What's for tea tonight?

[Fairysteps11]

As many ideas as possible please! I'm having a mental cooking block and can't think!

Prosciutto Tortellini with a spinach and cream sauce. A million calories, but worth it.

Chicken goujons, green beans and mashed potatoes. Followed by chocolate banana loaf and custard.

Mcdonalds for kids as I have Strep and feel awful!

We had pork fajitas.

@JingsMahBucket
I use the fat butcher
It varies month on month what I get, they do a family saver box at £79.99 which I get every few months, other months I do "top ups"
They have deals which make it great value like a leg of lamb for £10 which for us makes 5 meals as we butcher it down into a joint, 2 portions diced and then the left over cooked joint is minced.
Quality and taste of the meat is really good,

We had the Gousto recipe Spicy pork & ‘Nudja meatball ciabatta with chips and rocket. Was so good!

This week I’ve planned mostly Gousto recipes. I always use the recipes but just buy my own ingredients as it’s loads cheaper and I’ve got the time to cook from scratch.

Monday- Gousto Indian chicken schnitzel with spicy potato’s and slaw
Tuesday- Gousto Sweet potato & spinach curry with rice
Wednesday- Gousto Creamy chicken & pesto wholewheat pasta with basil
Thursday- Gousto Korean style basa stew with sticky rice and pickled radish
Friday- Nando’s chicken wraps with salad & sweet potato wedges

Well- despite best laid plans last night we had takeaway instead of chicken stir fry. DH was at an AGM for his very Outing Hobby and I joined them after for a drink and then lost all interest in cooking. So tonight instead of minestrone and meatball soup I am using the chicken and making a classic chicken noodle soup with garlic bread. A favourite and usually everyone will eat it. The meatballs will stay in the freezer for next week.

I am trying to really simplify my meals and so (based on an idea on MN) I am just planning around themes.

So-

friday- roast and veg
Saturdays- rice / stir fry
Sundays- soup and garlic bread
Mondays- wraps / tacos/ club sandwiches (It's a day i do a late shift so easiest)
Tuesdays- hotdogs / sausages.
Wednesdays- breakfast for dinner
Thursdays- ramen/ pasta

But I am also trying to make essentially the exact same meals for a couple of weeks as DS1 has food issues and needs less variety rather than more which can freak him out. So for three weeks the meal plan I mentioned upthread will be identical. It's a bit of a yawn but needs must! The subbing of chicken soup tonight instead of the meatball soup will pass muster.

Do you use a local butcher for meat?

Lamb Moussaka yesterday
Chorizo pasta bake tonight

🤣🤣 my youngest ds HATES cheese, I mean HATES it. But doesn't mind cheese strings or cheddar or anything cheesy actually 🤔😆

This sounds divine!! Right up my street! Hope you enjoyed!

We had stir fried duck with veg in a Korean bbq sauce (bit too spicy for me, but DH loved it) and noodles..(Waitrose meal deal)
and a big bag of prawn crackers. Quick and tasty.

Oh heck, I hope you're feeling much better soon 💐

I will have a look! Thank you!

We have wondered whether to try Gousto/Hello Fresh but I've never committed! Everything sounds lovely though. Don't you find it as value for money as it seems?

I like the idea of simplifying meals. We get home 6.15/7.30pm and it's always a huge rush Monday to Friday. I hope it works well for you all! I quite fancy your menu!

For me tonight it's a Bombay Bad Boy pot noodle and a bag of Nik-Naks.

Washed down with a large glass of Chateau Lafite (1983).

And then a peppermint aero.

Chicken quesadilla

DH cooked grilled turkey steaks, tender stem broccoli, green beans, and leeks.
Yum.

We had marinated kebab chicken and halloumi. Greek flat bread, tazikki, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber.

the recipe for chow mein is one I am definitely going to add to the meal plan

Mince & potatoes in Scotland.

We had roast chicken dinner

We had roast chicken too @GoodnightAdeline - didn’t have a roast yesterday as everyone was in and out at different times (okay and dh the cook was out with ds and they didn’t get back until 8:30 😂 so I just had a salad!).