Weekly meal plan

[LadyPrigsbottom]

I'm planning meals in advance a bit more, as it helps me stay on top of things, diet-wise and just feeling more organised in the week. Also means fewer trips to the supermarket.

I wondered if anyone would like to share weekly meal plans on here? I'd love to see what others are planning as I'm always looking for ideas.

Here is mine for next week:

Mon: chicken curry, rice and naan
Tue: chickpeas with dates & almonds, with couscous
Wed: gammon in cider with honey and mustard, jacket potatoes and salad
Thu: spicy peanut tofu, spinach and rice
Fri: pasta bake with meatballs

So your meal plan looks delicious!

*PS, not so!

Last week (can't remember which days we had what, so the days are likely to be wrong) we had:
Sun Roast gammon in maple syrup, roast potatoes, broccoli, and spinach (first haul from the garden!)
Mon KFC 😬😬 (chosen treat from our son who'd done a 3 hr mock 11+
Tues Aloo gobi traybake using up veggies, and home made chicken curry and naan bread
Wed Sticky BBQ chicken, jacket potato and baked corn
Thurs Home made shepherds pie, spinach and frozen mixed veg for the kids who are Allergic To Green Vegetables
Fri Cod loins in home made breadcrumbs/Parmesan coating, chips and mushy peas.
Sat Pulled pork with mash, broccoli and corn

I find it so hard to find a meal that the whole family will eat. Most tend to be sauce or casserole based as they hate onions not knowing that every meal has them, I just cook them down and stick blend them

This week, it will be pot luck from the freezer stash. This is mainly because the kids are going to my parents Thursday-Sun whilst we have a little break away. For those nights, I'm so excited that someone else will be cooking, and washing up for me!

Tonight: pulled pork, slaw, sweet potato and salad
Monday: falafel, couscous, salad and tzatziki
Tuesday: satay noodle salad with crispy tofu
Wednesday: gigantes plakis, new potatoes, broccoli and broad beans
Thursday: tarka dhal
Friday: homemade pizza with salad
Saturday: Baked mushrooms, pea, feta, broad bean and rocket salad with New potatoes

Ooo @Restlessinthenorth, enjoy your break! I'm so envious . Lockdown has left me a bit holiday obsessed, but we aren't going anywhere this summer (boooo)! So I can live vicariously, through MN .

Thank you, @LadyPrigsbottom. We got a ridiculously cheap room in a travel lodge. Won't be fancy....but we aren't bothered! Change of scenery etc!

Last night we had a chinese. Was delicious

Starting today off with lamb chops, mash and veg
Lasagna
Chicken kebabs
Sausage egg beans mushrooms
And pizza twice as working. I’ll probably have a meal deal on break

That looks nice @Saladd0dger!

I am going shopping today, so need to get my plan sorted. Will be back later to post !

Sun: roast dinner
Mon: lentil moussaka
Tue: Tortilla and salad
Wed: veg lasagna
Thur: white wine, mushroom pasta
Fri: paneer saag, Bombay potatoes & rice
Sat: pizza for dh and kids, tomato, basil & mozzarella salad for me

Monday - sausages, salad, chips
Tuesday - pasta with tomatoes and olives
Wednesday - fish tacos
Thursday - vege burgers
Friday - we get a pasta subscription so whatever is in that
Saturday - friends coming for BBQ in garden so chicken and salads

I am trying to use up as much frozen stuff as I can so I can defrost my freezer. I have most of this in already apart from the BBQ stuff.

This week's menu.....
Monday: Chana Paneer Masala
Tuesday: Aubergine parmigiana
Wednesday: Black bean fajitas
Thursday: spaghetti and meatballs
Friday: homemade pizza (basically every Friday since dh bought a pizza oven 😂)
Saturday: kedgeree
Sunday: Leek, mushroom and goats cheese strudels (not tried this one yet)

@thisstooshallpass

Today - roast pork, crackling, roast potatoes, carrots, broccoli, creamed leeks and homemade apple sauce

The week ahead
Linguine with covelo nero, pancetta, anchovies and chilli
Baked gnocchi with slow roasted tomatoes and mozzarella
West African chicken stew
Chinese pork (leftover from Sunday lunch) with salt and pepper chips
Warm squash and harissa salad
Prosciutto and peach panzanella

I think I'm gonna come and live with you. All that sounds amazing

Tonight is Spanish omelette, salad, bread, olives, with salami for meat eater DP.
Rest of the week...
stroganoff with rice and green beans (beef for the others, mushroom for me)
Chicken/halloumi salad wraps and chips
Macaroni cheese, roasted tomatoes, green beans
Easy night, so fish fingers and chips for the kids, probably filled pasta for me, and pizza for DP.

