instead of boneless skinless chicken breast

  Simmer the onion and whole garlic in the water for 15 minutes to make the broth and strain it; cook the carrots as written, then add the fish in chunks for the last 5 minutes, until just opaque, rather than shredding it.

• Vegetarian

  Turmeric Lemon Chickpea Soup

  • 440 g Tinned chickpeas instead of boneless skinless chicken breast

  Skip poaching the chicken: simmer the onion and the whole garlic in the water for 15 minutes to make the broth, then strain it and add the drained chickpeas with the carrots.

• Vegan

  Turmeric Lemon Chickpea Soup

  • 440 g Tinned chickpeas instead of boneless skinless chicken breast

  Skip poaching the chicken: simmer the onion and the whole garlic in the water for 15 minutes to make the broth, then strain it and add the drained chickpeas with the carrots.

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• ColesBest choice

  missing 1 item · $27.73 of food

  $64.50

  57% spare

• Woolworths

  missing 1 item · $36.69 of food · $8.96 more

  $55.82

  34% spare

• Aldi

  missing 2 items · $22.92 of food

  $45.88

  50% spare

$6.58a serve

from $6.58 a serve at Coles · 12 of 13 ingredients priced

About $26.31 of ingredients used for 4 serves.

$60.15 across 2 shops · 12 of 13 items priced · $22.63 more for bigger packs, 68% spare for later

ColesBest choice

$27.73

missing 1 item

you'll pay $64.50 · 57% of it spare

Woolworths

$36.69

missing 1 item · $8.96 more

you'll pay $55.82 · 34% of it spare

Aldi

$22.92

missing 2 items

you'll pay $45.88 · 50% of it spare

Buy at Aldi$32.01

garlic cloves

$1.00/ea

need 4 items2 × Aldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match

Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20

extra virgin olive oil

$0.88/100ml

need 30 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match

Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00

carrots

$2.09/kg

need 130 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09

Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44

ground coriander

$0.70/10g

need 2.5 gStonemill Coriander Seeds Ground 40 g$2.79

Aldi$0.70/10g$2.79·Woolworths$1.00/10g$2.00·Coles$0.88/10g$2.20

ground ginger

$0.60/10g

need 0.5 tspStonemill Ground Ginger 40g$2.39

Aldi$0.60/10g$2.39·Coles$0.96/10g$2.40·Woolworths$1.40/10g$3.50

baby spinach

$16.58/kg

need 60 gThe Fresh Salad Co Baby Spinach 120 g$1.99closest match

Aldi$16.58/kg$1.99·Woolworths$27.50/kg$3.30·Coles$27.50/kg$3.30

fresh parsley

$2.99/ea

need 30 gContinental Parsley Bunch 1 each$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)

Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30

lemons

$1.00/ea

need 2 itemsAldi Lemons 5 Pack$4.99

Aldi$1.00/ea$4.99·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.25/ea$5.00

Buy at Coles$28.14

boneless skinless chicken breast

$11.00/kg

need 450 gColes RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Fillets Large Pack approx. 1.4 kg$15.40closest match

Coles$11.00/kg$15.40·Aldi$13.98/kg$6.99·Woolworths$13.75/kg$5.50

yellow onion

$4.20/kg

need 1 itemColes Loose Brown Onions approx. 200g 1 item$0.84

Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49·Woolworths$2.75/kg$5.50

ground turmeric

$0.10/10g

need 1.3 gMaharajah's Choice Turmeric Ground 250 g$2.50closest match

Coles$0.10/10g$2.50·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.57/10g$3.39

fresh dill

$62.67/kg

need 10 gMeredith Dairy Chevre Dill 150 g$9.40closest match

Coles$62.67/kg$9.40·Woolworths$200.00/kg$2.00·AldiN/A

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