A meat hamper takes the weekly shop off your hands, but the trick is going in with a plan. Here is how we would turn our Weekly Family Hamper into seven dinners without a last-minute dash to the shops.
What Is in the Hamper
The Weekly Family Hamper 1 includes 2 x 250g pork steaks, 2 x 250g chicken fillets, 1 x 500g minced steak, 1 x 550g lean back bacon, 6 traditional pork sausages and a whole chicken at 1.8kg. If you fancy more steak in the week, the Weekly Family Hamper 2 swaps in sirloin or ribeye steaks and ups the quantities.
A Seven-Day Plan
| Day | Dinner |
|---|---|
| Monday | Pork steaks with mash and seasonal veg |
| Tuesday | Chicken fajitas with peppers and wraps |
| Wednesday | Spaghetti bolognese from the minced steak |
| Thursday | Sausages and mash with onion gravy |
| Friday | Bacon and pea pasta |
| Saturday | Roast whole chicken with all the trimmings |
| Sunday | Leftover chicken risotto or a hearty soup |
Stretching the Whole Chicken
An 1.8kg bird gives you a full roast on Saturday and still leaves meat on the carcass. Strip every last bit off for Sunday’s risotto, then simmer the carcass with onion and carrot for a stock that becomes the base of a soup.
Making the Mince Work Harder
500g of minced steak comfortably covers a family bolognese. Add a grated carrot and a tin of lentils and it stretches further without anyone noticing.
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