Aibu to ask you for top five family dinners?

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So tired of cooking the same thing over and over again. I am the main cook for me dh and three boys, two are big teens and eat a lot, recently invested in a double air fryer.
We probably have a rotation of the same meals . If everyone shares their top 5 meals then there will be ideas for others.
Mine are
Fajitas,
Vietnamese style Pork with noodles and a fried egg
Pork chops in honey and soy
Carbonara
Sausage and bean casserole.
Cate to share yours?

Veg curry
spag bol
gnocchi and chorizo bake
salmon en croute
all the taming twins recipes!

Lentil and sausage simmer
Thai Green Curry
Slow cooker fajitas
Feta and tomato pasta
Lasagne
Chicken or veg curry of various types!

Oooh brilliant

Spaghetti bolognese
Jamie Oliver's chicken and lentil curry - www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/jools-easy-chicken-curry/
Pretend Nandos - chicken thighs marinated in Nando's sauce, wedges, salad, corn on the cob and salad
Sausages and mash with veg
Halloumi curry - thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/nadiya-hussains-halloumi-curry-with-coconut-sambal/

Spag bol/Lasagne
Chickpea and spinach curry
Chicken, lentil and veg soup with crusty bread
Stew (scouse we're I'm from 🤣)
A noodle or fried rice dish with whatever meat/veg we have in

Spaghetti bolognese
chilli with rice
sausages and mash
lamb hotpot
risotto

What's your recipe for 'lentil and sausage simmer' @whatsmynameaga1n please?

Lasagne
Pulled pork
Sausage casserole
Roast
Fajitas

It’s this - really delicious! https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lincolnshire-sausage-lentil-simmer/amp

Chicken stir-fry with rice & veg spring rolls
Cheese & broccoli pasta
Pizza night
Lasagna
Chicken, leek & chorizo pie

Tried to think of the meals that all 4 DC eat without complaining - wasn’t easy!

I love the sound of halloumi curry! 😋

ours are:

• beef tacos
• chicken fajitas
• tomato pasta bake and salad
• spaghetti bolognaise
• roast
• sausage, mash and veg

that’s six, sorry!

Pretend nandos here too! Using the spice rub rather than the sauce. And peri salt for the chips.

Beef stroganoff

Fahitas or enchiladas

Sausages from the butchers

Bolognese/lasagne

Chicken alfredo

Roast chicken

Chicken and chorizo Jambalya

Cajun chicken pasta

Chicken kebabs bbq sauce, salad, pitta

All very boring!

Stir-fried chicken and vegetables in chilli bean sauce, with a side dish of greens and mushrooms in oyster sauce, served with steamed rice. Kimchi optional.

Lamb chops/faggots/sausages with gravy, potatoes and veg.

Madhur Jaffrey's Keema with tarka dhal and steamed rice.

Thai curry of some sort.

Egg and chips.

Omelette with salad and ciabatta.

Tacos
Poke bowl
Mac n cheese with lardons and sliced tomatoes and parmesan on top drizzled with olive oil
Chilli with nachos, cheese, guacamole, soured cream and jalapenos
Chicken and red lentil curry

Tacos

Tomato and Boursin pasta

Chili

Lamb keema curry

Lasagne

Marinated chicken thighs W/rice, corn on the cob

• Pasta with a Napoli sauce - salad
• gnocchi with spinach sauce - salad
• noodles in miso soup and veggies with grilled salmon or tofu
• griddled vegetables and brown rice
• huuuuhe bruschetta with salad

we eat a lot of salad! Left to my own devices, I’d live on jacket potatoes and cheese. DH makes a mean omelette though.

Barbecue - tonight we have guests so will have sirloin steak, pork belly, sausages, garam masala chicken chunks, beef kebabs and bbq sauce pigs in blankets

Chicken breast stuffed with sausage meat, sage and onion with mash, veg and gravy

Home made Pljeskavica (Serbian burgers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pljeskavica)

Beef and winter veg stew

Lamb chop with new spuds, cabbage and lashings of gravy

Great thread.

I will add mine. Mine aren't meat heavy though but, are our standard 'go-to' 5 evening weeknight dinners.

• Minestrone Soup with grated cheese and crusty bread.
• Pasta with a tomato based sauce e.g - Arriabiata/ Napolitiana (made at the weekend and frozen)
• Vegetarian Sausages, Mash and Peas.
• Freezer food heated up in the oven e.g - Pizza and Salad.
• Melazanne Parmigiana (Migual Barclay £1 meals)

I'll be interested to see others as I would love to mix ours up a bit too.

Good idea for a thread. Ours are a bit complicated because we have one picky 5yo, 2 omnivores and 1 pescatarian. Our best bets for everyone eating something are:
Prawn fajitas with all the bits in little bowls so people can pick what they like.
Home-made chicken nuggets (with something else for me).
Sausage pasta, again with all the bits in separate bowls.
Mild chicken curry (with some chicken kept plain), daal, rice or naan.
Pitta bread with kofte or falafel, hummus, yoghurt, salad.

We do a couple of easy recipes that came with the Gousto recipe boxes we used to get. Perhaps have a google im sure some clever person has created a website or something for them but the ones we like are:

• prawn curry made with tomatoes and onions
• mince stir fry (basically mince cooked with peppers, honey, soy and ginger) served with rice

They are absolutely cheap as chips and easy. Other favourite things we do come from the roasting tin cookbook such as the gnocchi with mozzarella and basil (so easy!) and sausages and sweet potatoes (again literally three ingredients into a roasting tin).

We also love a quick pasta made with anchovies or a puttanesca. DH makes a decent fish curry with coconut milk.

Or another very quick and easy thing I do is salmon baked in foil in the oven with a dressing made of whatever I can find in the fridge eg crème fraiche mixed with some chipotle sauce and layered on top served with some new potatoes and green beans.

Chilli and rice - make extra chilli and then have that another night as burritos with wedges.

Roasted gnocchi

Mac & cheese

Toad in the hole

Pasta with chilli, garlic, spinach, broccoli and feta.

Quesedillas - so bloody quick and easy kids love them
Puttanesca pasta - store cupboard friendly!
Sweet potato dhal with naan
Halloumi, mushroom and pepper kebabs with rice
Roasted cauliflower Thai curry

We're veggie so accept these might not appeal to everyone. Cheaper than meat though 😁

Halloumi salad
Feta salad (my kids are weird)
One tray feta and tomato pasta bake (you'd think we were Greek rather than Scottish )
Sausage pasta - pasta in tomato sauce with chopped frankfurters in
Sushi - as a takeaway treat
My homemade lasagne
Chilli & spag bol

This week's meals are
Salmon Ramen
Chicken Katsu Curry
Chicken, boursin and parma ham with veg
Pastry pizza
Steak and veg

Stew and dumplings
lasagne
chilli
Sausage tray bake
Quiche