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Easy family staple meals

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Lozzalou9191 · 08/02/2025 22:05

Hi!

I have three children aged between 6 and 1 and fed up of cooking different meals for baby, older two and us adults. I feel like I’m constantly cooking the same things and options for something we would all eat are limited. It’s important to me that we eat together so running around like mad trying to get different meals ready at once is killing me!

Older two aren’t particularly fussy, although sceptical of vegetables 🙄
Can anyone suggest suitable/simple ‘staple’ meals for the whole family please. Extra points if I don’t have to stand and watch it cook 😂
thank you!

OP posts:
SignificantSalamander · 08/02/2025 22:27

Spag bol or chilli in the slow cooker.

I often cook something like breaded fish but with oven chips for child A and microwave mash for child B.

Fajitas with wraps, guacamole etc etc, people can eat the bits they like.

Curry with a coconut milk base.

wherearemypastnames · 08/02/2025 22:44

Pasta with cheese sauce or pesto ( peas and sweetcorn )

Tuna pasta bake

Jackets with cheese and coleslaw or beans

Bean burgers ( Jamie Oliver recipie)

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