The 'different meal for every day of the month' challenge

Gingernutmeg

I love making spicy chicken bake (not sure what else to call it lol). You need some new potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, red pepper and butternut squash. Chop them all up into fairly even-ish pieces and place them in a baking tray (as a rough guess - and bearing in mind me and my partner eat a lot lol - I normally use half a small squash, a good handful of new potaotes, a large sweet potato, half a pepper and a couple of carrots, it's usually a good roasting tray full, but this does give us some leftovers). Toss the veg in a little olive oil (not too much as the chicken is oily), and add some chopped garlic, fresh sage if you've got it and a good spoonful of cajun spice (I like the fiddes payne one). Take two chicken thighs per person, trim and rub with a little more oil and spice, then roast in a hot oven until the chicken is cooked and crispy and the veg is well roasted. About ten minues before the end drizzle a good spoonful of honey over it all, to add a lovely sweet sticky glaze. We normally eat it just like this but it's also nice with brown rice or cous cous.

Any left over veg is really nice added to cooked pasta or cous-cous - it makes a good packed lunch. I also always make soup with the same veg - saute off an onion and some garlic, when it's soft add a good spoonful of cajun spice and then the veg. Add chicken stock and simmer until soft, then blend. It makes a great dinner with some crusty bread

KarensKraftyBits

Hotdogs with onions mmmm
Cheese and potato pie with beans and bacon
Chicken drummer salad with new pots
shepards pie
tuna pasta bake
bubble and squeak with sasuages

ka7e

Chicken and pasta (multi-coloured twirls look nice) in peppercorn sauce with grated cheese on top. Serve with garlic bread and/or salad.
Cooked pasta layered with fried onions, cheese and smoked ham. Top with grated cheese and grill until brown.
Fried chicken and bacon on mixed salad leaves with honey and mustard dressing.
Cheese omelette with HM bread and salad.
Liver and bacon casserole.

moozikgal

Here are some of the dishes i make quite often, you can pm me if you need any recipes
Chicken Casserole
Steak Pie (about 1lb meat and pad out with saussages too)
Chicken Florintene (chicken and spinach)
Fishermans pie
Quiche and salad
Spanish omlette
gammon and pineapple
cheesey brocolli pasta
chickpea curry
pork chops with boiled pots and pan fried buttery cabbage and onion rings
oven roasted veg with cuscus and tom sauce
spagetti carbonara
chicken tikka drummers and rice
cheese burgers and wedges
tacos
paprika pork and rice
Piglet pie (like cottage pie but with pork mince and potato pastry topping)
Bangers and beans casserole
soup and crusty bread
stew and dumplings
roast chicken
saussage meat and suffing lattice
stovies
Beef or pork stroganoff

thats about all i can think of just now.. longer list than i thought!

newmoneysaver_2

How about a few simple meals ie:
beans on toast (maybe a bit of cheese or bacon or egg)
omlette
egg and chips (with butties for dipping in egg)

These are great for when you can't be bothered to cook!

hazzie123

Homemade chicken nuggets and wedges,
Bacon and Leek pasta bake,
Homemade Steak and Kidney steamed suet pudding,
Homemade burgers in buns,

tentickles666

i always like to have some indian food or greek or moroccan food to add some variety!

i have an indian friend whose husband has said he would divource her if she ever dared cook the same meal twice a month so she is a great help!

skylight

Caribbean Skewers with Boiled Potatoes and Mango Salsa
Cornish Pasties
Creamy Spring Pasta
Lemon and Cashew Chicken (stir Fry)
Sausage Omelette
Turkey Escalopes
Mushroom Tagliatelle


Give you two guesses what my meal plan is for the week!

One thing I do now, is cut out all my favourite recipes from my magazines (that I get free subscription with Tesco Deals tokens!) and stick them in a scrap book. It makes Meal Planning so much easier as I can look rather than think about what to have.

lady_isa

Bacon Egg Chips
Spainish omelet
Macaroni Cheese

Penny-Pincher!!

Fry up (bacon, egg, sausage, beans & toast)
Omellete (sp) & salad
Curry & rice
HM Quiche, boiled spuds and salad
Macoronni (sp) cheese
Baked Spuds, ham & salad
Egg & chips
HM Lasagna & chips
HM Mousakka & salad
Scrambled Egg, beans & toast
Sandwich & Soup

HTH

PP
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