What's your meal plan dinners this week?

Graces7 · 27-02-2021 11:34am

Not too well this week so mixed pancake batter and dined on them twice! Egg, milk, flour... perfect!

Oh and microd delicious cottage pie from supervalu.

Their ready meals are a life saver.. Sunday will be Irish bacon and cabbage .

Moragle · 27-02-2021 2:29pm

Sunday Ham, cabbage, parsley sauce, mash
Monday pork chops, spuds and veg
Tuesday spaghetti bolognese
Wednesday marinated chicken breasts, veg and spuds
Thursday left over bolognese
Friday scampi and chips
Saturday burgers and chips

nothing · 27-02-2021 2:45pm

No particular days

Steak, mash and veg, two days
Meatballs and spaghetti, two days
Chicken wings and garlic bread, two days
Freezer dive or take away, one day

Also going to make some homemade sausage rolls (well shop bought puff pastry stuffed with deskinned sausages!), made them last week and they were damn tasty though awfully shaped and sized, so want to try again

Pistachios & cream · 01-03-2021 12:19pm

Stuck mainly to the plan last week. Lets see how this weeks works

Gnocchi lasagne
Satay chicken skewers, fried rice and brocolli
Roast beef, Mash and Roast veg
Butternut squash and prawn risotto
Southern fried chicken steaks, corn on cob and Mac N Cheese
Takeaway
Homemade pizza

Might pop in a leftovers night. Looking at the plan there could be lots to use up

_Godot_ · 08-03-2021 6:14pm

mac and cheese with ham
beef meatballs and pasta
beef lasagne (with veg hidden in the sauce)
beef casserole
beef burgers, potato mash, beans
chicken burgers in buns (and cheese slices, ketchup, some onion), chips
leftovers or takeaway (like fish and chips)

cee_jay · 08-03-2021 6:27pm

This week the plan is:

Pulled Pork with wedges and slaw
Bacon and Cabbage
Roast Turkey Dinner
Chicken Stir Fry
Omelette
Some veggie pasta dish

Which night is which is dependent on use by dates etc. Wednesday we will be having take away, as I have college all day til pretty late into the evening, so will opt for the easiest option with a glass of wine.

Dial Hard · 08-03-2021 6:55pm

Mon - Yufka Mantisi
Tue - Burgers, sweet potato wedges and a giant salad
Wed - Coriander lamb lettuce cups
Thu - Roast chicken with broccoli blue cheese gratin
Fri - Chicken & parmesan stuffed courgettes
Sat - dunno yet
Sun -Mothers Day box from Michael's

Neyite · 08-03-2021 7:00pm

Mine will be quite entertaining this week because I've no cooker or oven. I do have a slow cooker, microwave, rice cooker and if I'm really desperate and feel like freezing to death outside, a camping stove

Dinner|Meal
Saturday |Sandwiches
Sunday |Pre-cooked roast chicken, microwave mash and peas
Monday |Spag bol, hoping pasta will cook ok in the slow cooker
Tuesday |Lamb tagine with cous cous
Wednesday|Chicken curry
Thursday |Tuscan chicken with rice
Friday | takeaway

_Godot_ · 08-03-2021 7:07pm

Dial Hard wrote: »

Mon - Yufka Mantisi

I googled it and that looks so good.

Dial Hard · 08-03-2021 7:11pm

_Godot_ wrote: »

I googled it and that looks so good.

It's soooooo good. This is my second time making it in two weeks - I use Meliz Cooks' recipe: http://melizskitchen.blogspot.com/2021/02/yufka-mants.html?m=1#more

A little hack: Lidl's fresh chicken burgers are just minced thighs with a tiny bit of seasoning so I use these rather than mincing my own thighs.

I make my own pepper paste using the Lidl jarred roasted peppers. Rinse, drain, throw in a blender with three very hot chillies and the juice of a lemon, then simmer over a low heat with a good heaped teaspoon of salt for an hour or two until it's reduced right down to a lovely thick paste. Will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks, or you can freeze it.

And pul biber is Aleppo pepper. If you can't find that, red chilli flakes are fine.

Pistachios & cream · 09-03-2021 8:19am

I’m phoning it in this week and relying more on pre prepared foods fuelled by a trip to the nice dunnes for treats.

