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Meal Plans W/B 18th Feb

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  • hello everyone, heres mine for w/b mon 18 Feb

    chilli beef stir fry with noodles
    toad in the hole
    Tandoori chicken thighs with wedges and salad
    Braised pork steaks, mustard mash & veg
    Gammon, oven chips, tinned pineapple, salad, tinned sweetcorn
    Sausages, oven roasted with peppers, onion, butternut squash, tomatoes & any other l/o veg with mushroom rice
    Roast chicken dinner
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  • Meal plansSunday - Chilli and Rice
    Monday - Omlettes, salad, bread & butter.
    Tuesday - Chilli wraps
    Wednesday - Pasta and sauce
    Thursday - Salmon, cous cous & roasted tomatoes.
    Friday - Chicken casserole


    Lunches will be soup, crackers or stuff on toast.
  • ska_lover
    ska_lover Posts: 3,773 Forumite
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    Ok so I have finally organised myself

    Monday:- Baked Potatoe, salad and HM quiche (ooo get me, I can now make my own quiche, a skill I taught myself today, well pleased :)
    Tue - Cajun sausage and Bean hotpot, with spring onion mash
    Wed - Lasagne (HM batch cooked again today)
    Thur - Tomatoe and Bacon taglitelle
    Friday Chicken supreme and rice
    Saturday - Fajitas
    The opposite of what you know...is also true
  • cookie9
    cookie9 Posts: 764 Forumite
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    Well I am off to see my parents this week but dh doesn't have many holidays so just me. Trying v hard to use what is in the freezer.

    Sun out with Mr T reward vouchers, turkey curry
    Mon bolognese and will freeze some
    Tues chili made with bolognese base
    Wed away dh can have pork in cider from freezer
    Thurs dh bolognese from freezer
    Fri dh take away
    Sat dh chili
    Sun roast chicken as I am back.

    This leaves sausages in the freezer and frozen veg and fruit so toad in the hole will be in the next weeks plan. Hoping just to get a chicken and bacon in the big shop of the week to keep costs down as car getting serviced so expensive month.
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  • elly2
    elly2 Posts: 556 Forumite
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    I am working Mon and Fri night (8-8) so don't really need meals for these days as dad is kindly taking kids out for tea so i can try and grab a couple hours sleep before work.

    Sun mince/dumplings roast pots carott/turnip broc
    Tues curry and rice
    Wed shepards pie (using up left over mince) (lo.s wont eat this so need to sort something out for them)
    Thurs macarroni cheese
    Sat not sure yet possibly pizza for kids and beans on toast for me
    Sun again not sure
    Not doing very well at this :rotfl::rotfl:
  • hello everyone, heres mine for w/b mon 18 Feb

    chicken curry, rice & nan bread

    chilli beef stir fry with noodles

    [STRIKE]toad in the hole[/STRIKE]

    [STRIKE]Tandoori chicken thighs with wedges and salad[/STRIKE]

    Chicken pasta bake

    Braised pork steaks, mustard mash & veg

    [STRIKE]Sausages[/STRIKE],
    chicken thighs oven roasted with peppers, onion, butternut squash, tomatoes & any other l/o veg with mushroom rice

    Gammon, oven chips for DS - jacket potato for me, tinned pineapple, salad, tinned sweetcorn

    Roast chicken dinner

    Found a bag of chicken breasts lurking in the freezer yesterday so a bit of a change of plan as I want to use them up, and we had tandoori chicken kebabs for lunch yesterday

    Shopping day today for me, have a good week everyone x
    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
  • Last week went really well for us and i am now slowly starting to see the light at the bottom of the freezer. Also have more money at this time of the month than ive had in years.

    This week is as followed.

    Monday - lo bambi stew from saturday evening with some dumpling added.
    Tuesday - hm pork burgers and salad
    Wednesday - Quiche and veggies/salad
    Thursday - hm lo lasagne (made the other week and frozen)
    Friday - hm Fish and chips
    Saturday - Rabbit pasta
    Sunday - Roast of oh choice.
  • Hello everyone! Glad to see this thread back and active again.

    Had a weekend away but now back to real life and meal planning.

    Tonight: Last of the leftovers from valentines day (finally!!)
    Tomorrow: Basalmic mint lambchops with veg
    Wednesday: Out for work
    Thursday: spicy carrot and lentil soup with rolls from freezer
    Friday: leftover soup
    Saturday: A friend's restaurant is having a special on american style buffalo wings so will be eating our weight in those...
    Sunday: Roast Veg lasagne
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    Taking my frugal life on the road!
  • esmf73
    esmf73 Posts: 1,793 Forumite
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    This week is half term, so a break for me too I think!

    Monday (today) pizza, garlic bread and strudel from aldi
    Tuesday spag Bol (homemade from freezer)
    Wednesday chicken Kievs and chips
    Thursday beef stew with rice (homemade
    Friday turkey (from Christmas) curry with naan and homemade sag aloo!!
    Saturday soup and bread / homemade burgers
    Sunday depends what I can pick up cheaply!!!
    Me, OH, grown DS, (other DS left home) and Mum (coming up 80!). Considering foster parenting. Hints and tips on saving £ always well received. Xx

    March 1st week £80 includes a new dog bed though £63 was food etc for the week.
  • shell2001
    shell2001 Posts: 1,817 Forumite
    Sunday - roast chicken, roasties, yrkshires, carrots, cabbage, peas & gravy - nut roast for dd1

    Monday - hm creamy chicken pie, roasties, carrots & brocolli - dd1 hm quorn chicken pie (enough of both left for another meal so will be frozen)

    Tues - cottage pie, cauli cheese sauce & peas - Dd1 quorn version

    Wed - sausage, egg, chips & beans - dd1 veggie sausages

    Thurs - beef in red wine, pots & veg - dd1 hm veggie bolognaise

    Fri - steak burgers, wedges & salad - dd1 veggie burger

    Sat - hm pizza & salad

    Sun - pork in cider, roast potatoes, veg & yorkshires - dd1 veggie version using quorn pieces

    Flapjacks and cakes made to fill tins up.

    Cheese, crackers and fruit for hungry afterschool tummies.
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