what are your families typical weeks dinners?

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need some inspiration.

Jacket potatoes cheese and beans

Chilli

Sausage and mash /Sausage casserole

Shepherds pie

chicken nuggets and chips

creamy pasta (which is gorgeous if you want recipe let me know but am off for bath now)

Potato /chicken curry

mixed lamb and steak with pitta (if its a well off week so hardly ever)

takeaway

Depends on what I can be bothered to do at the moment only just got back into cookig after 3 months of Godawful morning sickness .

HTH.

tonight we had beef and vegetable stew thingy with couscous (new cook book for my birthday).
Last night was chicken in breadcrumbs (the DCs love helping to make them).
Night before was M&S fish (cheating night).
Tomorrow is a new recipe card from Waitrose, Oriental fish was pak choi.
Sunday - roast probably.

I also do a mean chicken, lentil and cashew nut curry (another Waitrose recipe), Lentil bake (to use up any left over vegetables), shepherds pie with a difference (topping made with sweet pots and parsnips so no need for butter when mashing and I make two and put one in the freezer).

We also love chilli, lamb tagine, stuffed butternut squash and good old spag bog!!

Oh Mckenie will you post that chicken lentil and cashew recipe when you have time and if you don't mind .

TIA.

ooh i'd like that recipe too pls!

lentil bake
lamb and steak with pita
lamb tagine

lovely ideas ta

ds has nut allergy but could you do thatwithout the cashews?

ggirl - how do you do your lamb bake?

No LENTIL bake, not lamb. I am vegetarian

At the weekend I've the time to make curries, stews, homemade pizzas (with cumin and coriander in the base - yum) and tagines.

Weekdays - risottos, pasta, fish/canelloni bean recipe, casseroles, bp's and the odd stir fry.

Last week we had:

Sunday - spiced sweet potato, lentil and coconut milk soup with naan bread
Monday - Sausage casserole and garlic bread
Tuesday - baked potatoes, cauliflower cheese
Wednesday - veggie spag bol
Thursday - roasted new potatoes with fish and peas

Not very exciting though.

Next week we are having some sort of combination of:

chickpea soup
Thai veggie curry and rice
Roasted vege with pasta

No idea what else yet!

Oh, and I've a great blueberry burger recipe.

We have curry or pasta mostly.

superbunny-I was responding to mackenzies lentil bake

I to would like some more veggy ideas besides pasta and pots

Roast beef & yorkshire pud etc
Chilli night
Baked potatoes & quiche/salad
Pizza and salad
Mussels & garlic bread
Indian from M&S
Toad in the hole

Yes, sorry, was skimming

So, McKenzie, how do you make your lentil bake?

something casseroley (goulash meatballs, chicken casserole with dumplings, bigos and potato pancakes, homemade veg soup with crusty bread)

something ricey (kedgeree, curry)

something mince based (spag bol, chilli, cottage pie)

something sausagey (sausage and mash, toad in the hole)

something eggy (omelettes, quiche)

something potatoey (baked potatoes with beans/cheese/coleslaw, homity pies, bubble and squeak)

something roasty (good meat + usual trimmings)

Stew (beef, onions, carrots, celery, chickpeas, random veg)

Sausages with mash/potato wedges/fried potatoes and gravy and veg

Omelette with hefty helping of 'hidden' veg. It's not really hidden but DD can't see it as such so doesn't complain.

Pasta with tomato/veg sauce. Sometimes sauce has bacon in it, sometimes I make meatballs.

Pizza (homemade, cheap, veggie)

Curry with rice and dal and raita with cucumber and other veg or fruit

Roast meat and usual bits

Pasta with cream, cheese, bacon and broccoli

Cauliflower cheese with bacon bits and some kind of potato

Lentils done with tomatoes, garlic, carrots, celery and leeks, served with rice or bread

Guiness stew
sausages and mash
steak and onions
spag bog
lamb chops with veg and chips
duck with veg
amatriciana (pasta dish with chilli and bacon lardons)
mince and tatties

oh and fish bake aswell.

Saturday - Stirfry (lunch), Fish (Supper)
Sunday - Roast with trimmings
Monday - Leftovers
Tuesday - soup made with stock from roast and throw in whatever veg are left in fridge
Weds - sopu
Thurs - soup or if we've run out of soup, spanish tortilla
Fri - takeaway or pick something up from supermarket

We also try to make following dishes and bung in freezer for emergencies: pies, fish curry, chicken or pork ratatouille.

need to expand my repertoire really ... am making a couscous with roast veg and feta dish this weekend

Roast - Lamb/Beef or Chicken
Risotto - Prawn and Pee or Chicken, Mushroom and Asparagus
Veggie Pasta
Ratatouille & Meat or sausages
Stew
Fritatta
Paprika Potatoes with Chorizo, Onion, Peppers and poached eggs
Steak and Salad
Lamb Chops with veg
Bubble & squeak with bacon and fried eggs
Chilli & rice
Pasta with brocolli, mozarella, cherry tomatoes & chorizo
Ministrone Soup (home made)
M&S Lasagna
Salmon & Salad
Curry
Chinese

Sorry Prawn and Pea!

PMSL at pee risotto!

usually variations on a theme...
something with mince - spag bol/lasagne/shep pie
something with sausages - bangers and mash/toad inthe hole/sausage sarnies
pasta dish - pesto and broccoli/tomato and peppers
something with eggs - omelettes/boiled egg
something with chicken - wrapped in pancetta/stir fry/breadcrumbs
soups
salads
picnics at weekends
roasts at weekends

Lentil Bake

I soften some onions to start with and some garlic and chopped carrots then i add a selection of whatever veg I have around, things like courgette, peppers, mushrooms, leeks (all chopped).

Let the veg cook for a bit (about 5 mins) then add the lentils and stock (I usually allow about 3 oz lentils per person and about 1/4 pint stock per person). If I'm using red lentils I'll add a can of tomatoes but not if I'm using green tomatoes as the flavours clash. Add a bay leave or two, bouguet garni (or separate herbs if you prefer) and some pepper.

Bring to the boil, cover and simmer until the lentils are cooked, about 25 mins (check every now and then to make sure you have enough liquid in pan).

I then put this into ovenproof dish and cover with par boiled sliced potatoes, dotted with butter and sometimes grated cheese on top. If it's green lentils then mash works well. Pop into oven for about 30 mins.

My children love it. I can't take the credit for the recipe though - it was given to me by my dear friend Claire.

thanks much the same as us but some good ideas for me to work on
thanks ladies