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What are your 3 ‘go to’ family suppers?

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Urmstongran Wed 23-Jan-19 09:48:18

I made dinner last night and got to thinking of my usual favourite suppers that I make on a fairly regular basis. Nothing fancy (as for a special occasion) just ordinary dinners.

Mine are:

1. Chilli & rice
2. Hungarian goulash a la Delia
3. a pork, apple, sage & onion dish topped with cheesy mash and served with green cabbage.

What are yours?

Greyduster Thu 24-Jan-19 15:11:30

Fish pie with cod, salmon and smoked haddock.
Chicken and bacon lasagne with salad.
Baked tomato rissotto with meatballs, and steamed green beans.

Yogabuddy Thu 24-Jan-19 15:07:07

Chicken and veggie stir fry
Salmon in parcels with spring onions and peppers, and soy sauce and sherry( a strange invention but it works!) with jacket potato and any green veg
Spaggie Bol or shepherds pie- same start, then whichever the mood takes me!

willa45 Thu 24-Jan-19 14:27:46

Meatballs and Spaghetti w crusty bread, olive oil for dipping and a nice glass of Chianti

Cantonese Stir Fry with white rice

Spanish Omelette with roasted bell peppers and crusty bread

Short on time means I need my home made 'emergency' meatballs from the freezer. Store bought spaghetti sauce and a steaming bowl of pasta does the rest.

Cantonese stir fry made with 'whatever' vegetables are on hand and any leftover chicken, frozen shrimp, beef or pork.

Plenty of onions, Manchego cheese (and potatoes of course) for a great Spanish omelette!

Hilltopgran Thu 24-Jan-19 14:19:25

Whatever meat I have in, casserolled so I can just put in the oven with loads of veg and forget about it, in winter I would cook this every day if I could.
Fish pie with three types of fish and prawns in parsley sauce, topped with breadcrumbs and grated cheese
Susage and mash with braised red cabbage

TrixieBakes Thu 24-Jan-19 13:48:30

Mine are:

veggie spag-bog w/ quorn
Shakshuka
Quessadillos with frijole refritos & rice

Urmstongran Thu 24-Jan-19 13:47:47

fried chicken liver with bacon and boiled potatoes sounds delicious grandtante.
And filled baked potatoes SueDoku. Easy to put together and I don’t do them. Thanks for the reminder about them!

Kernowflock Thu 24-Jan-19 13:27:24

Liver and onions with mashed swede
Toad in the Hole
White steamed fish with stir fry veg

I loved my mums stuffed hearts but have not been able to successfully recreate them ?

SueDoku Thu 24-Jan-19 13:27:03

Shepherd's pie
Baked potatoes with grated cheese, coleslaw and either tuna or corned beef
Chicken and bacon pie with cheesy suet topping

grandtanteJE65 Thu 24-Jan-19 12:52:29

Meat balls, mashed potatoes and red cabbage.
fried chicken liver with bacon and boiled potatoes
Onion and leek pie

oldgaijin Thu 24-Jan-19 12:42:19

Mince 'n tatties with skirlie and cabbage
Toad in the hole with onion gravy and lots of veg
Pork and spinach lasagne (Mary Berry recipe)

Quite often it's boiled eggs and soldiers as I live alone and hate cooking for one.

Purplepoppies Thu 24-Jan-19 12:41:40

Roast pork with crackling
Macaroni cheese (only for dgd)
Sweet and sour pork with egg fried rice
Toad in the hole

jenni123 Thu 24-Jan-19 12:22:53

Cauliflower cheese
Egg, chips and beans
quorn roast with normal things, ie roast pots, veggies, gravy.
Fish and chips- must be cod

Twopence Thu 24-Jan-19 12:17:22

Chilli Eggs a la Delia ( eggs cooked in an onion, pepper, chilli and tomato sauce) served with Tesco's olive bloomer.
Fish pie.
Any slow cooker meat and vegetable casserole.

maryhoffman37 Thu 24-Jan-19 11:54:52

Stirfry with tofu for me, prawns for him + noodles
Curry - rice, two vegetable bhajis, raita and a meat dish for him
Risotto or paella

narrowboatnan Thu 24-Jan-19 11:49:42

Ooo, please stop - you’re making me feel hungry! My three favourites are
Fish and chips from the chippy
Steak and chips with a pepper corn sauce
Cauliflower cheese

I love the sound of the pork, apple and sage and onion dish with the cheesy mash

lolarabbit Thu 24-Jan-19 11:47:32

Not a total vegetarian here but thought I would add my favourite veggie 'go to' meals:

Iranian vegetable stew. Primarily butternut squash with spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, mushroom stock and flavoured with Ras el hanout spice mix. It has a lovely depth of flavour without being too spicy.
Butternut squash and halloumi omelette ( I really like butternut squash!)
Mushroom risotto - or any risotto really (maybe butternut squash!)

Urmstongran Thu 24-Jan-19 11:45:04

Ooh I love the sound of your Mediterranean Hotpot Bijou.
So many nice, uncomplicated meals on here to make. I think it’s great to hear what others make on a regular basis to get some ideas!

I could call my 3rd meal the SOAP dish ... (sage, onion, apple and pork) ??

Bijou Thu 24-Jan-19 11:36:44

Boeuf bourgignon
Salmon with parsley sauce
Medidterranean Hotpot - Mediterranean vegetables with can of mixed chilli beans, can of tomatoes, garlic, herbs served with rice.
Many others. I love my food.

megan123 Thu 24-Jan-19 11:36:35

Roast chicken with roast potatoes

Tomato & mozarella pasta bake

Cottage pie

(and love cauliflower & carrots)

Mapleleaf Thu 24-Jan-19 11:26:24

Beef stew
Lasagne
Fish pie

There are others, but you asked for three. ??

Craftycat Thu 24-Jan-19 11:19:41

Toad in the Hole (DH favourite)
Chinese Chicken (recipe from Chinese friend)
Giovetsi- Greek lamb dish

DGC insist on one of last 2 or a roast when they are staying!

Sheilasue Thu 24-Jan-19 10:52:57

Roast dinner,
Chicken casserole
Salmon with small roasted potatoes spinich(frozen goes further and Jamie Oliver uses it) and frozen peas.
What about a pud.
Rice pud with fruit. Yogurt (natural flavour)
Apple crumble

newnanny Thu 24-Jan-19 10:48:53

Boiled ham joint, mashed potatoes, carrots and peas.

Spaghetti Bolognese made with finely chopped onion, and pepper and tinned tomatoes and passata.

A stew including swede, carrots, parsnip, onions, handful of pearl barley, dumplings and braised beef cubes or turkey.

Urmstongran Thu 24-Jan-19 10:47:06

Actually Scribbles when you think about your Pan Heggerty (thank you by the way for how to make it) it’s not THAT different from my pork & apple! Both use potatoes, onion and cheese. Yours has bacon as a side and mine has pork. Variations on a theme! I just need a name for my dish....

Kim19 Thu 24-Jan-19 10:45:17

Goodness I am both impressed and amazed at all your versatility. I am doubly relieved at the sometimes confession of laziness. My 'go to' snacks would always be the more exotic filled rolls of egg or bacon. Yes this is lazy if you like but it is so instant and I salivate at the very thought. A little offset to my (pretend) shame is that I pretty much always have my own soup on the go. More salivating! Hats off to all of your inventiveness. My days of that are long gone.