James whelan chicken parcels, roast veg and potatoes
Crispy duck pancakes, fried rice
James whelan beef stir fry and noodles
Butternut squash and prawn risotto
Leftovers
Homemade pizza
Pasta of some kind

Neyite · 09-03-2021 1:03pm

Dial Hard wrote: »

It's soooooo good. This is my second time making it in two weeks - I use Meliz Cooks' recipe: http://melizskitchen.blogspot.com/2021/02/yufka-mants.html?m=1#more

A little hack: Lidl's fresh chicken burgers are just minced thighs with a tiny bit of seasoning so I use these rather than mincing my own thighs.

I make my own pepper paste using the Lidl jarred roasted peppers. Rinse, drain, throw in a blender with three very hot chillies and the juice of a lemon, then simmer over a low heat with a good heaped teaspoon of salt for an hour or two until it's reduced right down to a lovely thick paste. Will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks, or you can freeze it.

And pul biber is Aleppo pepper. If you can't find that, red chilli flakes are fine.

Can I use filo pastry instead of Yufka? or what would be the nearest substitution do you think? If there isn't I could probably order it online but if I could get away with an alternative it would be better.

Dial Hard · 09-03-2021 1:29pm

Neyite wrote: »

Can I use filo pastry instead of Yufka? or what would be the nearest substitution do you think? If there isn't I could probably order it online but if I could get away with an alternative it would be better.

Oh sorry, meant to say in my post, I just use filo!

jrosen · 09-03-2021 2:45pm

Lost the love this week for food and churning out some regulars.

Spag bol
Chicken Pie
Tacos
Salmon with veg and spicey potatoes
Breaded Fish wedges beans
Roast beef with all the sides
Pan fried chicken with rosemary baby potatoes

woodchuck · 09-03-2021 5:43pm

Saturday: Pork chops with mash and peas
Sunday: Lasange and garlic bread
Monday: Leftover lasange and garlic bread
Tuesday: Chicken stuffed with pesto and wrapped with bacon. Will probably just do mash and peas with it.
Wednesday: Wagamammas chicken katsu curry recipe with rice and broccoli (although I'll be cheating and using breaded chicken from the supermarket!)
Thursday: Leftover chicken katsu curry
Friday: Some sort of meat, potato and veg

Tree · 09-03-2021 9:04pm

Chipper chips. Onion rings. Any semblance of a plan went out the window around 5pm...

Neyite · 15-03-2021 2:43pm

cee_jay · 15-03-2021 3:35pm

Monday: Grilled seabass, pak choy and rice
Tuesday: Taco Tuesday!
Wednesday: Bacon and cabbage
Thursday: Chilli con carne
Friday: Steak & Chips
Saturday: Pasta
Sunday: Shepherd's Pie

jrosen · 15-03-2021 4:59pm

Pan fried chicken with sautéed spinach and baby potatoes
Quesadillas with corn on the cob
Battered fish and chips (sons request never made before)
One pot chicken prawn rice dish
Thai take out
Home made pizza

nothing · 15-03-2021 5:09pm

Salmon, mushrooms and noodles - 3 days
Meatballs, bolognese sauce and pasta - 3 days
Wedges and chicken dippers - 1 day

No particular order, depends on use by dates!

Mystery Egg · 21-03-2021 9:36pm

Pistachios & cream · 22-03-2021 3:17pm

No Particular order but Today is African Peanut stew

African peanut stew
Shepherds pie
Pork & Aubergine hoisin stir fry with fried rice
Sausage pasta with garlic bread
Southern fried chicken or meatloaf, roast veg and mash
Pub platter - Cocktail sausages, nachos, chicken wings, spring rolls & chips (Saturday watching the match)
Duck leg cassoulet

woodchuck · 27-03-2021 8:59pm

Saturday: Fajitas!

Sunday: Steak with all the trimmings

Monday: Vietnamese caramelised pork bowls

Tuesday: Chicken topped with pesto, tomato and mozzarella. With potatoes and veg.

Wednesday: Tuscan chicken with pasta

Thursday: Bought some reggae reggae sauce... about a decade late to the trend, but going to try it as a chicken marinade! With potatoes and veg.

