Midweek meal planner: quick & easy recipes

Quick and easy meals needn't be unhealthy and tasteless. Follow this midweek meal planner from Good Housekeeping magazine and stock up using the shopping list below for fuss-free dinners all week. Simply scroll down and click on the links to uncover the recipes.

Monday: Chicken and bacon pie

Tuesday: Gammon with red wine onions

Wednesday: Olive and artichoke pasta

Thursday: Roasted vegetables with salsa verde

Friday: Grilled fish with rocket pesto

Your shopping list

 Chilled and frozen

50g (20z) smoked streaky bacon

4 smoked or unsmoked gammon steaks

4 chicken breasts

4 x chunky white fish fillets

50g butter

100ml (3½fl oz) double cream

125g (4oz) ball buffalo mozzarella

50g parmesan

175g (6oz) puff pastry

25g (1oz) frozen peas

Fruit, veg and herbs

3 medium onions

1 red onion

3 shallots

garlic

2 red chillies

4 peppers

1 carrot

6 medium tomatoes

125g (4oz) cherry tomatoes

2 courgettes

225g (8oz) small new potatoes

2 lemons

50g (2oz) rocket

large bunch of flat-leafed parsley

pack of fresh mint

pack of fresh tarragon

pack of fresh rosemary

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olive oil

extra virgin olive oil

chicken stock

flour

1 medium egg

caster sugar

dark brown soft sugar

red wine

dijon mustard

wholegrain mustard

350g (12oz) trottole pasta

280g jar of artichokes in oil

75g (3oz) black olives

8 prunes (optional)

25g (1oz) pinenuts

dried oregano

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