Have decided to make this a weekly post rather than nightly as I am just not keeping up with it all.
Saturday - Sausages and veg
Sausages ($4)
Sunday - chicken curry with Naan
Recipe -
4 chicken thigh fillets ($5) - chopped
1 400ml tin coconut cream
2 tablespoons plain yoghurt
1 medium onion - diced
1/2 teaspoon garam marsala
1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon tumeric
1 teaspoon ground ginger
In vegetable oil saute the onion til soft. Add the spices and cook til aromatic. Add the chicken and brown. Add the yoghurt and coconut cream and simmer while the rice cooks.
Serve with rice and warmed naan
Monday - takeout night - pizza - 2 pizzas $15
Tuesday - Chilli/soy/honey chicken
Recipe -
2 chicken breasts ($6) - chopped
1 small onion - sliced
1 clove garlic - sliced
1 teaspoon sambal oelek
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
150 g green beans - cut into 3cm pieces
Brown the chicken and saute the onion and garlic til soft. Add the sauces and beans and cook through.
Serve with rice noodles.
1 serve left over for lunch
Wednesday - Italian meatballs and spaghetti
Recipe -
500 g beef mince ($7)
1 medium onion - diced
1 clove garlic - diced
1 teaspoon sambal oelek
1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
1 egg
1 tin italian diced tomatoes
1 jar spaghetti sauce
grated cheddar cheese
grated parmesan cheese
Saute the onion and garlic til soft. Add to the mince, egg, breadcrumbs and chilli. Mix well and shape into golf ball sized balls. Drizzle some olive oil into the bottom of a baking dish and place meatballs into it. Cover with tin tomatoes and sauce and then cover with cheeses. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes.
Serve with spaghetti.
2 serves left over for lunches
Thursday - chicken schnitzel and chips and veg
Schnitzel - 4 pieces ($7)
Friday - spaghetti bolognese
Left over saved sauce.
Total cost - Protein : $29
Fruit and veg : $18
Other : approx $30
Take out : $15
Eat well, Live well!
Susie
No comments:
Post a Comment