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Mealplans W/B 8th April
Tealady_2
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Hello all
Here is my meal plan for next week starting Saturday, DD is away for the week so just me and OH to cook for so my lunches should hopefully be leftovers as in theory should have a DD sized portion left over from meals.
Saturday - Jambalaya (I will get to cook this this week)
Sunday - Hairy Bikers Chicken Casserole with Potato Cobbler (new recipe)
Monday - Chicken in a Nandos Marinade with Rice and Salad
Tuesday - Sausage and Pasta Soup
Wednesday - Chicken Chowmein
Thursday - Spag Bol
Friday - Slow cooked beef curry with rice and Naan Bread
Breakfasts will be cereal, cereal bars, fruit and porridge
Lunches will be leftovers, sandwiches, wraps
Looking forward to seeing everyones meal plans for the week
Here is my meal plan for next week starting Saturday, DD is away for the week so just me and OH to cook for so my lunches should hopefully be leftovers as in theory should have a DD sized portion left over from meals.
Saturday - Jambalaya (I will get to cook this this week)
Sunday - Hairy Bikers Chicken Casserole with Potato Cobbler (new recipe)
Monday - Chicken in a Nandos Marinade with Rice and Salad
Tuesday - Sausage and Pasta Soup
Wednesday - Chicken Chowmein
Thursday - Spag Bol
Friday - Slow cooked beef curry with rice and Naan Bread
Breakfasts will be cereal, cereal bars, fruit and porridge
Lunches will be leftovers, sandwiches, wraps
Looking forward to seeing everyones meal plans for the week
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Hi Tealady, thanks for getting us started :T
Our planning went a bit to pot towards the end of this week as the kids and Mr PP have had a horrid virus and nobody really felt like eating so there was lots of toast and soup eaten but not much else. Hopefully we can get back to a bit of routine this week.
Sat sweet and sour chicken and rice
Sun roast chicken, veg, roasties, stuffing and gravy
Mon thai red curry, rice and naan bread
Tue Spag bol and garlic bread
Wed out at friend's house for dinner
Thurs Spaghetti carbonara
Fri Pizza, salad and wedges
The freezer is still well stocked with cake, bread rolls and soup so that should last the rest of the holidays.
Have a good week everyone
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My meal plan is still a work in progress but at the moment goes:
Friday - HM chorizo and pepper pizza
Saturday - sausage casserole
Sunday - beef cannelloni (RM ones RTC, baked with some tomato sauce and a bit of grated cheese on top)
Monday - kedgeree
Tuesday - meat pasty, chips and baked beans
Wednesday - Thai chicken curry with rice and some sort of veg
Thursday - tuna pasta bake - my favourite one with pesto and cherry tomatoes :drool:
It's not wildly inventive but it will do!Back after a very long break!0 -
Thanks for starting us off this week tealady
Heres mine from monday
Chicken and peppers in blackbean sauce, boiled rice
Liver & onions with mash, veg & gravy
Chilli beef Stir fry & noodles
Gammon, pineapple, wedges & salad
Beef Hotpot
Steak & chips, garlic mushrooms & tinned sweetcorn
Roast belly pork, roast potatoes, veg & gravy
Have a good week x
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Purple = Freezer
Mon 8th - [STRIKE]Moroccan Quorn meatballs[/STRIKE]/fresh meatballs made with mince with moroccan couscous and [STRIKE]roasted courgette.[/STRIKE]
... with spaghetti as cooked too much for DD.
Tues 9th ~ Smoky rib sauce with Quorn beef strips, wedges or pasta.
I succumbed to a [STRIKE]chip Naan[/STRIKE], so the above didn't go ahead
[STRIKE]Broccoli and macaroni cheese[/STRIKE] cooked and half put in freezer
Weds 10th ~ see below
Thurs 11th ~ [STRIKE]Jamaican chicken and sweet potato chips and green beans[/STRIKE]
Now having [STRIKE]Chicken and tarragon one pot[/STRIKE]
Fri 12th ~ Thai fishcakes mix ... not sure what with?
