Saturday evening meal ideas

[Flowersandforests]

I’m looking for some new ideas for dinners on a Saturday night - what’s your go to recipes ?

DH & I usually have steak and chips on a Saturday night as a little treat but I’m trying to tighten up on the food bill 😫

Curry and bhaji's? They are cheap and easy, and feels like a takeaway. Naan's are easy too.

I second a freshly made curry. Most of the time they're fairly cheap to make once you have built up your range of spices.

We usually have a "treat" tea on a Saturday - something along the lines of a curry with sides, or fajitas/enchiladas with tortilla chips, dips, rice etc.

Another favourite is what the kids call "Aldino's" - pizza, potato wedges, garlice bread, chicken strips and the Dominos-style dips etc all from Aldi.

Ohh curry is a good idea ! Thank you

Burgers, homemade if you wanted to make more of an effort.

Just been planning next week's meals and making a Thai Green curry on Saturday which everyone eats and enjoys.

Fajettas, fake aways Chinese noodles, lasagne coleslaw and chips, kebabs, fish m chips, pizza.

Basically fake aways that can be made with high veg, low meat should be

We like a fake away on Saturday night too. Thinking home made pizza this week as have loads of cheese and mushrooms to use up. 🍕

Or, maybe a Calzone! Never made one, anyone have any tips?

Batch cook a decent curry base then you only need some extra herbs and spices to make a delicious curry like the takeaway.

We have Fakeaways, we work our way around all our town's takeaways - burgers, fried chicken, Chinese-style, Indian-style, pizza, kebabs, fish and chips, Mexican.
The fun is not so much in the main dish but making a version of the sides such as mushy peas (yuck), onion rings, bhajis, dough balls. It's invariably cheaper even with special deals.

Like the idea of fake-aways - especially home made pizza !

Homes made schnitzels in ciabatta, with a squeeze of lemon and rocket.

Jamie's Pancetta and Leek Carbonara.

Burrito Bowl with Tortilla Chips.

No specific Saturday meals, but here are my regular dishes:

• Fajitas with chicken, rice, guacamole, refried beans, cheese, salad etc and everyone helps themselves
• This Thai curry recipe which I've also made with chicken, or just veg like sweet potato, spinach, bamboo shoots or whatever I have etc https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/thai-pork-peanut-curry
• Do you have a pressure cooker? Pork or beef ribs are more economical than steak. Buy hoisin sauce and pour about half the bottle over the ribs, add about 1 cup of water, beer or cider. Cook till falling off the bone and drizzle the rest of the hoisin over the top once cooked. Serve with a salad or veg
• Baked potatoes with a variety of toppings- pending what I have. Homemade Tuna/sweetcorn, coleslaw, coronation chicken, Bolognese
• Pasta bakes. Tuna, chicken or just veg
• Pimped pizzas. Either using round pita bread type bases, or plain, frozen pizzas, I add the toppings. Bacon/ham, garlic, anchovies, tomato, mushrooms or whatever I have. I always top with rocket once out of the oven for extra colour and veg
• Tagine
• Lasagne, puttanesca, carbonara or your favourite pasta with salad and garlic bread

try taming twins recipe for her gyoza noodle soup, I would highly highly recommend…so easy and the tasty!

We have a takeaway Nando's quite a lot. DH got the recipe from Meals by Mitch

We often have tapas on a Saturday night. Typical dishes I’ll do will be prawns in garlic butter, patatas bravas, chorizo fried off in a bit of red wine, calamari, chicken wings, marinated pork belly slices, olives, manchego drizzled in honey. Served with a jug of homemade sangria.

Paté dip & toast is the ultimate Saturday family dinner isn't it? 😂😂😂

Just a quarter of a pack though, mind.

Anyone remember that madness?

That sounds bloody amazing!

I'd forgotten that, it was brilliant.

fakeaways here too! Often homemade pizza but this week it’s fajitas. Sometimes it’s all from scratch sometimes a medley of bought bits.