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If you meal plan?

19 replies

RosieLeaLovesTea · 17/08/2025 18:04

Hi all

if you meal plan- what is on the menu next week?
I am in need of some inspiration. Thanks

OP posts:
snemrose · 17/08/2025 22:49

Shop bought fish in batter with new potatoes and veg/salad
jambalaya
vegetable pasta bake
tacos/fajitas
homemade pizza
freezer surprise 🙈
stir fry

our week ahead is quite boring as we are going on holiday next week so running down our fridge and freezer.

We menu plan every week - I know some people dont like it but I can’t not do it.
We aim for
1 chicken meal
2 veggie meals
1 mince beef meal
1 pork meal
1 beige meal
1 fish meal

We try to try out 1 new recipe every week (often ends up being every 2 weeks if I am working extra hours)

snemrose · 17/08/2025 22:50

I am always looking for inspiration if anyone has any

Negroany · 17/08/2025 23:01

I'll tell you what I did last week (two adults, no kids)

Pack of chicken drumsticks meat (cheap in Lidl) made into fajitas filling in the slow cooker, with onion, peppers and spices. Served with grated cheese, sour cream, mashed avocado, home made refried beans. (Two evening meals, one lunch)

Large pack of chicken thigh meat - chicken tray bake with peppers, courgette, garlic, onion and gnocchi. Cook with chicken spice mix, add cooked gnocchi later, stir in red pesto. (That was two evening meals and two lunches)

Rest of the chicken thigh meat - Thai green curry with peppers and courgette, three large portions.

Vegetarian pilaf in the slow cooker (mixed rices, lentils, peppers, onion, garlic, sun dried toms) with daal (DP daughter came over and she's vegan). The pilaf was six portions. Daal from a packet because I got two boxes of six on TooGoodToGo.

Roasted pork belly strips with paprika, chili and fennel seeds, served with boiled spuds, steamed broccoli and mange tout.

Pan fried salmon fillets, served with boiled spuds, steamed broccoli, courgette and carrots.

petitpasta · 17/08/2025 23:11

Today I made a huge slow cooker of ragu and made 2 lasagne(one for the freezer) and one ragu for a pasta meal later

Tomorrow I am away for work so DH and DD are having lamb and squash Pearl barley risotto from the freezer that I batch cooked a few weeks ago.

Wednesday is meatballs, flatbreads and roasted veg with home made hummus

Thursday will use up the rest of the roasted veg in a pesto, roasted veg and feta tart, will be served with salad

Friday is steak and chips

Saturday is a sausage tray bake of some sort

Sunday is a roast with rhubarb and pear crumble to follow (have rhubarb in the freezer and a neighbour has just given me some pears)

Bank Holiday Monday has been designated as picky tea day to use up the party food in the freezer which accumulated after an event was cancelled!

strawlight · 17/08/2025 23:20

Lasagne tomorrow as we made it today

Then in no particular order:

Pesto pasta with chicken, greens & pinenuts

Salmon teriyaki with sticky rice and greens

Fajitas - steak, peppers, onions. May be tempted to do steak/onions/cheese sandwiches instead.

Gammon steaks probably with egg, chips & beans

Meal out one night for exam results.

Then I’ll think about Sunday on Saturday.

WhatColourTiles · 18/08/2025 11:42

This week we are having

burgers and oven fries
pork steaks with vegetables
fish tacos
butterflied chicken in the oven with new potatoes and salad
spaghetti bolognese

OopsNoHoliday · 18/08/2025 12:18

home made Chicken curry and rice

quiche and salad

tomato marscapone pasta

home made turkey burgers and corn on the cob (burgers spiced with cumin, garlic, lemon zest, caramelised onion and coriander or mint)

ciabatta-bread quick-grilled pizzas with homemade coleslaw

at the weekend: bbq with the rest of the homemade coleslaw and salad

InMyShowgirlEra · 18/08/2025 12:19

Barbeque (burgers, sausages, buns) (guests visiting)
Huevos Rancheros
Lasagne
Lemon Chicken (adapted at last minute to be a chicken soup as husband and daughter were ill)
Smoked basa chowder
Musakhan
Seafood linguine

