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Meal Planning w/c Mon 7 March

Hi everyone just doing my meal plan for next week and can't see a new thread started yet so here goes:


1. tarragon chicken in mushroom & cream sauce with jacket potato and green veg


2. beef casserole with mushrooms, red wine, herbs and smoked bacon - with mash & veg


3. chicken curry & rice


4. medallion steaks with garlic mushrooms - oven chips for me, roasted sweet potatoes for DS


5. Liver & onions not eaten from this weeks meal plan


6. chicken & peppers in black bean sauce


7. roast chicken dinner


Breakfasts - toast with egg or beans or porridge. Have got a new recipe for bacon muffins so may give that a try.


Lunches - home made veg soup, instant noodles or leftovers.


I managed to mostly stick to plan this week apart from using up the liver in the freezer and using some mince instead for a chilli - so I will make an effort to use the liver next week !


Have a good week everyone
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Comments

  • NewShadow
    NewShadow Posts: 6,858 Forumite
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    Hi SYA - Thank's for the prompting.

    Today is bacon and poached egg on toast
    Tomorrow is roast chicken, carrot, swede, and sweet pot mash (or wedges tbc)

    Mon - leftover chicken roast
    Tues - steak and kidney pudding with peas and mash
    Wed - the leftover pudding
    Thurs - tuna sweetcorn and pepper pasta bake
    Fri - leftovers

    Breakfast is yogurt oats and blueberries
    Lunch is soup or potato with cottage cheese
    That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.

    House Bought July 2020 - 19 years 0 months remaining on term
    Next Step: Bathroom renovation booked for January 2021
    Goal: Keep the bigger picture in mind...
  • Islandmaid
    Islandmaid Posts: 6,626 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    This week, apart from the usual breakfasts and lunches, will be -

    Sun - Roast Beef (Mothers day treat)
    Mon - Beef pie and mash
    Tues - Jacket Spuds, beans, cheese and salad
    Wed - Lasagne and salad
    Thurs - quiche, stuffed potato skins and salad
    Fri - Date Night
    Sat - Saultimbocca
    Note to self - STOP SPENDING MONEY !!

    £300/£130
  • Cappella
    Cappella Posts: 748 Forumite
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    Breakfasts: muesli or yogurt with walnuts and fruit or toast and marmite.

    Lunches: carrot and coriander, or celery soup. Toast or bread. Fruit

    Teas: The son,d-in- law and d are coming for tea today so:-

    Sunday: Roast chicken with sausages, hm stuffing balls, swede and carrot mash, broccoli, green beans, sweetcorn. Yogurt with cherries, walnuts and a drizzle of our own honey.
    Monday: As Sunday but no dessert.
    Tuesday: Chick pea, spinach and potato casserole, dal, rice or nan breads. (Freeze leftovers for quick teas)
    Wednesday:Linguine with pesto, cherry tomatoes, olives and mushrooms. Fruit.
    Thursday:Spicy parsnip soup, bread rolls, cheese and biscuits, fruit.
    Friday: Fish, mash, mushy peas, parsley sauce.
    Saturday: Something on toast (eggs, beans, mushrooms, sardines, mackerel? -whatever we fancy on the night:))
  • flipper_72
    flipper_72 Posts: 681 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Plan for this week although I may have to change the weekend ones depending on plans.

    Mon - Gammon, pineapple, wedges and salad
    Tues - Sundried tomato pasta
    Wed - Singapore chicken rice
    Thurs - Gigantes Plaki & rice
    Fri - Sausage, mash & veg
    Sat - Chilli, rice & nachos
    Sun - Roast beef dinner & YP
  • HoneyBee83
    HoneyBee83 Posts: 361 Forumite
    Hello all,

    This weeks meal plan is looking like this so far:

    Breakfasts: Yougurt with fruit, Toast.
    Lunches Mon-Fri: Sandwiches at work. Packed lunches for DD.

    Sunday: Roast for mothers day lunchtime then sandwiches for tea.
    Monday: Cod fillets with hm chips, broccoli and carrots.
    Tuesday: Spag bolo with spring greens and hm garlic bread.
    Wednesday: DD with her dad over night. LO bolo on a jacket spud and salad.
    Thursday: Cottage pie with hm rolls and spring greens.
    Friday: Hm pizza and salad, hm wedges
    Saturday: Chicken, hm rolls, broccoli, new potatoes
    Emergency Savings #73 = £1,500/£2,000
    Savings Pot £1,440.00
    Xmas 2018=£100/£300 Australia =£0.00/6000
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