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Meal Plans W/B 13th May

Hi

Really struggling with meal plans at the moment but they can't be that bad as DD told me twice this week that dinner was very yummy.
Meal plan starting Saturday for me

Saturday - Spicy Chicken & Ribs for OH and DD, I will be having pasta as being a route marshall all night on the Moonwalk - will also be taking a flask (possibly soup) and some snacks.
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Sunday - Spag Bol and garlic bread. Wanted something easy as will be sleeping most of the day as don't reckon I will get home till about 11 in the morning. Plus DD can cook this if need be.
Monday - Jambalaya
Tuesday - Chicken Chow Mein
Wednesday - Chicken and Bacon Pasta (more bacon than chicken as have quite a bit to use up)
Thursday - Slow Cooked beef in Baguettes
Friday - Duck in a Sweet Chilli Sauce and Rice

Breakfasts will be porridge, cereals, cereal bars, fruit
Lunches will be soup, wraps, sandwiches and left overs

Looking forward to seeing everyones meal plans and hope everyone has a good week
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  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 18,630 Forumite
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    Thank you Tealady for starting off next week's menu plans. You've made me sort out mine now.

    Sat lunch - HM cornish pasty (made today as going out all day).
    dinner - Gigantes Plaki (made today to reheat) with rice (recipe from A Girl called Jack website
    Sun lunch - LO Gigantes Plaki with jacket potato
    dinner - Roast pork, roast potatoes, mangetout, green beans
    Mon Mushroom Chasseur - another recipe from Jack's website
    Tues HM Sweet & Sour pork - using up leftover roast pork
    Wed LO Mushroom Chasseur
    Thurs Sausages, chips & beans
    Fri HM Fish Pie with veg - not sure what yet will decide when I go shopping

    Breakfasts will be either toast, porridge, cereal or omlette for me as I'm at home). DH usually has toast before he leaves for work.
    Lunches will usually be salads, something on toast or small jacket pot with beans. DH usually takes sandwiches, yoghurts & fruit.

    Looking at that I have to say I'm glad I can have whatever I fancy now that I've retired rather than just boring packed lunches:D

    Denise
  • hotcookie101
    hotcookie101 Posts: 2,060 Forumite
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    Thanks for starting us off tealady :)

    Our plan will hopefully be:

    Su-steak, dauphinoise potatoes, asparagus & mushrooms
    Mo-Smoked haddock fishcakes with chips and salad
    Tu-guinea fowl or chicken noodle soup
    we-Spaghetti with rich beef ragu
    Th-salmon, asparagus & jersey royal tray bake
    Fr-smoked salmon& asparagus risotto
    Sa-takeaway, or pizza
    Su-roast chicken, veg and potatoes
  • Tenyearstogo
    Tenyearstogo Posts: 692 Forumite
    Starting tonight we have

    chicken teriyaki and rice
    Roast gammon and roast pots
    Beef casserole and dumpling
    Rachel Allen recipe creamy spicy sausage pasta
    Chili and rice
    Chicken and ham pie with chips

    We're out on Sunday at a relatives so no cooking then. All the meals are homemade.
  • Right, you folks have inspired me!

    Monday - Leek and bacon gratin
    Tuesday - HM egg fried rice (cooked chicken in freezer)
    Wednesday - Sausage and HM chips(you'll notice I like chips)
    Thursday - Beef pie(special offer, freezer), mashed pots, carrots and peas.
    Friday - Pasta with tomato and pepper sauce and salad(homegrown )
    Saturday - Pizza, potato wedgies and salad
    Sunday - Toast and Beans/Egg(fend for yourself night)

    Rhubarb pie and a lemon pie for suppers:)
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  • CCP
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    Last week's meal plan was a bit of a disaster - I ate only three of my seven planned meals, although not necessarily on the days I had planned to eat them. :o I must do better this week!