Parksinyork · 18/08/2025 12:24

Baked potato with different fillings
Chicken pie in a pinch
Get well soup, followed by apple crumble
Smokey hallomi bean burger
Garlic bread spaghetti
Fajitia wraps

MonkeyPuddle · 18/08/2025 12:24

We have creamy chicken chilli, one night on jackets and left overs with rice
chicken pesto pasta
tuna jackets
slow cooker chicken with veg and mash.

Mikart · 18/08/2025 12:24

Just been to Sainsbos to buy for next 4 days
Watermelon and feta salad
Fattoush
Peri peri prawns and rice
Chicken and spinach curry
I'll be back on Friday to buy till Tuesday.

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 12:26

I meal plan in themes. So Monday is chicken. Tuesday pasta. Wednesday breakfast for dinner. Thursday rice. Friday takeaway. Saturday freezer. Sunday roast or soup. Endless variations within.

Parksinyork · 18/08/2025 12:27

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 12:26

I meal plan in themes. So Monday is chicken. Tuesday pasta. Wednesday breakfast for dinner. Thursday rice. Friday takeaway. Saturday freezer. Sunday roast or soup. Endless variations within.

Do you eat soup or roast on Sundays in the summer?

HeddaGarbled · 18/08/2025 12:30

Spag bol
Marry me chicken
Gammon joint
Salad with leftover gammon
Chicken in mushroom, cream & tarragon sauce
Prawn & avocado salad
Freezer tapas

dubz · 18/08/2025 12:32

Burgers (in a bun) with various salad sides
roast chicken, yorkshires, broccoli, carrots. maybe some mash
chicken pesto pasta with broccoli and peas and philly through it
Chili con carne and rice
Grilled salmon, fried potatoes, broccoli, mini sweetcorn
Baked potatoes with various fillings (left over chilli, left over chicken into chicken mayo, cheese, tuna mayonaise, beans etc).

TartanMammy · 18/08/2025 12:39

Chicken in bacon
Sausages
Quesadillas
Steak ciabatta
Pizza
Sticky beef stir fry

Jellycatspyjamas · 18/08/2025 12:40

We’re having

Grilled chicken with salad and crusty bread
Beef fajitas
chickpea and chorizo curry with rice
Garlic chicken pasta
Veggie stir fry with noodles and prawn crackers
Eating out on Friday as going to the theatre
Whiskey roast ham with potato gratin and green beans

I try to have overlap in the vegetables needed for the various meals otherwise they end up going off before we can use them.

BiddyPopthe2nd · 18/08/2025 13:32

This week, we are away for a few days but we have had:
Wednesday: Chicken thighs with thyme and feta under the skin, diced potatoes with lemon pepper and garlic granules seasoning before roasting, and french beans roasted with some garlic, and a handful of cherry tomatoes thrown in with the chicken for the last 10 minutes in the oven.

Thursday: Lamb chops marinaded in garlic and rosemary, with Mediterranean veggies, and diced potatoes seasoned with lemon pepper and garlic granules before roasting.

Friday: stuffed mushrooms (with Stilton on top) and tomatoes (with bacon and cheddar and the tomato innards added to the mushroom stuffing) served with salad.

Saturday was BBQ steak and mushrooms with salad.

Sunday was pizzas on BBQ (pizza stone).

Tonight will be a chicken jalfrezi and chicken vadagam curry feast.

I had planned lamb burgers with feta cheese topping and salad (until DH heard about the curry I’d planned to batch cook for freezer). So we’ll freeze those and have them when we get back.

StillFeelingTired · 18/08/2025 20:44

Parksinyork · 18/08/2025 12:27

Do you eat soup or roast on Sundays in the summer?

Yes. Cold roast chicken with salads is one of my favourite things.

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