Meal plans WB 20th November

BohemianCoast

OK, finally got some groceries delivered after nearly a fortnight of tins, freezer, cupboards: the fridge was totally empty by the end, but the freezer still had quite a lot of stuff in, mostly veg and previously cooked meals.

Friday 18th: Jamie 30 minute thai green curry; ooh this was yummy but used every pan in the house and took at least 45 mins.
Saturday 19th: Scouse (this is from a BBC 'Rita's posh scouse' recipe; it looks amazing bubbling away but we might go for a cheaper scouse next time cos even serving 8 this is costing a fortune; half to freezer)
Sunday 20th: Ham hock, pearl barley and greens soup (Allegra McEvedy and you can google it; she uses kale but I am going with savoy cabbage because I prefer it).
Monday 21st: mushroom korma from freezer, sour chickpeas (Madhur Jaffrey), rice
Tuesday 22nd: Smoked Haddock with Bacon & Mustard sauce and spinach, baked potatoes (Kitchen Revolution)
Wednesday 23rd: twice-baked potatoes with goats cheese (realise I've got bakers twice in a row so might move something around, internet recipe), HM coleslaw
Thursday 24th: baked spinach enchiladas (they also have mince in), a family favourite.

freakyogre

I'll be having some of my homemade 'ready meals' this week as have made extra in the last few weeks. I've got some exams next week, so hopefully this will give me more time (and less excuses) to revise

Monday - college

Tuesday - pork and cider casserole with mashed potato

Wednesday - sweet and sour chicken with rice

Thursday - college

Friday - stuffing and lentil burger with potato wedges and coleslaw

Saturday - sausage and bean stew with cous cous

Sunday - lasagne (will do mince etc in slow cooker while at work, then assemble lasagne)

Kittenkirst

Monday- lunch; tuna & yellow pepper baguettes, apple & cinnamon muffin
Dinner; (leftover) chicken made into enchiladas
Tuesday- lunch; chicken & sweet chilli wraps, apple tea loaf
Dinner; chicken pot pies, brocolli & cauli cheese, any other veg
Wednesday- lunch; pasta, courgettes & pesto
Dinner; ostrich steaks, sweet potatoe mash, courgettes
Thursday- lunch- to be confirmed
Dinner; boyf's choice as he's cooking as I have netball
Friday- lunch: pasta & pesto
Dinner; friends over- mexican lasagne

Can you tell we had roast chicken this weekend; trying to make it stretch! We've been meal planning the last few weeks so getting used to it. Lunch is our biggest spend as if we forget its generally £3 each if we have to buy it. £6 a day, 5x a week, 4 weeks a month: £120 is a huge incentiviser to stop buying lunch!!!!

PolkaDotsAndLace

Joining in with this since I'm fed up of us deciding last minute what to eat and having to nip out to the shops for one thing, which inevitably ends up costing a tenner in useless stuff! This week's pretty basic since I'm trying to use up some freezer stuff, so should only cost me £10 or so doing a small shop tomorow.

Mon 21st - pasta, tomatoey sauce
Tues 22nd - Chickeny stew with mash
Wed 23rd - soup out of freezer for me, chicken curry ready meal out of freezer for OH since he'll be in late
Thurs 24th - Tuna pasta
Fri 25th - sausage egg and chips

My lunches during the week will mostly be soup, I have loads made and frozen.

I'm planning the week after's meals just now (insomnia!) and am shocked how short my ASDA shopping list is turning out to be as a result...think this is a good way to go. I do want to add a few extra storecupboard essentials onto the list (I'm trying to stock up a bit for winter) but nothing perishable, so it looks like a cheap shop.

MissOrganised1972

Got directed to this thread by a friendly grocery challenge member.

I'm afraid this week is rather cheap/thrown together/inventive because the grocery budget has gone & we are winging it 'til the end of the week & payday/start of a new budget!

(bit of a pork theme going on)

Mon (kids on school dinners)- DH-beef pie, veg & baked potato. Me-vegetarian chili & baked potato (both left over meals from freezer)
Tues- (kids on school dinners)-sausage sandwiches
Wed- Pasta Carbonara
Thurs-Gammon, egg & wedges
Fri-chicken in rice
Sat-out at friends
Sun-Pan fried pork steaks with orange & sage with veg & roast potatoes.

Thankfully the kids have roast / veg packed dinners booked at school mon/Tues. Fruit is running low but have tinned pineapple & dried fruit if we do run out. Out of sandwich meat but can be inventive there, topped up cucumber / tomato! We won't starve but won't an exciting start to the week (culinary speaking)!

Wanted to join this thread for inspiration

:-)

CH27

fiiminglee wrote: »

Really trying to reduce grocery spends at the moment but it seems soooooooo hard!

It is hard.
Have you got a plan to reduce it?

tootoo

Can I join please?
My meal plans have gone out of the window and my shopping has increase,bb b ed!!

My plan starts from today: -

Wednesday - Gammon, Pineapple, Egg, Chips and Peas
Thursday - I think hubby is off so may treat us all to a (cheapish!) lunch out, so will be a sandwich or similar for tea
Friday - Chicken Tikka with Rice and Naan
Saturday - HM Burgers, Chips
Sunday - Roast Chicken, Roast Potatoes, Veg and Gravy
Monday - HM Spicy Chicken Pasta
Tuesday - HM Chilli Con Carne

May change it, lunches will be sandwiches, Stew (I love my mums hm stew and she brought me a huge batch yday!),
Snacks will be hopefully mainly hm - just made some cupcakes with my toddler so thats a start!
Tootoo