Meal Planning Monday: May 18th

So after being really good about meal planning for about 4 weeks, last week it all went to pot and our meals were kind of all over the place. I planned meals and even went to buy all the necessary ingredients, but sometimes life can take over and other things get in the way. We just never seemed to eat what we had planned for. I am also terrible for forgetting to get things out of the freezer to defrost. After looking at a rather bare fridge this morning and discovering I didn't even have any milk or cereal, I thought a Tesco online shop was sort of necessary. 

Before I do my online shop, I like to go through the cupboards, make a list of what I've got in and see what meals I could rustle up with those things. Then I think of what other meals we want and check on snacks and other store cupboard essentials we need and add those to the list. 

This week, I have taken some meal inspiration from Gino D'Acampo's Book, Pronto! Let's Cook Italian in 20 minutes. 

Here is what we are going to have this week:

Monday
Out at Grandparent's house- Casserole

Tuesday
Macaroni cheese with green vegetables

Wednesday
Linguine in a tuna and smoked salmon sauce

Thursday
Tacos

Friday
Skewered chicken meatballs with garlic yogurt dip

Saturday
Roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings

Sunday
Pulled chicken with minted new potatoes and salad