Meal planners!

[lastqueenofscotland]

Not sure where the other thread went, and we know this is my favourite time of week...

Today: left over gnocchi bake
Tomorrow: left over paella (I swear it’s breeding)
Sunday: tomato chickpea bake.
Monday: spanakopita
Tuesday: spinach Dahl
Wednesday: Mac and cheese
Thursday: spicy quinoa salad
Friday: bubble and squeak with fried portobello

[lastqueenofscotland]

Tonight: Sundried tomato and artichoke paella
Tomorrow: chickpea vegetable curry with Bombay potato
Sunday: tahini spicy roast veg traybake
Monday: puy lentil and broad bean salad with garlic mushrooms
Tuesday: chickpea and olive dip and nice bread
Wednesday: unsure might be out
Thursday: toasted hummous and veg wraps

[ImNotAsGreenasImCabbageLooking]

Fri: spinach & ricotta cannelloni, salad, garlic bread
Sat: Pizza (plus some chopped cucumber, peppers etc for dc so we can pretend it's a slightly more rounded meal )
Sun: pesto salmon, garlic baby potatoes, roasted veg
Mon: bean & veg chili with sweet potato wedges and the usual grated cheese, guac, sour cream
Tues: quiche and salad
Wed: veg & tofu stir fry with rice
Thurs: fish cakes (courtesy of Aldi ) with broccoli, peas & sweetcorn

[IHaveBrilloHair]

Sun: creamy bacon, olive and pesto pasta
Mon: Mince and dumplings
Tues: Chicken Korma
Weds: Steak and chips
Thurs: Rigatoni puttanesca
Fri: Congee
Sat: Pizza

[Wildernesstips]

Sun: Roast Chicken with hasselback new potatoes
Mon: Pork parcels with pesto and pesto cream sauce
Tues: Chicken & Butternut Squash korma
Weds: Meatball Lasagne
Thurs: Ultimate Nachos

My new plan starts on a Friday.

[DeliveredByKiki]

Sunday: houmous and veggie wraps
Monday: trying out lastqueen’s vegan puttanesca
Tuesday: cauliflower Alfredo
Wednesday: out for dinner
Thursday: pea and leek risotto
Friday: Dover sole

[IHaveBrilloHair]

Mine for this week, starting tonight.
Sat: Whatever (I'm always on my own on Saturdays do just have bits and bobs, whatever's lying about etc)
Sun: Burgers.
Mon: Double green curry.
Tues: Dd's birthday so either out or takeaway depending on what she feels like, chocolate birthday cake for dessert.
Weds: Ham salad.
Thurs: Sausage casserole with mash.
Fri: falafel pitas.

[Wildernesstips]

Intrigued by Double Green Curry.

Sat: pinwheel sausages with roast butternut squash and beetroot
Sun: slow cooked creamy turkey stew with leeks & mushrooms
Mon: roast beef
Tue: sun dried tomato chicken panzanella salad
Wed: Moroccan Meatballs
Thu: Chicken Kiev bake

[IHaveBrilloHair]

I'd love to tell you its something really interesting, but it's not, just all green veg, broccoli, mange tout, peas and asparagus, in Thai green curry.

[SheldonSaysSo]

Sat: Tomato chicken and rice
Sun: Tomato pasta bake
Mon: Chicken thigh traybake
Tues: Pork stir fry

[UAEMum]

Mine is:
Saturday - Italian restaurant
Sunday - pizza (i know, given the above but Sat night restaurant wasnt planned)
Monday - chicken jalfreezi
Tuesday - pf changs fakeaway - mongolian beef and changs spicy chicken
Wednesday - pasta
Thursday - out in Dubai
Friday - beef/bean burgers

[maggycool]

@IHaveBrilloHair, what's your recipe for the sweet potato and chorizo cannelloni? Sounds amazing. 😋

[maxelly]

Mine is:

-Monday: leftover party food from a friend's buffet!
-Tuesday: veggie tacos with Avocado, sweet potato and salsa
-weds: moules frites
-thursday: tray bake of potatos and veg, w. chicken and chorizo for meat eaters and salmon for pescetarians
-friday: pizza night
-Saturday: takeaway
-sunday: skewers (chicken for meat eaters, Halloumi and veg for others) served with salad and wedges

[SentToTheSynByn]

Can I join in please?

Wednesday - veggie biryani
Thurs - Moroccan quinoa
Fri - salmon fried in panko / beetroot burger and sweet potato chips
Sat - baked potatoes with taco beans and cheese
Sun - lentil croustade, some meat (not sure yet) broccoli, carrots and roast potatoes
Mon - lentil and tomato lasagne
Tues - egg fried cauliflower rice with tofu

We are a veggie / pescie / meatie family

[maxelly]

Waves at SynBin, we have a similar mix in our family, your menu sounds great. Do you have any tips on how you keep everyone fed without cooking loads of different meals? We try and do a few veggie meals a week and then some which can have optional fish or meat added but it is a struggle sometimes!

[SentToTheSynByn]

@maxelly

When I plan the meal it starts off as a stand alone veggie dish for example egg fried rice with tofu. If there is meat left over from Sunday roast I would add some of that.

