I've just found this brilliant '30 meals' meal planner . It's based around your family's 30 favorite meals that form the basis of the months meal plans and then adding in other recipes as you have the time and inclination. I started by thinking that 30 meals couldn't possibly be enough but I'm having trouble thinking of 30 different meals that we liked enough to have on a regular basis - I'm up to 18 so far with 6 lunches and 5 sweet things and most of them can be batch cooked and frozen.
I need more time and if it means a little bit of repetitive cooking and eating then so be it!
So far, my meals are...
- Prawn and rocket spaghetti www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/seafood-recipes/spaghetti-with-prawns-rocket-spaghet
- Pea and prawn risotto
- Fish in foil with lemon, wine and herbs
- Salmon miso mayo with rice and celery
- Quiche with jacket potato and salad (freeze)
- Squash pasties (freeze)
- Lasagne with salad and bread (freeze)
- Pizza
- Cheesy veggie burgers
- Mussels with cider, green onions and bacon www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/mussels-with-cider-green-onions-and-bacon-recipe
- Fish pie
- Chilli with wraps and all the trimmings
- Tuna Pasta Bake
- Fish stew (from the slow cooker book)
- Meatballs in tomato sauce
- Shepherd?s Pie
- Moussaka
- Macarroni cheese with salad www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/oct/06/how-to-cook-perfect-macaroni-cheese
Anybody else want to post as they go and maybe give others some inspiration for the list?!