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Meal planning

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NavyBerry · 11/06/2019 20:37

Please could you share your meal plans for the week? My lack of imagination and inspiration stops me from making even some pasta with peas. My cupboards seem to be full of stuff but I still don't know what to make. The shopping is a nightmare as well. I literally go every single day and probably leave a fortune there. I really need a straightforward end to end list of what you can have for breakfast and dinner for a family of 3 (no diet restrictions). We work so lunch is crossed. I know that many people plan well ahead and are in general much more organised than I'm. Please could you share? Just end to end whatever you get for a week from the shop and mainly plan on cooking. We are not picky I just cannot think of anything to cook even if I'm standing in the middle of a shop. Awful.

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Mac47 · 11/06/2019 20:45

I did the following:
Eggs - on toast, omelette...
Rice - curry, risotto...
Pasta - various..
Fish - with veg, pie, tray bake..
Veggie - tofu, stir fry....
Freezer - batch cooked, beige food...
Roulette - take away, hm pizza, out...
Once I knew my categories, I just vaguely filled them. Eggs was club night so quick tea. Roulette normally Saturday.

Changaroorooroo · 11/06/2019 20:48

YABU to have pasta and peas without cheese Grin

misses point

sleepismysuperpower1 · 11/06/2019 20:48

breakfast:

porridge or cereal on weekday mornings. danish pastries on weekends

dinner things include;
spaghetti carbonara
potato bake
hunters chicken (serve with potato wedges and steamed veggies)
this fish with some green beans
mac and veg slices with salad
jacket potatoes with tuna and beans
fish cakes
sweet and sour pork with noodles and prawn crackers
'stovies'

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cricketmum84 · 11/06/2019 21:07

I cook separate meals on a night as me and DS are veggie and DH and DD are meat eaters. DH usually buys lots of meat from the butchers and then I meal plan for each day around what he has bought with a veggie alternative and write my list from that.
This week we are doing:
Mon - leftover roasted veg from Sunday with curry spices, leftover roast chicken from Sunday with curry spices. Homemade 2 ingredient flatbread and salad.
Tue - all day breakfast with veggie sausages for me and DS
Wed - grilled chicken breast/tofu with egg fried rice and crispy seaweed
Thu - pasta and meatballs/ creamy mushroom pasta
Fri - out for tea
Saturday - beefburgers/chickpea burgers, sweet potato fries

Work lunches are usually leftovers from the night before, salad with olives, roasted chickpeas or hoummous, ham sandwiches etc

DS and DD both go to breakfast club. DH doesn't do breakfast and i tend to have fruit when I get to work.

Ricekrispie22 · 12/06/2019 06:58

Monday - tuna and sweetcorn burgers www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5863/tuna-sweetcorn-burgers We already had the white bread and cheddar. I needed to buy: 2 tins tuna, 1 tin sweetcorn, salsa, bread rolls, lettuce, eggs, spring onions (2 bunches as needed for later in the week)

Tuesday - egg fried rice realfood.tesco.com/recipes/prawn-fried-rice.html We already had soy sauce and rice in the cupboard, peas in the freezer and I used the eggs and spring onions that I had left after making Monday’s dinner. I bought a packet of cooked prawns. I froze the spare prawns and will use them in Friday’s fish pie.

Wednesday - stuffed peppers www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/stuffed-peppers-with-couscous-courgette-and-mozzarella I needed to buy four red peppers, packet of lemon and coriander couscous, a courgette, tomatoes and mozzarella. I’ll serve with a green salad made with lettuce left from the tuna burgers on Monday.

Thursday - curry www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tomato-chickpea-curry I already have the spices as I make this regularly. I bought a tin of tomatoes, tin coconut milk, a tin of chickpeas. I don’t bother with the fresh coriander. I will use tomatoes left after making tonight’s (Wednesday’s) meal.

Friday - fish pie www.womanmagazine.co.uk/archive/creamy-fish-pie-2326 I already have a block of cheddar. Needed to buy frozen fish pie mix, potatoes, dill and creme fraiche. I also bought a lemon as from experience I’ve found this tastes better with juice of half a lemon. Other lemon half is used for G&T! Add prawns from Tuesday’s meal.

Saturday - will make DH an omelette for breakfast with any leftover eggs.

Sunday - roast chicken (from local butcher) with roast potatoes (from pack used for fish pie).

SegregateMumBev · 12/06/2019 07:06

Breakfasts: scrambled egg in microwave with mushroom, spinach, whatever leftover bigs of veg are around/ overnight oats/ yoghurt w granola and berries/ boiled egg/ bagel w cream cheese once a week

Dinners: I like a lot of Jamie's 5 ingredient recipes, so this week I've had
Fish pie/ pancetta wrapped cod w lentils/ crispy lemon sole w courgettes/ veggie chilli from the freezer/ homemade minestrone w crusty bread/ stirfry w rice noodles/ stuffed peppers w salad

wheresmyhairytoe · 12/06/2019 07:18

Sunday - turkey meatballs and pasta/chickpea balls for veggie DD
Monday - pizza
Tuesday--Hunters chicken/tofu and veg stirfry
Wednesday- turkey mince chilli/mixed bean chilli
Thursday--roast chicken/veggie kiev
Friday - fajitas
Saturday--chicken or vegetable kebabs with wedges and veg.

NavyBerry · 12/06/2019 08:28

Oh thank you everyone! I will make a full list of options and print it out to put on the fridge! This is very helpful!

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REDCARBLUE · 12/06/2019 10:44

I like the sound of stovies but in that photo it looks like the driest piece of food ever!

hormonesorDHbeingadick · 12/06/2019 10:47

The bbc good food website has loads of good recipes and you can search collection eg family favourites or quick and easy.

BiBabbles · 12/06/2019 15:29

There are sites like MyFridgeFood or supercook or other sites and apps that give meal planning options from what you already have which, for me, tends to work better for me than thinking through possibly interesting meal plan ideas.

sleepismysuperpower1 · 12/06/2019 18:21

I like the sound of stovies but in that photo it looks like the driest piece of food ever!

that picture doesn't make them look very appetizing i agree Grin they are much more moist in real life, and i tend to add a little butter to the potatoes which makes them creamy

ValleyoftheHorses · 12/06/2019 18:25

Breakfast is berries, yoghurt and granola for me and cereal and fruit with milk for DH and DS, or toast at weekends.
Dinners this week (just back from holiday and tired so week of easy food):
Prawn Stir fry
Filled pasta with sauce and garlic bread
Fish, jacket potato and veg
Freezer surprise- usually batch cooked eg chicken and chorizo stew with micro rice
Steak or peri peri chicken with hm chips and veg
Hm pizza
Fajitas

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