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Meal Plans w/b Monday 19 Nov

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The weeks are flying past now and I find with the dark nights and cold weather I need to meal plan more than ever at this time of year. Heres mine for next week......

Gammon, roast potatoes, brocolli & cauli cheese

chilli burgers, (1/2 pack mince) wedges & tinned sweetcorn

hm tandoori chicken (thighs), vegetable rice

meatballs & pasta (remaining 1/2 pack mince)

jacket potatoes with leftover gammon, cheese & onion filling & baked beans

roast chicken, mash, veg & gravy

leftover chicken stir fry & noodles


Have a good week everyone x
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Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

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  • McpPsl
    McpPsl Posts: 206 Forumite
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    Here is my meal plan for the coming week.

    Mon: Roast Pork Loin, Potatoes, Veg & Gravy
    Tue: Cold Roast Pork & Salad
    Wed: Mums 4 Tea - HM Faggots, Mashed Potatoes, Veg & Gravy
    Thu: Pasta & Bolognese Sauce
    Fri: Chilli Con Carne & Rice
    Sat: Steak & Salad
    Sun: Sandwiches (Dance Competition)

    Have a good week everyone......
  • hm tandoori chicken (thighs)

    Do you have a recipe for this please? Thank you!
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  • Well, here goes with this week's mealplan! Hopefully we can stick to it this time. :)

    Mon - either a sausage braid with baked beans or a sweet & sour with noodles
    Tues - Chicken Thighs stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon, with chips and lashings of BBQ sauce
    Weds - Black Bean Chicken with Noodles
    Thurs - Pasta Bake
    Fri - Shepherd's Pie
    Sat - Chicken Curry with Rice
    Sun - Beef & Onion Pie with Mash & Veg

    Again, I'm going to try to utilise the oven to the max so will be baking some rock buns or cookies at the same time. I'll have to sort through my baking cupboard and see what I've got! I really need to make a start on my Christmas baking. :)

    Thanks, Skint, for starting this week's thread.

    KB xx
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  • hm tandoori chicken (thighs)

    Do you have a recipe for this please? Thank you!

    Hi pinkskyatnight (great name btw) this recipe is really quick and easy and yummy.

    I use thighs but you could use any chicken portion/drumsticks/ breast. Remove the skin and score the meat with a sharp knife. I use Rajah tandoori masala powder which you can get in @sda (it may be available in other supermarkets ;)) or I use our local chinese supermarket. I use 2 tablespoons mixed with a small pot of natural yoghurt. Pour over the chicken until it it coated. You can leave to strengthen the flavour for an hour or more or overnight. However I often just coat the chicken and then cook it in the oven covered with a lid or foil to stop the meat from drying out, and then just uncover for the last 5-10 mins of cooking time. In my fan oven this is about 45mins at 170 degrees for thighs but in your own oven just cook for the same time/same temp you would normally cook plain chicken portions/breasts
    I use this mixture on chopped chicken breast to make kebabs too. Just make sure you soak any wooden/bamboo skewers in water for a couple of hours to stop them burning under the grill.
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
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    Mon-Veg Curry, rice and crusty bread
    Tue-Toad-in-the-hole, plus left over veg curry
    Wed- Pesto/cheesy pasta
    Thur-HMSweet & sour chicken, noodles and prawn crackers
    Fri-HM pizza and salad
    Sat-ravioli, salad, crusty bread
    sun-Italian traybake, with salad.
  • Mon - spag bol
    Tue - fresh pasta and sauce
    Wed - chicken casserole
    Thu - pizza
    Fri - fish and chips
    Sat - sausage and mash
    Sun - roast
  • CCP
    CCP Posts: 5,062 Forumite
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    I've been away for the past few days so I've only just started putting together my plan for this week. So far I've got:

    Sunday - Greek lamb stew (from the freezer) with a jacket potato
    Monday - sweet potato and cumin soup and a cheese and bacon sandwich

    Tuesday - something from the freezer - it depends what I can find! :o
    Wednesday - tuna arrabiatta pasta bake
    Thursday - meatball and carrot bake with pasta (a new recipe)
    Back after a very long break!
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Only planning until Friday here.

    Monday: mushroom pasta

    Tuesday: tomato soup

    Wednesday: check freezer, or other wise a stir fry

    Thursday : roast turkey w/trimmings

    Friday: turkey curry!


  • my aim this week is to use up stuff from freezer and not to buy more to put in....... trying to make some space to take advantage of ys at xmas and new year.....

    monday: pasta and bolognaise from freezer

    tuesday: roasted salmon from freezer, and hm chips

    wednesday: soup and hm bread

    thursday: stew and mash ( skirt steak from freezer)

    friday: fish fingers and hm mash

    nov grocery challenge, £.227.69/300, 9/25 nsd: , 7 Cmo, 10 egm.
    Me, 10 yo dd, and the dog. all food and drinks, in and out, plus household shopping.
  • Tealady_2
    Tealady_2 Posts: 1,425 Forumite
    Plan for this week which for us started yesterday

    Saturday - Chilli with Cheesy Chips

    Sunday - Ravioli and Garlic bread

    Monday - Sausage and Pasta Soup

    Tuesday - Chicken and Ribs with Spicy Rice

    Wednesday - Roast Chicken

    Thursday - Spag Bol

    Friday - Out to dinner :D

    Being quite good at sticking to the plan lately just need to keep it up.
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