Sainsbury’s

Here are some mouthwatering recipes to help you feed your children tasty and easy to prepare meals throughout the week.

You can print our meal planner and stick it on the fridge, so everyone knows what's for dinner.

Monday - use up your roast leftovers

Chicken and pesto pasties and vegetables
Try our tasty pasties recipe for a great way to use up chicken leftovers. These chicken and pesto pasties are easy and fun to make - see how in our recipe video.
You can fill the pasties with pretty much any thing you like - try a cheese and ham combination! Simply replace the chicken with diced ham and add a good handful of grated cheese and then seal the edge to make a parcel.

Serve with steamed seasonal veggies or try making our delicious cheesy broccoli dish.

Tuesday - ready in 30 minutes

Meatballs with pasta
A delicious combination of spaghetti in a rich tomato sauce with plenty of meatballs - sure to become a family favourite. Get the kids rolling the meat into the shapes they like and too.
Looking to save some time? Try our readymade seasoned meatballs.

Try using turkey or lamb mince for your meatballs.

Wednesday - easy to prepare ahead

Family hotpot
Try making our easy upside down bacon hotpot - a one pot meal that's a tasty combination of potatoes and bacon.

Fancy a meat-free meal then make our Mexican spicy veggie chilli. Keep this milder for younger taste buds just add the chopped fresh chillies into the fiery version. Ideal served with steamed rice.

Thursday - cook in 20 minutes

Fish goujons with a tasty dip
Try making our fish goujons - plump strips of cod or any other type of white fish coated with lemon breadcrumbs and served with a fresh mint dip.  These delicious crispy bites are ideal for everyone to get stuck in. Serve your goujons with a hearty salad of baby leaves, cherry tomatoes and slices of cucumber.

Try making a rosy mayonnaise as an alternative to the mint dip. Simply stir a little tomato ketchup into mayonnaise and add a squeeze of lemon for extra zing.      

Fancy chicken instead, try making lemon and sage chicken goujons, easy to prepare and cook in minutes. Try serving with our hearty waldorf salad. 

Friday - homemade takeaway in just 15 minutes

Oriental stir-fry with prawn crackers and crispy seaweed
Create the taste of the Orient in minutes with our sweet and sour chicken stir-fry. If you're looking to make a meat-free version simply add slices of mushroom, courgette and aubergine to the wok instead.

 Serve with our special fried rice recipe, our prawn crackers and some crispy seaweed for a perfect meal.