I love reading other people's meal plans: please post yours for this week ...

[franch]

I don't plan a specific meal for each day unless there's a particular reason to (guests, busy evening, etc); I just write a list of meals for the week and decide which one I'm doing on the day/day before.

This week will involve:
home made pizzas
Cajun salmon
jacket potatoes
rack of lamb
tuna bake
Quorn meatballs & spaghetti

• all with veg, and rice/couscous/potatoes etc if needed

Please share your plan ......

Well hula, you were right. Thanks for that tip. DD1(7) has chosen for next week: ok, yes, burgers (Nigella Express), but also pasta with tomatoes, home-made bread rolls (to make into sandwiches), and baked trout! Not bad - I underestimated her!

mummyberryjuice: what was the slow-cooker curry recipe book, do you remember?

That's fab Franch. It suprises me but they always seem to chose real meals.

Franch: it was called Slow-cooker curries had had an electric pink cover.

Hang on... I'll see if I can find it online

Here it is

Ham and cheese baked pancakes with greens
salmon and leek risotto
dirty rice
baked potatoes with tomato courgettes and cheese
chick pea, spinach and potato curry
sausage and chick pea stew.

lunches: chick pea and pasta soup
red lentil spread on toast
corn chowder
mushroom and sweetcorn pasta

Ooh, thanks mummyberryjuice

Oh and you couldn't post your lamb hotpot recipe could you mummyberryjuice .........? New slow cooker recipes are always good to have.

No problem.

1kg diced lamb
700g onions (or thereabouts) sliced into rings
1kg potatoes peeled and sliced into about pound coin thickness
200-300mls stock (lamb/chicken is best)
50g of butter melted

(If you want to be really traditional you can add a lambs kidney or two chopped into very small pieces - I can't abide organs so I don't)

Put diced lamb into slow cooker. Season. Layer onions on top. Place potatoes on top of onions (arrange decoratively if you cba) pour over stock. Don't overdo the stock, you should just start seeing it come up under the potatoes. Season. Pour melted butter over potatoes making sure you have even coverage. Put lid on and cook on low setting for 6-8hrs (or longer).

About 15 mins before serving, remove lid and place in a preheated HOT oven until top layer of potatoes are browned to your liking. Meanwhile cook veg of your choice.
It sounds sooooooo plain but is delicious.

Mm, thanks MBJ

storm, i think i have a recipe that uses haricot beans and sausages in the slow cooker, its v tasty, but my cook books are packed away for a couple of days as i am decorating

i will look it up for you when i get them unpacked again though if you like?

that would be fab lou! thanks!

there are some online but i couldnt find one for a slow cooker that used sausages and haricot beans

this one came from a slow cooker recipe book , and was really tasty

i found the sausage casserole recipe if you still want it storm?

to serve 4

2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 onions chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
115g/4oz streaky bacon
500g/1lb 2oz pork sausages
400g/14oz canned haricot beans , red kidney or black eyed beans ( i make it with a mix of haricot and kidney beans), drained and rinsed
2 tbsp fresh parley chopped
150ml/5oz hot beef stock

1. heat oil in a heavy based frying pan , add onions and cook over a low heat for 5 mins til softened

add garlic bacon and sausages and cook, stirring and turning sausages occasionally for 5 more minutes

2. transfer the mix from frying pan to slow cooker, add beans and beef stock, cover and cook on low for 6 hours

hope you like it, my kids have asked for it again this week

my meal planner for the next few days is as follows

bobotie with broccoli

bacon and tomato rice with chicken goujons

ham and mustard macaroni cheese

poor mans cassoulet (aka the sausage casserole above) with mash

I love reading these threads for inspiration!

Next week's plan:

Sunday: Slow cooked lamb shoulder with dauphinoise potatoes and veg.

Monday: Leftover lamb with couscous and salad

Tuesday: Beef Paprikash

Wednesday: Spaghetti Bolognese

Thursday: Sausages, mashed potatoes, braised red cabbage and onion gravy.

