What were your weeknight dinners this week?

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I like to hear what other (real) people eat for dinner over the course of a week, it helps me with meal planning a lot. We've been in a massive rut lately so I'm pretty desperate for some inspiration from anywhere other than the unrealistic "weeks of dinners" you see when you search youtube!

I'll go first:
Mon - Salmon with soy sauce, ginger and garlic, rice with leeks, broccoli
Tues - Chicken, spinach and chickpea curry with rice
Weds - Leftover curry
Thur - Pasta w/ prawns and chorizo tomato sauce
Fri - Pizza (previously homemade dough that had been frozen), sweet potato paprika wedges and corn on the cob

Yes - it's a recipe from Meera Sodha's East book!

It has:
Rice
Kimchi (I used a whole jar)
Sesame oil
Gochujang paste
Light soy sauce
Garlic
Spring onions
Spinach

You could also add a fried egg at the end, which I had but my husband didn't! It's pretty easy to put together!

-Put the kimchi into a bowl and cut it with scissors

• put the sesame oil, gochujang and soy sauce in a bowl and mix it
• fry the garlic in a large pan in a bit of oil, then add the kimchi and the spring onions after a minute (with the liquid from the kimchi
• fry this off until it's dry and starting to caramelise, then add the dressing, stir it all through and add the rice
• stir fry this all together for a couple of mins, then add the spinach and mix through until it wilts
• then it's good to go (unless you want the egg, where you just fry it in a high heat until the edges are crispy)

Enjoy!!

M - fish lasagna type thing from a pinch of nom book.
T - sea bass & stir fried veggies
W - grilled halloumi with carrot & chickpea Middle Eastern salad, hummus & flat breads (some halloumi recipe book, DH made this)
T - cashew nut & chickpea Sri Lankan curry, black rice, nan bread (DR Rudy recipe)
F -leftovers from last night

Fab thanks I actually have that book downloaded on my kindle but haven't been through it yet! I went a bit mad when they had loads at 99p and downloaded 23 books so its taking a while to use them!

Mon - japanese style hearts of palm ‘crab’ wraps
Tues - hot and sour soup with cucumber salad
Wed - pasta and veg/tomato/black bean sauce
Thurs - veg and tofu chinese curry with brown basmati rice
Fri - pasta and sauce (same as wed but with chilli flakes)

Chilli con carne with rice

Homemade fishcakes, chips and peas

Chicken and spinach curry with rice

Lamb, butternut squash and chickpea tagine, with bulgur wheat

Bolognese with pasta and garlic bread

We had salad with all except the curry as well

Sunday - Chicken Roast dinner
Monday - pizza
Tuesday - Chicken Fajitas with wedges
Wednesday- Meatballs and pasta
Thursday- Spanish casserole
Friday - KFC

M - veggie sausages, mash and beans
T - veggie lasagna with carrots and green beans
W - Chinese takeout
T - soup with toast/bread
F - veggie chilli and rice

Mon - leek and potato pie with mash, veg, gravy
Tues - stir fry egg, veg and noodles
Weds - pasta with vegetables
Thurs - fish pie
Fri - chickpea curry

DS is 12 so may not be super helpful for the lunch part as he has school lunches and will be leaving sat the end of the year. OrzoOrz with chorizo, spinach and cherry tomatoes
Hunanese Beef and rice
Spaghetti Bolognese
Braised trout with new potatoes and braised beef.
Sausage and fennel pasta.

Butterbean stew
Broccoli and pea soup w cheesy croutons
Pizza
Spag bol
Homemade sushi
Tofu stir fry
Sausages and veg

Egg fried rice with broccoli, prawns and red pepper
Oxtail stew done in the slow cooker, with mash and broccoli and carrots
Smoky aubergine chilli with garlic bread
Chorizo pasta pesto with parmesan and salad
Red lentil dhal (with coconut milk, spring greens and tomatoes), red onion and tomato salad, rice, homemade chapatis.

On the menu this week:
Tuna and vegetable pasta bake
Butternut squash soup
Kale soup
Soft tacos with black beans, guacamole etc
Homemade veggie burgers

Monday - grilled chicken breast, carrots and sweetcorn
Tuesday - sausages, mustard, broccoli and green beans
Wednesday - two fried eggs in a pitta with rocket and Parmesan
Thursday - sea bass, spinach, sweet peppers and cucumber
Friday - steak burger with parsnips and carrots
Saturday - takeaway
Sunday - roast (if it’s hot, it’ll be roasted meat served with salad)

Trying to remember.

