...to ask you your family’s favourite five meals?

[AndOfCourseHenryTheHorse]

Just out of interest, as I’ve really been enjoying the fridge contents threads! Also, I’m in a bit of a recipe rut, so could use some inspiration.

We are a family of four, (2 adults and 2 dcs). I eat mainly veggie, but, since my family can’t seem to agree on veggie meals that we all like, I now just cook meat for the rest of the family and adapt it, so it’s suitable for me too.

Our favourites are:

• roast dinner
• choose-your-own-toppings pizza
• pasta and veggie tomato sauce
• sausage mash & gravy
• Buddha bowl / salad type things with everyone’s favourite things

Chilli-con-carne
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Roast
Macaroni Cheese
Quiche, salad and potatoes

(Or anything pizza, pasta related)

Roast
Ham, egg and chips
Creamy chicken pasta
Pie and veg
Tortilla

Kedgeree (this is a new one - can't believe the kids loved it!!)
Sausage, mash, peas, thick mustard gravy
Any kind of roast
Jacket potatoes
Picnic tea - just random stuff out the fridge!

roast (do 2 a week mainly chicken or beef)
Donegal catch cod or salmon
boiled ham/bacon
steak
spag bol
stew
kids are big meat eaters but I prefer a lentil soup stew from pressure cooker...I 've a fab recipe
love the aldi veg mains...the frozen ones
they get chips on a Friday but not into pizza and will only eat homemade burgers

Chicken in a creamy onion sauce on a bed of fettucine
Salmon with Udon Noodles
Macaroni Cheese
Chicken Lasagne with salad and garlic bread
Steak with a red wine jus and veges.

Spaghetti Bolognese
Roast chicken
Chicken curry and rice
Pizza
Fish fingers

Chiili con carne and rice
Roast dinner
Stew
Chicken fajitas
Pasta (any sort really. One is pasta mad)

KFC
McDonalds
Dominos pizza
Kebab
Chinese

I’m definitely going to try kedgeree on mine! Dc1 inexplicably has always loved smoked salmon, despite normally being really fussy and not that into fish. Think kedgeree could be a winner.

Also going to try the Aldi veg mains. Will be good when the others are having something not easily made veggie 👍.

Sausage casserole
Chilli
Curry
My fave-chorizo stew with olives. I made it up, it’s like a Spanish themed thing.
Omelette with lots of stuff in it

I pretty much rotate these and don’t really get bored

Pasta and pesto with vegetables
Chickpea & sweet potato curry
Roast dinner without meat/aren’t fussed but we have lamb at Xmas / but Yorkshire’s a must
Sausage and mash - I rarely cook this meal
Jacket potato tuna and beans

Fajitas
Roast
Chilli con quorny
Stir fry
Chickpea curry

Lifecraft

Paella
Carbonara
Enchiladas
Korma
Tuna pasta bake

My lot love their pasta and rice. Chicken can be Quorn pieces.

Roast (usually lamb or pork)
Lasagna
Homemade chicken Kiev’s
Steak & ale pie
Beef stew and dumplings

Spring/summer is more jacket pots with prawns & salad. Stir fry’s, Feta & beetroot salad...that kinda stuff

Spicy chicken couscous
Creamy salmon pasta
Gammon, eggs and chips
Lasagna
Sausages and chips

Chicken, bacon and cheese sauce pie topped with puff pastry & served with veg

Roast pork and veg

Make your own pizza

Hairy bikers cottage pie

Moroccan style meatballs

Feta and beetroot salad, yes please!

Carbonara
Curry
Salmon with noodles and broccoli
Sea bass with greek salad
Veg risotto

Well my youngest never eats the same as us but the rest of the family likes...

Chicken/veg fajitas with my mams special bean dip, sour cream, wraps, grated cheese, salsa and guacamole

Homemade fish and chips

Lasagne and salad

Chicken and chorizo tray bake with sweet potato chips and corn on cob

Greek mezze, homemade flatbreads, falafel, mint, feta and radish salad. Loads of other veggie dishes

According to DS,

• grilled salmon, sushi rice, crispy kale, kimchi
• tagliatelle Bolognese
• deep dish pepperoni pizza
• wagu beef burgers, sweet potato chips, steamed veg
• Chocolate fondant

Other ds would pick

• chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes
• meatloaf
• Tagliatelle Bolognese
• salmon with sushi rice and crispy kale

-homemade pop tarts

Chicken fajitas with guacamole
Chickpeas and potato curry with rice and poppadums
Broccoli pesto pasta
Roast chicken dinner with everything
Sausages with lentils

Prawn and steak fajitas
Pasta with pork ragù
Roasted fish with bread crumbs and herbs on top (not coated just some sprinkled on top)
Clam pasta
Roast prawns

Yummmm

Chicken curry made from scratch with loads of peppers, onions, mixed beans and butternut squash. It's more stew like do I have it with naan and it's delicious.

Pie or sausage with mash, peas, carrots and gravy.

Roast chicken or pork with all the trimmings.

Special fried rice (corn, rice, peas, bean sprouts, mange tout, peppers, mushrooms, egg, bacon bits)with curry and prawn toast.

Pizzas and garlic bread.

Although last week my other half had a bad day so I made him the fave meal of his.... fray bentos pie, smash, tinned marrowfat peas and bistro gravy. It literally all came from tins and packets and I was horrified but he loved it. Dirty bugger 😂

Lasagne
Macaroni cheese
Curry and roti
Fajitas
BBQ

Roast Dinner
Toad in the hole with mash, peas & gravy
Nigellas Spanish Chicken
Macaroni Cheese
Cooked breakfast