I have to get back into meal planning as well. I found my grocery bill was lower and I didn't have to think every day about what I was going to make. My meal planning style is quite simple. I have a list of meals that we have regularly. Then once a week I check what is the cupboard first and then think about what meals go with what I actually have in stock. Then I write up the weeks meals. I take into consideration how much time I have to prep or if DH is home etc.

Over the week I will have a new recipe to try, a slow cooker day, a roast night, rice/pasta dish, left over/slacko night (usually after slow cooker/roast night), bbq or pizza night.

Here are some meals on the list

Slow cooker
Sausage hot pot
Lamb shanks ( not often)
Beef roast
Chicken drumsticks
Beef strog
Corned beef

Pasta/Rice/Noodle
Spag bol
Chicken thai curry/rice
Chinese chicken stirfry
Stirfry
Vege noodle stir fry

BBQ
Warm steak salad
Sausages and chicken things bbqed with salad and steamed baby potatos

Roasts
Chicken
Lamb
Pork neck

Other
Chicken/pork/veal schnitzel
porl/veal meatloaf
Sheppards pie
Satay chicken wraps/Soft beef tacos
Home made pizza (usually Friday/Saturday nights)
Chicken and noddle soup
Pumpkin soup