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What’s your “posh” mid week meal?

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Grantery · 15/01/2026 17:16

By posh I mean it feels elevated and fancy for a random Thursday evening.

Mine is always Gerlic chilli prawns in tomato sauce with crusty bread and salad. Sometimes I make the bread (using bread maker) and sometimes we pick up something from the supermarket bakery.

Or moules mariniere. Served similar to above and done in no time!

Or homemade pesto with spaghetti. Chuck the ingredients in a nutribullet and bobs your uncle.

What about yours?

And by mid week I mean 20-30 mins of cooking :)

“Sausage ragu” is another one of mine. Literally just fry some sausage meat with onion, garlic and chilli. Jar of Passata. And a grating of Parmesan. So easy.

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Phoenix321 · 15/01/2026 18:28

@BrendaThePoodle May I also trouble you for the recipe? Sounds delicious

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Grantery · 15/01/2026 18:24

NaivePrey · 15/01/2026 18:11

Crab, chilli and lemon soufflé with a green salad

Soufflé during the week is an incredible effort!

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NaivePrey · 15/01/2026 18:11

Crab, chilli and lemon soufflé with a green salad

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Grantery · 15/01/2026 18:07

Thehop · 15/01/2026 18:04

Marry me chicken orzo in the slow cooker before I leave for work.

wuick pasta bake (roasting dish with a Boursin, tomatoes, sausages, spinach and a splash of olive oil. Cook for 20 mins, smash together/mash or blend and chop the sausages in then stir in cooked pasta)

Have made a few pasta dishes with Boursin (is it a TikTok thing? DD suggested it so I can only assume so) and it is heavenly. No effort whatsoever.

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Grantery · 15/01/2026 18:06

i can’t say I love cooking (more the eating that motivates me) but in January making a bit of effort with food in the evening does seem to make me feel a bit perkier. We’ve kept some of Xmas candles and fairy lights up. And it makes me feel quite Nigella-y tbh!

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Thehop · 15/01/2026 18:04

Marry me chicken orzo in the slow cooker before I leave for work.

wuick pasta bake (roasting dish with a Boursin, tomatoes, sausages, spinach and a splash of olive oil. Cook for 20 mins, smash together/mash or blend and chop the sausages in then stir in cooked pasta)

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Grantery · 15/01/2026 18:04

BrendaThePoodle · 15/01/2026 18:01

That is literally the same meal i was going to say right down to the mutti tomato! It’s absolutely lovely, i first had it in an Italian restaurant and made my own version a week later. Lovely stuff.

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Do you mind giving a very basic recipe. Sounds lovely.

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PhantomAfternoonTea · 15/01/2026 18:04

Tesco Finest ready meals👌since I hate cooking.

Sourisblanche · 15/01/2026 18:02

carpetfluffs · 15/01/2026 17:36

Taste the difference fish fingers

Also this if I could get my hands on them!

Sourisblanche · 15/01/2026 18:01

Out at a bistro if possible!🤣

No, mostly salmon pan fried with a herby butter, soft frisée salad and baguette.

Mousse au chocolat (from supermarket).

BrendaThePoodle · 15/01/2026 18:01

mamaduckbone · 15/01/2026 17:52

Dh makes a lovely pasta dish with sausage, fennel and ricotta. If he uses a slightly more fancy pasta and mutti tomatoes it feels quite ‘posh’

That is literally the same meal i was going to say right down to the mutti tomato! It’s absolutely lovely, i first had it in an Italian restaurant and made my own version a week later. Lovely stuff.

LocalHobo · 15/01/2026 17:59

Moules mariniere is the DC's standard Saturday lunch - feels a bit different but is actually boil in the bag.
I do chicken breast wrapped in pancetta and stuffed with Stilton as my 'effort' midweek meal. Tasty with a jacket or new potatoes and some green beans.

MsSmartShoes · 15/01/2026 17:53

Seabass pan fried with a caper butter. Hasselback potatoes. Asparagus and broad beans (spring): or broccoli and greens.

mamaduckbone · 15/01/2026 17:52

Dh makes a lovely pasta dish with sausage, fennel and ricotta. If he uses a slightly more fancy pasta and mutti tomatoes it feels quite ‘posh’

TheDandyLion · 15/01/2026 17:50

I was going to say moules mariniere. I had some for lunch yesterday in fact.

windatthewindow · 15/01/2026 17:48

What is gerlic?

wondering if you mean garlic or of it’s something I haven’t heard of.

Mine would be baked potato with Spanish chicken - about as fancy as we get midweek!

JaceLancs · 15/01/2026 17:45

Pasta with a smoked salmon and prawn sauce

carpetfluffs · 15/01/2026 17:36

Taste the difference fish fingers

ZenNudist · 15/01/2026 17:34

I don't really do posh meals in the week. I cook nice food on a Monday that does throughout the week. This week it's Broccoli and Stilton soup, a Christmas ham, potato salad, cauli cheese, roasted parsnips and onions: getting used up throughout the week.

Elevated might be when i do a steak dinner. Sometimes I'll do Sammy seabass (by Joe Wickes), or maybe baked camembert with crusty bread and crudités.

Not quick but elevated is my Monday fish tacos where I bread fish, fry it, make the shells and guacamole and salsa serve with salad and sour cream. Yum!

bridgetreilly · 15/01/2026 17:26

Roasting Tin cookbook scallops and leeks. With frozen scallops it takes no time at all.

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