Meal plan this week?

[2MapleMuffins]

Would love to see what you have planned.

Would also be interested to know how your 'structure' a meal plan. I try and not eat the same sort of proten or carb every day, so will have rice once; pasta once. potatoes once for example.

My relaiance on chicken is fairly epic, so I am also trying to move away from that and insert more vegetarian meals.

Just interested how other people do it in their daily lives!

This weeks is as follows

Saturday - Curries Homemade
Sunday - Roast Pork
Monday - Left overs - Pork Fried Rice
Tuesday - Taco's
Wednesday - Crispy Lamb
Thursday - Pasta - Have Guides and a school event
Friday - No Cook

looks great- what is crispy lamb?

Basically left over roast lamb, cooked with onions with oregano and lemon juice. Served in a wrap with lettuce.

It was a way to use leftovers lamb as we don't eat it cold.

I love that idea! Thanks!

DH is cooking this week as I’m back to work so most of these recipes are from the roasting tin or the green roasting tin as that’s about his level
Monday- Lime and ginger prawns with oriental mushrooms (and rice)
Tues - Salmon and broccoli roasted w veg
Weds - Escalivada (aubergine veggie delicious looking thing)
Thurs- Chicken chorizo and chickpea ‘stew’
Fri - I’m out so DH having pizza
Sat- spag Bol
Sun- coq au vin

I look at what we have in the cupboards and think about what I can make that will use up that without me having to buy a ton of stuff.

It really helps with budgeting. We try to keep our food shop below 300 for the month, that's for 3 adults and a toddler. Not including lunches for two of the adults and the toddler. We also are dairy and gluten free which makes things more expensive!

Meal plan for this week

Monday - oven cooked chicken with rice or potatoes and veg. I make my own gravy

Tuesday & Wednesday - tuna pasta bake

Thursday & Friday - chicken curry

I don't plan for the weekends as we're out a lot so usually just end up deciding on the day.

Mushroom chilli
Chickpea and spinach curry
Gammon, root veg chips and something else, not sure what yet, maybe peas & sweetcorn
Tuna pasta
Beetroot risotto
Pizza, salad, garlic bread

I could really do with budgeting and using up what we have in the cupboard already.

Feeling the pinch at the mo so ours is quite dull
Sunday - large sausage meat and stuffing balls, Yorkshire puds, roast potatoes and boiled frozen veg
Monday - toast (dc fed by gp)
Tuesday - ditto
Wednesday - pasta with a homemade tomato sauce
Wednesday - chickpea and veg curry with rice and naan
Thursday - roasted veg soup and toast
Friday - jacket potato, beans and cheese
Saturday - cooked breakfast for lunch and pancakes for tea

Tonight is cod, chorizo and butterbean stew
Just made a dhal for tomorrow night's tea
Tues will be sausage and mash
Weds will be dusted sole, meditteranean rice and salad
Thurs turkey chilli and brown rice
Fri out at a party so maybe chips on the way home!

Sushi/Toad in the hole (depending on child)
Steak and ale pies
Chicken ceasar salad
Breaded Drumsticks (homemade)
Hoisin duck wraps

To add, saturday is always pizza and Sunday is always roast

I seem to have 2 wednesdays!

I'm only planning till Thursday as I'm away this weekend.

Tonight : cauliflower tagliatelle
Monday : vegetarian haggis with neeps and tatties (leftovers from a pre-Burns night recipe trial)
Tuesday : veg curry
Wednesday : oothapaam (like a savoury Indian pancake made with rice)
Thursday: leftover curry most likely

oh breaded drumsticks!

That sounds good.

Everyting sounds good actually!

Sunday: roast chicken dinner
Monday: Chicken noodle soup with leftover chicken and veggies
Tuesday: Salmon, new potatoes veg
Wednesday: lentil dal with yoghurt and chapatis
Thursday: beef stroganoff
Friday: sea bass with coconut rice and sugar snaps
Saturday: Haven't thought this far ahead maybe a takeaway

ok so i have a strict calorie limit and need to fuel 3 hours of sport at day some days (brazilian juijitsu for 2 hours 6 days a week) with circuits on 4 of those days

so monday i'll be doing 3 hours

breakfast:
porridge with raisins and milk

lunch:
chicken homemade curry with rice
protien bar

tea:
eggy bread (danish bread)

ill have this everyday

kids:
toast

pasta (packed lunch)

veg lasangue

Saturday - fish & chips from chip shop

Sunday - Chicken goujons chips & corn on the cob or beans

Monday - Sizzling Steak Stirfry

Tuesday - Lamb leg steaks with greens & lentils

Wednesday - Chicken & Nduja Pasta

Thursday - Spicy Sausage Egg Fried Rice

Friday - Jambalaya

We're having pizza, chicken wings and salad Monday. I normally prep a tray bake sunday ready for Monday but I can't be bothered and theres pizza and wings in the freezer.

Tuesday we're out
Wednesday dc are fed at my mums and I eat at work.
Thursday fajitas for dp and DC and I'll have the chicken filling but with salad and no wrap.
Friday we're out minus DC.
Saturday I'm making lasagna.
Sunday is usually a roast, sometimes a pie.

All homemade from scratch, with most of it already made and in freezer ready to grab out on the day.

Tonight: Thai green curry
Monday: cottage pie with broccoli (huge, will do us two days)
Tuesday: cottage pie with broccoli
Wednesday: chicken fajitas, wedges and salad
Thursday: Dusted cod fillets, parmentier pots and peas
Friday: Portuguese braised beef and onions, mash, carrots and greens
Saturday: pizzas, wedges and beans

I have only gone up to Thursday as I tend to shop on a Friday. We do duplicate some meals in a week to save time with toddler ds.
Sunday- Allotment cottage pie (Jamie Oliver recipe)

Monday- Cauliflower and paneer curry with rice and naan bread

Tuesday- Broccoli and cheese soup with bread

Wenesday- Broccoli and cheese soup with bread

Thursday- Ravioli and pesto with garlic bread

Forgot to say- leftover allotment cottage pie should sort mine and DH's lunches for most of the week

Sunday: chicken in white wine sauce, mash and garlic green beans
Monday: fajitas
Tuesday: curry with new potatoes and broccoli
Wednesday: pasta bolognese with salad
Thursday: homemade breaded chicken, balsamic new potatoes and coleslaw (salad for me!)
Friday: spicy chicken breast with halloumi and salad
Saturday: DC3 birthday so party nibbles and cake

I can only manage to think 3/4 days in advance.

Today - past potatoes and roast vege with Sainsbo's nut roast things, sprouts and stuffing.

Tomorrow - Thai tofu and vege curry

Tuesday - either egg and chips or pasta

roast potatoes, not past potatoes!