Your favourite Autumn family meals...

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I am looking to create a new meal plan for 3 weeks at a time. Fed up of the kids moaning 'it's always chicken' (it's not).

We eat everything except no gluten (but use GF alternatives so not really an issue). We try not to eat fish/sea food more than once a fortnight and would like to eat less meat so some veggie options would be well received. Kids are a bit adverse to spice still. Ideally less than 30-40 mins prep time.

My first week looks like this:

Chilli with nachos and guacamole
Apple, sausage, sweet potato bake
Ratatouille with Halloumi
Hot dogs or steak burgers with sweet potato wedges
Chicken with mascarpone, peppers, mushrooms with rice or pasta
Cottage / Shepherd's Pie
Prawn Saganaki with rice

Anyone care to share they're favourites for the next few months?

Chicken Jollof
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/jollof-rice-chicken

Chorizo Frittata
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lunchboxchorizoo_07622/amp

Sausage Bake with Potatoes & Gravy
www.recipetineats.com/one-pan-sausage-and-vegetable-bake-with-gravy/

Roasted root veg with pearl barley, rocket, and halloumi or Goat's cheese or feta. Could add chickpeas or butter beans or whatever.

Toad in the hole and onion gravy.
Any casserole.

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mushroom_bourguignon_36900

I had this last week and it was lovely, it's definitely going to be a regular meal. I think it was nicer cooked for about 15 minutes longer than it said.

I also do this every couple of weeks. I reduce the oil a bit and use light coconut milk to reduce the calories. It keeps well too if you don't add the spinach.

www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/c/chetna-makan-s-chickpeaspinachcurry.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=recipepage&utm_campaign=Chetnavegancurry&utm_term=athome&utm_content=Chetnavegancurry

Sorry about the long link.

Home made cassoulet. Pork, spicy sausage, onions, garlic, tomatoes, cannellini beans, slow simmered. Perfect for cold autumn evenings.

Vegetable crumble www.easyveggieideas.com/vegetarian-recipes/vegetable-bean-crumble
Sweet potato satay www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/satay-sweet-potato-curry
Loaded potato skins realfood.tesco.com/recipes/loaded-baked-sweet-potato-skins.html
Butternut macaroni cheese www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/butternut-squash-sage-macaroni-cheese
Tuscan bean stew with ciabatta www.filippoberio.co.uk/recipes/tuscan-bean-stew/
Butternut risotto www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/butternut-squash-sage-risotto

@Mintjulia that sounds yummy. Which cut of pork do you use? Sounds like something that would also work in a slow cooker.

This is a newly discovered family favourite. Suitable for all year:
www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/c/chicken-pilaf-withpomegranate.html

Also we have a few of the roasting tin recipe books which are great (Rukmini Iyer)

I use my slow cooker a lot in the colder months. Sausage casserole, chicken casserole, beef stew, potato and bacon bake, meatballs etc. Alongside roast dinner, macaroni cheese, spaghetti bolognese, curry.

This is lovely for a 'fish day' - you can cut down the spice a bit if needed:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/curried-cod

This is also good - we use Quorn sausages:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/sausage-cassoulet

And again, great recipe but adjust the chipotle:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/smoky-spiced-veggie-rice

Great idea for a thread - am following for some new ideas too.

Ooh thank you for all these ideas, some delicious Autumn meals to try out!

For the cassoulet, I use diced pork shoulder steaks that have some fat marbled through them, and then chorizo or bacon or sometimes a couple of boned chicken thighs with some smoked paprika. It's very adaptable.

Good in a slow cooker if you sear the meat first. I have it with brown rice and French beans or broccoli.

Thanks @Mintjulia. That's one for the meal planner

Pinch of Nom's potato, bacon and onion bake is properly delicious, true comforting hotpot style dinner. Highly recommended.

Some great ideas here🙂

Roasted butternut squash and fennel with pasta.
Butternut squash and mushroom lasagna.
Roasted spiced Beetroot and cauliflower with coconut rice.

Burnt aubergine chilli.

Jamie Oliver's sausage and apple bake is a winner here!
The only thing is I missed the red wine vinegar the first time as it wasn't listed on the ingredients list, but on the instructions and it definitely makes all the difference

I'm trying to compile a similar list op so thanks for the thread. I would eat all of the above delicious meals but dh is cheese and mushroom free
So far I have:
Chilli
Lasagna
Shepherd's pie
Bolognese
Roast chicken
Chicken curry - dh won't eat either but tough
Fajitas
Enchiladas
Stuffed chicken fillets with veg and herby potatoes
Veg curry with chickpeas
Egg fried rice with broccoli and cashews
Freezer/simple dinners for easy days: breaded cod, veg and corn on the cob, homemade chips and sausages/burgers, carbonara

Love the look of that chicken pilaf. Where do you get pomegranate seeds?

Bimblybomeyelash I'm drooling Can I come live with you?!

Toad in the hole
Roasted vegetable lasagne
Lentil stew & dumplings
Cauliflower korma
Cashew nut stir fry
Cooked breakfast

This garlicky vegetarian stew is lovely.

I always think of fish pie as a real autumn/winter warmer.

Haven’t tried this vegan goulash recipe yet but am looking forward to giving it a go when the colder weather comes in.

This sausage casserole with garlic breadcrumbs is very tasty. We use veggie sausages and add extra veg.

Not great for Op of course but I always think Autumn is a time for pastry - toad-in-the-hole, homity pie etc. Pure comfort food .

@FizziWater

Love the look of that chicken pilaf. Where do you get pomegranate seeds?

@FizziWater they sell them in tubs in supermarkets or just but a whole pomegranate. Honestly, it's delicious. Suitable for both summer & winter. You have to cook the chicken thighs for longer than it says. I guess you could use breasts as well but it would be drier.

Great post, thanks for all the meat free inspiration!