Struggling to know what to cook for dinner? Each Monday I will share my weekly family meal plan and other recipes to help inspire you. I use easy family friendly recipes that the kids will enjoy. I do try my best to keep our meal plan healthy, however we may have something every now that may not be. See my previous weekly meal plans here.
Meal planning tips: How to meal plan & meal planning printables.
This Weekly Family Meal Plan
MONDAY
Beef Strogonoff served on pasta
Beef stroganoff is delicious meal, with tender strips of beef, sautéed mushrooms, a creamy sour cream based sauce and can be served with pasta, rice or mashed potato.
TUESDAY
Fish in a bag with steamed vegetables
A classic French style en papilotte dish that basically means “cooked in a bag”. This method allows the food to hold in moisture and flavour as it steams inside it’s little pouch and it’s a clean and healthy way of cooking fish. Cook by simply topping the fish with a little olive oil, a hint of sea salt, slice of lemon and a little thyme. Serve with a fresh leaf salad, oven roasted sweet potato chunky chips or steamed green vegetables and squeeze of lemon.
WEDNESDAY
Healthy Bruschetta Chicken with vegetables
This tomato bruschetta mix on top of the oven baked chicken was a deliciously fresh combination.
Meal Planner
Meal (menu) planning can not only save you money and time it will save you from opening the fridge door at 5pm and wonder what to cook for dinner. Write your meals onto this chart so all the family can easily see what’s for dinner!
VIEW RANGE OF MEAL PLANNERS HERE.
THURSDAY
This recipe is so versatile, you can use up any vegetables you have in your fridge, ie, brocoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, peas etc.
FRIDAY
FRIDAYDinner out with friends.
SATURDAY
Tuna Mornay on toast
Traditionally Tuna Mornay ist not served with potato chips, but to me it just isn’t the same without them, I know it’s not a healthy options…. but I do continue to serve them with crushed BBQ chips on top. I also like to add in small spiral pasta, makes the dish go further, my recipe usually makes enough so I can have left overs the next day for lunch!
SUNDAY
Curried sausages with rice
This is a childhood favourite of mine. My nan used to add whole boiled eggs to this recipe and it was so fun to find it amongst the sausages. Omit the boiled egg if you prefer.
BAKING
These cookies are crunchy on the outside, the merest hint of chewy in the middle, the raisins are plump and kind of caramelised on the outer edges, and the whole thing has a subtle spice flavour.
I’ve made these several times now, they are so so good. It uses 2 zucchini, however I only had one in the fridge this week so I used 1 zucchini and 1 apple, still tasted really good.
10 comments
Yum, this meal plan sounds delicious. I haven’t made chow mein in quite awhile, I forget about the good dinner ideas like this, it’s a great way to sneak in some vegetables to the kids too! Love your plans, thanks Kat.
It’s great being able to sneak extra veggies in especially those veggies that they aren’t too fussd on.
I made your zucchini brownies on the weekend, the whole family loved them, so moist, definately a keeper recipe.
They are so good aren’t they Jen! We just love them.:)
I make my tuna mornay with crushed plain salted chips. Mmmm, the kids and hubby love it ( and me too!). I am going to try that chocolate brownie with zucchini, looks delicious!
Too funny, that’s exactly how i make my Tuna Mornay, so so yummy.:)
This week’s menu…
mon 13 june swedish meatballs w/ fettucine
tues 14 june crumbed chicken tenderloins w/ gravy mash & veggies
wed 15 june battered fish w/ chips & salad
thurs 16 june vanilla braised beef cheeks, creamy mash & seasonal greens
fri 17 june mongolian lamb & snow pea stir fry w/ jasmine rice
sat 18 june meat pies & chips
sun 19 june dad’s special (I will be in NSW so DH makes his special beef stir fry w/ noodles)
baking irish apple cake
lemon delicious slice
Going to put the Tuna Mornay with Chippy topping on my plan in a couple of weeks – I’m sure the kids will love that !
always love reading your meal plans Julia 🙂
Omg What a hit ? I made your cheats lasagne last night it was delicious ok I may have stuffed up a fraction I put too much Carbornara on first layer so not enough for 3rd layer of lasagne sheet but the lasagne slip lol was so yummy ? thank you
So glad everyone loved it Karen 🙂