Friday: Leftover Tuscan chicken with pasta

(Will probably change the order around a bit)

cee_jay · 27-03-2021 9:54pm

This evening was pizza takeaway. I'm getting a very small shop delivered and aim to use up what's in the fridge and freezer.

Sunday: Swedish Meatballs and mash
Monday: Pork chop tray bake
Tuesday: Lamb cutlets with cous cous
Wednesday: Steak
Thursday: Chicken risotto
Friday: Savoury pastry tart

I have order a BuJo dine at home Easter Feast for the weekend. Saturday will be BuJo burgers, Sunday roast beef.

There is too much red meat this week for my liking, but need to empty the freezer to make space.

External Association · 27-03-2021 9:57pm

When cooking for one it's difficult. I really miss having lunch out.

Mine will be basic. Plain veg each day with meat and fish.

_Godot_ · 28-03-2021 2:13am

I'm also only making meals for one. At least I can have whatever I want to eat. I'll be doubling up on a couple of meals.

Cottage Pie and Veg x2
Beef Casserole and Veg x2
Mac and Cheese with ham pieces this one from tesco
Beef Lasagne
Pasta and Meatballs in tomato sauce

Neyite · 19-04-2021 5:25pm

Pistachios & cream · 19-04-2021 9:45pm

Monday: meatloaf, roast vegetables and mash
Tuesday: spaghetti and meatballs
Wednesday: stir fry or duck leg cassoulet. (I’ve leftover rice but might use it for lunch instead. Leftover cassoulet beans are in the freezer)
Thursday: BBQ. Might do a spatchcock chicken, corn on the cob definitely
Friday: chilli or maybe a taco lasagne type thing. I’ve wraps that are welded together so this could use them up
Saturday: homemade pizza or takeaway
Sunday: no idea. Must see how the leftovers are doing. Or a take away

_Godot_ · 19-04-2021 10:59pm

Wednesday cottage pie and veg
Thursday mac and cheese
Friday pizza and chips
Saturday beef casserole
Sunday cod, veg and chips
Monday meatballs and pasta
Tuesday not sure, might double up on a previous meal

I start my weekly meals from Wednesday as that's when I get my grocery delivery.

cee_jay · 20-04-2021 9:50am

Shopping arrives today, so hope everything I ordered is available! It's my partner's son's birthday this day week, so we will do a takeaway for his birthday then (his choice). I've never cooked duck on the BBQ, but got a smoker box last week for it so gonna see how it works out if the weather is nice.

Tuesday Beef Wellington
Wednesday Baked veggie Pasta dish
Thursday Homemade Spice Bag
Friday Chilli Peanut Beef
Saturday Duck Breasts - hopefully on BBQ
Sunday Roast Pork Dinner
Monday Chicken thighs - possibly paella
Tuesday Birthday Takeaway

Springwell · 20-04-2021 9:42pm

Carbonara
Mushroom Ragu
Salmon primavera
Chicken, buttermilk and wild garlic pie
Piri piri chicken
NY style pizza
Chilli and baked potatoes

A lot of eggs and chicken to use up from our flock so much fresh pasta and chicken on the menu!

Neyite · 04-05-2021 4:03pm

Dinner|Meal
Saturday |Roast chicken & stuffing, carrot & parsnip, and roast baby potatoes
Sunday |battered haddock peas, and baby potatoes
Monday |Chilli peanut beef & rice
Tuesday |Ikea meatballs, mash and red cabbage
Wednesday|Salmon, broccoli and potatoes
Thursday |Chicken, leek & mushroom pie with roasties
Friday |mom's night off so takeaway

I got the chilli peanut beef recipe from this thread (thanks Cee_Jay!) it was New Recipe night and really nice! It's a keeper.

cee_jay · 04-05-2021 4:08pm

We love that chilli peanut beef so much! It is so tasty!
We had a BBQ yesterday (cooked indoors because of the rain) for my stepson's birthday. There is so much food leftover which will be the basis of this week's meal planning.

