World Cup winners
AS THE FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL KICKS OFF IN QATAR, MARION MCMULLEN PICKS A DREAM TEAM OF HALF-TIME SNACKS
Higgidy Steak and Sussex Ale Pie RRP £4, Sainsbury’s.
Ocado, Booths
Enjoy the finest in footy food with this combo of tender British beef in a rich Sussex ale gravy, with onions, carrots and melt-in-the-mouth pastry.
Pizza World Cup Meal Deal £8, Iceland
Treat your family team to two pizzas, two sides and a free football, all for £8. The deal includes TGI Fridays Cajun Onion Rings, Mccain Lightly Spiced Wedges and Chicago Town Tiger Crust pizza.
Pizza and drink super saver deal £6, Co-op, until December 13
Enjoy a pizza and a beer or a coke while watching the game. Buy two pizzas (Stonebaked Sloppy Joe / Pepperoni or Margherita) and drink (Coca Cola Zero x 4/ Budweiser Bottle 4X300ml) for £6.
Kabuto Mac n’ Cheese pasta pots £1.50, Sainsbury’s, Amazon
Super-quick to prepare, so you’ll never have to miss a goal. The comfort food favourite takes just four minutes to cook for easy peasy cheesy pots of goodness.
Charlie Bigham’s Chicken & Bacon Sharing Pie RRP £8, go to bighams.com for stockists
With roast chicken, bacon and leeks in a creamy white wine sauce, encased in fresh flaky pastry, you’ll want to put this pie in the back of the net.
Ginsters Chicken Tikka Slice RRP from £1.65, available nationwide
The perfect half-time pick-me-up. British chicken thigh is mixed with locally-sourced potatoes, onions and juicy tomatoes, seasoned in a spicy tikka sauce and wrapped in light puff pastry.
Dickinson & Morris Pork Pie RRP from £2.10 for 145g pie, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons, porkpie.co.uk
No World Cup would be complete without a handcrafted pork pie from Dickinson & Morris – famed for bringing an authentic and award-winning taste of Melton Mowbray to the nation for more than 170 years.
Zizzi range from £2.50, Tesco
Everyone’s a winner as restaurant brand
Zizzi adds three new vegan dishes to its recently launched exclusive Tesco range. Chose from Vegan Jackfruit Pepperoni Pizza, Vegan Rainbow Lasagne and Vegan Praline Brownie.