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!

Shepherd's pie, sprouts & green beans.

Feeling pants today so I had omelette and chips

That sounds like bloody heaven

Chippy tea! First in months.

Roast chicken with trimmings. Not usually a midweek meal, but am fed up of January already.

@80smonster like @Negroany said, I couldn't see tomatoes in the recipe either. Where do you add them?

Had a lamb mince and orzo bake, finished off with feta and pomegranate seeds (from Hello Fresh). It was a good winter’s night dinner.

A huge bowl of coco pops

Pigs in blankets, Yorkshire pudding, carrots, brocoli, Brussel sprouts and gravy

It has tomato puree listed. I use tinned cherry toms instead, just because I prefer it that way.

It lists tomato puree, but I prefer to use a tin of cherry toms, it gives you a chunky tomato sauce instead. Both are very nice.

Homemade chicken tikka curry tonight

A glass of milk. And off to bed.
Just got in and I’m too tired to eat or cook.
I will have a lovely lunch tomorrow instead…probably the black bean bake up thread.

Roast chicken with stuffing balls, pigs in blankets, yorkshire puds, cauliflower cheese, sprouts & gravy

We always buy more food than four families of our size really need over Christmas but all leftovers go in the freezer and we have an austere start to the year eating our way through the freezer and cupboards to partially offset the overspend of Christmas!

Everything apart from the sprouts came out of the freezer 💪🏻

(As an indication of my ridiculous over-catering I pre-made and froze 100 stuffing balls - 50 chestnut & pear, 50 apricot & pistachio - for our Christmas dinner for 5. We'll prob still be eating them in May 😂)

It was really nice. Here is the recipe

https://chefsbinge.com/halloumi-souvlaki/

Sausage casserole (onion, carrots, peppers and mushrooms in the casserole), basmati and wild rice, steamed tenderstem broccoli.

Oh, right. I was bewildered!

Pork, onions, mushrooms, garlic, noodles, soy sauce and oyster sauce

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/smoked-haddock-leek-risotto

very easy - it’s been a winner in our house for years!

I also use a can of cannellini beans and a can black beans, expect your mind is totally blown now. 😂

We had the body coach’s chicken pie with added sweetcorn and a pile of green beans, asparagus and broccoli on the side

We find it makes enough for two days (it reheats like a dream), especially if you pad out with tortillas, guacamole etc.

Does everyone know about this recipe? Possibly not the most protein packed, it’s my favourite thing to eat when I’m ill: https://blythesblog.com/recipe/chile-crisp-fettuccini-alfredo-with-spinach/?print
It’s another NYT recipe - their food content is very heavily gated, which is why I keep posting blog links instead.

OP - have you ever tried red lentil pasta? I buy the fusilli one from Tescos and it’s really nice. Made from 100% lentils. Might be an easy swap.

I reckon it will be macaroni cheese as it good comfort food and will warm us up.