Anybody do weekly meal plans? Care to share yours?

[NorthernGravy]

I try and be organised and do a weekly meal plans and find that it is the most boring uninspiring task. I want to plan to help save money and reduce food waste. DH is useless and just says something helpful like “pasta, eggs and something with mince”. I’m trying to cut down on meat and eat lower calorie food (blame my neighbour who keeps slyly glimpsing at my tummy trying to work out if I’m fat or pregnant every time I chat to her). Would anybody care to share their plans. Inspire me!

Spaghetti Bolognese
2 curries (chickpea, aubergine) and rice
Pizza
Baked Salmon, potatoes, broccoli carrots
Gogonzola pasta and salad
Roast chicken thighs, sweet potato, broccoli
Chilli con carne and rice

This week we have:
Sausage and mash
Turkey fajitas
Chickpea and spinach curry
Smoked ham and corguette tortilla
Lamb meatballs and tomato sauce
Eggs on toast

Pollo pesto pasta
Lasagne
Nando’s style chicken with spicy rice (the slimming world recipe for the rice, delicious!)
Homemade veggie burger and wedges
Salmon, potato and veg
Jacket potato (mine with prawns, DH with cheese and beans)

I found it really helpful to note down loads of meals we like so when I can’t think of anything we can pick something from the list rather than sitting for 10 years trying to think of another meal!

We have

Homemade pizza
Roast chicken
Fajitas
Chicken curry
Tuna pasta bake
Sausage casserole
Salmon and rice with roast vegetables.

I'm also trying to do more meal planning.

I spent a couple of hours writing up a ten week or so meal plan that I will look at in more detail each week.

This week coming up is planned as:

Sushi platter
Chicken stir fry
Sat lunch: tomato soup and baguettes with thick ham and cheddar cheese
Burgers with chips and salad
leftovers
IP Crack chicken with mange tout and baby corn
Mac and cheese with broccoli
sandwiches
IP Kedgeree
IP Gammon and cauli cheese, spinach and potato waffles

What is IP crack chicken? In fact what is IP?

So glad I came across this, I'm in the same boat.

Can I ask a good recipe for making salmon? I really want to make more fish based meals too.

Spag bol, garlic bread.
Chicken kievs and chips
Pork dinner, mash, roast pots etc
Salmon bake, new pots, green beans.
Lamb steak dinner

I make beef casserole weekly (in winter)
Chicken curry - with plenty of veg to reduce calories
Chicken skewers on bed of salad
Jacket potatoes
Salmon (cajun spice)

That type of thing

This week we're having:

Chilli and rice
Tortiglioni alla norcina (pasta with sausages in a white wine cream sauce, indulgent and lush!)
Thai yellow chicken curry and rice
Cottage pie
Pheasant casserole and crusty bread
Tomato and lentil soup

I have been inspired by DM and have started keeping a notebook of the dinners we eat, to get inspiration for each week's meals.

Roast chicken & chips
Chicken biryani
Salmon fillets with orzo
Chilli in slow cooker (two nights)
Chunky fish fingers
Tuna toasties with tomato soup

It is currently a nightmare trying to find meals to suit everyone. One child has gone off pasta in all forms.

Roast chicken mash & gravy
Chicken, bacon & leek risotto
Cottage pie
Chicken tikka masala
Salmon with cajun seasoning, jacket potato & asparagus
Chilli
Roast beef, roasties, carrots, peas & Yorkshire pud

This week we have had/will have

Pork belly with ramen noodles
Sausage tray bake
Ham with cranberry sauce and veg
Shnitzel with bulgur wheat and veg
Spaghetti bolognese
Lamb curry

IP is likely instant pot. It's a more or less automatic pressure cooker.

We are veggie so this week it is:
Quorn spaghetti Bolognese
Lentil curry and rice
Homemade pizza
Pasta with tomato sauce
Quorn sausages chips and beans
Veggie fajitas
Cauliflower and broccoli cheese

Veggie here...... some days will add meat or cook meat versions for DP and DC who aren't veggie

Broccoli and smoked haddock kedgeree
Roasted veg and feta cheese
Roasted Peppers stuffed with grains
Chickpea and spinach curry
Baked ham, mash, green beans

Love this!

@LtGreggs how do you do your chilli in the slow cooker? Mine always end up tasting like spaghetti bolognese!

Following for inspo but also to say to @CaptainHammer that I now (happily ) have Bad Horse stuck in my head.

Vegan/veggie here this week...

Chickpea and spinach curry with poppadoms and rice (and naan)
Baked cauliflower in hoisin sauce with jasmine rice
Spicy tomato pasta with roasted Mediterranean veg and quorn chicken pieces
Lentil shepherds pie with root veg mash on top, peas and broccoli
Schroomdog sausages with root veg mash (or maybe vegan toad in the hole if I can find a recipe)

*InLove I’ve used this one - great for getting a ton of veg in. As long as you season it correctly, it works well.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/slow-cooker-child-friendly-chilli%3Famp

Following. Ive lost the plot with cooking.

Steak burgers, sweet potato fries, mixed salad and cherry tomatoes

Home made minestrone soup (Nigella's recipe)

Vegetable chilli with rice and guacamole

Macaroni and cauliflower cheese with grilled tomatoes and peas

Jacket potato with tuna salad

Chicken casserole with carrots and leeks, cheesey mashed potato and savoy cabbage

Fish pie, green beans and another vegetable - probably broccoli

No odea what order those will go in yet but at least I've thought of 7 main meals for the week.

This week it’s:
Toad in the hole
Prawn stir fry with noodles
Black bean soup
Jackets with tuna & cottage cheese
Also made curried carrot and lentil soup for work

I’ve been browsing the good food app to start building next week’s list. So far I have:
Vegan shepherds pie (instead of a Sunday roast)
Broccoli and kale soup
Prawn stir fry as DH thinks he can improve tonight’s effort
Chinese steamed bass with cabbage
Chicken cacciatore done in a healthy way

Also thinking butternut mulligatawny for lunch during the week.

I'm the same OP. I always try and meal plan as we definitely spend less and eat better but get so fed up doing it.

This week we have planned
Chicken casserole
Lemon sole (shop bought) herby potatoes and green veg
Lamb kebabs with pitta, paprika wedges and salad
Salmon pasta with garlic and herb cream cheese and broccoli
Meatballs
Pizza and salad
Usually a left over or freezer tea one night of the week