Your Family's Number One Meal, please share.

[NigellaEllaElla]

I'm losing the will to live with the endless meal production in this house.

So thought instead of asking for everyone's meal plan I would just ask for your most returned to, always a hit, most commonly produced meal in your house.

Hoping to find some inspiration.....

A stir fry with garlic, ginger, spring onions, chicken, fresh noodles from a pack, mushrooms, peppers and mangetout (or whatever veg) and a sauce made from soy sauce and a little corn flour.

Or chicken breasts, chorizo and butter bean stew.

spaghetti and meat balls with garlic bread and green salad, all home made(not spaghetti) and green salad is never touched, but I still bang it out, one day.

Ds's favourite: chicken fajitas with guacamole and all the extras.

Dd's favourite: roasted vegetables with cous cous and herby roasted chicken thighs.

Dh's favourite: sausage and mash with onion gravy and vegetables.

My favourite: lamb and chickpea curry with fresh coriander and rice.

Spicy Chicken Kebabs... (ends up a bit like Chicken Tikka)

All quantities per person
1 Chicken breast
Plain yoghurt
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
chilli flakes to taste
(or substitute above with 1 tsp good curry powder)
garlic
lemon juice
olive oil
fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1/2 green or red pepper, cut into a large dice
1/2 onion cut into a large dice and the layers separated
salt and pepper

• Cut the chicken into even-sized (2") cubes and place in a bowl
• Dry roast the whole spices in a frying pan until toasted, then pound in a mortar (or use good curry powder). Add this to the chicken pieces and stir to coat evenly
• To the same bowl add crushed garlic, grated ginger, salt and pepper, lemon juice and a little oil. Stir through.
• Finally add a tablespoon or two of plain yoghurt... enough to coat all the pieces. Allow this mixture to sit for about 30 minutes and marinate.
• In a separate bowl place the onion and pepper pieces with a little oil and lemon juice. Stir to coat.
• Thread alternate pieces of pepper, chicken and onion onto metal skewers until used up.
• Place under a moderate grill for about 15-20 minutes, turning frequently.

You're all so exotic

I think it's scrambled eggs and beans here

spag bol obviously!

DD's favourite- Butternut squash soup
My favourite- Baked carrot risotto
DS's favourite- lamb meatballs/breaded chicken pieces.

Yep another spag bol house hold - had it tonight.

meatballs in pasta sauce (with veg and peppers mixed in) with rice ... quick warming and filling on a winter night

Pancakes. Both sorts (thick and thin). Every sauce/ sweet thing under the un as accompaniment.

DH favourite: breakfast tea! (grilled bacon and sometimes sausage, poached egg/s, beans and hash browns/potato croquettes).
Me: moussaka (delia's recipe with ricotta, but don't both with all the salting/pressing aubergine nonsense, just chop and bob it in the bottom of the dish)

Meatballs in tomato sauce with pasta
Nigel Slater sausage and mustard pasta
Pork fillet stroganoff
Lamb neck fillet curry

DD's favourite - slow braised cabbage pasta
DS2 - lentils and rice or cream of chicken soup
DS3 - chicken curry with rice
DS4 - potato and onion pie or hm cream of tomato soup
DS1 - his favourite is venison so he is mostly disappointed
Me - nut roast or veg lasagne and salad
DH - chicken vindaloo

Dh- lasagne, with pork mince and chorizo with sliced red peppers.

Me- creamy onion and garlic pasta.

Dc- homemade tomato soup or homemade pizza

R2PeePoo (Love the name) Would it take too long for you to share the Baked Carrot Risotto recipe?

IceNoSlice Breakfast Tea is a great idea.

We have various pasta dishes in the main here, the odd risotto, roast chicken with cous cous and roasted veg/salad and pittas.

Some great ideas above though, keep 'em coming!

Also, I NEVER use lamb or pork dc's get it at school but I never cook with it. Any safe, foolproof dishes using those?

Ribs

mince and tatties

Toad in the hole has become a recent favourite here.

Also enchiladas are pretty popular.

Baked Carrot Risotto

You need a casserole dish with a lid that can go on the hob and in the oven.

Put it on the hob, add a dash of oil, a lump of butter, garlic, a leek and a large white onion. Gently cook these together while you chop three large carrots.

Add the carrots to the dish, then 300g risotto rice. Stir for two/three minutes.

Add 700ml of stock (veg or chicken)

Put lid on dish, put in oven set at 200degrees and bake for 23-30 minutes.

Lamb Meatballs

Put a tablesspoon or two of oil in an oven dish. Add salt, pepper, garlic puree.
Put in oven to heat for a few minutes.
Get lamb mince. Roll into balls. Chop large white onion (optional butternut squash and courgettes).
Remove dish from oven. Add lamb and onion. Put in oven at 200 for 20-30 mins. If you add butternut squash it needs to go in after ten minutes, courgettes ten minutes after that. Stir once or twice.

Its very fatty, there will be a lot of oil/fat in the pan but it makes the meatballs really juicy and the DC more likely to eat them.

Chop the leek and the onion etc for the risotto and the onion for the meatballs needs to be in large pieces.

Thanks so much R2

No problem, I'm not used to being asked for recipes as all my cooking HAS to take less than thirty minutes and use less than ten ingredients. I really dislike cooking so this was a whole new experience!

Jools' Pregnant Pasta
Smoked salmon gnocchi
Mexican chicken and rice stew
Black bean and sweet potato chilli

apart from usuals, chicken and chips, pizza (home made dough in breadmaker, toppings of choice), they all love lentil soup (oddly).

Fry up some chopped up bacon, pancetta or chorizo (or some veggies like peppers if you are vegetarian) and fry in a bit of oil
Chop 2 onions really finely, and some garlic and add.
Add a tin of peeled toms and 2 stock cubes plus a bit of smoked paprika (if you have it, if not pepper is fine, but smoked paprika adds a real WOW)
add about 400 grammes of Puy lentils (the little ones) and a litre of water

Simmer for 40 minutes, add more water if needed.

Taste for salt and pepper, eat with crusty bread (baguette)

even nicer the next day.