WEEKLY SHOPPING LIST: Meal Plan 11, One-Pan Week All 21 recipes, one portion each (Saturday's soup and curry make 2 portions each, and Sunday's gammon makes 4). Tick off what you already have at home. MEAT AND FISH [ ] Lean beef mince (5% fat): 1 pack, 125 g or a 250 g pack (Mon (pasta)) [ ] Boneless, skinless chicken thighs: 2 thighs, about 200 g (Tue (tray bake)) [ ] Lean sirloin or rump steak: 1 steak, about 125 g (Thu (shawarma tray)) [ ] Braising or stewing beef (chuck or shin): 300 g (Sat (curry, 2 portions)) [ ] Undyed smoked haddock fillet: 1 fillet, about 150 g, fresh or frozen (Fri (kedgeree)) [ ] Unsmoked gammon joint, boneless: 800 g (Sun (roast, 4 portions)) [ ] Lean cooked ham: 1 small pack (2 slices needed) (Tue (toastie)) FRUIT AND VEGETABLES [ ] Bananas: 3 (Mon (oats), Wed (porridge), Sun (baked oats)) [ ] Eating apples: 2 (Thu (yoghurt bowl), Sun (roast)) [ ] Lemon: 1 (Wed 1 tsp, Thu 1 tsp, Fri 1 tsp, Sat 1 tbsp) [ ] Onions: 6 (small to medium) (Mon 1, Tue 1, Thu 1, Fri 1, Sat 1 (soup) and 1 (curry)) [ ] Garlic: 1 head (4 cloves needed) (Mon 1, Wed 1, Thu 1, Sat 1) [ ] Carrots: 2 (Mon 1 (noodle bowl), Sun 1 (roast)) [ ] Parsnip: 1 (Sun (roast)) [ ] Baby new potatoes: 1 small pack, 250 g (200 g needed) (Tue (tray bake)) [ ] Potatoes: 1 bag, 1 kg (550 g needed) (Sat 400 g (curry), Sun 150 g (roast)) [ ] Cauliflower: 1 small head (200 g of florets needed) (Tue (tray bake)) [ ] Courgette: 1 (Wed (gnocchi)) [ ] Cherry tomatoes: 1 pack, 150 g (Wed (gnocchi)) [ ] Medium tomatoes: 5 (Tue 1, Wed 1, Thu 1 (small), Sat 2) [ ] Cucumber: 1 small (50 g needed) (Thu (pitta). Spare cucumber for salads) [ ] Red peppers: 3 (Thu 1, Sat 2 (soup)) [ ] Mushrooms: 1 small pack, at least 80 g (Sat (baked eggs)) [ ] Baby spinach: 1 bag, at least 140 g (Mon 40 g, Tue 20 g, Fri 20 g, Sat 60 g) DAIRY AND EGGS [ ] Eggs: 1 box of 10 (8 needed) (Mon 1, Tue 2, Thu 1, Fri 1, Sat 2, Sun 1) [ ] Plain Greek-style yoghurt: 1 tub, 500 g (305 g needed) (Mon 50 g, Tue 60 g, Thu 195 g (breakfast 150, dinner 45)) [ ] Semi-skimmed milk: 1 pint (568 ml, 435 ml needed) (Mon 120 ml, Tue 15 ml, Wed 200 ml, Sun 100 ml) [ ] Strong Cheddar cheese: 1 small block, about 200 g (115 g needed) (Mon 20 g, Tue 45 g (breakfast 20, lunch 25), Fri 50 g (breakfast 20, lunch 30). About 85 g spare) [ ] Light mozzarella: 1 ball, 125 g (Wed (gnocchi)) [ ] Houmous: 1 small tub (40 g needed) (Thu (pitta)) BREAD AND BAKERY [ ] Wholemeal bread: 1 loaf (8 slices needed) (Tue 3, Fri 2, Sat 2 (breakfast 1, soup 1), Sun 1) [ ] Wholemeal tortilla wraps: 1 (from a pack) (Fri (quesadilla)) [ ] Wholemeal pitta bread: 2 (from a pack) (Thu 2 (lunch, dinner)) FROZEN [ ] Peas: 1 bag, at least 160 g (Mon 80 g, Fri 80 g) [ ] Sweetcorn: 1 bag, at least 120 g (Wed 60 g (couscous), Fri 60 g (quesadilla)) [ ] Blueberries: 1 small bag, at least 80 g (Sun (baked oats)) TINS, JARS AND BOTTLES [ ] Chopped tomatoes (400 g tin): 2 tins (Mon (pasta), Sat (soup)) [ ] Reduced-fat coconut milk (400 ml tin): 1 tin (Sat (curry)) [ ] Tuna in spring water (small tin): 1 tin, about 100 g drained (Wed (couscous)) [ ] Baked beans, reduced sugar and salt: 1 small tin, 200 g (Fri (breakfast)) [ ] Massaman curry paste (or Thai red curry paste): 1 small jar (2 tbsp needed) (Sat (curry)) [ ] Peanut butter, 100% peanuts: 1 small jar (15 g needed) (Wed (porridge)) DRY GOODS [ ] Porridge oats: 1 bag (150 g needed) (Mon 40 g, Wed 40 g, Thu 30 g, Sun 40 g) [ ] Dried wholewheat penne or fusilli: 1 small pack (75 g needed) (Mon (pasta)) [ ] Dried egg noodles: 1 nest, about 60 g (Mon (noodle bowl)) [ ] Couscous: 1 small pack (60 g needed) (Wed (couscous bowl)) [ ] Basmati rice: 1 small bag (60 g needed) (Fri (kedgeree)) [ ] Potato gnocchi, shelf-stable: 1 pack, 500 g (250 g needed) (Wed (tray bake). Freeze or keep the rest) [ ] Walnut pieces: 1 small bag (10 g needed) (Thu (yoghurt bowl)) [ ] Unsweetened cocoa powder: 1 small tub (1 tbsp needed) (Mon (overnight oats)) [ ] Reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes: 1 small box (1 cube needed) (Mon ½, Sat ½) CUPBOARD CHECK (probably at home) [ ] Olive oil: about 13 tsp (4 tbsp, 65 ml) over the week [ ] Reduced-salt soy sauce: 1 tbsp (Mon) [ ] Honey: 4 tsp (Mon 1 tsp, Sun 1 tbsp) [ ] Mustard: 1 tsp (Sun) [ ] Salt and black pepper: used in most recipes [ ] Mild curry powder: 4 tsp (Tue, Fri) [ ] Dried oregano: 2 tsp (Mon, Wed) [ ] Smoked paprika: 2 tsp (Thu, Sat) [ ] Ground cumin: 1 tsp (Thu) [ ] Ground cinnamon: 1½ tsp (Thu, Sun) EQUIPMENT [ ] A large baking tray (Tue, Wed, Thu) and a roasting tin with foil (Sun) [ ] A deep frying pan with a lid, or a wide saucepan with a lid (Mon, Fri) [ ] A medium saucepan (Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun) and a large, heavy pot with a lid (Sat) [ ] A non-stick frying pan (Tue, Fri) [ ] A small ovenproof dish, about 18 cm (Sat), and an ovenproof bowl or large ramekin (Sun) [ ] A large microwave-safe mug (Tue), a bowl (Wed), and a jar or lidded container (Mon) [ ] A stick blender (Sat, optional) [ ] A meat thermometer (optional but useful for the gammon) [ ] Four lidded containers for freezing: one for Saturday's curry and three for Sunday's gammon PREP-AHEAD SCHEDULE (weekday dinners) Mon: prep ahead: Chop the onion and garlic (5 minutes). At dinner: Brown the mince, add the tomatoes, water and pasta, simmer 12 to 14 minutes, stir in the spinach Tue: prep ahead: Marinate the chicken (bottom shelf), chop the vegetables (10 minutes). At dinner: Oven on 220°C, roast everything on one tray for 30 to 35 minutes Wed: prep ahead: Chop the courgette and garlic (5 minutes). At dinner: Oven on 220°C, roast the gnocchi and vegetables 18 to 20 minutes, add the mozzarella for 3 minutes Thu: prep ahead: Marinate the beef (bottom shelf), chop the vegetables, make the garlic yoghurt (10 minutes). At dinner: Oven on 220°C, roast the vegetables 8 minutes, add the beef for 8 to 10 minutes Fri: prep ahead: Chop the onion (5 minutes). At dinner: Cook the onion and rice, add the haddock and peas, bake the egg on top IF YOU SHOP ONCE: freeze raw meat and fish on the day you buy it, and defrost it in the fridge the evening before. Mon: Beef mince (freeze on buying): take out Sun evening Tue: Chicken thighs: take out Mon evening Thu: Sirloin steak: take out Wed evening Fri: Smoked haddock: take out Thu evening Sat: Braising beef: take out Fri evening Sun: Gammon joint (24 hours or more): take out Fri evening LEFTOVERS - Sunday's gammon: 1 portion in the fridge for a gammon sandwich within 2 days, and 2 portions in the freezer. - Saturday's soup: the second portion is Sunday's lunch, so there is no waste. Saturday's curry: the second portion goes in the freezer. - Spare gnocchi (about 250 g): freeze it in a freezer bag, and roast it straight from frozen with 5 extra minutes in the oven. - Spare Cheddar (about 85 g), yoghurt (about 195 g) and eggs (2): cheese on toast or a jacket potato, yoghurt on porridge or fruit, and eggs in an omelette. - Spare ham, spinach and cucumber: ham in a sandwich within 2 days, spinach in an omelette or soup (or freeze it), and cucumber in a salad. - Spare bread: freeze the rest of the loaf in slices. Curry paste: keeps for weeks in the fridge, and is good in a stir-fry.