I always used to laugh at people who made meal plans, and thought they were a bit silly, but I must admit ever since Simon and I bought our house and I was in charge of the weekly shop, I have meal planned for each and every week. I guess I'm a convert!
I HAVE to meal plan. I am not a natural cook, and we don't have loads of random ingredients in the house. I cannot whiz around the shop and see things and think 'that would make a great meal'. So, instead, I meal plan to help us make our shopping list, and so that whoever is home first ready to cook (usually Simon!) knows what there is for each night.
We are pretty flexible, especially since we have a little issue with forgetting to take meat out of the freezer! We also don't need meals for a normal Thursday and Sunday as we eat with my family, which means we only have to plan 5 meals a week, instead of 7.
So here it is - my first Meal Plan Monday weekly meal plan!
Monday: slow cooker beef chilli with riceTuesday: chicken and broccoli pasta bakeWednesday: homemade pizza Thursday: n/aFriday: leek, bacon and pea risottoSaturday: spaghetti Sunday: n/a
I hope it gives you some ideas if you get stuck this week. Hopefully, I'll be linking up with Meal Planning Monday every so often in the future!