Take the stress out of last minute “what’s for dinner?” and the reliance on less healthy fast foods purchased on the way home. Use this dinnertime planner as a guide to help ensure you have the ingredients for all your meals for a week.
Weekly planner
Below is a sample week of dinners using some Project Dinnertime recipes. All of the ingredients required are listed to help guide your shopping list for the week.
| Sunday | ||
Roast beef & vegetables  |
Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Potatoes Spray oil Corn flour Mixed herbs Reduced salt powdered beef stock |
Fresh
Topside Beef Fresh green vegetables (e.g. beans, broccoli) Carrots Pumpkin |
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| Monday | ||
Left overs pie  |
Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Left over roast beef and vegetables Corn flour Reduced salt beef stock powder Frozen peas and corn Filo pastry Spray oil |
Fresh
Reduced fat milk |
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| Tuesday | ||
Basic bolognaise |
Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Olive oil Onion Garlic Tomato paste Canned tomato Pasta |
Fresh
Lean beef mince Carrot Zucchini |
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| Wednesday | ||
Feta and spinach noodle frittata  |
Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Eggs Reduced fat instant noodles Reduced fat cheese (grated) Reduced fat milk Spray oil Reduced fat feta cheese |
Fresh
Salad vegetables Spinach Multigrain bread
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| Thursday | ||
| Chilli beef and rice
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Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Left over “basic bolognaise” Mexican spice Can corn kernels Can kidney beans Rice |
Fresh | |
| Friday | ||
Baked fish and cous cous salad  |
Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Spray oil Cous cous Red onion
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Fresh
Fish fillets (or frozen) Lemon Dill Parsley Baby spinach Tomato Cucumber |
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| Saturday | ||
Creamy chicken and corn risotto  |
Ingredients | |
| Pantry/fridge/freezer
Olive oil Garlic Arborio rice Reduced salt chicken stock Can corn kernels Can reduced fat evaporated milk |
Fresh
Celery Spring onions Chicken thigh fillets
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Download the Dinnertime Planner Template to complete your own dinner planner every week. This will guide your shopping list and make sure you have all the ingredients on hand to create a healthy dinner every night.
