What's for dinner? Meal planner
Menu for 26th - 30th September
Browse through the recipes in our meal planner below. Quick and easy weeknight dinner inspiration for families on the go.
Monday
Vietnamese salmon noodle bowl
Light up the barbie with this chargrilled salmon and rice noodle dish.
Monday - Vietnamese salmon noodle bowl (serves 4)
500g skinless salmon fillets- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 250g rice vermicelli noodles
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, seeded, julienned
- 1 large carrot, peeled, julienned
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup (45g) roasted peanuts, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
Tuesday
Peri-peri chicken with quinoa and lemon salad
Create a new family favourite with these tender chicken thigh fillets cooked in a peri-peri sauce and served with zesty quinoa, baby broccoli and zucchini salad.
Tuesday - Peri-peri chicken with quinoa and lemon salad (serves 4)
- 8 Coles RSPCA Approved Chicken Thigh Cutlets
- 1/2 cup (125ml) peri-peri sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 cup (150g) tricolour quinoa, rinsed
- 150g sugar snap peas, halved
- 1 bunch baby broccoli, cut into 6cm lengths
- 1 lemon, zested, juiced
- 1 lemon, extra, peeled, segmented
- 1 zucchini, peeled into ribbons
Wednesday
Creamy beef and semi-dried tomato fettuccine
Twirl your fork around this creamy beef and semi-dried tomato fettuccine.
Wednesday - Creamy beef and semi-dried tomato fettuccine (serves 4)
- 400g fettuccine
- 500g Coles Australian Beef Round steak
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 cup (125ml) cream
- 1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock
- 1/2 cup (75g) semi-dried tomatoes, drained, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup (120g) frozen peas
- 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- Flat-leaf parsley leaves, extra, to serve
Thursday
Spring lamb and pea panzanella
For an Italian-inspired meal, try this dukkah-spiced lamb and pea salad, tossed with grilled haloumi and chunks of crispy bread to soak up all the flavour.
Thursday - Spring lamb and pea panzanella (serves 4)
- 1/4 loaf Coles Bakery Stone Baked White Sourdough Vienna
- 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 200g Coles Australian Lamb Backstraps or Lamb Leg Steaks
- Olive oil spray
- 125g haloumi, cut into 1cm-thick slices
- 1 cup (120g) frozen peas
- 200g sugar snap peas, halved lengthways
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced diagonally
- 1/4 cup (35g) pimento-stuffed olives, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup small basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon pistachio dukkah
Friday
Meatlovers mini pizzas
Meat lovers unite with these tasty 20-minute pizzas loaded with crispy bacon, chorizo, onion and cheese.
Friday - Meatlovers mini pizzas (serves 6)
- 6 small Nevana Pizza Bases (see tip)
- 1/2 cup (125ml) Leggo's Squeezy Garlic, Onion & Herbs Pizza Sauce
- 1 cup (100g) grated pizza cheese
- 2 bacon rashers, thinly sliced
- 75g button mushrooms or cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 100g Always Fresh Roasted Peppers – Strips, drained
- 20g baby rocket leaves
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