Spring meal plan

It's easy to take advantage of what the spring bounty has to offer, from veggies  (such as asparagus, beetroot and zucchini) to fruits (such as mangoes, strawberries and oranges)

Ingredients

  • 1 Spring vegetables

    Asparagus, beetroot, zucchini

  • 1 Lamb rack

    For Wednesday dinner

Allergy Advice

Contains Gluten

Contains Soy

Equipment

  • 1 Oven
  • 1 Slow cooker
  • 1 Stir-fry pan
  • 1 Toaster

Instructions

  1. Saturday: Start with scrambled eggs with basil and tomato for breakfast, chicken soup for lunch, and roast beef with duck fat potatoes for dinner.
  2. Sunday: Prepare bacon and egg cups for brunch, roast beef sandwiches for lunch, and Thai roasted tofu stir-fry for dinner.
  3. Monday: Eat coconut loaf for breakfast, Gozleme for lunch, and a quick chicken casserole with spring vegetables for dinner.
  4. Tuesday: Have an eggflip for breakfast, pumpkin and chickpea salad for lunch, and spring vegetable soup for dinner.
  5. Wednesday: Poached eggs on toast for breakfast, zucchini slice for lunch, and lamb rack with dukkah yoghurt for dinner.
  6. Thursday: Porridge with caramelised pears for breakfast, chorizo and sweet potato soup for lunch, and spring lamb burgers for dinner.
  7. Friday: Boiled eggs for breakfast, Chinese chicken and corn soup for lunch, and a French omelette for dinner.

Notes

Tip
Make double batches of stir-fries or casseroles to use for lunches the next day.
Tip
Bake snacks like savoury muffins or orange cake during dinner prep to save time.
Variation
Substitute roast beef with slow cooker roast beef if you are out during the day.
Variation
Add favorite fillings like mushrooms or ham to the Friday night omelette.
Storage
Caramelised pears and coconut loaf keep well in the fridge for mid-week use.

Comments.

  1. dawnblyth
    30 September, 2018

    Fantastic – thank you for sharing this article. I find meal planning definitely helps when you are busy during the week. Knowing what you are going to make takes a lot of the pressure out of cooking a meal. It is also really good to have extra ideas when planning.

  2. Alezandra
    30 September, 2018

    Yes yes and yes. Thank you for this article. Just the photo of asparagus in the article is making me hungry and I do need to revamp some of our dining choices at home. Chorizo and sweet potato soup is what I’m truly eyeing right now. What’s missing here is an easy printable pdf and it’s good to go…Can we? 😛

  3. SarahBlair
    28 September, 2018

    This is a really good meal plan, I like that it’s not complicated or includes unusual, hard to find ingredients! I will be trying many of these recipes as the weather warms up! Thanks for the great ideas!!

  4. felicity beets
    27 September, 2018

    Some great meals here. I would love to try the pumpkin, chick pea and feta salad as well as the orange cake.

  5. Jen_Wiig
    26 September, 2018

    Lovely light refreshing meal ideas. I love having salads and adding cold meat from the night before to it always leaves you feeling satisfied without the gluggy bloated feeling the heavier winter meals can give you. spring is my favorite season in all areas especially in the food department…when i walk down to the fruit and vege area in supermarket its so much brighter and inspiring in spring than in any other month i reckon. Im also a total sucker for BBQ so the moment daylight savings hit it usually within a week weve had our fiirst BBQ and salads galore

  6. MuddledUpMolly
    25 September, 2018

    Ooh yummy there are some super delicious meals here and I love that there is a direct link to each of the recipes so that they can be tried easily. I love the sound of the pumpkin, feta and chickpea salad in particular.

  7. Shorrty4life1
    22 September, 2018

    I’m always loving ideas on nutrition and new ideas on food for new seasons. Having beetroot sounds great. It’s my favourite. I tend to eat seasonally when new things pop up cheaper. Salads start getting cheaper now in this warmer weather too which is great.

  8. Mands1980
    18 September, 2018

    I always love new ideas and especially what to do with zucchini’s as once they start growing we have way too many. Chicken soup and casserole sound great and yummy. Our kids are really into eggs at the moment too so different egg ideas are great instead of plain fried eggs.

  9. Shelz69
    17 September, 2018

    The quick chicken casserole looks amazing, tasty and fast. My perfect kind of meal. Not sure about the soups as I’m a little over soups. To me its a winter meal but I like this meal plan especially all the treats.

  10. kymmage
    16 September, 2018

    Some great ideas for moving into spring. Love the variety of ideas for breakfast. Zucchini slice sounds pretty yum as a lunch idea too. I’m so looking forward to salads and stir fries with spring vegetables. We have been eating some salads and things already. But it will feel less weird as the days warm up!

  11. Bevik1971
    13 September, 2018

    Yum, yum, yum 🙂 We pretty much eat seasonally as we get our fruit and veg from our local Farmers Market all year round. Great meal plan, it can be hard to think of ideas and recipes depending on what is available. The snickers hot fudge sundae sounds good!!

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