Takeaway, tonight.

Thursday was meera, sodhal bengal Dahl, a courgette and chard sabzi from the freezer, brown basmati and some spicy M&S chicken thing from the freezer.

Salmon, roast new potatoes, harissa roast cauliflower and, Bean salad and cos lettuce, Wednesday.

Sililar with a "tomohawk steak" instead of salad on Tuesday.

Can't remember Monday. Think peppers and pasta were involved.

M: Miso salmon stir fry
T: Salmon with rice, edamame and brocoli
W: Felt unwell/not hungry after 2nd jab so just had marmite on toast and a banana
T: Nando's
F: Shop bought veggie pizza and wedges

Instead of salmon.

M - Pizza
T - Fish & Chips
W - Roast Chicken, Baked potatoes & Veg
T - Pulled pork BBQ wraps, wedges & salad
F - Lasagne

Fri - Chinese takeaway.
Thurs- Steak salad
Weds - Cod with potatoes and veg
Tues - Sweet potato fries with a salad (husband was out and wasn't hungry)
Mon - Chicken Pad Thai
Sun - Chicken curry
Sat - BBQ with friends

M-asparagus, veg creamy pesto pasta

T-roast beef dinner

W-roast veg, couscous, halloumi and sweet chilli sauce

T- sticky tofu, rice and tenderstem broccoli

F- battered cod , chips and peas

Saturday - pizza and garlic bread(kids having playdates and sleep overs)

Sunday - chimmichuri bavette steaks and harissa halloumi kebabs with salad

Monday- home made fish stew with tomato chorizo clams and hake

Tuesday - leftover fish stew with extra prawns and some salmon teriyaki skewers

Wednesday - salad with bit of kabanos sausage and cheese, very picky, dh away

Thursday - dh and I had pre- marinaded Thai chicken with a brown rice quinoa stir fry and lots of veg. Dc had egg wraps.

Friday - Tuna steak with a potato and board bean hot salad and lots of veg

Most of my meals were a bit convenience food like the brown rice stir fry. Been a busy month end week at work so kept it easy. The fish stew was the only meal I cooked entirely from scratch although I suppose the tuna wasn't really convenience food, just easy!

Monday - shop bought quiche with baked potatoes and salad
Tuesday - vegetable curry with pita breads
Wednesday - roasted veg, baked halloumi, pita breads, hummus
Thursday - shop bought lasagne, garlic bread, frozen peas
Tonight - takeaway pizza
Saturday - veggie burgers, oven chips, salad
Sunday - chorizo and red pepper risotto

Next week is:

Monday/Tuesday - spaghetti bolognese
Wednesday - chorizo, butter bean, and spinach salad
Thursday - veggie sausage traybake
Friday - chicken fajitas
Saturday - M&S Chinese takeaway box
Sunday - Delia’s chicken basque

Sunday - Roast beef joint, potatoes , cauliflower cheese, brussel sprouts and Yorkshire's (only do one roast a month so tend to go all out !)

Monday - Smokey slow cooked ham hock and beans on sourdough

Tuesday - Mango Chicken and halloumi , salad pittas

Wednesday - Panchetta and mascapone pasta

Thursday - Chicken and vegetable mini pies and mash

Friday - Slow cooked lamb gyros

Saturday - One day off

Monday Home made pizza and salad
Tuesday Home made chilli beef burger in bun with salad and trimmings
Wednesday steak and ale pie with mash and greens
Thursday vegan bean curry with spelt
Friday sweet and sour chicken wi noodles

Monday - salmon and tiger loaf bread and butter.
Tuesday - BBQ pork ribs, oven spicy wedges and corn on cob.
Wednesday - homemade chicken curry with onions, mushrooms, peas and rice.
Thursday - pizza
Friday - Chinese takeaway

Chicken Fajitas
Sea bass, noodles and Stir Fry veg
Roast chicken legs with mash, veg and gravy
Jacket potato and beans - working late
Steak and home made chips