Friday: Takeaway, probably fish & chips

Sunday - Roast beef, veg, yorkshire puds and roast potatoes. Baked Alaska for pudding.
Monday - Baked potatoes with prawns or cheese plus loads of salad.
Tuesday - Chicken Chasseur with mash and veg.
Wednesday - Sausages and mash and veg
Thursday - Sheperds pie and veg
Friday - Chicken Satay and noodles
Saturday - Cheese and mushroom omelettes with veg

Sunday is the only day I make a pudding. Other days there is fruit or yogourt or ice cream (occasionally banana custard) for the kids. DH and I only have pudding on Sunday.

Other weeks we have things like Chicken Curry, Spag Bog, Vegetable Risotto, Macaroni Cheese, Lasagne,Fish and Chips, Roast Chicken.

Tonight - roast chicken + the usual
sunday - risotto with leftover roast chicken and mushrooms
monday - if can stretch it, chicken and lentil soup made with the very, very last bits. If not, beef casserole
tues - quorn spag bol
wed - pasta and meatballs
thurs - sausage and mash
fri - stuffed peppers or veg curry depending on mood and veg left over

Tonight was supposed to be homemade pizza but we ate at a friends.

Tommorow is steak and ale pie with a thyme and suet crust, with mash and peas

Monday is honey, mustard and creme fraiche chicken with broccoli and baked potatoes

Tuesday-Macaroni cheese with garlic bread

Wednesday-Fish pie

Thursday- Shopping night so probably something quick!

Tonight Roast chicken, tatoes, peas, gravy, yorkshires (got to, can't not have them when gravy is involved...)

Monday: Cottage Pie

Tuesday: Thai Green Prawn Curry with sushi rice (so much nicer than plain old long grain)

Wednesday: Sticky Ribs and Salad

Thursday: Chicken wraps with salad

Friday: Lamb Chops, Dauphinoise Potatoes, Veg of some description

Saturday: Probably takeaway, or home made pizza

sunday
roast lamb,roasties,carrots,broc n cauli cheese,yorkies and gravy.

monday
HFW chicken in cider with mash and braised cabbage

tuesday
meatballs & spag with HFW focaccia

wednesday
toad in the hole with onion gravy

thursday
jackets with tuna n sweetcorn mayo and salad

friday
homemade pizza kids will choose their toppings!

I'm 10wks pregnant, craving bland, carb-heavy food so not very exciting here!

Tonight - roast pork, roast spuds, veg

Monday - leftover pork (casseroled), mash, veg

Tuesday - lasagne, garlic bread, side salad

Wednesday - chicken and rice with roasted veg

Thursday - prawn curry

Friday - frittata to use up leftover veg!

Saturday - I'm away so DH will do pie and chips for the DC

Sunday - Roast chicken and either veg or salad
Haven't decided what to have on what day but it will be:

Pork chops in breadcrumbs with garlic mushroom sauce
Jools pasta (jamie)
Beef Hash (jamie)
Thai chicken curry or chicken soup
Chicken thighs - maybe puerto rican chicken (levi roots) or indian chicken (bbc good food)

Take it you lot aren't the "we survive on twenty pounds a week brigade from AIBU then".

Sun: Lamb shanks, mash, beans and spring greens
Mon: Pork chops, pitta, salad with feta and black olives
Tues: Baked potatoes with chees, beans and side salad.
Weds: Salmon fillets new potatoes and salad
Thurs: sausages, mash and brocolli
Fri: chicken one pot with chorizo and green olives.

This week gone ('cos I'm not great at planning ahead!)

Sun: Pork casserole and veg
Mon: that memorable I can't remember!!

Tues: Spaghetti Carbonara
Wed: Chicken kiev, jacket pots and veg
Thurs: Fish pie and veg
Fri: Pizza and garlic bread
Sat: Fish pie and veg again!