Could we start a meal plan thread again, so it's not lost in the GC?

ruby_eskimo

I always find this thread inspiring @mrs_motivated, sometimes makes me want to rip my meal plan up and start again 😂

This week we're having:

M - Curried Sausage tray bake
T - Mushroom Risotto
W - Chicken pasta bake
T - Mushroom Risotto leftovers
F - Jacket Potatoes
S - Veggie goulash and rice 

The veggie goulash is already in the freezer so that's an easy meal to have (and stops DH suggesting we go out somewhere...)

Lunches this week are mostly leftover soup from last week (vegan "chicken" pot pie, which is actually amazing!) and some eggs on toast when I feel the need for a change.  Should have an empty shelf in the freezer by the end of the week so I can start getting Christmas stuff this weekend 🤞

caronc

• Soup of the week - HM tomato soup
• F - Takeaway or freezer rake
• Sa- Southern Fried chicken, corn, coleslaw, onion rings and oven chips
• Su - Duck breasts, veg, spuds and gravy
• M - Sweet & sour pork, veg and rice
• Tu - HM frikadellar, baked spuds, cabbage, carrots and cream gravy
• W - Tbc as out for lunch
• Th - Eggs, beans, mushrooms and waffles

K9sandFelines

I've so far kind of stuck to the meal plan. I've had tofu stir fry and Spanish omelette; but I've been trying to incorporate a bit of The Starch solution so have been quite full or not had much of an appetite (I can't tell which it is). Also, I've had alot of leftovers from the omelette.

I had leftover Bourgignon last week on Monday and had split Pea soup aswell, so I won't be having the Bourgignon again this weekend. Today I've had Burrito bowl using sweet potatoes I'd cooked, and more Spanish omelette (I'd definitely make it smaller next time). 
Tomorrow, I'm unsure what I'll have, just keep ploughing through what's already prepped or needs using up I think. Saturday my DD2 is here so we will have Cajun tofu and pasta. So four meals haven't been eaten, so things aren't moving very fast. I suppose this is a good thing right!? Sunday is also yet to be confirmed. Probably leftovers or  a freezer rake! 

joedenise

@K9sandFelines - I'd definitely say it's a good thing that a lot of meals are staying in the freezer and you are using up LOs rather than taking something out of the freezer and putting the LOs in.  If you don't mind eating the same things I think it's far better to eat your LOs than freeze them for another day.

bouicca21

It’s gone more or less according to plan except that I was out more than I expected and despite cutting down the recipe I ended up with 4 portions of curry instead of 2.  I’ll be out at least one day.

This week’s hm soup is carrot and coriander.

sweet potato and spinach curry with brinjal bhaji x2
vegetable lasagne
melanzane parmigiana
vegetable risotto
spanakopita and salad 

sweetpea26

Hi there Im new to the thread 👋 

Here is my meal plan for the next week.
Saturday
 Home made pizza..mushrooms peppers onion toppings..dough balls and salad.

Sunday
Chicken jalfrezi rice naan home made onion pickle and mango chutney

Monday 
Pork loin steaks onion apple gravy
Carrots and mash 

Tuesday 
Toasties ham cheese red onion??
Fruit 

Wednesday
Chicken , onion gravy, Baked potato, frozen peas.

Thursday
Homemade veg soup
Sandwich...maybe left over chicken / cheese onion/egg onion

Friday 
Steaks (reduced ) onions peppers mushrooms 
Maybe chips..depends how hungry we are.

All the best to everyone 

mrs_motivated

Stuck to the plan last week, and for this week we have.

Sat - liver and onions, mash and spring greens

Sun - roast chicken, stuffing, veg and roast potatoes

Mon - chicken, salad and potato croquettes

Tue - cottage pie and peas

Wed - spaghetti and meatballs

Thu - salmon, Mediterranean veg, noodles

fri - homemade fish, chips and mushy peas

JingsMyBucket

Hey folks, shamelessly cross posting my recent and future cooking from the GC thread. 

So here's what we’ve eaten so far this week and what’s coming up on our cooking plan: 

Eaten

• Miso, ginger, garlic, and lime roasted chicken. It’s an Ottolenghi recipe that uses chicken thighs but I just applied the same spices to a whole chicken. It came out excellent. We still have some of that in the fridge. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view the recipe https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/25/autumn-main-course-recipes-yotam-ottolenghi-squash-chicken-fish-prawns-duck-beef-pasta 

• Chinese vegetable soup made by OH. After we roasted the chicken, we added some to the soup to the extend it. 

• Spinach, mushrooms, truffle sauce, cheddar and mozzarella tart last night. It used frozen spinach, frozen mushrooms, and a short pastry out of the freezer. Also the remainder of a jar of truffle pasta sauce that’s been in the fridge a while. 

Cooking Soon

• Small lamb shanks - just pulled these out of the freezer for tomorrow’s dinner. Instead of stewing them in the cast iron pot, I think I might shallow braise them. Anybody have any favourite recipes or ideas? Would they be good with peppers braised along with them? 
• Chicken & couscous salad - Using the leftover roasted chicken and adding some vegetables into the mix. OH would be able to take this for his work lunch since there’s no microwave there. 

• Maybe a frittata - lots of kale, peppers and cheese all up in there. 

I'm a bit stumped for other ideas right now though. I may go simple and roast a bunch of chicken drumsticks with vegetables for an easy dinner this upcoming week. Next week will be intense with the wrapping up of an all consuming client project so I want to future proof myself against ordering food for lunch or dinner.  

YorksLass

This week's meal plan:

Sat (today) - Seafood salad followed by a cheeky mince pie with cream
Sun - Pork & apple casserole, mash, sprouts
Mon - Spag bol (sauce from freezer)
Tue - Beef balti (from freezer), jacket spuds
Wed - Fishcakes, peas & sweetcorn (or maybe spicy wedges)
Thu - Chicken in white wine sauce, mash, carrots & swede
Fri - Egg & chips

Today I've made a tub of hummus and a batch of cherry scones.  Lunchtime soups will come from the freezer - need to make some room for the Xmas mini vanilla cheesecakes I want to make later in the week.

K9sandFelines

sweetpea26 said:

Hi there Im new to the thread 👋 

Here is my meal plan for the next week.
Saturday
 Home made pizza..mushrooms peppers onion toppings..dough balls and salad.

Sunday
Chicken jalfrezi rice naan home made onion pickle and mango chutney

Monday 
Pork loin steaks onion apple gravy
Carrots and mash 

Tuesday 
Toasties ham cheese red onion??
Fruit 

Wednesday
Chicken , onion gravy, Baked potato, frozen peas.

Thursday
Homemade veg soup
Sandwich...maybe left over chicken / cheese onion/egg onion

Friday 
Steaks (reduced ) onions peppers mushrooms 
Maybe chips..depends how hungry we are.

All the best to everyone 

Welcome. There's a whole array of inspiration on here 😊. Sticking to what you've planned is another matter 🤭