Or I make a curry - fave is butternut, chickpea and spinach. I would then put it in two pan, one with chicken and one with paneer.

Or I make a batch of beetroot burgers and freeze individually so on fish Friday the veggies have a burger.

I do all the cooking so we mostly eat veggie. If the meat eaters want more meat they are welcome to plan, shop and cook. Only ds will add stuff to the delivery - he has the app and plans food for himself, usually some chicken and veg.

We always have ham, bacon, tuna, cooked salmon so they can have that for lunch.

[Mugglemom]

Today: Chili and coconut chicken w/ peppers, onions and rice
Tomorrow: Slow cooker pot roast
Friday: Turkey chilli

(we only meal plan up to a Friday, haven't done next week's yet)

[TheMatteEffect]

Thursday: Pea and Potato Curry with Cauliflower Rice
Friday: Fish Cakes (using the left over potato) and brocoli
Saturday: Vegan Cauliflower Rice
Sunday: Vegetable Cold Spring Rolls
Monday: Lemon Chickpea Kale dish
Tuesday: Liver and Kale

[pearlchoker]

Vegi, pescaterian and one carnivore household here. I've been menu planning for decades and couldn't operate any other way. For me it means one shop per week whilst knowing exactly what you need to buy. I love fresh produce though and sometimes you just have to add to your shop if something really appeals, such as seasonal fruits and vegetables. I love to cook and have always enjoyed sharing and swapping ideas.A new recipe book can be nearly as good as reading a thriller. Then again, in a fair few, the majority of the recipes can end up being rubbish.Anyway, this is what we have/will be eating this week.
Monday - Bruschetta two ways, with a fresh tomato topping and tuna & roast veg topping. Served with salad, some left over camembert and salami for the carni.
Tuesday - Baked potatoes stuffed with cheddar and sauteed leek with a side salad.
Wednesday - Potato gnocchi (not home made ones ) baked in a creamy spinach and dolcelatte sauce topped with crispy Palma ham and served with tomato and rocket salad.
Thursday - Buttered prawns (Ottolenghi recipe) served with Fregula pasta.
Friday - Paneer and vegetable curry served with basmati rice.
Saturday - Dinner with friends down the pub, yeah , and no doubt plenty of booze.
Sunday - A tapas of patatas bravas, chorizo baked in wine and garlic, aubergine baked with tomatoes and herbs, fried Saganaki (yes, it is Greek), hair of the dog.
Reading it back I can see why I can't lose weight. A bit of an irony in that I used to write low fat recipes for Rosemary Conley.

[Onehellofaride]

Today - out with a friend
Tomorrow - Pizza express with DC after the circus
Sunday - chicken dinner
Monday - Steak salad
Tuesday - Cottage pie and veg
Wednesday - DH and DC gammon, eggs, chips and peas. I’m having a night in with DM so we are having garlic prawns, bruschetta and frittata
Thursday - Chilli con carne with jacket potatoes

[maxelly]

It all sounds incredible though Pearlchoker, especially the Sunday tapas! Sod the diet... we often have a tapas or mezze meal in our mixed household as everyone can pick the bits that suit their diet...

[pearlchoker]

Oooh, could never diet Maxelly. I love food and cooking far too much and couldnt contemplate cutting anything out. However, cutting down the portion size would help, difficult though when it's tasty. Ahh well, there's always big knickers 😉

[spinabifidamom]

Nothing is set in stone yet but this is my meal plan for the next week:

Monday- sausage rolls with tomato soup for lunch and fish and chips for dinner
Tuesday- chicken casserole for lunch and OUT for dinner at a local pub
Wednesday- pizza or spaghetti for lunch and lasagna for dinner
Thursday- buffet lunch and leftovers for dinner
Friday- a quiche for lunch and Mexican food for dinner
Saturday- pasta bake for lunch and a healthy salad for dinner
Sunday- roast lunch with all the trimmings and not sure about dinner yet

[maxelly]

Here's next week's plan chezMax

Monday: Burgers (veggie/beef) with corn on the cob and homemade coleslaw
Tuesday: Spinach frittata with pittas and salad (some kind of meat on the side for carnivores, poss. spicy sausage)
Wednesday: Veggie soup with crusty bread/sandwiches (range of fillings available)
Thursday: Fattoush salad, with spicy mince for carnivores and grilled/spiced aubergine for veggies
Friday: takeaway!
Saturday/Sunday: off on holiday!

[TeaAndBisquits]

Just done ours for the next week and we're having.

• Roast chicken and veg (tonight)
• Tortellini, cheese and spinach sauce with salad.
• Sugar-snap pea and prawn noodles
• Thai fishcakes with green beans
• Jacket potatoes with beans, coleslaw and salad
• Chimichurri steak sandwiches
• Chicken Curry and mushroom rice
• Chicken and chorizo tray bake with veg

[Mugglemom]

Love seeing everybody's meal plans. It inspires me to try new things. Chimichurri steak sandwiches sound great!

For me:

-Coronation chicken sandwiches, sweet potato fries, corn on the cob
-Pizza (store bought cheese pizza with toppings added)
-Turkey chilli w/ avocado
-BBQ Chicken and rice buddha bowl with tomatoes, avocadoes
-Quiche and salad