Monday BBQ
Tuesday Burgers/Prawns (BBQ leftovers)
Wednesday Chicken fillets with leftover salads
Thursday Beef stir fry - possibly chilli peanut beef
Friday Takeaway
Saturday Chicken and chorizo rice bake (Cooking Club recipe)
Sunday Roast Chicken

Dial Hard · 04-05-2021 4:43pm

Liable to change, as it inevitably does every week, but as it stands:

Tonight - Lamb with jewelled couscous, salad and za'atar manaqish
Tom - Buffalo mac & cheese with grilled pork medallions
Thursday - spaghetti & meatballs
Fri - Steak
Sat - Clam linguine
Sun - Takeaway of some description

woodchuck · 04-05-2021 5:31pm

Would either of you have the recipe for the chilli peanut beef please?

tangy · 04-05-2021 7:09pm

Fog Stop wrote: »

Monday: Tuscan prawn pasta
Tuesday: As above
Wednesday: Tahini chicken salad
Thursday: Same again
Friday: Salmon tacos with mango salsa
Saturday: Same (have you noticed a pattern?)
Sunday: Takeaway maybe

Could break things up by alternating:
M: Tuscan
T: Tahini
W: Tuscan
Th: Tahini

:pac:

Neyite · 04-05-2021 10:28pm

woodchuck wrote: »

Would either of you have the recipe for the chilli peanut beef please?

Chilli Peanut Beef

Ingredients
400g free-range rump steak, sliced into 1.5cm slices
200g green beans
175g baby sweetcorn
1 red pepper, finely sliced
1 red chilli, finely grated
2 cloves of garlic, finely grated
5cm fresh ginger, grated
1 tsp sea salt flakes
1 tbsp sesame oil

FOR THE DRESSING
45g crunchy peanut butter
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar or lime juice
1 tbsp water

TO SERVE
50g spinach, roughly chopped
3 spring onions, finely sliced
a handful of salted peanuts, roughly chopped
quick-cook noodles or rice

Directions
Step 1 Preheat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/gas 7. Tip the sliced steak, green beans, sweetcorn and pepper into a roasting tin large enough to hold all the veg in a single layer.

Step 2 Add the grated chilli, garlic, ginger, sea salt and sesame oil and mix to make sure everything is coated.

Step 3 Move the slices of steak to the top of the tin, as you want them to char nicely, then transfer to the oven to roast for 25 minutes.

Step 4 Meanwhile, mix the peanut butter, soy sauce and rice vinegar or lime juice with the water.

Step 5 Once the beef is cooked, stir through the spinach, pour over the dressing, scatter with the spring onions and salted peanuts and serve with the cooked noodles or rice.

I added a bit of chilli to the sauce for a bit of heat.

tscul32 · 04-05-2021 10:42pm

That sounds divine

woodchuck · 05-05-2021 8:22am

Awesome, thank you, I'll definitely give it a go

Bassfish · 05-05-2021 8:57am

Had roast chicken for the last two days. Started pulled pork yesterday for today and tomorrow. Burgers Friday, takeaway Saturday.

cee_jay · 05-05-2021 9:29am

Neyite wrote: »

Chilli Peanut Beef

Ingredients
400g free-range rump steak, sliced into 1.5cm slices
200g green beans
175g baby sweetcorn
1 red pepper, finely sliced
1 red chilli, finely grated
2 cloves of garlic, finely grated
5cm fresh ginger, grated
1 tsp sea salt flakes
1 tbsp sesame oil

FOR THE DRESSING
45g crunchy peanut butter
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar or lime juice
1 tbsp water

TO SERVE
50g spinach, roughly chopped
3 spring onions, finely sliced
a handful of salted peanuts, roughly chopped
quick-cook noodles or rice

Directions
Step 1 Preheat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/gas 7. Tip the sliced steak, green beans, sweetcorn and pepper into a roasting tin large enough to hold all the veg in a single layer.

Step 2 Add the grated chilli, garlic, ginger, sea salt and sesame oil and mix to make sure everything is coated.

Step 3 Move the slices of steak to the top of the tin, as you want them to char nicely, then transfer to the oven to roast for 25 minutes.

Step 4 Meanwhile, mix the peanut butter, soy sauce and rice vinegar or lime juice with the water.

