Our Meal Plan this week was hastily written by me whilst
suffering from a heavy cold that had been brewing for over a week but suddenly
pounced over the weekend. It is a fairly
low faff Meal Plan as it is once again a busy week for us all.
I’m out two evenings at meetings/events so hubby will be
dishing up dinner those nights. I’m also
working two nights as usual so have allowed for quick dinners then too. My 3 girls will be back on packed lunches
this week, much to their relief, and my youngest is off on a school trip to the
seaside one day this week so will get a bit extra in her packed lunch as it
will be a busy day for her.
Packed lunches will be either egg salad or cheese and salad pittas
or wraps (homemade), crudités, a pot of yoghurt, a piece of fruit and a small
baked treat. Breakfasts will be muesli
and milk with a piece of fruit for afters.
Weekend breakfasts will be homemade crumpets and pancakes.
The cost of my groceries from Asda on 09/06/2013 was
£61.25. I used My Supermarket to compare
the cost of my shopping and had I shopped at Tesco it would’ve cost £70.76, or
£70.82 from Sainsbury’s.
Spicy Rice with
Chickpeas and Spinach – Meatfree Monday
1 ½ cups basmati or long grain rice
1 Tblsp olive oil
3 carrots, roughly diced
1 pepper, roughly diced
1 leek, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp mild curry powder
400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
400ml vegetable stock, made with 1 stock cube
300ml water
200g spinach (fresh or frozen)
2 Tblsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
2 Tblsp chopped fresh mint leaves
Put the rice in a sieve and rinse it under cold running
water until the water runs clear. Heat
the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the roughly diced carrots, pepper, leek,
garlic, raisins/sultanas and spices. Cook,
stirring it occasionally for about 8 – 10 minutes or until the vegetables,
especially the carrots, are tender.
Once the vegetables are tender add the chickpeas, rice,
stock, and water. Bring everything to
the boil. Reduce the heat to low and
cook everything with the lid on the saucepan for 12 minutes.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and put the spinach over
the top of the rice. Replace the lid on
the saucepan and stand for 8 minutes. Uncover
the saucepan again and add the chopped fresh herbs. Stir everything together until well combined.
Mince in Lettuce Cups
1 Tblsp oil
500g lean beef mince
2cm piece fresh ginger, chopped or 2 tsp prepared ginger
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 spring onions, chopped
2 Tblsp soy sauce
2 Tblsp sweet chilli sauce
500g mixed stir fry vegetables
1 head iceberg lettuce
4 cups cooked rice, to serve
Heat the oil over a moderately high heat in a non-stick
pan. Add the mince and cook it with the
ginger, breaking it up as it cooks, until the mince is evenly browned. Add the garlic and cook for a minute or two.
Add the spring onions and sauces then cook for a few
minutes. Add the stir fry vegetables and
cook for 3-4 minutes or so. You want the
vegetables to still be a little crunchy.
Break up the lettuce into leaves. Serve the mince in large lettuce leaves
accompanied by cooked rice.
Baked Rice with
Salmon
1 onion
1 Tblsp chopped fresh oregano, or 1 tsp dried
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 pepper, diced (any colour will do)
1 stalk celery, finely sliced
200g tin salmon, drained
310g tin corn, drained
1½ cups rice
500ml water
Preheat your oven to 180C. Dice the onion, celery stalk and
pepper.
Put the oregano, onion, rice, water, tomatoes, celery and
pepper in an ovenproof baking dish. Stir
everything together. Cover with foil or
a lid and bake for 40-45 minutes, until the rice is cooked.
Use a fork to fluff up the rice then season with
pepper. Stir through the salmon and
sweetcorn. Leave for 5 minutes to heat through.
Serve immediately.
Lentil Bolognese
This is so versatile! It can be served with pasta, baked
potatoes, polenta or homemade gnocchi. I sometimes made double because it
freezes well and is great to have in your freezer as a quick fix meal option.
If you really have to you could add some beef mince or soy mince to bulk it out
more.
1 cup red lentils, uncooked
2 Tblsp oil
1 onion, diced
1 pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
2 Tblsp tomato paste
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp dried mixed herbs
salt and pepper to taste
Pasta and 2 handfuls of frozen mixed vegetables (cooked), to
serve.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Pour in the
lentils and stir them around to make sure they don’t stick to the bottom of the
saucepan. Boil the lentils for 8-10 minutes or until soft.
Heat the oil in a medium pan and sauté the pepper, onion and
garlic until softened. Add the tinned tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and herbs,
then stir in the lentils. Season with salt and pepper to taste and simmer for
15 – 20 minutes until the flavours develop.
Serve with pasta cooked according to packet instructions.
When the pasta has about 3 minutes left to cook toss in a handful or two of
frozen mixed vegetables.
