What's for dinner this week?

[OnlyYellowRoses]

Hey all,

I'm into an 'everything is boring and repetitive' meals cycle again so want to ask, what are the next meals you've planned or will be having this week?

In our home there's 2 adults (share the cooking) two teens and one smaller child. So anything that is a meal that goes quite far is willingly accepted as an idea! Usually spend about half an hour cooking in the evenings.

Ideas please?

We usually have on an average week
Pasta with sauce / garlic bread
Fajitas/ enchiladas/ quesadillas
Curry and rice
Fish and veg
Full English
Roast
Pizza (sometimes bought sometimes I make them)

m-lentils and rice moujendra (greek dish)
T-pumpkin carbonara
W-egg and chips
T-gyoza with stir fry veg and steamed rice
F-maccies

@Neurodiversitydoctor I'm not sure anyone has a right to tell other adults what they "should be eating". And some people can't tolerate a lot of pulses.

Yesterday was roast chicken, baked potato, salad. Was nice, but it's freezing and it felt like a summer dinner.
Chicken and rice soup with bagels.
Spag bol.
Curry and rice.
Tuscan sausage pasta.
And the weekend will take care of itself as I'm working, DH will fend for himself, and adult DS will probably be out with his girlfriend.

...but if you don't mind me asking, what is shepherdess pie? It sounds interesting!

M spaghetti bolognese and brownie & ice cream

T Chicken and potato bake with vegetables

W Beef stir fry, rice & vegetables

T Vegetarian sausage casserole & vegetables

F Steak & chips

S Omelette & salad

S I don’t cook on Sunday, so everyone sorts themselves out

Yesterday we had lasagne with garlic bread sticks and broccoli, carrots and cucumbers.

Today - We had veggie burritos with salsa
Wednesday - Sausage casserole with veg and mash + gravy
Thursday - Cheesy bean and lentil bake with mash and green beans
Friday - Easy, no cook dinner - freezer pizza, baked beans, chips, egg, air fryer sausages, toast, mozzarella sticks, chicken nuggets - they can take their pick!
Saturday - Burger bowls with crisps
Sunday - Cheesy leak and potato pie with salad

Cod Mornay, runner beans, peas and mash
Baked gammon, chips and sweetcorn
Jacket potatoes, assorted toppings and salad
Butter chicken, pilau and poppadoms
Sausages, mash, peas and onion gravy
Homemade tomato soup, grilled cheese toasties
Beef casserole with Yorkshire pudding, mash and veggies.

Most of the time everyone likes dinner but if not, they almost always go for an easy jacket potato with cheese and beans a bit of salad for dinner.

Some ideas from this week:

Beef burgers, chips, salad

bolognese

Dan Dan noodles https://thehungrysparrow.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/jamie-olivers-dan-dan-noodles/

Pork steaks and roasted veg

sausage pasta (recipe from Taming Twins book but basically cook sausages broken up, add onions until cooked, then fennel seeds for a minute or two, tinned tomatoes all cooked and simmered for about 10 mins and add spinach at the end. Add cooked pasta and stir)

chicken wraps (serve with salsa, salad, cheese, sour cream, guacamole etc whatever you want)

Tonight we've got beef casserole (in slow cooker) and mash I prepared this morning, as only just home from taking my dad to chemo.
Tomorrow is chilli with nachos
Thursday is quick tea night probably chicken burgers, or soup with a toasted sarnie.
Friday I'll do a curry
Saturday no idea yet probably something from my simply cook pots I get on subscription
Sunday roast
Like you I need some inspiration everything is very samy and boring.

Lasagne, chips and salad
Mustard pork medallions, mash, tenderstem Brocolli, asparagus and gravy
Roasted salmon, baby potatoes and peas
Pizza and chips
Mexican chicken and rice

I just had another nosy through my calender for a week where I jotted down meals. We've got:

Shakshuka with crusty bread, olives and feta. Salad.

Ful medames with a salad, pitta breads, hard boiled eggs and olives.

Salmon with tenderstem broccoli, soft roasted leeks, roasted butternut squash, and a creamy dill sauce.

Cod and herb fishcakes on a bed of spinach with crusty bread, salad, and roasted chantenay carrots and beetroot.

Homemade roasted pumpkin and sage soup.

Two types of homemade curry; king prawn and a chickpea and spinach one. Rice and papadams, yoghurt, mint and cucumber dip.

Baked sweet potatoes stuffed with (cooked) tomato, spinach, tahini, spring onion and sharp cheddar. Salad on the side.

I only meant for maximum health benefits as someone suggested chicken as a good source of protien

https://www.wcrf.org/about-us/news-and-blogs/why-you-should-be-eating-more-pulses/

Yesterday, I'd been out for lunch, so wasn't hungry. Did pasta and meatballs for ds.

Tonight we've had homemade cheeseburgers with wedges and salad.

Tomorrow is roast pork dinner.

Thursday I've got a friend arriving to stay for a few days and she's asked me to make lasagne. Serving with garlic ciabatta, salad and coleslaw.

Out for dinner Friday and Saturday nights due to friend being here.

We normally have a roast, homemade pizzas, a pasta dish or two, something like hunters chicken, burgers, fajitas/enchilladas/burritos, occasionally steak, paella/risotto, chilli and jacket potatoes, curry.

Salmon, new potatoes peas
Beef in beer, mash potatoes
Marry me chicken and vegetables
Fillet Steak in pepper sauce, veg
Spaghetti bollegnese

Planned these meals for the week, all less than 30 mins prep, no particular order.

Beef stew & dumplings

Tikka spiced chicken legs (just rub tikka paste into them, leave in fridge overnight, cook next day), with spiced cauliflower & naan bread

Cottage pie, I prep & cook mince one night then only need to do the mash & veg the next day use less mince and tin of green lentils

Sweet potato & chickpea curry & rice - not jar based though

Chicken pie - ready made pastry, mash & vegetables

Fish / steak & chips

Spicy veggie rice & lamb kebab skewers

I don't think people are posting on here to be given a lecture.

I had chicken and bacon salad tonight with coleslaw and garlic ciabetta.

@Neurodiversitydoctor we have chicken most nights. The only time we don't if it's an "on toast" dinner (tonight I had cheese in toast) or a freezer tea ie pizza or fish fingers.

I don't want to eat pluses and I hate the texture of beans.

M - beef casserole

T - beans on toast

W - cajun halloumi pasta

T - vegetable fajitas

F - steak, chips and asparagus

S - pie, mash and peas

S - chicken roast dinner

Sausages, mash and peas in a giant Yorkshire pudding with gravy.
Chicken ramen with extra chilli for the spice lovers
Beef bourginion with mash
Panko chicken with chips
Chicken, chorizo and cannellini bean casserole with rice and crusty bread
Roast chicken dinner.

I wouldn't say eating chicken is really expensive.

Beef stroganoff
Veggie fajitas
Star Wars stew
Veggie curry
Naan bread pizza

That's why these threads are so interesting.

M Macaroni cheese
T Fish pie
W Miso salmon & fried rice
Th Boursin bake
F Chicken korma (spice tailor meal kit)
S Homemade chicken goujons and wedges
S Roast dinner

@GiddyRobin I want to come over to yours for dinner, your meals sound divine!