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  1. #1
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    Aug 2006
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    Question Meal planners - what's on your list?

    I've recently started meal planning but only have a limited number of meals in rotation so wanted some more ideas to add some variety.

    Anyone want to share?

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber & MPM

    Feb 2007
    Melbourne
    5,462

    I have a list, but I'm starting to get bored of it!

    My list:

    Chicken & Corn Soup
    Pasta Bake
    Roast Chicken & Veg
    Sausages & Veg
    Tuna & Noodle Casserole
    Tuna Patties
    Jackpot Casserole (a pasta bake recipe I got from BB!)
    Chicken & Vegetable Curry (slow cooker)
    All-in-one-pot Dinner (a mince & veg slow cooker meal)
    Chicken Tonight (when I'm feeling lazy )
    Beef Stir-fry
    Carbonara
    Spaghetti Bolognaise
    Chicken & Vegetable Risotto
    Thai Chicken Risotto
    Chicken Parma
    Quiche
    Herb & Pasta Quiche
    Spaghetti Fritatta
    Corn & Bacon Soup
    Pumpkin Soup
    BBQ & Salad
    Beef Stroganoff
    Fried Rice
    Chicken & Corn Soup

    What's on yours?

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Member

    Feb 2007
    1,029

    Corn & Bacon Soup
    I'd love this recipe please Trish, sounds delicious. The only soups DH will eat are Pea & Ham and Vegetable.

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    Euroa, Victoria
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    Curry of some kind. Marsala, butter chicken, massaman, thai red curry.
    Chow mein
    Schnitzels/steak/chops/crumbed fish fillets etc with veg or salad
    Curried/devilled sausages with veg
    Mexican: Burittos or tacos or nachos
    Stirfry
    A macaroni cheese type of thing
    Pumpkin soup with yummy bread
    home made pizza
    tomato based pasta and sauce
    honey mustard chicken or pork with rice
    stroganoff
    Tuna casserole/mornay
    spag bol
    fritatta or quiche
    risotto

    HTH

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Feb 2009
    On the couch.
    832

    Our list-
    Stirfry
    Tacos/ enchiladas/ burritos
    Pasta
    Curry (mostly indian)
    Rissotto (rice cooker best invention ever!)
    Burgers (with lentil patties)
    Falafel Wraps
    Roast Veg Salad
    Curried sausages
    Potato Bake
    Roast
    Special noodles (2 min mi goreng with vegies added)
    Potato Salad
    Pizza (made on pita bread)
    Soup (roast garlic and pumpkin, morrocan, tomato and lentil, vegie etc) with turkish bread
    I didnt specify flavours with pasta etc as we always make it different for example we might make curry with chickpeas and say potato one week then lentils and whatever is in the fridge... in general I just get whatever vegies are on special so meals end up different.
    I love cooking and baking!!!
    Last edited by Peach*; April 24th, 2009 at 03:14 PM. : more info

  6. #6
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    Jun 2003
    Ubiquity
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    Lasagne
    Shepherds Pie
    Risotto
    Fish & Zucchini & Broccoli stir fry
    Butter Chicken
    Tuna Casserole
    Roast
    Baked Chicken w/mushroom & tomatoes
    Pancetta Chicken w/leek and thyme
    Pizza
    Burritos
    Pasta with cream, mushrooms, chicken, baby spinach/asparagus
    BBQ'd Steak & Veg
    Brocolli, Cheese & Bacon soup
    And some throw togethers in the slow cooker.

    I'll think of more as I can.

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Oct 2003
    Forestville NSW
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    Shepherds Pie
    Chicken stir fry
    beef thai stir fry
    potato, leek and bacon soup
    pumpkin soup
    Roast
    Bolognaise
    Thai Turkey meat balls
    Turkey meat loaf
    Curry
    Roast chook & salad
    Mexican night
    Happy face dinner (mashed potatoes, savoury mince & steamed carrots in the shape of a happy face)
    Sausages and mash

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Aug 2006
    3,562

    Was jsut about to run out before but on my list is:

    Spaghetti bolognaise/spaghetti & meatballs
    Sausages, mash & steamed vegies
    Deviled sausages
    Beef stroganoff
    Chicken burritos
    Satay chicken
    Chicken & sweet corn soup
    Pumpkin soup
    Sweet potato & bacon risotto
    Chicken schnitzel and baked veg
    Asian style meatballs & fried rice
    Quiche
    Chili con carne
    Steamed dim sims (frozen ones, I'm not that creative!) and fried rice
    Marinated chicken wings, rice and salad
    Chow mein
    Beef/chicken stir fry with noodles

    Lazy meals are usually:
    Chicken & veg/meat pies, mash & steamed vegies
    Ham steaks, rice (usually a packet side dish one, like the continental ones) & salad
    Chicken nuggets and steamed veg (for the kids when we are eating something too spicy or something I know they won't eat - DD has a real aversion to rice at the moment which is a TOTAL pain)

    Seems like we all have pretty much the same stuff!

    I'm going to add after reading your lists and having a look online for some new recipes:

    Tuna mornay
    Shepherd's Pie
    A creamy chicken & mushroom pasta dish of some kind - anyone got a recipe?

    These are things I usually do in cooler weather, not so much in summer. And I use my slow cooker mainly in winter too for stews and casseroles etc so will start using that soon.

    I'd love to add lasagne too but I make a lousy, lousy lasagne! I've tried so many times and it just never turns out right.
    Last edited by Willow; April 24th, 2009 at 05:48 PM.

  9. #9
    DoubleK Guest

    we only have a limited menu.. and what makes it a little more difficult, we dont all eat the same thing every night!

    Sausages (all of us!)
    Tacos (all of us!)
    schnitzel/parma (me & dd)
    Beef in black bean stirfry (dp only)
    fried rice (dp & dd)
    sweet n sour pork (dp only)
    Burritos (dd & i have honey soy chicken, dp has beef/caps/onion skewers)
    roast chicken (bought already cooked- we all eat)
    lamb chops (dp & dd)
    peppered steak (dp)
    pork medallions (dp & dd)
    Honey Soy chicken & rice (me & dd)

    thats all i can think if at the moment! nothign too exciting here at all!

    we always have either mashed/roast potatoes, wedges/chips or whatever with all of the meat dishes, i just decide what, when i take the meat from the freezer in the morning. i figure if dp has chops one night this week with mashed potatoes.. he wont mind having them again next week with wedges & garlic bread or something lol