Plan five easy family dinners

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Plan five dinners for the week around your servings, available time and ingredients to avoid. Get preparation steps and one combined shopping list for all five meals.

This catalogue offers vegetarian ideas. Filters exclude declared ingredients, including optional ones, and do not guarantee absence of traces. Check product labels. For allergies or a medical diet, have suitable choices confirmed. Official information about allergens (French).

Example below: five dinners for four servings, at most 45 minutes per recipe. The table preserves recipe units: counted onions and weighed onion remain separate rows. Canned pulse weights are drained. Add any extra side dishes to your shopping list.

Your five dinners and shopping list are ready.

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Dinner 1

Chickpea curry

35 min · Preparation 10 min · Cooking 25 min · 4 servings

Soften sliced onion in oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic and curry powder; stir for 30 seconds.
Add tomatoes, chickpeas and coconut milk. Simmer uncovered for 15–20 minutes.
Season, add coriander and serve.

Amounts follow your serving count. Instructions describe the original recipe: adapt pans and batches rather than multiplying cooking times.

Curry blend: ingredients vary by product.

Coconut milk: read the ingredient list of your chosen product.

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Dinner 2

Tomato and basil pasta

30 min · Preparation 10 min · Cooking 20 min · 4 servings

Warm garlic gently in the oil without browning. Add tomatoes and salt.
Simmer 15–20 minutes. Cook pasta in plenty of salted water.
Save a cup of pasta water, then toss pasta with sauce and a splash of that water. Add basil off the heat.

Amounts follow your serving count. Instructions describe the original recipe: adapt pans and batches rather than multiplying cooking times.

Pasta: wheat is assumed here; some pasta also contains egg.

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Dinner 3

White beans in tomato sauce

35 min · Preparation 10 min · Cooking 25 min · 4 servings

Rinse if needed and drain the cooked beans. Chop onion and garlic.
Soften onion in oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir briefly.
Add tomatoes and water. Simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes to begin thickening.
Add beans, stir gently and simmer for 10 minutes until heated through. Season and add herbs to serve.

Amounts follow your serving count. Instructions describe the original recipe: adapt pans and batches rather than multiplying cooking times.

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Dinner 4

Carrot and pea rice pilaf

45 min · Preparation 15 min · Cooking 25 min · 4 servings

Check the rice packet: 500 ml water is the starting amount here, but some products need a different ratio.
Soften diced onion and carrot in oil for 5 minutes. Add rice and stir for a minute.
Pour in water, bring to a simmer and cover. Cook gently according to the packet, adding peas for their final cooking minutes.
When rice is tender, turn off the heat and rest covered for 5 minutes. Fluff gently and season.

Amounts follow your serving count. Instructions describe the original recipe: adapt pans and batches rather than multiplying cooking times.

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Dinner 5

Warm green lentils with mustard

45 min · Preparation 10 min · Cooking 35 min · 4 servings

Rinse lentils and check their packet. Dice carrot and onion finely.
Put lentils, vegetables and water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook gently, usually 25–35 minutes.
Taste several grains to check they are tender but hold their shape. Drain excess water.
Whisk mustard, lemon and oil in a bowl. Add warm lentils, mix gently and season.

Amounts follow your serving count. Instructions describe the original recipe: adapt pans and batches rather than multiplying cooking times.

One shopping list for five dinners

One shopping list for five dinners · 4 servings
Ingredient	Total quantity	Used in
Cooked chickpeas, drained	480 g	Chickpea curry
Chopped tomatoes	1,600 g	Chickpea curry · Tomato and basil pasta · White beans in tomato sauce
Onion	1	Chickpea curry
Garlic (cloves)	6	Chickpea curry · Tomato and basil pasta · White beans in tomato sauce
Curry powder	2 tsp	Chickpea curry
Coconut milk	200 ml	Chickpea curry
Oil	2 tbsp	Chickpea curry
Dried pasta	400 g	Tomato and basil pasta
Olive oil	9 tbsp	Tomato and basil pasta · White beans in tomato sauce · Carrot and pea rice pilaf · Warm green lentils with mustard
Basil	1 bunch	Tomato and basil pasta
Cooked white beans, drained	600 g	White beans in tomato sauce
Onion	300 g	White beans in tomato sauce · Carrot and pea rice pilaf · Warm green lentils with mustard
Water	1,600 ml	White beans in tomato sauce · Carrot and pea rice pilaf · Warm green lentils with mustard
Dry long-grain rice	250 g	Carrot and pea rice pilaf
Trimmed carrots	400 g	Carrot and pea rice pilaf · Warm green lentils with mustard
Frozen peas	150 g	Carrot and pea rice pilaf
Dry green lentils	250 g	Warm green lentils with mustard
Mustard	2 tsp	Warm green lentils with mustard
Lemon juice	1 tbsp	Warm green lentils with mustard

Also check your pantry

Salt and coriander
Salt
Parmesan, optional
Fresh parsley, optional
Salt and pepper, to taste

Organise the week without cooking everything on Sunday

Before shopping, tick off what you have and check packaged ingredients. Start each dinner with its longest cooking task and prepare vegetables during waiting time. Follow each recipe’s storage advice; no cooked batch is assumed to keep all week. Storing food and leftovers.

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