MealPlans WB 20th April 2009

Penny-Pincher!!

DD has asked for fish tomorrow and have some value frozen white fish and it says cook from frozen.....do i just place on a tray?

Ta

PP
xx

frugalswan

I'm caught out this week - had to revise everything as I'm trying to get our meals to be lower in fat and be generally healthier. Plus, I completely ran out of time and forgot so I've quickly done them now:

Sunday: Red Thai Prawn Curry with Noodles
Monday: Barbecue Roast Chicken Drumsticks with salad
Tuesday: Sausage Casserole (at Mum's)
Wednesday: Spanish Omelette
Thursday: low-fat beef stroganoff with wild rice
Friday: Sweet and Sour chicken with noodles
Saturday: Meatballs with pasta

Have a good week, everyone

x Frugalswan x

Mags_cat

Just done a freezer check so am planning the following :

Sun : Lunch - Lamb chops, potatoes + peas
Dinner - Pitta pizzas

Mon : Dinner - Gammon (slow cooked today), potatoes + veg

Tues : Dinner - Fish finger sandwiches (wot?! I *like* them :rotfl:)

Weds : Dinner - Chicken stir fry (chicken in freezer)

Thurs : Dinner - HM Ready meal (Haddock Dauphinoise, in freezer)

Fri : Dinner - Pork chop (in freezer) + chips

Breakfasts - cereal + toast

Lunches - Soup (in freezer) and fruit

champys

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

DD has asked for fish tomorrow and have some value frozen white fish and it says cook from frozen.....do i just place on a tray?

Ta

PP
xx

PenPin my mum used to put it in an ovenproof little dish, add a good knob of butter and a slice of lemon, then put in a moderate oven until done. I don't think you can go wrong with that very easily.

champys

frugalswan wrote: »

I'm caught out this week - had to revise everything as I'm trying to get our meals to be lower in fat and be generally healthier.

Thursday: low-fat beef stroganoff with wild rice

Hi frugalswan - I'm also on that tack, trying to get DH to lose some weight without losing too much myself.... How do you make your low-fat beef stroganoff? I still have a lot of beef in the freezer to use up. Thanks a lot!

Moneybubbles

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

DD has asked for fish tomorrow and have some value frozen white fish and it says cook from frozen.....do i just place on a tray?

Ta

PP
xx

I steam mine, or put in tin foil in the oven for around 30 mins:D

Essex-girl_2

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

DD has asked for fish tomorrow and have some value frozen white fish and it says cook from frozen.....do i just place on a tray?

Ta

PP
xx

I would just put it in a dish in the Remoska, love the Remoska for cooking fish - cooks it nicely and keeps the smell in the house down.

frugalswan

champys wrote: »

Hi frugalswan - I'm also on that tack, trying to get DH to lose some weight without losing too much myself.... How do you make your low-fat beef stroganoff? I still have a lot of beef in the freezer to use up. Thanks a lot!

Hi Champys

It's quite a simple recipe, just using low fat creme fraiche in place of the cream.

splash of olive oil
1 small onions, sliced
300g mushrooms, sliced
1 small glass cream sherry
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 small tub low fat crème fraîche
cooked wild rice or pasta, to serve

1) Heat the oil and fry the onion until soft. Then, add the mushrooms until they get a little soft. Finally, add the steak and gently fry until juuuuust coloured.

2) Add the sherry. Stir all together, and add salt and pepper to taste, and then add the smoked paprika. Taste to make sure it is to your liking, and then cook down until about half the liquid has gone.

3) Add the creme fraiche. Stir until it is all mixed and lovely looking (about five minutes). Serve with wild rice or wholemeal pasta.

I did it as a test last week to use up some steak (I was going to have a steak sandwich but the healthy me won) and was really surprised with how well it turned out and how simple it was. We both decided to add more mushrooms next time as they went so well in the sauce. Hope that helps

x Frugalswan x

champys

Thanks frugalswan - I am going to give that a go. How much low-fat creme fraiche is a 'small tub' approximately? Sizes are different here, and I usually have a big 500g tub in use. I can't get cream sherry in France (much to DH's regret), but I've used madeira instead before in recipes, so that will probably work here, too. Off to write it on the next meal plan.......

frugalswan

My apologies, Champys. It's about 300g or thereabouts. Hope that helps, and I hope you enjoy it

x Frugalswan x