What haven't I cooked?

[Ihopeyourcakeisshit]

Like most people, I'm somewhat jaded at the whole meal planning thing but desperately trying to be more organised going forward into the New Year.
What do you cook that your family love and is slightly different to the usual Bolognese/chilli/one pot stuff that most people do.
I don't mean stuff that I need to live near a trendy London deli to source or need a six figure income to afford or 15 hours a day to prep either Help me out cooking maestros!

Fajitas, hairy bikers Spanish chicken, stroganoff,

Jambalaya
Curry
Homemade pie (when I say homemade I mean ready roll pastry)
Fajitas
Tacos
Chicken stuffed with cream cheese wrapped In ham
Sausage & mash
Toad in the hole
Veg pasta dish
Beans on toast
Grill up
Picky plate

They are our go to meals after spag bol/chilli etc

We need some new ideas too!

After a chicken roast, next day is normally chicken sandwiches, then I turn the carcass and any remaining meat into chicken sweet corn soup. Easier than you'd think and just like a Chinese restaurant. I dont add olive oil or lemon juice, and often add 2 eggs.
www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/757676/recipe/chicken-sweetcorn-soup

Others I do, depending on the season:

• watermelon, halloumi, bean salad, pinenut
• shakshuka
• Thai beef salad
• Pad thai. I make from scratch if time allows, but aldi sell some great meal packs. Goan curry, red and green curries etc. They are cheaper than than the blue dragon ones. They only serve 2, so get a few packs. All you add is meat or veg.
• Paella
• Sang choy bow
• Fajitas
• Stuffed cabbage

Risotto
Tuna pasta bake

Also like baked potatoes, sometimes with baked sweet potato. I then set out bowls of grated cheese, coldslaw, tuna/sweet corn and my favourite is sping onions, cripsy bacon and pinaepple. Very economical too.

Beans on toast and sausage and mash, did you read my title?

Sang choy bow, no idea what that is, but that's what I'm talking about!

I don’t plan. I

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Well that posted too soon!

I don’t plan usually, I make something out of what I have even if it’s a bit weird. Last night was leftover han from Christmas cubes with mashed potatoes and left over mashed sprouts all mixed together with grated cheese and fried like cheesy bubble and squeak.

Bloody awesome.

www.filippoberio.co.uk/recipes/italian-sausages-with-lentils/
Dh makes this. We just use normal sausages

Jambalaya is a firm favourite
Fajitas
Pad thai ( started used marinated pork from Aldi)
Tacos but in soft wraps
Chicken skewers
Jamaican curries

If you pick s new recipe off BBC good food or say ITV this morning once a week you can see what works well.

Unfortunately theres only few dishes that all of my kids like. Anything that has about five ingredients or less and cooks in under 30 minutes I'm all for.

Moussaka
Macaroni cheese with pancetta and broccoli
Tagine

We have weekly

Roast
Jacket potato ( various fillings)
Lasagne
Pizza
Quesadilla cheese & Salsa/veg
Fajita
Toad in Hole
Chicken Burgers
Gammon, egg, chips

Pie.

Every kind of pie.

Chicken and leek, mince and onion, cheese and onion, egg and bacon, steak and ale, chicken curry pie.

The list is endless and you can never get bored of pie.

I would recommend the cookbooks Japaneasy and Noodles and Dumplings for some different ideas. An easy but firm comfort food fave of mine is a white sauce, with a few caraway seeds and a tin of tuna stirred in, poured over cooked macaroni. You can add sweet corn or cherry toms or even peas!

Also Jambalaya
Chicken Katsu curry
Tabbouleh/flatbreads/kibbeh
Gyoza, salads and dips
Minted lamb kebabs with couscous, yoghurt dip, something green
Beef or chicken pho
Saag aloo and two ingredient flatbreads
Fish teriyaki
Baked gnocchi with cheese, pumpkin and sage
French onion soup
Caramel pork
Stir fried cashew and greens with chilli noodles
White bean and rosemary soup

Halloumi tacos( stole it from hello fresh)
Beef stroganoff
Cajun chicken
A chicken, roasted veg traybake, I use chicken thighs,butternut squash,new potatoes,sweet potato,peppers, just throw it all in with some oil,honey and herbs

Chicken egg fried rice

I was about to say jambalaya too.

Jollof with chicken.
Nachos
Wraps with pulled pork/BBQ beef/chicken/whatever
My kids LOVE borscht

Chicken, bacon, leek and spinach pasta bake - don't have a recipe as such but I fry off chunks of chicken thighs til golden, put to one side. Add chopped bacon to pan, with chopped leeks and nob of butter, fry for few min. Add tbs flour and cook that out, then add some milk and chicken stock to make a sauce. Add in the chicken and simmer for 20 min (can reduce down if necessary) cook pasta, mix in with chicken mixture and couple handfuls of spinach (you can also use this mix for a pie) I then bung in an oven dish and top with fresh breadcrumbs and Parmesan til it's crunchy on top.

Tray bakes are also good - chopped veg like peppers/red onion/squash/new potatoes , laid on oven tray with chicken thighs on top. You can use various flavours so for Greek you would add garlic, oregano and squeeze of lemon , or you could add chorizo and go Spanish etc.

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Sang choy bow, no idea what that is, but that's what I'm talking about!

Its essentially Chinese inspired mince pork served in lettuce shells instead of wraps. I use iceburg lettuce that has been sat in a bowl of icy water so the lettuce is crispy. I often add chopped water chestnuts for more bite.

www.taste.com.au/recipes/san-choy-bau-3/fd128c8b-f738-4d6f-be9f-6dddcc6479d8

Jamie oliver’s veggie chilli
Vegan carbonara
Chinese style curry

Favourite, pretty easy to do meals -

Jambalaya
Chicken and chorizo pasta
Fajitas
Enchiladas
Tacos
Gammon/sausage baguettes
Cooked breakfast for tea
Jacket potatoes