Week 1
Meal Planning
I bought enough food to make 5 main meals this week and kept the budget under $100.
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Here's the list of ingredients:
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Beef Sausages 550g - 1kg
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Pork Mince 500g
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Chicken Breast 1kg
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Chicken Drumsticks 1.5kg
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Sour Cream 300g
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Milk (whichever one you prefer!)
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Cheese Block 750g
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Fresh Parsley (dried is also fine!)
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Snow Peas
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Broccoli Head
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Cauliflower Head
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Carrots
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Baby Potatoes 1kg
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Brushed/Washed Potatoes 2kg
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Sweet Potato
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Avocado
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Iceberg Lettuce / Cos Lettuce
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Tomatoes
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Tomato Paste
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Ginger (Jar or fresh)
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Garlic (Jar or fresh)
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Soy Sauce
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Rice 1kg
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Naan (Can Make your own with 2 ingredient dough)
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Coconut Milk x 2 400g tins
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Curry Paste of choice (Tikka Masala)
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Chicken Spice pkt (optional)
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Canned Pineapple (pieces or slices)
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Jar of Salsa of choice
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Taco Seasoning
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Taco wraps or shells (personal preference)
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Chicken stock cubes
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Sweet Chilli Sauce
1
Roast Chicken Drumsticks, Mash & Veg
IIngredients:
8 x chicken drumsticks
1 x pkt Seasoning
2 x tbspn oil of choice
Salt & Pepper
1 x kg potatoes
2 x carrots sliced
1 x head broccoli
Gravy of choice
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Method:
Pat down chicken with paper towel
In a bowl, add oil, seasoning, salt & pepper
Rub into chicken
Bake in air fryer (30 mins) or oven (40-45)
Flip half way through cooking
Peel & boil potatoes til fork tender
Peel carrots & steam carrots & broccoli
Make your mash
Make up gravy (optional)
Serve out & enjoy
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2
Sausage & Vegetable Bake
Ingredients:
6-8 sausages (I used beef)
1 x kg baby potatoes cubed
1 x small-medium sweet potato cubed
2 x carrots diced
1 x head broccoli chopped into florets
1 x brown onion diced
1 x tbspn minced garlic
1 x tbspn tomato paste
1 x 400g tin tomatoes
1 x cup chicken stock
1-2 tbspn mixed herbs
1-2 cups grated cheese
Salt & Pepper
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Method:
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius
Peel & dice veggies
In a baking dish, add in veggies
Add in 1-2 tbspn oil & mixed herbs
Mix thru together & cook in oven for 30 mins
Cook sausages in a pan
Once cooked, remove & set aside
In that same pan, add in onion & cook
Add minced garlic & cook for further 3-4 mins
Add in tomato paste & tinned tomatoes
Make up chicken stock & add to pan
Cut up sausages and add to pan
Allow to simmer until veggies are ready
Take out veggies from oven & add in sausage
mix and stir through
Top with cheese & bake for a further 25 mins
Garnish with parsley & serve
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3
Sweet Chilli & Pineapple Stir Fry with Rice
Ingredients:
1 x kg chicken breast
2 x chicken stock cubes
1 x tbspn mixed herbs
Salt & Pepper
2 x carrots sliced
1 x pk Broccolini sliced
1 x cup snow peas halved
1 x onion diced
1 x tbspn minced garlic
1 x tspn minced ginger
1 x cup pineapple diced
2 x cups rice cooked
Sauce:
2 x tbspn sweet chilli sauce
1 x tbspn soy sauce
4 x tbspn pineapple juice
1 x tbspn cornflour
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Method:
Dice chicken & season with oil, chicken stock cubes & herbs, cover & set aside
Prep & dice veggies
Make up rice as per desired method
In a wok or pan, add tbspn oil & add chicken
Once chicken is cooked, take out & set aside
Add in veggies & cook til tender
Add in sauce and continue to cook
Add in chicken and mix til heated through
Serve on bed of rice
4
Potato & Cauliflower Tikka Masala
Ingredients:
1 x kg baby potatoes
1 x head cauliflower
1 x cup snow peas
1 x brown onion diced
1 x tbspn minced garlic
1 x tbspn tomato paste
2 x tbspn Tikka Masala curry paste
2 x 400g Coconut milk
1 x handful parsley diced
2 x cups rice (cooked as per your method)
1 x pkt Naan Bread
Salt & Pepper
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Method:
Prep & dice potatoes into bite size pieces
Cut cauliflower into florets & halve snow peas
Dice up brown onion
In a pan, add oil & onion and cook
Add minced garlic & cook for further 3-4 mins
Add in tomato paste & curry paste
Stir in, add in coconut milk, salt & pepper
Add in potatoes & cauliflower, cover & cook for 10-12 minutes
Cook rice as per your preferred method
Test potatoes with a fork to see if cooked thru
Add in snow peas, taste test & adjust as needed
Stir through parsley
Prep naan bread
Serve curry on bed of rice with side of naan
5
Pork Mince Taco's
Ingredients:
1 x pkt soft taco wraps
1 x 500g pork mince
1 x brown onion diced
1 x tbspn minced garlic
1 x pkt taco seasoning
1 x cup water
In seperate serving bowls:
1 x cup cheese grated
1 x cup fresh tomatoes diced
1 x avocado diced
2 x cups lettuce chopped
1 x jar salsa
1/2-1 x cup sour cream
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Method:
In a pan, add oil & onion & cook
Add in minced garlic & cook for 3-4 mins
Add in mince and cook til browned
Add in taco seasoning & water
Allow mix to thicken up
Prep sides & set up
Have everyone to make their own!

Keep an eye out for next week's!
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