What are you having for dinner?

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Sick of the same if things. We eat too many carbs and not enough fibre and protein. What are you having for dinner?! I need inspiration please!

Easy tea tonight because I can’t be bothered! Smoked Basa fillets and a packet of pre made puy lentils, may chop extra veg if I find the energy

Supposed to be having the New York Times spicy black bean & cheese bake: inthekitchenwithkath.com/2020/11/05/cheesy-spicy-black-bean-bake/ but inexplicably out of canned cherry toms. We usually have it with fresh guacamole, sour cream, salted tortilla chips (or a garlic bread). Very flavourful and packed with protein, most of its store cupboard ingredients, too.

Dp is doing a chicken stir fry with loads of veg and noodles. I just hope he doesn't go too crazy with the chilli flakes.

Smoked haddock, leek and spinach risotto

Salmon fillets, little salad potatoes and steamed broccoli. Plain and simple.

Bean and halloumi stew with garlic bread

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/bean-halloumi-stew

This is also nice with rice - a coconutty prawn curry

https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/one-pot-kerala-prawn-curry/

Definitely going to make that halloumi stew, thank you.

Steak, salad and broccoli. Way too many carbs over Christmas!

Pasta with a quickly thrown together sauce made with passata, onion, garlic, peppers and basil, with some garlic bread.

West African peanut stew and rice.
https://cookieandkate.com/west-african-peanut-soup/#comments
Store cupboard stuff, easy and tasty.

Well, I was going to make plain grilled halloumi with veg… but I’m now going to make that halloumi stew, thank you!

Jacket potato, cheese and beans

Last night was homemade Stilton and broccoli soup

Tomorrow is prawn and chorizo pasta

Pork steaks, I’ve made a mustard sauce, tender steam broccoli, sugar snap peas, baby potatoes.

Turkey and black bean chilli, brown rice, possibly a pineapple yoghurt.

Salmon, new potatoes, carrot, green beans and peas with hollandaise sauce. I'll probably just have one potato.

Home made veg soup in my soup maker.. crusty bread.
Tomorrow im doing chicken stir fry and egg fried rice.

Pork belly and Napa cabbage soup. Will have it with rice or glass noodles

Tonight is baked Asian salmon (marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and honey), chips, steamed broccoli, mushy peas and probably a bit of sliced avocado as still have some leftover from lunch.

The key to minimising white carbs is to make the protein and veg the star of the show. If I need to bulk something out, I’ll slice some cucumber and carrots and make a little soy sauce dressing or add a boiled egg on the side for extra protein.

Trout fillet with tomatoey lentils and wilted spinach.

We had a roast yesterday, today I had the left over meat and roast potatoes.

Tomorrow it will be bubble and squeak with the left over veg and possibly a Yorkshire pudding on the side. Or I might make a pancake for breakfast instead.

For an easy higher fibre meal, beans on wholemeal toast. You can add protein by adding cheese and/or bacon/ham.

Picky bits can be tweaked to include more protein so can a tray bake.

Garlic king prawns

Yum! Adding that to the list of new recipes to try.

Salmon, red and white cabbage coleslaw, salad, baked potato

Need to use up the last of the christmas cheese so we're having tartiflette with M&S stuffing bacon parcel things.

Ymca yesterday’s muck cooked again ! Saved some of the bolognese sauce from Sunday so will reheat with some fresh pasta