What are you making for dinner?

Gintotmelinda

I have pulled out a vegetaian cottage pie and a red lentil lasagne from the freezer. Both hm ready meals. DH and I will fighting over them later.lol

kerri_gt

Islandmaid wrote: »

When we hosted DS’s 21st BBQ party, most of his friends are vegan and the Aldi beetroot burgers went down a storm, as did the cauliflower sausages and sweet potato sausages.

I am craving fish fingers of all things, so I have designated tonight junk food night, with fish finger sandwiches and fries - so excited;)

I've just finished a pack of the sausages they had, they were nice but again not really a 'proper' sausage substitute (OH likes the frozen quorn ones, I stopped buying Linda m when I saw the salt content)

Tonight I had the last two aforementioned sausages, with the LO vegetable gratin from last night, fried up as bubble n squeak with some instant mash and served with gravy. Was much yummier when fried in lots of butter and served with gravy :rotfl:

Not sure what tomorrow will be, I really need to get some food in but also quite enjoying using up stuff too. Have some onions and swede to use up so might make some kind of casserole at the weekend. Ohhhhh...I have HM chicken stock....could get some chicken and do a chicken casserole, haven't done that in ages.

kerri_gt

Need the advice of you lovely lot....I seem to have red onions not white....would these be ok to use in a chicken casssrole or would they make the flavour weird? I tend to 'cook by colour' which sounds odd I know but I usually find ingredients of complimentary colour work well together so I'm not sure if purple / red onions would go well with chicken, swede, potatoes and carrots?

Lauralozzle

Yesterday we had spaghetti carbonara with flatbread.

Today, chicken stir fry with black bean sauce. Used up a lot of veg that was looking sorry for itself!

joedenise

kerri_gt wrote: »

Need the advice of you lovely lot....I seem to have red onions not white....would these be ok to use in a chicken casssrole or would they make the flavour weird? I tend to 'cook by colour' which sounds odd I know but I usually find ingredients of complimentary colour work well together so I'm not sure if purple / red onions would go well with chicken, swede, potatoes and carrots?

I often substitute red onions for white if that's all I have. I don't think they'll make the casserole taste weird. Red onions are a little bit sweeter than white so might need a more salt and/or pepper.

Denise

kerri_gt

joedenise wrote: »

I often substitute red onions for white if that's all I have. I don't think they'll make the casserole taste weird. Red onions are a little bit sweeter than white so might need a more salt and/or pepper.

Denise

Fab, thank you. Trying to use things I have, esp for the likes of a casserole, rather than buy more. :money:

Islandmaid

Joedenise - I agree, the red onion will be fine

Tonight I’m using a YS rotisserie chicken I got for a quid and shoved in the freezer, to make chicken and broccoli in oyster sauce with noodles, the bones I will chuck in the SC for stock for chicken and sweet corn soup for next weeks lunches.

joedenise

I never seem to be able to pick up bargains like that Islandmaid. Seems to be mainly "junk" food if anything when I go shopping, although have occasionally picked up half price meat or fish.

klew356

im just feeling totally uninspired food wise today. had a dicky tummy last night so thats probably why, im thinking a tin of soup at lunch. late home after a hospital appointment tonight so im thinking if i fancy it turkey dinos, oven chips and beans!

joedenise

Not sure what I'm making tonight but have got some chicken breasts out from the freezer. Think it might be stuffed breast wrapped in pancetta but not sure yet. See what I feel like later!