We had red lentil penne (wasn’t bad, wasn’t great) with a quick sauce that included the last of the turkey meatloaf. Of the three recipes we made based around the meatloaf, this was the best one, but still just average, not exceptional.
What did you cook or eat today (March 2025)
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JAS_OH1
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It's the teriyaki chicken with chow mein noodles. I like the orange chicken too and sometimes get a combo, but it doesn't reheat as well so this time I got all teriyaki.
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Gratin Dauphinois, beef sausage & sprouts with green beans
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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I’d be very interested to know what your three meatloaf meals were, sorry I know you will have posted them but I haven’t joined the dots. We’re currently doing cook one thing for three meals for my son once a week to try and help with some of his exam stress.
I was happy with the three I did today but it was a bit time consuming.
No problem - the first one was the turkey meatloaf itself, done in muffin tins to make little individual loaves. Those were…ok, but not tasty enough to make again.
Second dish was stuff cabbage rolls, with a filling of some of the crumbled up meatloaf, along with couscous, walnuts, and raisins. Sounded brilliant on paper, tasted like the devil’s backside in reality. That went into the trash.
The last was the penne, with a turkey meatloaf sort of bolognese. That was by far the best, and first time using GF red lentil pasta.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Today one thing into three to leave at my sons flat -
Baked 3kg’s of Balti chicken breast (he has half of that). Good for sandwiches, topping a pizza, making a crimpet, or mixing with rice or noodles (or whatever other ghastly microwave carb he’s got stashed away).
Turned some of it into a healthy curry with lots of veg.
And made a curry pasta salad
Portioned it up and sliced some of that Balti chicken on the top.
We had one for lunch and although I’m not a huge fan of pasta salad I was very happy with this. I think because the coating sauce was mostly a well spiced half fat fromage frais so it didn’t have that plain mayo, heavy icky “I feel sick” thing going on!
Curry Pasta Salad - Indian Salad Recipes - Sanjana.Feasts
The half fat fromage frais I used is so dense in comparison to the yogurt called for in the recipe I didn’t need to squeeze any juice out of the carrot etc, I just bunged it in, gave the perfect consistency.
As usual the spices and seasoning needed adjusting a fair bit.
Baked 3kg’s of Balti chicken breast (he has half of that). Good for sandwiches, topping a pizza, making a crimpet, or mixing with rice or noodles (or whatever other ghastly microwave carb he’s got stashed away).
Turned some of it into a healthy curry with lots of veg.
And made a curry pasta salad
Portioned it up and sliced some of that Balti chicken on the top.
We had one for lunch and although I’m not a huge fan of pasta salad I was very happy with this. I think because the coating sauce was mostly a well spiced half fat fromage frais so it didn’t have that plain mayo, heavy icky “I feel sick” thing going on!
Curry Pasta Salad - Indian Salad Recipes - Sanjana.Feasts
The half fat fromage frais I used is so dense in comparison to the yogurt called for in the recipe I didn’t need to squeeze any juice out of the carrot etc, I just bunged it in, gave the perfect consistency.
As usual the spices and seasoning needed adjusting a fair bit.
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SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Thanks. Might skip the devils backside one
I find GF lentil pasta quite ‘orrible, if you find a nice one let me know!
So you just crumble the meatloaf up for the sort of bolognese one?
badjak
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I had left overs from yesterday, but with the rice mixed into the sauce.
Fried it all up and topped with egg sunny side up..
That was brunch. Now sitting and thinking what I want for dinner.
Got about an hour to decide
Fried it all up and topped with egg sunny side up..
That was brunch. Now sitting and thinking what I want for dinner.
Got about an hour to decide
Yep - while the pasta was simmering away, into a big skillet with onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, crushed tomatoes, and the crumbled meat (at the proper intervals), simmer it, and when the pasta’s done, into the sauce with a little of the pasta water and that’s that.
AdaptAndAchieve
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Where do you buy your fromage frais? I was looking around for an unflavoured one, my regular shops only seem to sell the flavoured desert type.
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Morrisons and Waitrose. I was surprised when I looked that you’re right, others longer sell it and both Morrisons and Waitrose only sell the low fat version - which works well so I don’t really care
Not bad value for 500mls, especially when it being thick means you need less.
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AdaptAndAchieve
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ah thanks, I may have been looking in the wrong section in Morrison - by the cheese/ soft cheese?
JAS_OH1
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I tend to stretch it out by cutting up extra cabbage and onions and then adding the Chinese takeout and warming it in the same pan. Some added toasted sesame seeds and a drizzle of sesame oil is nice. Or furikake. Noodles are noodles, yours looks good and healthy!
Barriehie
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Thank you. I used some leftover pork, carrots, broccoli, jalapeno, onion, and totally forgot I had toasted sesame oil so I used sunflower.