Our Family Meal Plan Week Of 17/06/2013 - £51

This week is going to be busier than usual.  I'm out for four nights this week, one meeting, one event and twice working - and I also have a day in London on top of all that - so our Meal Plan hast to be low faff.  My poor husband will be sorting out dinner and the bedtime routine on the nights I am out so I need easy, filling meals to please everyone.

Much to their displeasure, my daughters will be having school dinners this week.  Weekend lunches will be Twice Baked Potatoes and Quesadillas to fuel our work at the allotments.  Breakfasts will be cereal and milk with a piece of fruit for afters and we'll probably have pancakes one day on the weekend.

Our groceries cost £51.10 from Asda on 16/06/2013.  As usual I compared the cost of our shopping, using My Supermarket, which would've cost £58.59 from Tesco and £60.24 from Sainsbury's.

Dinners

Meatfree Monday - Quick Vegetable Curry

2 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed then cut into small cubes

1 onion, diced

1 pepper, diced (any colour will do)

2 cloves garlic, crushed

3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled then finely grated

1 Tblsp oil

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp curry powder

1 tin coconut milk

300g frozen mixed vegetables

Put a large saucepan over a medium heat.  Gently fry the onion, pepper, garlic and ginger in the oil until softened.  Add the spices and sweet potatoes, stir well to combine everything and cook for a couple of minutes until the spices are fragrant.  Add the coconut milk and frozen mixed vegetables.  Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are cooked through and tender but not breaking up.  We’ll be serving ours with cooked rice.

Tuesday - Baked fish with Homemade Wedges and Coleslaw

Wednesday - Brown Rice and Vegetable Bake with Salad

Thursday, Friday, Saturday - Simmered Mince Many Ways

Sunday - Crustless Salmon Quiche with Salad

1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

4 free range eggs, beaten

500ml milk

75g butter, melted

415g can pink salmon, drained

1 onion, diced

1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

1 tsp fresh chives, finely sliced

Preheat your oven to 180C.

Put the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the eggs milk and butter. Combine to make a batter then stir through the salmon, onion, cheese and chives until they are just combined.

Pour into a large ovenproof dish which has been greased or lined with non-stick baking paper. Cook at 180C for about 45 minutes until the quiche is set. I usually serve mine with salad or steamed mixed vegetables.

Shopping List

30 items: £51.10
Packets and Cereals
1x	Weetabix Cereal (48x18g)	£3.00
1x	ASDA Smartprice Spaghetti (500g)	19p
1x	ASDA Smartprice Plain White Flour (1.5Kg)	45p
1x	ASDA Easy Cook Long Grain Brown Rice (1Kg)	£1.78
Tins, Jars and Cooking
1x	ASDA Wild Pacific Pink Salmon (418g)	£2.17
4x	ASDA Smartprice Chopped Tomatoes (400g)	£1.24
1x	ASDA Smartprice Red Kidney Beans in Water (400g)	27p
1x	Kingfisher Coconut Milk Light (400ml)	£1.19
Frozen
1x	ASDA Chosen by You Freshly Frozen Mixed Vegetables (1Kg)	£1.00
1x	ASDA Whitefish Fillets (500g)	£2.00
Dairy and Eggs
5x	ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L)	£5.00
2x	ASDA English Mature White Cheddar (500g)	£5.00	2 FOR £5
2x	Suffolk Farm Medium Free Range Eggs (6)	£2.00
Fruit and Vegetables
2x	ASDA Salad Tomatoes (750g)	£3.00
20	ASDA Bananas by Weight (100g)	£1.36
4	ASDA White Cabbage by Weight (100g)	32p
15	ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g)	£1.20
2x	ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)	£4.00
7	ASDA Sweet Potatoes by Weight (100g)	89.6p
2x	ASDA Whole Cucumber	£1.00
2x	ASDA British Iceberg Lettuce Loose	£1.00	was £1.00
1x	ASDA Celery	50p	was 89p
2x	ASDA Garlic Loose	60p
1x	ASDA Smartprice Peppers (700g)	£1.65
1x	ASDA Spring Onions	50p	was 74p
1x	ASDA Smartprice Brown Onions (2Kg)	98p
1x	ASDA Spinach (350g)	£1.00
3x	ASDA Smartprice Apples (500g)	£2.52
Meat, Fish and Poultry
2x	ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef Mince (500g)	£4.00
1x	ASDA Butcher's Selection Smoked Bacon Lardons (200g)	£1.28

 Prices and special offers reflect those of the online grocery websites, and are correct as of 16 June 2013.  Prices may vary in different in-store locations.

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At Home With Mrs M

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