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A veggie menu planner for mums

A veggie menu planner for mums

Calling all busy mums! Here's a week full of meat-free recipe ideas to help you plan a time saving, money saving menu

After a day spent ferrying the little darlings to and from school, cleaning up after them, juggling work and after-school classes and kissing better a bruised knees, you might be all out of energy - let alone inspiration.

Planning what you're going to eat can save you time, money and a sinking feeling as you gape at the fridge. Here's a week full of ideas...

Monday

Lunch: Houmous and carrot bap

Dinner: Ratatouille and mozzarella baked pasta

Pudding: Pan-fried bread and butter pudding

Tuesday

Lunch: Smoked Quorn tacos

Dinner: Butternut squash and sweet potato soup

Pudding: Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's apple fritters

Wednesday

Lunch: Oozy mushroom rolled omelettes

Dinner: Quorn cottage pie with sweet potato thatch

Pudding: Fab fruity jellies
*use agar agar or Vege-Gel instead of gelatin

Thursday

Lunch: Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's courgettes on toast

Dinner: Mediterranean vegetable puff pie

Pudding: Fragrant maple and lemon rice pudding

Friday

Lunch: The ultimate egg and chips

Dinner: Macademia nut roast

Pudding: Baked passion fruit and rhubarb pudding

Saturday

Lunch: Bean and potato hash with fried egg

Dinner: Cauliflower and coconut dhal

Pudding: Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's chocolate and beetroot brownies

Sunday

Lunch: Italian picnic loaf

Dinner: Butternut squash and blue cheese risotto

Pudding: Baked alaska

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