Slow Cooker Meatballs
500g beef mince
½ cup uncooked long-grain rice
¼ cup chopped fresh herbs (parsley, oregano, etc) or 3 tsp
dried mixed herbs
1 large onion, finely diced
1 pepper, finely diced
2 carrots, finely diced
1 stick celery, finely sliced/diced
500g homemade or store bought pasta sauce
375 ml beef stock or water
Turn the slow cooker on to low to preheat whilst you chop
all the vegetables.
In a bowl, mix together the mince, rice and fresh herbs with
a good seasoning of salt and pepper. Roll tablespoonfuls into balls and set
aside for a few minutes.
Put the onion, pepper, carrot and celery Into the slow
cooker. Mix together the cook-homemade pasta sauce and beef stock then pour
into the slow cooker. Stir to mix thoroughly with the vegetables.
Put the meatballs on top of the sauce in the slow cooker and
then cover with the lid. Cook on low for 6–7 hours or on high for 3–4 hours.
Serve with mash/pasta/baked potatoes and steamed mixed vegetables.
Chicken Traybake
1kg chicken drumsticks
2 large potatoes roughly chopped into chunks
300g squash chopped into chunks
1 head of garlic, unpeeled and in half widthways
2 tsp dried mixed herbs
125ml chicken stock
Preheat oven to 200ºC. Put the chicken in a large baking
dish along with the prepared vegetables. Sprinkle over the dried mixed herbs.
Bake for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. Pour
over the stock and bake for another 5 minutes so a gravy forms. Serve with rice
or mash and steamed greens or vegetables.
Shopping List
40 items: £61.25
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Packets and
Cereals
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1x
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Jordans Natural Muesli (1Kg)
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£2.98
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1x
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ASDA Chosen by You Fusilli Twists
(500g)
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50p
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1x
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Asda Wholefoods Strong White Bread
Flour (1.5Kg)
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80p
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1x
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ASDA Basmati White Rice (2Kg)
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£2.92
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1x
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Great Scot Red Split Lentils (500g)
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£1.28
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1x
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Asda Home Baking Easy Bake Yeast (6
per pack - 42g)
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65p
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1x
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ASDA Wholefoods Brown Bread Flour
(1.5Kg)
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£1.28
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Dairy and
Eggs
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1x
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ASDA Chosen by You French Set Yogurts
Assorted (6x125g)
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£1.00
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4x
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ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4
Pints (2.27L)
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£4.00
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2x
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ASDA English Mature White Cheddar
(500g)
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£5.00
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1x
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ASDA Chosen by You Low Fat Peach,
Pineapple and Mandarin Yogurt (6x125g)
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£1.00
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1x
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ASDA Chosen by You Low Fat Strawberry
Yogurt (6x125g)
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£1.00
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2x
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Suffolk Farm Medium Free Range Eggs
(6)
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£2.00
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Tins,
Jars and Cooking
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1x
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ASDA Wild Pacific Pink Salmon (418g)
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£2.17
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3x
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ASDA Smartprice Chopped Tomatoes
(400g)
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93p
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1x
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ASDA Smartprice Sweetcorn (326g)
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32p
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1x
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ASDA Chick Peas in Water (400g)
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62p
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1x
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ASDA Chosen by You Tomato and Chunky
Vegetable Pasta Sauce (500g)
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£1.00
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Frozen
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1x
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ASDA Chosen by You Oriental
Vegetables Stir Fry (500g)
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£1.11
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2x
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ASDA Smartprice Mixed Vegetables
(1Kg)
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£1.50
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Fruit and
Vegetables
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1
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ASDA Root Ginger by Weight (100g)
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21.1p
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1x
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ASDA Salad Tomatoes (750g)
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£1.50
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20
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ASDA Bananas by Weight (100g)
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£1.36
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20
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ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g)
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£1.60
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3
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ASDA Leeks by Weight (100g)
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74.1p
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10
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ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g)
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80p
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1x
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ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)
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£2.00
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5
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ASDA Butternut Squash by Weight
(100g)
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50p
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3x
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ASDA Whole Cucumber
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£1.50
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2x
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ASDA Round Lettuce
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£1.14
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1x
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ASDA Celery
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89p
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2x
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ASDA Garlic Loose
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60p
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1x
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ASDA Smartprice Peppers (700g)
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£1.65
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1x
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ASDA Courgettes (3)
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£1.00
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1x
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ASDA Spring Onions
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74p
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1x
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ASDA Spinach (350g)
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£1.00
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1x
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ASDA Juicing Oranges (1.6Kg)
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£2.00
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2x
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ASDA Smartprice Apples (500g)
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£1.96
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Meat,
Fish and Poultry
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2x
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ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef
Mince (500g)
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£4.00
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1x
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Banham Poultry Chicken Drumsticks
(1Kg)
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£4.00
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Prices and special offers reflect those
of the online grocery websites, and are correct as of 9 June 2013. Prices may vary in different in-store
locations.
Everything sounds fab!
ReplyDeleteThese look like delicious meals, esp loving the sound of the lentil bolognaise.
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