Five Dinners for This Week
Five dinners for four people, chosen so the shopping overlaps: the red peppers, broccoli, garlic and parmesan bought for one night are used again on another. Wednesday and Friday go in the oven and need little attention, Monday is a one-pot simmer, and Tuesday and Thursday take 25 minutes on the hob.
The dinners
Each recipe is scaled from the servings it is written for. Cooking times do not change with the quantities; a bigger batch may need a bigger pan or two trays, and a crowded pan cooks more slowly.
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Monday
One-Pot Chicken and Rice
One pot and a long, quiet simmer to start the week.
- Time
- Prep 10 min, cook 45 min; 55 min start to finish
- Written for
- 4; scaled to 4
- Equipment
- Large pot or casserole
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Tuesday
Pasta ai Broccoli
Meat-free and 25 minutes; uses most of the broccoli.
- Time
- Prep 5 min, cook 20 min; 25 min start to finish
- Written for
- 4; scaled to 4
- Equipment
- Frying pan or skillet
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Wednesday
Sheet Pan Gnocchi
Into the oven on one tray; uses two of the red peppers and the rest of the parmesan.
- Time
- Prep 10 min, cook 25 min; 35 min start to finish
- Written for
- 4; scaled to 4
- Equipment
- Oven, Baking tray or sheet pan
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Thursday
Beef Noodle Stir Fry
The last red pepper and the rest of the broccoli, in a 25-minute stir-fry.
- Time
- Prep 15 min, cook 10 min; 25 min start to finish
- Written for
- 4; scaled to 4
- Equipment
- Frying pan or skillet, Wok
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Friday
Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
Fish bought fresh near the end of the week, or frozen; roasted on one tray.
- Time
- Prep 15 min, cook 15 min; 30 min start to finish
- Written for
- 4; scaled to 4
- Equipment
- Oven, Baking tray or sheet pan
How the week runs
- Shop once for everything on the list. If you buy the cod fresh rather than frozen, buy it nearer Friday.
- Monday: the chicken and rice is about 55 minutes, most of it simmering with the lid on.
- Tuesday: put the pasta water on as soon as you are in the kitchen; the broccoli and penne share it.
- Wednesday: the tray heats in the oven while you cut the peppers and onion; 25 minutes of roasting after that.
- Thursday: slice the steak and vegetables before the wok goes on; the cooking takes about 10 minutes.
- Friday: make the slaw and crema while the cod roasts.
Leftovers from any night: refrigerate within 2 hours and follow each recipe's own keeping note.
Shopping list
Added up from the five ingredient lists for the number of people above. The same food in compatible units is combined (grams with kilograms, spoons with spoons); a food given by weight in one recipe and by count in another is shown both ways rather than converted. Rounded for shopping.
To buy 24
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Pasta ai Broccoli, Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- Sheet Pan Gnocchi
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice, Pasta ai Broccoli, Sheet Pan Gnocchi, Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Pasta ai Broccoli, Sheet Pan Gnocchi
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Pasta ai Broccoli
- Sheet Pan Gnocchi
- Sheet Pan Gnocchi
- Sheet Pan Gnocchi, Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice, Sheet Pan Gnocchi, Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
Check the cupboard 14
Seasonings, oils and dry goods most kitchens keep. Listed so you can check, not assumed.
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Pasta ai Broccoli
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- Sheet Pan Gnocchi
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice, Pasta ai Broccoli, Sheet Pan Gnocchi, Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice, Pasta ai Broccoli, Sheet Pan Gnocchi, Sheet Pan Fish Tacos
- One-Pot Chicken and Rice
- Beef Noodle Stir Fry
- Beef Noodle Stir Fry
Make your own plan
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