[Closed] Meals to reheat later in the week

Soup
Sweet and sour sauce - stir fry takes minutes anyway

+1 for stir fry. They're just as quick to cook as reheating something.

Sausage casserole
Bean chilli
Roast chicken

lasagne
have a look at something like Jamie's 15 minute book for some ideas for fast fresh stuff.

[url= http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/28492/spanish-lentil-and-chorizo-stew.aspx ]Lentil and chorizo stew[/url] is also good reheated.

+1 for soup, just about anything can be made into soup.
pulled pork
any sort of stew, doesn't have to be curry

TBH you can make a big one of just about anything and reheat, eg steak (and kidney) pie, roast joint of meat and veg. Some things are easier than others to portion up and put in the freezer though (which is what I increasingly aim to do).

TBH you can make a big one of just about anything and reheat, eg steak (and kidney) pie, roast joint of meat and veg.

I just had moousaka reheated from Friday night. Yum
Stews and soups are generally best.
Curry and chilli con carne often taste better reheated after 'marinating' for a few days.

Jamie's 15 minute book

You could also make a batch of a tomato base sauce for making other dishes (such as Amatriciana) or get a slow cooker.

Or look at some simple one-pot dishes - a bit of prepping needed but soon done and once it's cooking you are free to get on.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/one-pot

As quick as something that needs reheating?

Chicken Fajitas - strips of chicken and onion, mix in oil and packet fajita spices, fry for 3 minutes, serve with tortillias, grated cheese, sour cream, tomato salsa and stuff like lettuce or pepper or anything they will eat/you have lying around.

I used to cook a load of brown rice with vegetables etc until a friend told me I was dicing with death eating reheated rice. Was she right? Am I lucky to be alive?

In theory, yes - it's certainly against advice. I do it though with no problems. I do always get it in the fridge as soon as possible though.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/Can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning.aspx?CategoryID=51&

I'm a fan of stews and hearty soups, prepare Sun and if you make enough by Tuesday you'll be sick of them and make something else.. 😆

Yes, rice [i]can[/i] give you nasty food poisoning if it isn't handled properly.

But I have eaten it many times.

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http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2824/chicken-with-braised-celery-and-cider

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The above reheats very well (even after freezing) and works well as a weekend meal with the leftovers for the week

I would suggest browning the chicken in oil rather than butter for the first step though as I find the butter tends to burn before the chicken browns otherwise and since it's a one pot dish, leaves a bit of a burnt taste.

Or this isn't so much for reheating (RICE DEATH! though I do regularly make it an reheat the next day) but once you've done it a couple of times, it's really quick to make (<15 mins) and then unlike most risotto where you have to add water, stir, check for ages, you cook it in the oven so there's no work as such.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2818/ovenbaked-risotto-

And you can use the same basic oven cooking method for just about any risotto IME.

Lasagne is the best for this, you don't even have to bother reheating it for it to be delish.

That oven risotto looks good. I have left-over ham joint from last night's meal - might give that a whirl tomorrow night.

Carbonara if you have left over ham!

True. Or ham fried rice (which was my original thought).