Dinner

[morethantired]

What does everyone generally cook every night?

I hate cooking, I hate food shopping, I have 2 fussy children.

Generally every week I do shepherds pie and that lasts for 2 days (although it's mince which isn't great for you)

Meatballs/sausages (again not great for you)

Salmon which my children won't eat but I still offer it

Pizza and garlic bread (yep again not great)

Cook in the bag chicken

[userabcname]

Our weeknight meals tend to be;
Chilli con carne
Chicken in a sauce (usually mushroom) with veggies
Curry and rice or a naan
Slow cooker meals (lamb / pork / beef) casserole usually
Jacket potato with assorted toppings and salad

We also throw in these sometimes for variety:
Fajitas
Meatballs
Pasta bake
Chicken kievs and chips
Lasagne
Pizza

Weekends tend to be a bit different eg at the moment we might have a bbq and in winter we always have a Sunday roast but don't fancy that so much in warmer weather. To be fair, DS is only 11 months and happy to chomp on what we have so I don't have to contend with fussy children yet!

[kateandme]

morethantired whre have you got the idea that it isn't good for you having mince or meatballs etc.its perfectly fine.if you buying leanish mmince it a great meat source.and can be very healthy a part oa a balance.so too can pizza every now and then.balance is key.
with your chicken in a bag could you buy two.or cook one the night before when your cokoing that nights tea.so the next day you have a cold chicken to make some meals with.a pasta bake,a chicken pie.
chicken and veg crumble
chicken and salad and jackets.
chicken in tomato bakes rice.
chicken thighs are great in one pot dishes
traybakes.roasting veggies garlic onions make anything gorgeous.
pasta in all forms.
mince and pasta and cheese sauce bake
mince enchilas
mince curry
chicken curry.
pork chops in a sauce.
fish pie.
chilli mince.
mince and doritos topped topped with cheese and grilled.
mix some lentil in with your mince.
buy some ready to rolly pastry for mince pie.
sausage and mixed beans bake.sausages tins of beans tins of tomatos in a big casserole dish and bake

you like garlic bread.slice it up and use as a topper instead of potato for your mince or chicken
frittata.
soups.

[Blondie1984]

Agree with PP - there is nothing wrong with mince as part of a balanced diet

What sorts of things do your DC like?

[Blondie1984]

Oh and how old are they?

[AtleastitsnotMonday]

I tend to mix things up by having vague titles that incorporate manny dishes but help with the planning
So
A pasta dish, arabiata, bolognaise, filled pasta, pasta with cherry TOMS, chill8 and crab, tuna pasta bake etc etc
A veggie dish, stuffed mushrooms , veggie chilli, root veg casserole, fritata, stirfry etc
A meat dish, roast, bbq, steaks, cottage pie
A fish dish
A dish with a bread element eg falafel in pittas, quaesidilla, fajitas, pizza etc
A chicken dish

There’s loads of different categories you could use and obviously many dishes slot into multiple categories but it does help to mix things up.

[Crummles]

How old are your children?

Fishfingers/chicken goujons, chips, peas (or cherry toms, cucumber, sweetcorn etc)
Macaroni cheese
Spag Bol
Stir fry - rice or noodles
Beans on toast
Chilli con carne
Fajitas
Chicken curry
Picnic tea

[morethantired]

Loving all these ideas. They're 4 and 2, so these are all great options, thank you!

[chloechloe]

I'm a bit confused by the mince comment too! I buy mine from the butcher though and get them to mince it freshly for me so you know what you're getting!

[lastqueenofscotland]

Agree with Atleast RE a theme
I’m a veggie but just for ideas
A “salad” night, so leaves with beetroot, goats cheese and walnut or lentils with green veg and feta or chickpeas with roasted veg and hallumi... you get the idea.
A pasta dish
A curry dish
A freezer dish
A something quick - stir fry/mushrooms on toast etc