    Friday - sausage and courgette pasta bake
    Saturday - moussaka with salad and garlic bread

    Sunday - smoked haddock baked with bacon and asparagus, with potato bread
    Monday - Chinese pork with veg noodle stirfry
    Tuesday - cheese and onion crispbakes with chilli beans
    Wednesday - chicken kiev with tomato pasta (a lazy version of chicken parmigiana, which I love)
    Thursday - steak pie with rosti potatoes and some sort of veg
    Back after a very long break!
  • K9sandFelines
    K9sandFelines Posts: 2,933 Forumite
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    edited 18 May 2013 at 5:11PM
    Freezer

    S11 ~ [STRIKE]Chilli and jacket potato[/STRIKE] and salad
    S12 ~ [STRIKE]Quorn steak strips with carrots, samphire and mash[/STRIKE]
    Also added cheese and chive to the mash, had turnip with the carrot, and also, onion gravy.
    M13 ~ [STRIKE]Leek and butterbean with orzo[/STRIKE]
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    T14 ~ [STRIKE]White fish ( with Tikka spices), green beans and corn on the cob[/STRIKE]
    W15 ~ [STRIKE]Frittata [/STRIKE]
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    T16 ~ Broccoli and cauli cheese
    This is too similar to tonight's, so will sort out something else or bring tomorrow's forward.
    This ended up being [STRIKE]roasted veg, tagliatelle and spicy ariabatta sauce[/STRIKE]
    F17 ~ [STRIKE]Moroccan chicken and chickpea stew with couscous[/STRIKE]

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  • Boodle
    Boodle Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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    Hi all :)

    This is us:

    Breakfasts
    Oat bars, cereal or porridge. Banana.

    Lunch
    Tomato hummus or peanut butter sandwiches. Carrot (this week been having green pepper as a change - mother doesn't like green ones so gave us them from her multipack!). Raisins or other fruit if MIL brings any.

    Snacks
    Sunburst cake fingers (hm) or carrot or raisins/other fruit as above. Tea or soya milk.

    Dinners
    • Peanut and lime vegetable stir fry + noodles (Sat)
    • Sausage casserole + mash (Sun)
    • Split pea and coconut dhal or channa rangpur with rice
    • Spaghetti aglio olio + greens
    • Veg fritters + red cabbage, carrot and chive coleslaw
    • Kidney bean rice salad
    • Baked beans on toast with avocado and shredded red cabbage
    Puds if wanted can be microwave-sponge puds of various types i.e. carrot-cake style, spotted !!!!!!, jam, banana or chocolate, or ice cream in cornets - either frozen banana whizzed with soya milk or scooping out the soya dessert I froze when got massive batch from approved foods.

    Hope you all have a good week x
    Love and compassion to all x
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 9,101 Forumite
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    everyones meal plans sound lovely - pinched a few ideas :p

    chicken and bacon pasta bake
    Moroccan lamb with couscous and roasted veg
    chicken thighs in reggae reggae sauce, wedges & sweetcorn
    moussaka with salad and garlic bread
    steak, dauphinoise potatoes, asparagus & mushrooms
    chicken & veg stir fry with hoisin and garlic sauce, noodles
    roast pork with apple and herb crust, roast potatoes, veg & gravy

    Have a good week everyone x
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  • happy35
    happy35 Posts: 1,616 Forumite
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    am back at work next week so going to stick to meal plan as want to use stuff out of the freezer

    Sat: mushroom stroganoff and rice
    Sun chicken, yorkshires, stuffing, sping cabbage, carrots, swede, peas and pots
    Mon - tuna pasta bake and salad
    Tues - chicken curry, chickpea and spinach curry, rice and chapatti
    Wed - baked sweet potato and cottage cheese for me, jacket pots with cheese and beans for OH, salad
    Thurs -burgers for OH, onion rings, mushrooms stuffed with cream cheese, corn on the cob and salad
    Fri - possibly HM pizza or thai prawn curry

    Lunch - sandwiches for DS chicken tuna or ham, tuna sweetcorn pasta, couscous chickpea salad, falafel pittas or soup

    Breakfasts - cereal bars or cereal, fruit or yoghurt

    All homemade
  • pinkypig
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    Thanks for getting us started Tealady:)

    Still ploughing through the freezer in the Pig household:rotfl:

    Sun Chicken pie, roasts, veggies and gravy
    Monday meatballs, spaghetti and tomato sauce
    Tues Spaghetti carbonara
    Wed Pasta Bake
    Thurs Morrocan Chicken and cous cous
    Friday Spag Bol and garlic bread
    Sat HM pizza and wedges

    Lunches will be soup or sandwiches.

    Snacks will be gingerbread, lemon cake and bakewell tart from the freezer.

    Have a good week everyone

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