Step 5 Once the beef is cooked, stir through the spinach, pour over the dressing, scatter with the spring onions and salted peanuts and serve with the cooked noodles or rice.

I added a bit of chilli to the sauce for a bit of heat.

It is such a quick dish to prepare and get in the oven.
Some tips! (We cook this a lot).
It is a very forgiving recipe - our oven isn't the best and it needs a bit longer than 25 mins in ours. Swap out the veg if you need to - we have tried mangetout, thin slices of carrot, pak choi at the end instead of spinach, etc. I am not a fan of the sweetcorn in it as it is always too crunchy for me (but I am not a major sweetcorn fan anyway!).
Step 2 I always mix these in a ramekin before adding to the dish - I find the puree ginger and garlic helps a lot with this and makes it so much easier. I have also used chilli flakes with/instead of the fresh chilli - I find it gives it a bit more of a kick.
Harry's nut butter (extra hot) gave it a nice kick too!
I am not a fan of satay, or peanut butter in general to be honest, but I love this dish.

grahamor · 05-05-2021 3:40pm

Bassfish wrote: »

Had roast chicken for the last two days. Started pulled pork yesterday for today and tomorrow. Burgers Friday, takeaway Saturday.

Nice, are you following a specific recipe available somewhere ?

Bassfish · 05-05-2021 4:11pm

grahamor wrote: »

Nice, are you following a specific recipe available somewhere ?

Nah, just used what I had really. Smoked Paprika is a banker to add good flavour. The bbq and oregano just made sense. I had a packet of schwartz Mexican seasoning lying around so I put that in the water I cooked the pork in.
It's pork neck fillet, coated in the dry rub for 4/5 hours. Then poached in the slow Cooker for 8 hours or so and left to cool in the water. Having it burrito bowl style later. Didn't even realise it was Cinco Di Mayo today when I planned it...... Olé

Dial Hard · 05-05-2021 4:20pm

grahamor wrote: »

Nice, are you following a specific recipe available somewhere ?

The recipe from the Cooking Club is excellent.

cee_jay · 08-05-2021 11:56am

The upcoming week is really busy with work/college, so this week's menu plan is very simple. I am getting to travel to see my parents at the weekend also, so will try use up everything in the fridge/freezer before heading down.

Monday "Freezer meat", with roasted peppers and cous cous
Tuesday Spaghetti Carbonara
Wednesday Fish and Chips
Thursday Omelet
Friday Freezer potluck
Saturday Backyard pizza at my parents
Sunday

woodchuck · 08-05-2021 8:20pm

I plan to try the peanut chilli beef during the week and went supermarket shopping today. But they didn't have spring onions :eek: So I got leaks instead

I plan to chop part of one up quite fine to sprinkle on top if that's not too mad an idea... they're just giant spring onions, right? :P

Tree · 08-05-2021 11:05pm

Scallions have been out of stock in a lot of places lately

Pistachios & cream · 18-05-2021 4:36pm

This week comes largely courtesy of james whelan butchers as i've been in a rut and wanted easy but a little different dinners.

Monday: Chorizo stuffed port fillet, beetroot and butternut squash couscous, mashed sweet potato and paprika roast potatoes
Tuesday: Beef stirfry bowl with noodles.
Wednesday: Mexican hash
Thursday: Chicken parcels with mash & roast carrots and parsnips
Friday: Oxtail ragu with gnocchi
Saturday: Bbq pulled beef burgers, mac n cheese, buttternut squash grits and corn on the cob
Sunday: Dunno, maybe a takeaway or leftovers or burgers and chips. Definitely something easy

Loveinapril · 18-05-2021 4:49pm

Tree wrote: »

Scallions have been out of stock in a lot of places lately

It has been so frustrating. But I have seen loads of hacks where you chop them fresh and put them in an empty water bottle, freeze them and pour into dishes when required. I think I am going to stock up when they are back in shops.

_Godot_ · 10-06-2021 12:52pm

My dinners until next Wednesday.

Thursday lasagne, chips and coleslaw
Friday beef casserole
Saturday don't know as I'm going to a funeral
Sunday pizza
Monday mince beef and onion pie and veg
Tuesday mac and cheese with ham bits

What's your meal plan dinners this week?

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