Dinner time inspiration please

I really struggle to know what to cook my 1 year old for dinner and always end up relying on the 12month meals… looking to come away from that so please so good meal ideas… due to my husband working late my son has dinner earlier than us so he can’t ’eat what we eat’

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Following because I’m in the same position!

Would love some inspo too but our little girl absolutely loves chicken curry! We make it with mild curry powder and add in peas (her fave) and mix it up with rice

Are you able to cook your dinner earlier so your LO can eat it first & you guys eat it later? I couldn’t go back to doing two different dinners lol it’s such a faff x

If you’re wanting quick and easy, things like….

spaghetti hoops on toast

jacket potato with tuna or whatever filling you want (I would usually pre cook the potato in microwave and put in fridge ready so can just warm it up and add topping)

spaghetti with soft cheese & spinach (could add chicken to this if you’re wanting to include meat

Omelette filled with sweetcorn/peas/peppers or whatever you want

Beef mince in creamy garlic sauce (use soft cheese and garlic or garlic paste to make the sauce) - could add peas or carrots for veg

Fish fingers, mash potato and broccoli with parsley sauce (we use frozen mash to make it quicker)

Chicken curry & rice (can use micro rice to make it quicker)

We actually use the gousto recipes a lot. You can filter on 10 min meals 😊

https://www.gousto.co.uk/cookbook/

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