~ Midweek Meal Choices ~
here are five to consider
Sausage, Parsnip, Onion and Apple Tray Bake
Ingredients
Serves Four
600 g (1lb 5oz) parsnips, peeled and chopped
2 red onions, chopped
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 sprigs rosemary
8 sausages (of your choice)
Instructions
more details here
Pork and Chickpea Stew
Ingredients
Serves Four
2 tbsp oil, ideally olive oil
250g/9oz pork fillet (tenderloin), trimmed and cut into small cubes
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 medium courgette/zucchini (roughly 185g/6½oz), ends trimmed, halved lengthways and sliced into semi circles
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
½–1 tsp smoked paprika, hot or sweet
400g/14oz tin chickpeas, drained
400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes
1 chicken or pork stock cube
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
more details including how to make this into a veggie version here
Creamy Spinach Chicken
Ingredients
Serves Four
100g drained sundried tomatoes, sliced lengthways, plus 1 tbsp oil from the jar
600g chicken breast fillets
5 tsp cornflour
1 red onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
½ chicken stock cube, made up to 100ml
250g baby spinach
½ lemon, juiced
150ml single cream
Instructions
more details here
White Bean and Fish Gratin
Ingredients
Serves Six - adjust menu to suit
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
350g/12oz leek, roughly sliced
300g/10½oz celeriac, cut into 1cm/½in cubes
400g tin white beans (butter beans), drained and rinsed
1 vegetable stock cube
3 tbsp dried mixed herbs
1 tbsp fennel seeds (optional)
½ tbsp cornflour (or plain flour)
400g/14oz frozen mixed vegetables
300g/10½oz frozen white fish (thawed), cut into thick chunks
50g/1¾oz day-old bread, crackers or mixed nuts, roughly blended into crumbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
more details here
Almond Lentil Stew
Ingredients
Serves Four
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for frying the almonds
1 carrot, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 turnip, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
150g/5½oz baby button mushrooms, halved
250g/9oz green lentils
1.2 litres/2 pints vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
1 sprig rosemary
4 sprigs thyme
handful almonds
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
Instructions
more details for this vegan/vegetarian suggestion are here
I hope you may enjoy one, or some, of these suggestions
If you should need help with weight/measurement conversion - see here
You will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e., use your meter. If you have any concerns about your health, it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care team.
All the best Jan
All the best Jan
34 comments:
Dear Jan, the presentations in the photos are beautiful.
The almond lentil stew sounds absolutely delicious and that creamy Spanish chicken looks good to me, too. Yum.
Gracias por las recetas. te mando un beso.
Those are some good looking recipes. I want to try the spinach chicken!
Looks delicious
Thank you for all these wonderful choices Jan. They look delicious! I was at the Pasty Shop this afternoon and I brought some British-style bangers. Made over here but just like back home :) Always look forward to them. Happy week to you and all the best, Denise.
That creamy spinach chicken looks divine!!
It's good to have a line up of choices. All of these sound tasty and easy.
They all look so comforting, warming and delicious..just the right ones for the cold winter days.
Thanks for the recipes again!!
The chicken with spinach seemed interesting to me!!
They all look good Jan. I once used to make this type of food but not so much these days.
Hmmm, the chicken it is - thank you for all your suggestions and advice and info, Jan!
What delicious dishes they all are! I'd love to eat them all. It's great that you included the conversion link!
Have a good day! Hugs, Elke
The tray bake is my favourite; and easiest to make.
God bless.
Hello, I have just found you. I (re)started Keto last week, in an effort to stave off the dreaded pre-diabetes diagnosis. I shall certainly visit your website. Thank you . Joy x x
Gostei de tuas sugestões.Muito boas e práticas!
beijos, lindo dia! chica
Queste ricette che proponi oggi sono tutte deliziose.
Bom dia e uma excelente quarta-feira Jan. Obrigado pelas cinco opções de refeições. Grande abraço do Brasil.
Very tasty, Jan. I especially like the look of the the chicken and fish recipes. It's warmer here today and the sun is shining.
Yummy looking ideas here, Jan! Tonight I'm going to use up some odds and ends because we leave tomorrow to care for our friend's dog again and won't be back until February. At least I'll be a bit more familiar with the kitchen at our friend's house this time :-)
Ooooh lovely recipes. I've been looking for some menu inspiration. Thank you
...they all look appealing.
This meal is perfect in Winter.
Have a nice Wednesday :-)
All sound very comforting for cold nights.
I’d eat them all.
a tray bake is always such an easy meal to make. A great variety of meals to choose from!
These are all delicious looking options for dinners. The fish recipe looks most appealing today. Thank you.
All looks delicious, thanks for sharing these meals and recipes.
Take care, have a great day!
These look good and the last sounds really interesting :-D
Oh Jan. My mouth is drooling over these recipes. I will deferentially be making some of these. Thank you for always sharing the best information and recipes. Have a great day.
I'll take some Cream Spinach Soup. Looks so good. thanks.
They all look really good.
They all look good but my choice is number one!!
Definitely good options; I particularly like 3 and 4, but they're all very good.
Cheers.
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