What's for tea tonight?

[lucysmam]

Or dinner, or whatever you call it?

My Tesco delivery came yesterday so the fridge/freezer, and cupboards, are full, but I don't know what to make🤷‍♀️ totally lacking inspiration.

Tomorrow though, I'm making a chicken tikka, and a butter chicken dish that dd2 prefers 😋 when I have more time in the evening.

I got some chicken breast out to defrost, no inspiration though, hoping DH will have cooked them by the time I get back tonight so I don't have to work out what to do with them.

But he'll probably do chicken and broccoli curry, as he thinks that's a thing. It's not.

freezer surprise!!
thanks for the reminder to take something out to defrost

Chicken fajitas or something similar, maybe enchiladas. I've got chicken, peppers, chilli's etc plus sour cream but no avocados for guac or tomatoes for salsa and not sure if I can be bothered popping out to get as it's so cold. 3 degrees when I was out earlier 🥶

I'm kind of baffled as to how you do a big food shop if you don't know what you're having for meals? Don't you plan the meals and then buy what you need to make them?

Chicken and veg Fajita pie thing from the tesco website - filo pastry on top

M&S steak pie.. Mushy peas and mash.
Yesterday it was a home made chicken Kiev ( not formed) salad and new potatoes.
I'm on my own.. and l do get fed up of what to make.
I buy mostly from M&S so get their quiches and pies and fish etc.

Chicken and Vegetable stir fry with garlic and sweet chilli sauce and noodles - quick and easy!

Homemade garlic and Parmesan crumbed chicken breasts with jacket potato and a big salad.

Honey and soy chicken skewers with air fried Cajun coated spuds, corn on the cob and whatever salad is leftover is my fridge.

Sausage and mash for DC and DP, lentil curry and sweet for me. Have a Hello Fresh coming tomorrow so using up what we have in.

I will be boiling a ham and serving it with cous cous, green salad, beetroot and feta stuffed peppers

We’re having roasted veg quinoa salad with halloumi. Never cooked quinoa but thought I’d try that instead of the usual cous cous.

Persian inspired dishes

Chicken
A rice dish cooked with tumeric, cinnamon, all spice
Tahini sauce
Crispy onions
Shirazi salad

I have some lentil and beef burgers needing used from the freezer so I will be having those.
TBH though Its and eat well for less recipe and not that great but hate to waste them
Might get some nice coleslaw from Tesco to jazz them up

My veg box and recipe have arrived so I'm going to batch cook Italian roast cabbage with tomato lentils and pangrattato. Also roasted Asian vegetables with soy and ginger glaze.

Steaks with mushrooms and sweet potato fries tonight, lamb koftas tomorrow and butter chicken curry on Saturday.

Noting some of these meals for this weeks menu plan!

Sausage and mushroom risotto. We usually have a veggie risotto or chicken and mushroom, I just fancied a change from chicken, should be ok!

I do meal plan, but God its boring!

We’re having chilli that I put in the slow cooker this morning - haven’t decided whether we’ll have rice and tortillas or make it into chilli fries - can let the kids decide later.

It’a something that all the kids will eat happily which is a bonus!

I've just bought the Aldi crab cakes that were on tv this week so having these with new potatoes and a salad

Potato, spinach and chickpea curry

Found some random asparagus in the salad draw , so asparagus quiche ,roast sweet potatoes and salad .

Tonight needs to be quick so miso roasted cod, rice noodles with spring onion and chilli and stir fried garlic green beans and tenderstem broccoli.

Sausage and mash broccoli peas n onion gravy

Lasagne for DH and DCs with peas and carrots. I will be out doing sport.

Sausage traybake.

Chopped peppers, red onions, courgette, baby spuds (par boiled), tin of cherry tomatoes, herbs, garlic and chopped up sausages (good ones)

Dead quick, cheap and delicious. Vary with chopped chicken breast or whole thighs (without skin) instead of sausages.