suggestions for mid week meals

[Linda51]

Does anyone else like myself run out of ideas of what to cook for dinner, there is myself and husband and our two twenty somethings still at home, if I ask anyone what they would like they just say anything we'll leave it up to you, has anyone got any suggestions for easy mid week meals.  Thanks.

[sunflower68]

Linda I'm not sure how much you like cooking but here goes my speedy fave.  Chop all the veggies you like, chop up some chicken breasts into cubes. Boil anypasta up. Fry the veg and chicken, add about a tablespoon of flour, about half a pint of milk (give or take any white wine if you like) and thicken.  Season with a chicken stock cube and add the pasta. Yum

[silly moo]

Savoury minced beef with rice / pasta / suet scone.
pizza
Stew left in the slow cooker all day
Chip shop occasionally

Quick chicken casserole:- dice cold left over chicken. Pour over can of condensed soup. Add mushrooms if you have them, peas or sweet corn maybe. Basically whatever you heave and fancy.
Heat in microwave andserve with rice or baked pots.

Tin of tuna in cheese sauce, serve as above. Nice with onions added.

[woofgang]

If you sit everybody down when they are a bit hungry and have time and all together make a list of everything that you eat, that should give you a goood start, Its AMAZING how many things you can think of, then you would have a list that you could just keep repeating when you couldn't think of any thing else. I know this sounds stupid but it really does work

[mfewell]

M & S Traditional Lean Corned Beef (just 8% fat), sweet potato slices fried in olive oil with black pepper and crushed chillies, and brussels sprouts or baked beans (Heinz).

Serve with loads of Heinz salad cream and white pepper. Also Encona or African Farm hot pepper sauces if you like.

[kazza12345]

my answer would be to make the husband/twenty somethings cook mid week, then they couldnt get out of the decisions.  Alternitavely you could go down the route of having set meals on set days, on a 2 week rota (bleeuurrgghh!!)

[crisgal]

this sound really boring but it works - every saturday morning we (the family) decide what we're going to have for tea for the following week. We all say what we fancy and I try and utilise what we've got in the freezer and store cupboard.

It means i can plan ahead; shopping is easier on sat afternoon, 'cus i know exactly what i need; the list goes on the fridge and so no-one says "What's for tea?"; best of all, it stops that terrible - having-to-think-what-to-do every day.

I think you should sit down for half an hour at weekend and decide together. Better still give everyone a night each where they decide and then they cook it!

[crisgal]

i forgot to say what sort of things we have:

sausage casserole and rice

chicken breasts wrapped in bacon with veggies and mash

roast chicken (or other joint) dinner, cus we rarely have it on a Sunday

smoked chicken, homemade coleslaw and baked pots

coca cola ham, salad and chips

spaghetti bolognese

spaghetti carbonara

morrocan chicken and couscous

chicken supreme and rice

shepherd's pie

a big breakfast ('cus we NEVER have time in the mornings)

homemade chicken or turkey burgers on buns

something out of the freezer night

takeaway night

all of the above are chosen because of ease, cost and we all like them.

God, i'm starving..........what shall i do for tea?

[Gef]

Spag bol,
mince and tatties,
stovies (if any meat left over from Sunday),
fresh pasta (filled), mushrooms and cream cheese,
chicken fahitas,
various stir fries,
new potatoes, cold meat and salad,
pasta with bacon, leeks, peppers and cheese sauce,
fish pie.

I can prepare, cook and serve any of these in about 1 hour whilst having a glass (or two) of wine.

[Xollob]

Hallo Linda, there were some good suggestions from an earlier question for recipes you could do in half an hour. Enjoy!