Our Meal Plan for this week is a fairly low faff one as I am away all day on Tuesday and Friday, luckily hubby is working from home those days, and I'm also working 2 nights. My husband requested a roast this week so we are having roast chicken but making the most of it by getting 3 dinners out of it. I try to buy free range chicken when I can because the quality and flavour is so much better. Making it stretch to three meals also means we get more value for money.
Breakfasts will be cereal and milk with fruit for afters. We'll probably have pancakes one morning on the weekend and boiled eggs with soldiers on the other weekend morning.
Breakfasts will be cereal and milk with fruit for afters. We'll probably have pancakes one morning on the weekend and boiled eggs with soldiers on the other weekend morning.
My daughters will be having school dinners as it will make life easier for all of us this week. My husband and I will be having dinner leftovers for lunch as usual, except the days when I am away as lunch is provided for me. Hurrah!
Weekend Lunches will be Pizza Rolls and Twice Baked Potatoes which will fuel our allotment adventures as we are enjoying spending a couple of hours there each day on the weekend.
Weekend Lunches will be Pizza Rolls and Twice Baked Potatoes which will fuel our allotment adventures as we are enjoying spending a couple of hours there each day on the weekend.
Despite having a busy week I will be baking our own bread and rolls as usual. We will also be using greens from our garden to supplement dinners which is fab free, organic food.
As usual I compared the cost of our shopping using My Supermarket. Our groceries cost £51.65 from Asda on 12th May 2013. The cost of our items would've been £60.37 from Tesco and £64.77 from Sainsbury's.
Dinners
Roast Chicken with Roast Vegetables, Steamed Greens and Yorkshire Puddings
Chicken and Roast Vegetable Pasties
Leftover roast vegetables
100g other cooked vegetables
300g leftover roast chicken
1 or 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 egg, lightly beaten
500g shortcrust pastry, divided into 3 and rolled out into large squares
Preheat oven to 220°C.
Line an oven tray with baking paper.
Roughly mash the roast vegetables, stir through the other
cooked vegetables, chicken and egg until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
Cut 12 squares from the pastry Spoon vegetable mixture evenly amongst pastry squares. Fold pastry squares in half to enclose
filling. Crimp with a fork to seal.
Place on the lined tray and bake in oven for 15 – 20 minutes
or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside to cool
slightly before serving.
Vegetable Quiche and Salad
3 courgettes, grated
1 onion, finely diced
2 large carrots, grated
2 peppers, diced
150g cheddar cheese, grated
75g plain flour
1 tsp dried mixed herbs or 1 Tblsp chopped fresh herbs
4 free range eggs, lightly beaten
salt and pepper
Preheat your oven to 180C. Grease a ceramic quiche dish with canola spray
or line a flan tin (not a loose base tin) with a liner.
Put all the ingredients into a large bowl. Mix together until well combined. Pour into quiche dish and level. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the top is
golden and the centre is set.
Vegetable Crumble
1 Tblsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 peppers, diced
2 courgettes, sliced
500g tomato pasta sauce
300g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 Tblsp fresh oregano, chopped
1 large aubergine, cut into 1cm thick slices
2 teaspoons olive oil, extra
Crumble
100g rolled oats
75g grated Grana Padano cheese
2 tsp olive oil
Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion, pepper and courgettes
until soft. Stir through the pasta
sauce, chickpeas and oregano. Heat through then pour everything into a large ovenproof
casserole dish.
Brush the aubergine with a little oil and grill until golden
on both sides. Arrange over the top of
the bean and vegetable mixture. Sprinkle
the crumble over the top. Bake at 180C
for 30 minutes or until the crumble is crisp.
Glazed Salmon with Rice and Vegetables
4 Tblsp honey or golden syrup
4 Tblsp soy sauce
4 Tblsp lemon juice
1 Tblsp Dijon mustard
2 Tblsp water
4 x 200g salmon fillets, deboned
Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, mustard,
and water in a small jug.
Put a non-stick frying pan on to a moderately high heat and
cook salmon for 2 - 3 minutes on each
side, or until just cooked through. Transfer
salmon to serving plates.
Pour the glaze ingredients into the frying pan and cook,
stirring constantly, for about a minute until the glaze thickens. Pour the glaze over the salmon. Ours will be served with rice and steamed
green vegetables.
Shopping List
31 items: £51.65
Packets and Cereals
1x ASDA Wholegrain Scottish Porridge Oats
(500g) 65p
1x ASDA Smartprice Cornflakes (750g) 46p
1x ASDA Wholemeal Bread Flour (1.5Kg) £1.26
1x Jus Rol Shortcrust Pastry Block (500g) £1.10
1x Asda Home Baking Easy Bake Yeast (6 per
pack - 42g) 65p
Tins, Jars and Cooking
1x Dolmio - Chunky Mediterranean Vegetables
(500g) £1.00 was £1.98
Frozen
1x ASDA Smartprice Mixed Vegetables (1Kg) 75p
Dairy and Eggs
4x ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints
(2.27L) £4.00
1x ASDA Free Range Medium Eggs (12) £1.98
1x ASDA Grana Padano (200g) £2.50
1x The Lake District Cheese Co. Mature
Cheddar (2x350g) £4.00
Meat, Fish and Poultry
1x ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef
Mince (500g) £2.00
4 ASDA Smartprice Salmon Fillets by Weight
(100g) £3.99
17 ASDA British Free Range Corn
Fed Whole Chicken by Weight (100g) £6.77
Fruit and Vegetables
20 ASDA Smartprice Apples by Weight (100g) £2.36
20 ASDA Bananas by Weight (100g) £1.36
1x ASDA Lemons Loose 27p
10 ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g) 80p
1x ASDA Aubergine Loose 50p was 90p
1x ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £2.00
10 ASDA Tomatoes by Weight (100g) £1.99
5 ASDA Butternut Squash by Weight (100g) 50p
10 ASDA Sweet Potatoes by Weight (100g) £1.28
1x ASDA Whole Cucumber 50p
2x ASDA Round Lettuce £1.14
1x ASDA Garlic Loose 30p
1x ASDA Smartprice Peppers (700g) £1.57
2x ASDA Courgettes (3) £2.00
1x ASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg) 98p
2x ASDA Stir Fry with Edamame
Beans & Peppers (340g) £2.00 any 3 FOR £3.00
Ready Meals
1x ASDA Free Range Egg Noodles (450g) £1.00 any 3 FOR £3.00
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All sounds fab!!
ReplyDeleteYum, yum!