Monday- gammon with sweet potato mash, green beans and carrots
Tuesday- Curry
Wednesday- sausages with sweet potato mash and veg
Thursday- Chilli
Friday... Not decided yet. We normally ship Friday afternoons.

Mon Pesto chicken with new potatoes and salad
Tues Turkey tacos with guacamole and salsa and rice
Wed ds2 has chosen a Pizza Hut pizza 🙄 He’s paying half.
Thur Cottage pie with baked beans
Fri DH’s pizza banquet of homemade sourdough pizza done on the bbq
Sat ds2 cooking Spaghetti with peppers, pine nuts, lemon and basil
Sun possibly an Indian

So, unbelievably, it's (nearly) that time of the week again!

I want to try out some new recipes this week...fingers crossed they turn out well!

Sun: Nasi Goreng
Mon: Tapas; tortilla, bravas, olives, hummus, bread and oil
Tue: Briam (greek roast veg) with bread
Wed: roast tomato and bay orzo
Thu: Gado-Gado (Indonesian salad with potatoes and peanut sauce)
Fri: Panzanella
Sat: crispy gnocchi with mushroom, sage and squash

It was DH birthday this week so we've had mostly take aways, treat meals or dinners out the freezer following days out! But hoping to do a proper plan again for the week ahead.

Next week (we move house on Monday, yay) is all freezer leftovers

Meatballs
Beef hash cakes
Daal
Sweet and sour pork
Rogan josh sauce for prawns
Chilli
Refried beans for vegetable burritos

Easy peasy whilst I unpack a million boxes.

Oh yes, I should've said, my plan is for the week ahead!

Exciting that you're moving house @thisstooshallpass. Good luck with it all.

And happy birthday Mr LittleHouseInTheBigCity!

Hello all!

I've done my online grocery order, which is arriving on Monday and I'm planning to batch cook some meals for the week and for the freezer. I've got some new food storage boxes especially - oh the life I lead wink.

Sunday: DH is cooking, so I expect it'll be a roast
Monday: dal, rice and naan
Tuesday: beef in beer with ciabatta rolls and green veg
Wednesday: chicken casserole & crispy potatoes
Thursday: sweet potato, lentil soup and sandwiches
Friday: Homemade pizza (haven't made pizza dough before...so this will be a bit of an experiment)!
Saturday: chicken and cashew nuts with egg fried rice

Hello to anyone still reading this .

I'm still posting as it forces me to sit down and plan meals.

Here is my plan for the coming week:

Sun: BBQ
Mon: falafel burgers
Tue: Spanish chicken tray bake
Wed: mushroom stroganoff
Thu: prawn curry, dahl & rice
Fri: chicken with 40 cloves of garlic (retro)!
Sat: spaghetti carbonara

Hi OP
I havent posted before but like reading your posts for inspiration. Spanish Traybake sound yummy, what are the ingredients?

My go-to meals are usually casserole and stew based so I can get it all prepped the night before, but it's not suitable for this weather! So this week we have:

Sun - homemade chicken nuggets and chips
Mon - Pad Thai
Tues - seabass, new potatoes and watercress
Weds - cashew chicken (a new recipe I havent tried before)
Thurs- spaghetti carbonara
Fri - campfire stew and jacket potatoes
Sat - fajitas pasta bake

Ah thanks @KitKatastrophe! Your meal plan sounds lovely.

Late this week cos we've been away at my parents where my mum did all the cooking, which was amazing. This week is:

Sunday - takeaway pizza (DD birthday)
Monday - Beef Bourguignon
Tuesday - Bolognese Pasta
Wednesday - lamb and apricot tagine
Thursday - Thai pork curry
Friday - spinach and feta puff pie
Saturday - sausage casserole
Sunday - chicken curry