It's been a busy couple of week with School Holidays, and our older 3 children don't go back to school until Wednesday. They've almost eaten us out of house and home the last couple of weeks, I think they are all having a growth spurt, even toddler boy has been eating more than usual.
We've had trips to the park, done some crafting and gardening at home, and completed the dreaded school shoes shopping trip. It's back to school midweek this week, so there will of course be packed lunches, and after school snacks to sort out. As well as making sure that we have a few quick dinners as after school activities are starting up this week too.
Meal Plan
Breakfasts will be overnight oats or cooked porridge with fruit, or wholemeal toast and spread. We'll have poached eggs on wholemeal toast and pancakes on the weekend.
Packed lunches will be Spicy Root Vegetable Patties with crudites and yoghurt dip, or Root Vegetable and Red Lentil Dhal in flasks accompanied by homemade Vegetable Naan Bread. There will of course be a piece of fruit and a small baked treat in lunchboxes as well.
Weekend Lunches will be Wholemeal Savoury Swirls and Root Vegetable Soup with Hidden Goodness Rolls.
Dinners
Meatfree Monday Really Easy Vegan Chilli
1 tsp olive oil
2 onions, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 peppers, diced
2 carrots, grated
2 courgettes, grated
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons paprika
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
2 x 400g tins chilli beans
200g frozen peas
300g frozen corn
Heat oil in a large heavy-based frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3-5 minutes or until browned. Add garlic, peppers, carrot, courgette and spices. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until the spices are fragrant. Add the tinned tomatoes and chilli beans, turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the peas and corn then cook for a further 5 minutes until heated through. We'll be eating ours with Roast Vegetable Cornbread.
Roast Chicken with roast vegetables and Yorkshire puddings served with steamed greens
Gnocchi with Bacon in Tomato Sauce served with steamed peas and corn
Chicken and Bacon Stew with Dumplings served with steamed greens
Versatile Vegetable Pasties with steamed greens and lightly spiced potato wedges
One Pot Orzo Bolognese
500g minced beef, or vegetarian mince
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 peppers, diced
330g dried orzo pasta
500ml pasta sauce, homemade or store bought
600ml vegetable stock
300g frozen peas
300g frozen corn
100g cheddar cheese, grated
Put a large frying pan on to a medium-high heat and cook until it is no longer pink, breaking up clumps as you do so.
Add the diced onion, minced garlic, and diced peppers to the pan then cook for a few minutes until the onion and peppers soften.
Add the orzo, pasta sauce and stock to the pan then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is cooked and all of the stock has been absorbed. Stir through the frozen peas and corn, cook until these have heated through. Stir through the grated cheese then serve.
Shopping List
42 items: £67.01
Packets and Cereals
1x Mornflake
Superfast Oats (2Kg) £1.75
1x Silver
Spoon Granulated Sugar (1Kg) 64p
2x ASDA
Wholemeal Bread Flour (1.5Kg) £1.58
1x ASDA
Smartprice Self Raising Flour (1.5Kg) 45p
1x Jus Rol
Shortcrust Pastry Block (500g) £1.00
1x ASDA Home
Baking Easy Bake Yeast (6 per pack - 42g) 65p
1x Il
Pastaio Potato Gnocchi (500g) 50p
1x ASDA Orzo
(500g) 50p
1x ASDA Good
and Balanced Red Lentils (500g) 75p
Tins, Jars and Cooking
1x ASDA
Smartprice Bolognese Sauce (440g) 39p
4x ASDA
Smartprice Chopped Tomatoes (400g) £1.16
2x ASDA
Chilli Beans in Chilli Sauce (290g) 80p
2x ASDA
Chick Peas in Water (400g) 70p
1x ASDA
Green Lentils in Water (400g) 55p
Dairy and Eggs
3x ASDA
British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £2.97
2x ASDA
British Whole Milk 4 Pints (2.27L) £1.98
3x ASDA
Smartprice Low Fat Natural Yogurt (500g) £1.35
1x ASDA Free
Range Mixed Weight Eggs (15) £2.00
1x ASDA
Butter - Unsalted (250g) £1.18
1x ASDA
Mature Cheddar Cheese (750g) £3.50
Fruit and Vegetables
3x ASDA
Grower's Selection British Spring Greens (500g) 60p
30 ASDA
Grower's Selection Bananas by Weight (200g) £2.52
3x ASDA
Grower's Selection Carrots (1Kg) 60p
4 ASDA
Grower's Selection Courgettes by Weight (300g) £2.28
6x ASDA
Grower's Selection Whole Cucumber £3.00
2x ASDA
Grower's Selection Celery £1.10
1x ASDA
Grower's Selection Garlic Loose 27p
1x ASDA
Grower's Selection Sweet Potatoes (1Kg) 95p
2x ASDA
Grower's Selection Pears (1.2Kg) £4.00
6x ASDA Farm
Stores Apples (500g) £4.80
4x ASDA
Grower's Selection British Parsnips (500g) 80p
2x ASDA
Grower's Selection Mixed Peppers (700g) £2.18
4x ASDA
Grower's Selection Plums (750g) £4.00
1x ASDA
Grower's Selection Extra Trimmed Leeks (550g) 20p
1x ASDA Farm
Stores Brown Onions (1Kg) 59p
1x ASDA Farm
Stores White Potatoes (2.5Kg) £1.29
Meat, Fish and Poultry
2x ASDA
Smartprice Cooking Bacon (500g) £1.14
1x ASDA
Butcher's Selection Beef Mince (500g) £2.59
1 ASDA Free
Range Corn Fed Whole Chicken (1.9Kg) £6.17
Frozen
1x ASDA
Smartprice Sweetcorn (1Kg) £1.08
1x ASDA
Smartprice Peas (1Kg) 76p
Drinks
1x ASDA
Italian Roast and Ground Coffee (227g) £1.69
Prices and special offers reflect those of the online grocery website My Supermarket,
and are correct as of 15th April 2017.
Prices may vary in different in-store locations.
We purchased our shopping from Asda which cost £67.01, had we shopped elsewhere our items would've cost:
Sainsbury's £82.12
Morrisons £85.65
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