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Meal Plans W/B 5th May 2014

MandM90
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edited 30 April 2014 at 6:54PM in Old style MoneySaving
I know this is very early - but I've just had a clear out in the kitchen and am super keen :j

Monday is OHs birthday and he's requested spinach and ricotta/feta pie, which sounds lovely :T Will serve with rocket
TuesdayBBC Good Foods quick bean and chorizo chili with basmati (Have everything for this)
Wednesday Fish pie (just need to buy prawns and parsley) and green beans (freezer)
Thursday Veggie bolognese (also have everything for this), saladon side
Friday My lovely boss treats me to dinner
Saturday Spinach and mushroom risotto, green beans (freezer) on side
Sunday OH takes me out for dinner once a week to say thanks for all the cooking :p

Breakfasts:

Hot cross buns (freezer)
Eggs w/toast
Smoothies (lots of fruit in freezer)
Porridge/cereals

Lunches are always leftovers from the night before as we both have microwaves at work (DD has a hot lunch and pudding at school)

Snacks:

LO Chocolate and guinness cake (making for OHs birthday on monday)
Hot cross buns
HM popcorn
Boiled eggs (I pop these in a small box for work as I usually get peckish)
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  • sweetpea26
    sweetpea26 Posts: 831 Forumite
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    edited 4 May 2014 at 7:24AM
    morning thank you for posting ... has made me think about the week ahead.

    Sunday.....Chicken curry rice salad and poppodums
    Monday.....Home made pizza and salad
    Tuesday.....Spag Bolgonaise and salad
    Wednes......Pork chops potatoes carrots peas
    Thursday.... need to check the freezer for pre cooked meals
    Friday.........Fish potatoes and frozen veg
    Sat.............Home made pizza / Chinese takeaway

    Need to do an inventory of freezer this week too.

    Breakfasts are as follows

    Cereal , muesli or toast banana

    lunches...
    Just me at home ...so a choice
    baked potato...whatever in fridge
    Sandwiches soup
    Toast Tomato

    Hubby has packed lunch which consists fruit yoghurt and sandwiches
    all items in fridge.
    Others have lunch at school etc.
  • Soworried
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    Morning, our meal plan will be for 11 days to take me up to pay day :)
    Sunday- Mince dinner with yorkshire puddings and veg
    Monday- Chilli with jacket potatoes
    Tuesday- Jambalaya made with LO chicken I have in the freezer
    Wednesday- LO lamb curry with turmeric rice and spring rolls
    Thursday-HM mince and onion pie with chips and peas
    Friday- HM pizza and garlic bread
    Saturday- Fish, chips and peas
    Sunday- Beef dinner with yorkshire puddings and veg
    Monday-LO beef stirfry with samosas
    Tuesday- HM cheese burgers with HM buns, HM coleslaw and HM onion rings
    Thursday- Chorizo spicy mince wraps or jacket potatoes

    I know mince features heavily but I bought 6pks for £6. The pie and burgers uses 1/2 a pkt so I will still have 2pks to carry over in to next month.

    Breakfasts will be muesli, porridge or Benefit (Aldis own specialk)
    Lunches will be HM soup, HM quiches or left overs.
    Snacks will be fruit, or nuts or HM cheese biscuits.
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  • Ladyluck1
    Ladyluck1 Posts: 749 Forumite
    Meal plan;

    Sunday; turkey burgers and HM sweet potato chips and salad
    Monday: spaghetti bolognese and HM garlic bread
    Tuesday; beef pie and mash, peas and carrots
    Wednesday; fish fingers or similar
    Thursday; roast chicken and trimmings
    Friday; At a wedding :)

    Lunches;
    Sandwiches
    HM Lentil soup
    Leftovers
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  • Crowdpleaser
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    Mon pasta bake n garlic bread
    Tue spag bol
    Wed hm calzones
    Thur breaded fish, chips n veg
    Fri hm pizzas and garlic bread
    Sat hm quiche and jackets
    Sun hm lamb shank pie.

    I know effectively its pizza twice but I misread last weeks plan and did hot dogs one day by mistake lol x
  • CAT££
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    Hi

    Meal plans this week, am working all weekend so no roast for us :(

    Mon – Sausage Casserole
    Tues – Pizza & Salad
    Weds – Beans & Egg on Toast
    Thu – Gammon, Pineapple, New Potatoes & Salad
    Fri – LO Spaghetti Bolognaise & Garlic Bread
    Sat – Chicken Biryani with Peshwari Naan
    Sun – Bacon & Mushroom Pesto Pasta
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  • Boodle
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    Hi everyone - thanks for sharing :)

    This is us for the week:

    Breakfasts toast, peanut butter on rice cakes, or cereal (cornflakes, branflakes or wheat biscuits), all with fruit (raisins + sultanas, or apples or bananas)

    Lunches hummus, or cream cheese, or peanut butter, + salad sandwiches. a hm cake or crisps.

    Dinners in no particular order...
    bean veg chilli with salad and tortillas
    veg stir fry with noodles
    sausages, potatoes and veg
    roasted veg, avocado and hummus DIY wraps
    pasta with chick peas in tomato sauce
    Baked beans on toast or jacket potatoes, with salad
    Bean and veg couscous salad

    Snacks can be instant banana ice cream (from freezer, blended with a little milk to loosen if needed) or fruit or rice cakes

    Hope you all have a good week x
    Love and compassion to all x
  • pablakeman
    pablakeman Posts: 291 Forumite
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    Hopefully...

    Monday: Leftover chilli with creme fraiche and jacket potato
    Tuesday: Monday pie
    Wednesday: Leftover Monday pie
    Thursday: Cod loin with peas and something else
    Friday: Cottage Pie
    Saturday: Cottage Pie
    Sunday: Most likely pub meal (as off to the pub as a break from studying and for last day of football season)

    Like others, perhaps a lot of mince but I got 4 packs from Lidl for £4. If I had a bigger freezer I would have got 10 packs (on different days ofc!) at that price.
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  • happy35
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    T Chicken koftas with salad and pittas, I will have stuffed peppers with salad
    W Beef dinner, yorkshires, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, peas and sweetcorn
    T pasta with HM tomato sauce
    F not sure yet will be something I have in but will depend on who is here
    S jacket potatoes with salad
    S roast dinner - have joints in the freezer so will be one of those

    Lunches will be salads, sandwiches or leftovers

    breakfast will be cereal, bagels, toast etc
  • Hello,

    Tuesday chicken stir fry HM ,
    Wednesday HM quiche & salad
    Thursday HM faggots & green veg
    Friday pollock with mushy peas
    Saturday sweet potato wedges with gammon & salad
    Sunday chicken with cous cous

    Breakfast choice from rice cake, fruit smoothies, tomato on toast ,
    Lunches, choice of sandwiches, HM soup, HM hummus and pitta bread

    Only need to buy milk this week
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  • beluga
    beluga Posts: 877 Forumite
    Payday has finally arrived, so I can stock the fridge! Plan for the week is -
    T - Pies with roast potatoes, cauliflower and gravy
    W - Spaghetti with cream cheese, leeks and mushrooms and grilled chicken
    T - Same
    F - Chicken tikka in naan wraps with salad
    S - same
    S - Chicken, leek and mushroom risotto

    Breakfasts will be muffins and yogurt, lunches will be salad, omelettes, soup or sandwiches.
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