Which meal do you cook more than any other and why?

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I always default to cottage pie because it's filling, easy to make and everyone likes it.

Chicken and veg with rice

Roast chicken (I get a huge one) which we either have as a proper roast dinner, with jackets/ chips and salad, or a quick roast (no roasties, no cauli cheese) just mash and basic veg. We do this frequently and turn the leftovers into at least one more meal - it was a MN hack to get the biggest chicken you can, can’t remember why!

Bacon, spinach and philadelphia pasta as its what the kids request when I ask for meal preferences before shopping. And it makes 15 mins to make......

For me it's roast chicken dinner. buy the large one even though only two of us. buy ready made stuffing (it tastes fab) do eveything spuds carrots broccoli gravey too. but I put enough on for two of us foe two nights of dinner. enough for sandwiches too. Next eve then it's great just plate up microwave done

Pasta bake not always the same one but we have a pasta bake at least twice a week.

Spag Bol or chilli con carne, as it’s easy, tasty and I add loads of veg to it. Any leftover spag is made into chilli and leftover chilli is eaten the next day in a wrap or on a baked potato.

Spag Bol because it’s my sons favourite, I make a huge batch to freeze and I can use it in lasagne, closely followed by roast chicken the leftovers of which becomes a pie, fricasse or cobbler type thing. Both are economical, provide more than one meal and will definitely be eaten. Bonus points for being good ways of getting vegetables into kids.

@yeesh do you use curry recipes or just cook from memory/instinct? I'm always on the lookout for good curry making advice/recipes if you have any to share 😄

@cinquanta is that because someone else does the cooking? If so, I'm a bit jealous! I like cooking but would sometimes like a break.

Fish baked with butter in a parchment bag. Stir fried greens - more or less any green veg.

Salmon on Mediterranean vegetables tray bake. It’s a Tom Kerridge recipe. Simple to make, very healthy & everyone in the family likes it. I’ve also cooked chicken thighs on the vegetables & it worked well too.

We default to stir fry as usually have veg in and salmon or prawns in the freezer.

Jacket potatoes with coronation chicken or tuna mayo with red jalapeños is my lazy dinner!

Spag bol, chilli, lasagne all fairly often too. Haven't actually made a cottage pie in ages!

Pasta bolognese.

Cottage pie, bangers & mash, pasta bake.
DD doesn’t like rice, DH not so keen on pasta so mainly potato based meals for our carbs and I work around whatever meat/ veg was on offer.

Savoury rice with tofu, mixed beans, onions and pepper. Easy, quick and filling.

How do you make this? Is it as simple as it sounds?

Noodles. Either ramen or just in a sauce. Will always change the toppings depending on what protein and veggies we have in.
Recently we've been doing the brothy rice dishes that are all over social media nearly every week too, but switching the recipes depending on what we fancy.

That sounds lovely but a ton of beans sounds a lot. And if I can’t get hold of any
tomorrows can I substitute for a tin of yesterdays? 😁

How do you stop the ratatouille going to mush in the slow cooker?

Roast chicken as it makes 3 meals.
Stir fry as well (not with leftover chicken).
Fresh fried makerel fillets with rice stuffed peppers.

Yes, when DH retired early he took over day to day cooking. I still bake bread, scones, biscuits and cakes etc. and the occasional roast on a Sunday.

Jacket potato with various fillings and chilli. Because they are my favourite meals and I cook throughout the week 😁

🌶🌶🌶Chicken curry, rice and nan
Everyone loves it

Chicken thighs in a tray roast. A particular favourite is with peppers, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and tiny potatoes- with lots of smoky paprika.