What are you making for dinner?

JIL

I have no idea how old the lentils in my jar in the cupboard are.
I did a vegetarian course a few years ago and we used 2 years past bb date lentils and they just needed a longer boil.

I have made scotch eggs using a very dry dahl and wrapped around hard boiled eggs.

They go very well with eggs imo.


Tonight we had pies, a chicken and mushroom pie using chicken tonight and additional mushrooms.

I used the rest of the pastry and made  potato, chive and cheese pasties.

With mushy peas, tender stem broccoli, carrots and green beans.

Islandmaid

@number_23 another vote for Dahl here, I also use ‘em in curry, soups (bacon and lentil or pepper and lentil are lush) use to bulk out anything with mince, Spag Bol, chilli, cottage etc ditto grind em up and use as a thickener for casseroles and stews etc

sarahj1986

Did some chicken breasts with Nando’s marinade. Then some spicy potatoes and salad. My daughter had sweet potatoes instead of normal as she prefers them 

C_J

Ooh, I like the sound of potato, cheese and chive pasties @JIL. I shall pinch that idea and put it onto my 'Inexpensive Meal Suggestions' spreadsheet

As part of the monthly meat meal deal I get from the butchers, we have a couple of beefburgers to use up. They are very tasty, but I'm just not a big fan of burgers so I am considering chopping them up to incorporate into a pasta bake or something similar for tonight.  Suggestions warmly welcomed!

Islandmaid

Thinking maybe chilli tonight in nacho bowls, coconut flour wrap bowl for me

Brie

C_J said:

Ooh, I like the sound of potato, cheese and chive pasties @JIL. I shall pinch that idea and put it onto my 'Inexpensive Meal Suggestions' spreadsheet

As part of the monthly meat meal deal I get from the butchers, we have a couple of beefburgers to use up. They are very tasty, but I'm just not a big fan of burgers so I am considering chopping them up to incorporate into a pasta bake or something similar for tonight.  Suggestions warmly welcomed!

Is it that you don't like a bun with a burger in it or you don't like a minced beef pattie?  I tend to have mine just with a salad if I'm trying to cut the carbs.  I pretend I'm having a minced steak....

JIL

C_J said:

Ooh, I like the sound of potato, cheese and chive pasties @JIL. I shall pinch that idea and put it onto my 'Inexpensive Meal Suggestions' spreadsheet

As part of the monthly meat meal deal I get from the butchers, we have a couple of beefburgers to use up. They are very tasty, but I'm just not a big fan of burgers so I am considering chopping them up to incorporate into a pasta bake or something similar for tonight.  Suggestions warmly welcomed!

I had some burgers that I made into larb. It's just seasoned beef served on lettuce leaves. Lots of recipes available.

It should work in pasta. 

Roll into meatballs or cut bits off and put them in muffin tins and top with Yorkshire pudding mix. 


Tonight I'm going to have a mix of stuff that needs using up.

Husband is making thai curry for himself and others. 

kerri_gt

I had a bratwurst (cooked in the air fryer) and OH had breaded fish, both with beans and potato shapes (becasue why not, and I finished work late, and they're easy) 

happydenial

I was also going to suggest rerolling the burgers into meatballs, or mixing some spices in and forming them around skewers to grill and eat in pittas, yum.

Still trying to not shop and eat from the pantry/freezer - we had either sausages, quorn sausages or southern fried chicken bites depending on the person, with the last of the Easter 19p potatoes made into wedges, fridge gravel courgette/carrots and Japanese curry sauce, delicious. 

sarahj1986

Good morning everyone 

so today I can finally reveal some important news 

Some of you may notice I’ve been on and off with my posting on here. I said I’ve not been very well, which is true to a point. I was suffering sickness and nausea because…

I am pregnant!

we had the scan yesterday and I am due 28th October

we are so delighted, especially as I had a miscarriage earlier this year and have been trying since June. It’s so exciting and my daughter cannot wait to be a big sister 

but back to the thread

tonight we are having Spag Bol with garlic bread xx