Dinner Meal Ideas

[FunkyCrunky]

Trying to stick to meal planning, but we keep eating the same sort of foods, and now getting fed up.

Middle child can be picky, she won't eat anything spicy. So, no to chilli, curries, or jalapeños, etc. She likes more bland food. We're a family of 4, all eating adult sized portions.

Looking to add more variety. What meals do you eat?

We like things like...

• tuna & pasta bake
• toad in the hole
• corned beef hash
• Sunday roast dinners
• pies
• lasagne
• spaghetti bolognese

Anyone want to share their meal plans? Any family favourite staple recipes? Thanks in advance.

Stroganoff
Risotto
Stir fry
Fish pie or fish cakes
Frittata
Jambalaya
Moussaka
Homemade pizza

Fish tacos, with a bland white fish. I use sole. The purple cabbage and sauce (sour cream, mayo, lime) make it. You can add salsa that your picky eater doesn’t eat. We assemble them individually, ourselves.

Macaroni and cheese. All my kids loved this (two are now on their own).

Stir fried vegetables over rice. I make a sauce-soya sauce, Chinese wine, ginger, and cornstarch to thicken.

There are lots of recipes for boneless chicken breasts. I often make a big pan, make a big pot of rice, and then the next day, prepare chicken fried rice.

Simple baked chicken thighs with mashed potatoes, broccoli and salad.

Pasta with mushrooms and spinach in a creamy sauce.

Fettuccine Alfredo.

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots and salad.

All of the above take less than 20 minutes to assemble.

Tuna and sweetcorn burgers www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5863/tuna-sweetcorn-burgers
Butter bean and veg crumble www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/vegetable-and-butter-bean-crumble/
Sausage casserole realfood.tesco.com/recipes/sausage-and-cannellini-bean-casserole.html
Chicken enchiladas (not spicy at all!) recipes.sainsburys.co.uk/recipes/main-courses/tasty-chicken-enchiladas
Chicken pie www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/11191/easy-chicken-pie
Frittata realfood.tesco.com/recipes/bacon-and-leek-frittata.html

My rotating list

Meat-
Toad in the hole
Roast chicken
Sweet and sour chicken
Chicken and apricot casserole
Cottage pie
Mexican lasagna
Chilli
Lasagna
Spaghetti Bol
Lamb tagine
Sausage and lentil casserole
Beef goulash
Beef stew
Lamb and mint casserole
Chicken and ham pie
Meatballs
Chicken Faijitas
Chicken curry
Thai chicken curry
Chicken and chorizo jambalaya
Chicken thighs, roasted veg and new potato bake
Sausage and apple bake
Pork and cider casserole
Pork stroganoff
Chicken stir fry
Roasted gammon
Chicken risotto
HM burgers
Pesto, pasta, chicken, veg bake
Spanish chicken
Butter chicken
Beef tortilla
Coated chicken
Steak baguettes
Tacos
Chorizo pasta with red pepper and tomato sauce

Fish -
Sticky salmon and noodles
Fish pie
Fish cakes
Fish fingers
Prawn risotto
Prawn stir fry
Creamy prawn curry
Tuna pasta bake
Salmon cubes
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, lemon pasta
Prawn couscous
Med fish stew
Baked salmon fillets
Cold pasta, sweetcorn and salad cream

Veggie-
Omelette and salad
Roasted veg and goats cheese pasta
Pesto pasta
Lentil wedges and beans
BNS risotto
Lentil Dahl
Macaroni and cauliflower cheese
Cauliflower and broccoli cheese
Feta tiganito
Bean burgers
Jacket potato and beans/cheese
Roasted veg and halloumi bake
Quiche
Cheese and onion tart
Vegetable frittata
Pizza
Sweetcorn fritters
Mushroom stroganoff
Mushroom risotto
Veg stir fry and oyster sauce

Lunches-
Soup
Wraps
Toasties
Savoury muffins
Chickpea patties
Things on toast
Mini naan pizzas
Picnic lunch
Cold pasta salad

Breakfasts-
Blueberry or Banana pancakes
Ham/egg cups
Cereal
Toast
Porridge
Yoghurt/oats/fruit
Mushroom and tomatoes on toast.
Breakfast muffins
Egg and bacon crossaint
Scrambled egg on brioche