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Mealplan WB 10th March

Doing well here, and using the SC is making meals stretch a bit further, and while DH is away the less cooking the better...

Saturday - LO Chilli, Natcho's, Sour Cream and Salad
Sunday - Chicken Jambalaya (using LO Chicken and HM Stock)
Monday - SC Beef Tikka Masala and Steamed Rice
Tuesday - Cooked Breakfast (Sausage, Eggs, Hash Browns & Beans)
Wednesday - Cottage Pie Toasties
Thursday - LO Chicken Casserole and Dumplings
Friday - LO Chilli, Natcho's, Sour Cream and Salad
Saturday - Toad in the Hole and Steamed Corn on the Cob
Sunday - LO Beef Tikka Masala and Steamed Rice

Good luck this week x
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  • Soworried
    Soworried Posts: 2,369 Forumite
    edited 12 March 2014 at 11:40AM
    Morning, Thanks for the thread, it was perfect timing as I had just sat down to start planning mine :D

    We are sticking to plan really well but we really need to as well. It is a tight month.

    Garlic and herb roast chicken dinner with york shire puddings, stuffing, the works.
    Chicken curry with turmeric rice.
    Chilli and cheese wraps filled with peppers and mushrooms.
    Hm pizza with hm garlic dough balls.
    Hm burgers in hm cheese buns with hm onion rings and garlic mushrooms.
    Sausage casserole with dumplings.
    BBQ chicken drumsticks with coleslaw and potato gratin.

    I need to make some more pizza bases today and I'll have to make the coleslaw during the week but other than that we have everything in and easily prepared.
    I'll strip the chicken off the carcass and make some soup with it in the slow cooker for 2 lunches. I made 12 of the cheese buns last night so we'll have those for lunch 2 days with egg mayo or cheese savoury filling. I'll make a quiche on Thursday for lunch on the Friday and the other 2 lunches will be left overs in hm wraps or I might make some cheese and onion pasties, we'll see how I feel later in the week :)

    Have a great week everyone x
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  • beluga
    beluga Posts: 877 Forumite
    Morning all! DH is away from tonight till Friday evening, so I'll be cooking just for me for those days. I'm going to roast a chicken in lemon seasoning (DH dislikes lemon for some reason) and eat it throughout the week for lunches as well.

    S - Pork chops, carrots, leeks, green beans, broccoli, stuffing, gravy
    M - Lemon chicken with couscous and courgettes
    T - Thai chicken curry with rice and veg
    W - Thai chicken curry with rice and veg
    T - Chicken chow mein
    F - Spaghetti bolognese
    S - Chicken dippers

    I've stocked up on veg that DH isn't keen on - courgettes, a few types of mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts - so I'll eat my way through those.
    Breakfasts will be toast, lunches will be chicken sandwiches or chicken soup.
  • Ladyluck1
    Ladyluck1 Posts: 749 Forumite
    edited 9 March 2014 at 12:25PM
    Really tight month for us too! So will be mostly eating from cupboards/freezer.

    Sunday: LO spaghetti bolognese and HM garlic bread
    Monday; Chinese chicken balls (can stretch 1 breast really far!) with pepper fried rice and sweet &sour sauce
    Tuesday; cottage pie and carrots
    Wed; crispy pancakes (I know! Been in the freezer for about a year!!) and potato waffles, beans.
    Thurs; 2 chicken thighs in Thai green curry, with rice.
    Friday; spaghetti with LO shredded chicken and a sage butter sauce.
    Sat; egg, HM chips and beans.
    Sunday; toad in the hole, LO mash and cabbage

    Breakfasts; cereal or toast, Boiled eggs on Sunday.
    Lunches will be; ham or jam sandwiches, parsnip or leek and potato soup. Possibly leftovers.
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  • xmillyx
    xmillyx Posts: 137 Forumite
    Really boring week for me as per usual as I only cook for 1!

    Tonight, Stir fry with prawns
    M Baked salmon steak with potato salad and lettuce
    T Baked salmon steak with potato salad and lettuce
    W stuffed peppers (hairy dieters recipe)
    T - LO stuffed peppers
    Then Fri-Sat I'm at my other halfs parents for a couple of days. So will just have Sunday evening to worry about.

    Breakfasts will be gluten free toast with poached egg or marmite.
    Lunches will be cheese sandwiches.
    Snacks will be fruit or cereal bars.
  • I've been AWOL for a bit, but back and need to desperately save some money after a huge car bill recently. I have a freezer full of food, so shouldn't need to buy anything for meals this week.

    Sunday: HM pork and apple burgers, chips and living salad from my window box
    Monday: bacon, eggs, beans and mushrooms
    Tuesday: spaghetti bolognese and salad
    Wednesday: beef goulash and brown rice
    Thursday: pulled pork, sweetcorn and jacket potato
    Friday: pizza
    Saturday: meal out
  • PenguinOfDeath
    PenguinOfDeath Posts: 1,863 Forumite
    After a mammoth shop last weekend, I managed to only spend £26 on top ups this week, thats with a couple of treats included, plus a lot of extra fruit as we're going to continue to try decresing the portion sizes but have fresh fruit salad for 'afters'

    HM chicken goujons and dips
    Pork lo mein
    Sausage pasta
    Cheesy mustard topped pork chop with spuds & broccoli
    HM sticky chicken drumsticks & chips
    Fishcakes & waffles
    Beef stroganoff, rice & garlic bread
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,868 Forumite
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    A bit late but this is our plan for the week:

    Sun - roast chicken dinner
    Mon - cauliflower cheese, bread & butter
    Tues - LO chicken, HM chips & baked beans
    Wed - sausage & vegetable traybake with tomatoes & paprika
    Thurs - mixed bean goulash & rice
    Fri - fish pie & veg
    Sat - chicken curry & rice

    Denise
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