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Ideas for holiday meals for ten people

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GenericDietCola · 03/05/2018 10:23

I'm going on holiday soon as a party of 6 adults, 4 children and I'm trying to plan the week's evening meals. Any ideas of fairly easy things we can cook would be appreciated, bearing in mind:

One adult doesn't eat meat, but will eat fish
The children aren't too keen on spicy food
If it's possible to be healthyish/maybe low carb that would be great!

So far I'm planning roast dinner for one night as everyone will eat that and it's easy to have a meat-free option. The low carbers can have fewer potatoes/more meat. Fish pie is also an option, but not particularly low calorie/low carb.

Any other ideas welcomed! Flowers

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Namethecat · 03/05/2018 10:27

Cottage pie made with veggie mince and lentils goes down well with meat eaters
How about jacket potatoes with chilli if you've been out during the day. Both can be made in advance and heated.

Roast vegetables and couscous.

itallhappensforareason · 03/05/2018 10:32

BBQ? Can easily BBQ fish and serve salad with the fish/meat.

DiplomaticDecorum · 03/05/2018 10:38

Nice bread with cheese, salads & cold meat platter
BBQ
Takeaway?

Or each adult do one meal so less to plan and prepare?

Avebury · 03/05/2018 11:40

Pasta with Tomato sauce and garlic bread
Fish and oven chips
Macaroni cheese - could also have a gammon joint with it for the meat eaters

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 03/05/2018 11:43

salmon traybake - use baby potatoes and put them in first (with seasoning and olive oil), then when they're well on the way add salmon, sliced peppers and baby tomatoes, drizzle oil over - that and the tomatoes give you enough juices to drizzle over. Low carbers can avoid potatoes, serve with a bit salad. Sprinkle some of the salmon with chilli flakes for those who like spice.

Another variation is to use big beef tomatoes, green beans, white fish and olives, to make a sort of greek version.

GenericDietCola · 03/05/2018 11:47

Great ideas so far, thank you!

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frenchfancy · 03/05/2018 13:00

Fahitas
Burgers (do some beef and some bean)

CloudPop · 03/05/2018 13:58

Paella - do the meat separately - mix it all up into different batches at the end. Serve with a salad and some nice bread.

Taytotots · 04/05/2018 04:53

We've got a similar group holiday later this year. Kids are varying degrees of fussiness and like you we have low carbers and veggies. I'm planning meals people can take what they like from.

So:
Baked potatoes, salad, cheese, assorted meats etc (low carbers can leave potatoes).
Spaghetti Bolognese (either veggie or I will do two). Low carbers could leave pasta or have courgette stuff.
Sausages/veggie sausages and mash with veg. Could do cauliflower mash for low carbers maybe (if this counts?).
Roast dinner of some sort.
Fajitas
Homemade pizza - choose your own toppings. Could do cauliflower base for low carbers.

That's as far as I've got so following for ideas.

kateandme · 04/05/2018 13:08

baked whole fish with some peppers.onions cherry toms.chilli dip on the side for adults perhaps dills white sauce for the rest.serve with rice or cauli rice?
risotto.
baked potato and fillings.beans.cheese.tuna and mayo.
make a base of peppers tomato onions garlic.sautee in pan.then split into two and in one add beans pulse etc.and in the other add some chorizo or meat salami of sorts.you can then serve this on pasta.rice.toast.potatos.
fish pie would stil be ok.if super carb haters they can always just have the base.
what about making the base for the fish pie then serv with potatos.and the lower carb people could have baked sweet potatos?
veggie crumble.
veggie burgers and meat ones.
a one pot stew.
one pot curry.you can easily with these serve some chicken thighs or meat on the sideor split right t the end and add meat.
a roast.you coulddo baked mushrooms for the veggies or little roast veggie tartlets.
ratouile
wraps
enchiladas.
little quiches but instead of pastry pour them into hollowed out peppers. or just bake into muffin pans.
soup
cauliflower or cabbage steaks.(you could do proper steaks for meat eaters.
courgette and feta fritters
rosti out of squash or carrots roots sweet potatos veg etc.
thia curry with salmon
veggie stir fry
lentil and veggie chilli or bolognase
curry.dal for the veggies.

stressedoutfred · 04/05/2018 13:21

I would do

Chilli and rice

Fajitas/tacos/nachos

Jacket potatoes with different fillings ( left over chilli?)

Quiches, salad, crusty bread

ShotsFired · 04/05/2018 13:25

I was away with a large group and one day we had gazpacho (cold soup). As someone who doesn't generally eat/drink soup at all, I really enjoyed this - I mixed in some orzo (?) as well. And fresh bread.

Any leftovers could easily go into a pizza/pasta sauce as well I expect.

GenericDietCola · 04/05/2018 14:29

Thank you everyone, I have a very long list now!

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