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Meal Plans w/b Monday 29 October

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Hi everyone. Blimey... where did October go ?? Couldnt find a thread started for next week ....

so heres mine in no particular order during the week

Lasagne & garlic bread
Chicken & peppers in black bean sauce with boiled rice
toad in the hole (1/2 pack sausages)
beef curry, rice, chips for DS & garlic nan
rest of sausages, with either egg, chips & beans or pasta
saturday - pizza & garlic bread
sunday - roast pork with apple and herb crust, roast potatoes veg & gravy

Have a good week everyone x
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  • Kitchenbunny
    Kitchenbunny Posts: 2,085 Forumite
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    Thanks, Skint, I always enjoy looking at mealplans, even when I don't post them. :) Here's mine for the week:

    Sun: Roast Beef with all the Trimmings (Trying a nice looking piece of brisket)
    Mon: Sausage Casserole with Mash
    Tues: Chicken Curry with Rice
    Weds: TBC
    Thurs: Shepherd's Pie
    Fri: Pasta Amatriciana
    Sat: Black Bean Chicken Noodles (fake-out night)
    Sun: Roast Chicken with all the Trimmings.

    Have a lovely week, all. Looking forward to reading the mealplans.

    KB xx
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  • hotcookie101
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    Thanks for starting the thread, I am not too organised this week, but am hoping it looks something like this :
    Su-Roast Sutton Hoo chicken, roast spuds and beetroot, carrots and cabbage, white wine gravy
    mo-chicken and mushroom tagliatelle
    tu-chicken and chorizo paella
    we-pasta with roasted tomato sauce
    th-pan fried lemon sole, new potatoes, carrots and peas
    fr-lamb chops, baked potatoes with cheese, cabbage and carrots.
    sa-just me, ham and cheese omelette and chips
    su-again, just me, reckon I will have fish pie from the freezer, with some peas :)
  • Sun roast chicken dinner then hm apple crumble
    Mon sausage casserole
    Tues fishfingers n chips
    Wed jerk chicken in hm jerk sauce
    Thurs hm pasta bake and sfc
    Fri curry night- will choose a recipe out of the takeaway secrets book.
    Sat hm doner kebab a d tandoori chicken in a naan and crunchy salad and spiced onions :)
    Sun roast again
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  • Tiglath
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    Mum's staying all week so it's going to be an endless array of plain/roast meat with spuds and veg. I might be able to sneak in a shepherds pie or toad in the hole at some point.
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  • plum2002
    plum2002 Posts: 1,009 Forumite
    Have only just started actually meal planning, rather than my usual vague idea of the week ahead mixed with, 'oh that needs using up' so here goes with my first one :)
    Sun - Roast chicken, stuffing, roast potatoes, veggies and gravy, chocolate almond cake with white choc and cardomon custard
    Mon - HM pea and ham soup (we had a ham on sat) with toasted sandwiches, baked windfall apples and yoghurt
    Tues - chicken and ham pie from leftovers with veggies
    Wed - chicken noodle soup, apple cake
    Thurs - Thai veggie stir fry with rice, apple cake
    Fri - HM pizza, salad, garlic bread - not sure about pudding
    Sat - sausage and green lentil stew thing with cauliflower puree and green veggies
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  • Tealady_2
    Tealady_2 Posts: 1,425 Forumite
    Just about stuck to the mealplan last week with just one minor adjustment.
    Plan for this week

    Sunday - Roast Beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and veggies.
    Monday - HM Pasties and potaotes of some kind
    Tuesday - Chicken Curry, Rice and Chappatis
    Wednesday - Cottage Pie
    Thursday - Chilli Chicken and Bacon Pasta
    Friday - Fishfinger sandwiches with chips

    Breakfasts will be toast, porridge, pancakes

    Lunches will be: Leftovers, sandwiches, wraps or HM Minestroni Soup

    Snacks will be leftover birthday cake, fruit, crisps
  • Hiya

    Mine starts today :)

    Sunday- sausage casserole (slowcooker) with dumplings, bread and butter
    Monday- scampi wedges peas and sweetcorn
    Tuesday- pasta sauce and garlic bread
    Wednesday- whatever you fancy/cook for yourself night
    Thursday- mince beef and onion pie, mash and veg
    Friday- chicken korma, rice and naan
    Saturday- bacon egg wedges and beans
    Sunday roast

    All hm, except the curry sauce and the scampi and sausages lol

    Haven't decided on what roast yet
  • I always read this thread but first time I'm attempting it.

    Sun- Pulled pork in bbq sauce in breadcakes with curly fries and mini corn on cobs.
    Mon- beef burritos, curly fries
    Tues- Jacket potatoes with chilli (HM from freezer)
    weds- slow cooker stew
    Thurs- Possibly soup from blitzed left over stew
    Fri- HM sheperds pie (from freezer)
    Sat- HM pizza with garlic bread

    OH takes packed lunch and I really must make the effort to take my own lunch this week to work. I'm working 4 12-hour shifts this week so menu is mainly easier things for OH to have ready when I get in from work.
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  • Monday: hm pizza with peppers, sweet corn and pepperoni
    Tuesday: hm cottage pie , and veg
    Wednesday: hm salmon fish cakes, lemon butter sauce, and veg
    Thursday: cottage pie and veg.
    Friday: empty fridge Friday , use up what's there, or pasta, or something from freezer, or takeaway!
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    Me, 10 yo dd, and the dog. all food and drinks, in and out, plus household shopping.
  • Board lurker here so thought I'd post this weeks menu.

    Sunday - Roast chicken, potatoes, stuffing, carrots, peas, broccoli
    Monday - Left over chicken legs shredded into spicy Moroccan cous cous, peppers, mushrooms, spring onions with sour cream.
    Tuesday - Me on my own, so veggie burger, new potatoes and salad
    Wednesday - Toad in the hole, onion gravy, sweet potato mash, green beans
    Thursday - Homemade from scratch pork vindaloo, rice and homemade chapatis
    Friday - Pizza and homemade wedges
    Saturday - Will be doing the weekly shop so not sure what we'll be having, usually our menu plan runs from Saturday-Friday
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