This will stay in freezer and will now change to [STRIKE]Thai mushroom curry and rice[/STRIKE] ( as still loads of mushrooms to use up and don't want them going sludgy _pale_)
Sat 13th ~ Lemon chicken and egg fried rice (will now yet again move forward to another week)
Now, [STRIKE]Beef strips in Smoky rib sauce[/STRIKE] with wedges, peas and corn (discovered Beef in freezer i thought was mince when inventory done, but is not. I would have used Quorn but think it will work better this way)
Sun 14th ~ Quorn roast, with veg and trimmings. DD now having this tonight and using leftovers for dinners
Now, Creamy garlic chicken lasagne
EDIT : Seemed to have skipped a day somewhere :think:, and finished the week on Saturday's meal, leaving Sunday's for another week ( yet again)!GC 2026 ~ Jan £213.45/180 Feb £180.21/£120 Mar £135.36/£150 April £/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month.Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality0 -
This week, I think it's going to be:
Sun-Pizza with salad
Mon-Gammon, saute pots, beans and egg
Tues-Toad In Hole, mash, carrots, cabbage and petit pois with onion & mushroom gravy (friend coming)
Wed-Chicken, mini roasties, parsnips, carrot/swede mash & sweetcorn
Thurs-Shepherds Pie (made with beans/onions/carrots) & petit pois
Fri-Egg, HM chips & beans with HP sauce/bread/butter
Sat-Chicken Kebab
Sun-Leg Lamb, roasts, mash, parsnips, yorkies, carrots, cabbage, peas & minted gravy
There may be a few changes.
PP
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Sunday - hm steak and ale pie, with a puff pastry top, roast potates and veg. Kids will have chicken drumsticks instead of the pie
Monday - hm chilli and rice
Tuesday - fish fingers with mash and baked beans
Wednesday - hm Thai Green chicken and prawn curry with naan
Thursday - Sausages, chips and beans/peas
Friday - hm pork kebab in pitta bread, with lemon and herb potatoes and salad
Saturday - hosting a dinner party for 8! not sure on the starter yet, main - hm meat pie with potatoes and veg, pudding - hm mixed fruit crumble; profitoreroles; and hm chocolate brownies - all with or without custard or ice cream.2016 is the year I am going to find time for me, and cherish the time I spend with my friends and family.It is also time to save - Aim £4,000 - So far this year - £230/£4,0000 -
Morning all - I've been doing a bit of magpie stuff this week and borrowing inspiration from your mealplans. Hope you don't mind

Anyway, here goes with this week's mealplan:
Sunday - Bolognese
Monday - Chilli Beef Stir Fry with Noodles
Tuesday - Toad in the Hole with Beans
Wednesday - Shepherd's Pie
Thursday - Enchiladas
Friday - Meatball Subs
Saturday - Lasagne
Hope everyone has a lovely week.
KB xxTrying for daily wins, and a little security in an insecure world.0 -
Ooooo going to have to put toad in the whole down for next week haven't had it in ages, thanks for inspiration Penny-Pincher!!
All Breakfasts - For me, its Bircher’s Muesli, or a version of it, with HM yogurt and fruit. For himself, cereal.
Lunches – Lunches are sandwiches for himself and some version of a bento lunch for me.
Snacks – Whatever fruit is in the house, and lots of cuppa’s
Dinners:
Monday – Hunters Chicken with Value Vegetable Rice
Tuesday – Chicken Risotto or something else made with the chicken stock from Sunday.
Wednesday – Sheppard’s Pie
Thursday - Honey and Mustard Quorn Chicken with veg and rice, done in the slow cooker.
Friday – Mince in Pasta sauce, with pasta, done in the slow cooker
Saturday – Sausage Casserole with rice or pasta, done in the slow cooker
Sunday – Depending on how I feel It might either be Spagetti Carbonara or another Roast Chicken with the trimmings
Pudding - Sugar free jelly for me and non sugar free for himself.Nessy x
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agreenmess wrote: »Thursday - Honey and Mustard Quorn Chicken with veg and rice, done in the slow cooker.
Do you have a recipe please? Or a link to one ...GC 2026 ~ Jan £213.45/180 Feb £180.21/£120 Mar £135.36/£150 April £/£150 (includes food, toiletries and cleaning from 13th to 12th of each month.Two person vegan household, with occasional visitors)Join me on the meal plan thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6356309/could-we-start-a-meal-plan-thread-again-so-its-not-lost-in-the-gc/p1Forever learning the art of frugality0 -
Our meal plans for the week are:
Tuesday
Hm Steak & Stilton pie with mash & carrots
Wednesday
Chicken burger & chips
Thursday
Eating at a friends
Friday
HM Pizza & garlic bread
Sat
Chilli con carne & rice
Sunday
Chicken casserole with roast potatos
Monday
Toad in the hole
Tuesday
Mash, fishcakes & Beans
Lunches will be any left overs, soup, Cheese sarnies or beans on toast
Snacks, HM Banana bread, HM Lemon drizzle cake, yogurts and fruit0
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