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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:

  • Beef Sausages 550g - 1kg

  • Pork Mince 500g

  • Chicken Breast 1kg

  • Chicken Drumsticks 1.5kg

  • Sour Cream 300g

  • Milk (whichever one you prefer!)

  • Cheese Block 750g

  • Fresh Parsley (dried is also fine!)

  • Snow Peas

  • Broccoli Head

  • Cauliflower Head

  • Carrots

  • Baby Potatoes 1kg

  • Brushed/Washed Potatoes 2kg

  • Sweet Potato

  • Avocado

  • Iceberg Lettuce / Cos Lettuce 

  • Tomatoes

  • Tomato Paste

  • Ginger (Jar or fresh)

  • Garlic (Jar or fresh)

  • Soy Sauce

  • Rice 1kg

  • Naan (Can Make your own with 2 ingredient dough)

  • Coconut Milk x 2 400g tins

  • Curry Paste of choice (Tikka Masala)

  • Chicken Spice pkt (optional)

  • Canned Pineapple (pieces or slices)

  • Jar of Salsa of choice

  • Taco Seasoning

  • Taco wraps or shells (personal preference)

  • Chicken stock cubes

  • Sweet Chilli Sauce

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! 

Citrus Fruits

Keep an eye out for next week's!

You can find the videos to these recipes on my Instagram and TikTok, links above

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