This month's meal planner





You will find the recipes for all dishes marked with an * below each week.


WEEK DAY DINNERS (week 3)


  • Cheesy chicken strips*

    Noodles


  • French fries

    Cheese sauce

    Grilled pork sausage


  • Meatloaf*

    Baked potatoes

    Mixed vegetables


  • Stew

    Rice


  • Mash

    Peas

    Beef sausage cooked under the oven grill or fried in a frying pan



  • WEEKEND DINNERS (week 3)
  • Saturday
    Breakfast:
    Fried egg on toast


    Dinner:
    Hamburgers*

    French fries


  • Sunday:
    Breakfast:

    Cooked porridge


  • Dinner:

    Cold meats

    Cheese

    Rolls





Cheesy chicken strips


4 deboned chicken breasts, cut into thin strips

1 x packet of mushroom soup powder

400ml milk

1 x tinned creamed corn

1 tbsp brown sugar


Coat the chicken strips in the soup powder and fry in shallow oil until cooked. Add the milk and creamed corn and bring to a boil, reduce the heat and add the brown suger. Mix the rest of the soup powder in a little water and add it to the dish, stirring continually. Simmer for approximately 10 minutes, stirring regularly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serves 4


Meatloaf

500g mince

3/4 cup cheddar cheese

1 egg

3/4 cup bread crumbs

1 finely chopped onion

1 teaspoon Worcester Sauce / Fish Sauce

Tomato sauce

2 tsp crushed garlic

Mix altogether except for tomato sauce and 1/4 of the cheese. Season to taste. Shape into a loaf and place itinto an ovenproof dish. Bake for about 30 minutes at 200deg celsius; pour off the excess oil. Pour a large amount of tomato sauce over the loaf and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese. Bake for a further 20 minutes. Serves 4



Did you enjoy dinner this week? Then you will also love week 4.


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