Dinner Ideas PLEASE

[RosieLemonade]

I am so desperate and bored of thinking of meals. 2 adults and a pre schooler.

I’ll give you a few favourites here
Paprika chicken kebabs, flatbreads and salad
Shakshuka
Roasted veg Fritata
Chicken and pineapple stir fry, usual stir fry veg and rice noodles
Veg and bean chilli
Tuna pasta bake
Root veg crumble
Chicken, bacon and leek bake
Tuna, chilli and sweet potato fishcakes
Salmon parcels with ginger, garlic, chilli , lime and spring onion with wedges and broccoli.
Cod marinated in yoghurt and curry paste baked in the oven. With green beans and broccoli
Fajitas
Pasta arabiata
Pasta with crab, chilli and cherry tomatoes
Cauliflower, red pepper and chickpea curry
Tuna steaks with balsamic reduction and salad
Gammon with sweetcorn, pineapple and chilli salsa and salad
Various roasts
Veggie sausage casserole
Peppers stuffed with cous cous, veg and mozerella
Veggie sausage casserole
Baked falafel, pitas and salad with yoghurt and mint.

Trying not to sound snipy, but I genuinely don't understand this. Lots of people say they can't think what to cook but how?

I have a list of literally hundreds of different things I want to eat. I could make something different three times a day for the rest of the year and I wouldn't run out of ideas.

Sometimes I think life would be a lot easier if I could stick to roast on Sunday, use leftovers on Monday, sausages on Tuesday, pasta on Wednesday, stir fry on Thursday, fish on Friday, stew on Saturday.

There's endless ideas on the internet, adverts, recipe books etc etc, so what's stopping you? Can you really not think what to cook, or is it more a case of 'I could make X but they won't eat it' or 'I could make Y but it takes too long on a weekday' etc etc?

In our house I try and do:
Pasta
Rice dish
Homemade takeaway dish
Meat and vege dish
Fish dish
Chicken dish
Vegetarian meal
Over the course of the week.

Maybe start by coming up with a couple of options under each of those categories that you would like to try

Microwave risotto www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/toddler-recipe-microwave-courgette-and-pea-risotto-prawns
Fried rice www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/chinese-chicken-rice/
Noodles realfood.tesco.com/recipes/stir-fried-chicken-noodles-with-vegetables.html
Fish pie www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/family-meals-easy-fish-pie-recipe
Naan pizzas recipes.sainsburys.co.uk/recipes/naan-bread-pizza