If i tell you all the food in my house, can you help me with some meal ideas?

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My husband has challenged me not to go food shopping for 2 weeks as I go far too often and we're keen to see how long we can survive on whats in the house. However, I'm bored of eating the same meals all the time so am looking for some inspiration and I know how much mumsnet loves meal plans
Please tell me what lovely recipes you'd make with these ingredients! has to feed 2 adults, a 2 year old and a 4 year old. TIA.

Cupboard stuff
3 tins of chopped tomatoes
3tins of coconut milk
Bag of red lentils
Bag of chickpeas
Breadcrumbs
3 tins of tuna
Shit load of pasta
Shit load of rice
Shit load of couscous
Shit load of noodles
Beef stock
Veg stock
Chicken stock
Miso
Laksa
Thai green curry paste
Every spice you could want
Tomato soup
Enchilada kit
Taco seasoning
Taco boats
Wraps
Bread
Eggs
Peanut butter
Potatoes
Butternut squash
Onions
Sweetcorn

Fridge stuff
Courgettes
Aubergine
Carrots
Mushrooms
Spinach
Kale
Broccoli
Chinese leaf
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Celery
Peppers
Tofu
Cheese
Hummus
Guacamole
Sour cream
Cheese
Halloumi
Filo pastry
Salmon fillet
Greek yoghurt
Kimchi
Beetroot
Butter

Freezer
Edamame beans
Squid
Trout
Mackerel
Gyoza skins
Beansprouts
Veggie burgers

I agree with your husband

Satay squid

Chickpea and squash oven risotto? Roast both of them in the oven with loads of sage, before adding the rice to the dish with a bit of stock, wine and garlic.

I’d have it with rocket salad and stinky foot cheese grated over the top.

Green curry:
1 tin coconut milk
1 onion
1 carrot
1/2 broccoli head
1 tomato
4 mushrooms
A few handfuls of spinach

Chop and fry onions
Add other veg chopped up as appropriate a stir fry for a minute.
Add coconut milk and curry paste.
Serve with rice.

That sounds lush, will definitely write that one down. I didn't realise how much stuff we had till i wrote it all down! Doesn't look like that much when it's in the cupboard.

You need to go through it all an identify what will go off first and go from there. I would bake the salmon and serve with veggies and rice. Then you could make a big pot of veggie pasta sauce with tomatoes as a base, add the courgettes, mushrooms and peppers. Use it for one meal and portion up the rest for the freezer.

Tuna pasta bake. Lentil chilli. Red lentil soup. Veg enchiladas.

Thai curry
Salmon fillets with miso strut fried veg and serve with rice
Mackerel pate on toast
Miso coated tofu store fried with crispy kale and rice
Turkish style eggs with peppers and tomatoes and spinach served with hummus and a quick green salad
Veggie ramen in a Thai style broth with coconut cream

Are you vegetarian? If not then you need some chicken/pork/mince and you’ve probably got enough to last you a month!

You're kidding? There's enough grub there for a month!

If a lot of the veg are fresh, I’d cook up a few meals and then freeze them so that the veg doesn’t go to waste!

Yes sorry i plan to do a load of batch cooking tomorrow. our freezer is practically empty as we dont really buy much frozen stuff so theres plenty of room to fill it up. We only really meat if we really fancy it, but we're happy to be half assed veggies for the next week or two.

Got to be a great minestrone in there.
Use the halloumi as a fajitas filling, with the peppers, guacamole etc.
Tofu, peppers, Chinese leaf, carrots, either stir fried or in a chilli ramen broth with noodles.

There's a gorgeous sweet potato and chicken curry on BBC good food. It's simple and easy to whip up a batch so you'd have plenty for the freezer. Also there's a pasta bake with mushroom, ham and peas. Delicious and easy but I don't think it's freezer friendly.

Stuffed peppers
Curry
Pasta w/ sauce or pasta bake
So many different soups
Tacos
Quesadillas
Rice w/ veg
I only skimmed through your list but those were what I instantly thought of

Although I would eat soup or pasta for every meal if I could so I’m not the best person to ask if you want variety

Also eggs can be prepared in a million different ways

What would you guys do with the trout? I dont even know where its come from!

Can you turn the trout into a pate? Or just eat it plain grilled with salad. Tandoori trout?
Batch cook some soffrito and or pasta sauce base and freeze in portions.
Maybe sit down with a recipe book and some paper and pen, write down your favourites that you don't have to think about, find some recipes you like that you have the ingredients for, don't be afraid to adapt, start to plan out meals, recipes, ingredients for a week.

I'd also go with tuna & pasta bake. And, separately, mashed potato with something - or buy mince and make cottage pie.

Thankyou. Ive managed to write down over 20 recipes so should keep us going!

What about a coconut curry with the trout?

Definitely French onion soup and cheesy croutons!!!!! All you need is the onions ( a lot of onions), some oil and/or butter to fry them in, beef stock, seasoning, bread and cheese. A splash of wine if you have some and feel like putting it in, and some thyme if you have it and like the taste (I don't) to put in with the onions when you fry them. It's so easy and it looks like you have made a real effort.

salmon stir fry, halloumi and broccoli curry, some sort of roasted veg tart with the filo and cheese.

jessicainthekitchen.com/red-lentil-curry-vegan/