Meal Planning Monday #1

As a stay at home mum, my main weekly expense is the food shop. I'm willing to cut corners in some areas (mainly treats), but I am one of those mums who's insistent on their offspring eating lots of fruit, veg, nuts and the like. As a result of this, it's hard to keep the shopping budget as low as some I've seen.

We're a household of 5, but the littlest is only 8 weeks so he's obviously not counted and I try and keep everything below £40.

This week we will be eating:

• Monday - Cottage Pie (batch cooked for an easy tea straight from the freezer)
• Tuesday - Thai chicken curry & coconut rice
• Wednesday - Chicken enchiladas & Mexican quinoa salad
• Thursday - Wrap 'pizzas' - a make your own tea with salami, tomato, peppers, onions and cheese for the boys to top as they wish
• Friday - Wagamama style noodle soup - Yasai Itame is my absolute favourite dish and we often have my take on it with lots of veg and tofu
• Saturday - Tapas - a weekend favourite, we buy a crusty baguette, salami, olives, cheese and I'll throw together some patatas bravas
• Sunday - Salmon tagliatelle - my boys love smoked salmon and it's so easy to put together, perfect for the back to school/work ironing/tidying/homework rush on a Sunday evening.

What are your family favourites?