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A sample week: dinners for two, under 30 minutes on weeknights
Plan dinners for two this week. No mushrooms. Weeknights under 30 minutes; Saturday can be more involved. We loved the sheet-pan salmon last time.
Dinners
| Night | Dinner | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Sheet-pan salmon with baby potatoes and green beans | 30 min | Your favourite, back in rotation |
| Tue | Chickpea and spinach curry with basmati rice | 25 min | Cook double rice for Thursday |
| Wed | Chicken tacos with lime slaw | 20 min | Uses half the cabbage |
| Thu | Egg fried rice with peas and leftover chicken | 15 min | Uses Tuesday’s rice |
| Fri | Takeout night | — | Planned, not a slip |
| Sat | Slow-roasted tomato spaghetti with burrata | 75 min | The weekend cook |
| Sun | White bean, tuna and cabbage salad | 15 min | Clears the fridge |
Grocery list
Produce
- 1 kg baby potatoes
- 300 g green beans
- 200 g spinach
- 1 small red cabbage
- 2 limes
- 750 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 onion, 1 head of garlic, a thumb of ginger
Meat and fish
- 2 salmon fillets
- 500 g boneless chicken thighs
Dairy and eggs
- 4 eggs
- 1 burrata
- Small tub of plain yogurt (for the slaw)
Pantry
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 1 tin white beans
- 1 tin tuna
- Basmati rice
- Corn tortillas
- Spaghetti
- Curry paste
Frozen
- Peas
Already in your kitchen, so left off the list
Olive oil, soy sauce, cumin, salt and pepper.