2023 meal planning thread

[Lastqueenofscotland2]

Very much looking forward to getting back on the bandwagon and not eating another Pringle for 11 months.

Tomorrow: Tuscan gnocchi
Saturday: pizza take out
Sunday: enchilada bake
Monday: Jambalaya
Tuesday: Thai peanut noodles
Wednesday: friend is cooking
Thursday: mushroom stroganoff

Halloumi gyros
Sausages, colcannon and onion gravy
Jackfruit and walnut ragu
Black bean shakshuka
Honey-roast parsnip soup
Harissa chickpea burgers
Dishoom’s akuri

Not bad going last week.

Sat - Steak and chips ✅️
Sun - spaghetti carbonara ✅️
Mon - broccoli quiche, new potatoes, carrots and peas✅️ - although the veg ended up peas, kale and sugar snaps.
Tues - pancakes (celebrating one week late as we were out last tuesday) (possibly a small bowl of soup beforehand) ✅️ (made singalong carrot soup from Leon Soup Book)
Wed - crispy gnocchi with squash and sage ❌️✅️ Forgot DH was out so had salmon with soy, ginger and chilli with pak choi (he doesn't eat fish)
Thurs - butternut squash curry ❌️✅️ Had the gnocchi originally planned for previous day.
Fri - spag bol ❌️. Had the curry planned for previous day.

This week

Today (sat) - out for lunch so cheese and biscuits for supper later.
Tomorrow- roast chicken thighs with peas, bacon and tarragon.
Mon - veggie chilli
Tues - pasta with mushrooms and creamy pesto
Wed - chicken stir-fry with noodles
Thurs - veggie (dahl-esque) shepherd's pie.
Fri - spag bol.

Eating out this evening, roast cauliflower soup for lunch.
Sun: Sea bass, potato gratin, greens
Mon: Cauliflower, pea & paneer curry
Tues: Roast veg & mackerel pasta
Wed: Quorn, leek & mushroom pie
Thurs: Three bean stew
Fri: Veggie sausage tray bake
Sat: Black bean, halloumi & veg burritos

This week, I have only got as far as

Today: grilled salmon, steamed broccoli, mash and Hollandaise sauce.

Possibly a pasta bake I froze a few weeks ago for tomorrow. Or else chicken and a jar of sauce.

I am away wed and home late on Thursday but Dh wouldn't cook properly even if I left things out so I'll let him decide.

Today: chicken pie (made from leftovers from yesterday's roast) with mash and green veg
Tomorrow: halloumi burgers, hm chips and salad
Wednesday: chickpea masala, rice and chapattis
Thursday: picnic / tapas type thing as we're hosting a playdate
Friday: top your own pizzas

I shopped, sort of, but haven't really thought through proper meal plans.

Something with leftover chicken and roast potatoes from yesterday.
Salmon, probably with stir fried veg and noodles
Tart/pie of some sort, possibly with onions as I seem to have a lot of them.
Spaghetti bolognaise

But this is all quite fluid.

M- chicken thighs, veg and rice
T- pasta with bacon, tomato sauce and garlic bread
W-omelette
T/F- no clue yet

My plans this week

Weds - kale and coconut dhal
Thurs - bucatini with cauliflower, anchovy and saffron
Friday - shiitake pho with crispy leeks
Saturday - troife pesto genovese with potatoes and green beans
Sunday roast chicken with tzimmes
monday - something with the leftover chicken

anyone else having trouble getting cauliflower?and if there are like 6 on the shelf they are so small it just cant be worth the cost. but really the shelf is always empty?
we are realising how much we used it. and how i have that shephards pie ive saved from someones post above and cant do it because i need cauli!!

realised how a really simply chicken thigh casserole is one of the nicest most comforting dishes ever made.

Haven't planned as well as I might do this week but

Sausages and sweet potato mash
Aloo Gobi Shepherd's pie
Samosa or keema tart
Halloumi tagine and couscous
Tuna pasta bake
Roast ham/turkey and trimmings from the freezer.
Veggie curry
Tortilla or masala omelette

I did a risotto on Monday and dp did veggie sausages and sweet potato mash last night, with roasted red onions. Tonight I'm making pizzas with bought dough. Not sure after that.

We have plenty of cauliflower at my local shop, tomato’s still the issue!

this week
tomorrow: DP cooking
Saturday: mushroom and lentil bolognese
Sunday: pizza
Monday: quesadillas with blackbean and pepper
Tuesday: mushroom stroganoff
Wednesday: Pie
Thursday: Tofu and sweet potato massaman curry

Poached eggs with sweet potato rosti and guacamole
Tofu satay stir fry
Jamie's Cajun-spiced beans and cheesy corn dumplings
Tomato and mascarpone risotto
Curried cauliflower pasties
Chickpea biryani
Sun-dried tomato and mozzarella gnocchi bake

Sounds like a delicious week - really appetising.

I concur @topofbighill! 😊

@topofbighill @needastrongoneagain
These are the recipes, if you’re interested:
sweet potato rosti
Jamie’s Cajun beans
risotto
pasties
tofu satay
biryani
Gnocchi bake is a recipe torn out from a magazine, sorry!

Definitely trying the pasties. Thank you.

I'm going for the JO beans and the rosti!

Fri: possibly out
Sat: supermarket pizza and mozzarella sticks
Sun: roast chicken dinner
Mon: halloumi with roasted veg, pesto and pasta (OH may also have leftover chicken)
Tues: frozen battered cod, potato wedges and tenderstem broccoli
Weds: noodles with tomato and tenderstem broccoli (from new fave Vietnamese cookbook!)
Thurs: smoky sausage casserole (from Roasting Tin Around The World)

Can I have the tomato and mascarpone risotto recipe please

Been posted below 👍

Saturday – Mousakka
Sunday – roast chicken thighs and salad
Monday – l/o mousakka
Tuesday – Greek Salad Pasta
Wednesday – out
Thursday – Butter halloumi curry
Friday – some kind of cobbled together dish based on whatever is in the fridge as we're going away for 10 days afterwards.

Remembered to post this week!

Lasagne
Slow roast pork, roast potatoes & veg
Pearl barley with leeks tomatoes & dill
Baked sweet potatoes, pulled pork, coleslaw
Cauliflower pasta al forno
Pesto baked chicken, parmentier potatoes, green beans
Butternut squash biryani
Berbere chicken

I am going to make those cauliflower pasties at some point too - look great (no shortage of caulis here!)

God knows.

Ploughman’s one night and maybe a mezze type thing on another. Something with new potatoes and salad maybe.