Air fryer mac & cheese: what it costs at each supermarket

Name: Air fryer mac & cheese
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 g macaroni; 300 ml whole milk; 30 g butter; 30 g plain flour; 65 g mature cheddar; 5 ml english mustard; 30 g panko breadcrumb

3 servings 60 mins 607 cal

£5.84 at Sainsbury's for 3 servings

£1.95 a serving, the cheapest of 5 supermarkets

Prices checked 6 November 2026 on each supermarket's website. Updated every night.

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Price at each supermarket

Sainsbury's Cheapest £5.84 £1.95 a serving
Asda £6.56 £2.19 a serving
Tesco £6.93 £2.31 a serving
Ocado £7.59 £2.53 a serving
Waitrose £7.85 £2.62 a serving

What you pay at the till for every pack the recipe needs for 3 servings, staples like oil, salt, dried herbs and stock left out. You'll have some of it left for another day.

What you'd buy at Sainsbury's

Butter Stork Vegan Baking Block 250g £1.40
Macaroni Sainsbury's Macaroni Pasta 500g £0.69
Mature cheddar Cathedral City Mini Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese 6x20g £1.50
Panko breadcrumb Sainsbury's Panko Breadcrumbs, Inspired to Cook 100g £1.40
Whole milk Sainsbury's British Whole Milk 568ml (1 pint) £0.85

Ingredients

Macaroni 250 g
Whole milk 300 ml
Butter 30 g
Plain flour 30 g
Mature cheddar 65 g
English mustard 5 ml
Panko breadcrumb 30 g

Recipe and method by BBC Good Food. zesd only prices it: follow the method on the original page.

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