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Weekly Meal Plan #17

By Sally · Oct 23, 2026 · This post may contain affiliate links.

This week we have a bit of everything! Starting strong with my super popular one pot beef mince pasta, followed by my go-to comfort food, chicken enchiladas! We also celebrate spring with a quick and light 15 minute spicy prawn bowl and some zingy lemon bars for a little weekend baking. Enjoy! Sally x

Week of 26 October – 1 November

This week’s menu

Find below your five dinners for the week plus an optional bonus. Under that is your shopping list to print or tick off as you go, then a prep-ahead plan and a few notes to make sure you use up every ingredient. Everything is dairy free, with the gluten free swaps and allergens flagged.

Monday

One Pot Beef Mince Pasta

Serves 4 · 30 min
PastaGF optionNut free
Make it GF: use a gluten free pasta and check the stock is gluten free.
Serve with: a scatter of dairy free cheese and fresh parsley.
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Tuesday

Dairy Free Chicken Enchiladas

Serves 4 · 50 min
BakeContains nutsGF option
Nuts: the creamy cheese sauce is blended from cashews.
Make it GF: use corn or gluten free tortillas.
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Wednesday

Spicy Prawn Rice Bowls

Serves 2 · 15 min
Rice bowlContains shellfishContains eggGF option
Serves 2: double everything to feed four.
Make it GF: use tamari in place of the soy sauce.
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Thursday

Air Fryer Roast Pork

Serves 4 · 1 hr 30
Air fryerGluten freeNut free
Good to know: naturally gluten free and dairy free.
Serve with: dairy free mash and greens for a proper roast.
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Friday

Sweet Chilli Tofu

Serves 4 · 40 min
Stir-fryVeganGF optionNut free
Make it GF: use tamari in place of the soy sauce.
Serve with: steamed rice and spring onions.
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Bonus

Dairy Free Lemon Bars

Makes 16 · 50 min
DessertContains nutsContains eggGF option
Nuts: the base is made with almond meal.
Heads up: made with eggs — not vegan as written.
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Shopping list

Download printable PDF

Built for the quantities on each card (dinners serve 2–4; the bonus makes 16 bars).

Fresh produce

  • Avocado 1-2
  • Brown onion 2
  • Coriander
  • Cucumber ½
  • Garlic several recipes
  • Lemons 3
  • Lime 1
  • Fresh parsley
  • Spring onions
  • Zucchini 1 large

Meat & seafood

  • Beef mince 500 g
  • Cooked shredded chicken 2½ cups
  • Pork leg roast 1-1.5 kg
  • Raw prawns 250-280 g

Fridge & freezer

  • Dairy free butter ¼ cup
  • Dairy free milk 1 cup
  • Dairy free cheese optional
  • Eggs 4
  • Firm tofu 450 g
  • Flour tortillas 6
  • Frozen edamame ½ cup
  • Kewpie mayonnaise 3-4 tbsp

Pantry & sauces

  • Almond meal ½ cup
  • Desiccated coconut ½ cup
  • Enchilada sauce 2 cups
  • Nutritional yeast 1 tbsp
  • Raw cashews 1½ cups
  • Small pasta (shells) 200 g
  • Sweet chilli sauce ½ cup
  • Tomato paste 2 tbsp

Check your pantry staples

  • Beef stock
  • Canola / veg oil
  • Chipotle / taco seasoning
  • Cornflour
  • Garlic powder
  • Icing sugar
  • Italian herbs
  • Olive oil
  • Onion powder
  • Pepper
  • Plain flour
  • Rice (white / sushi)
  • Rice wine vinegar
  • Salt
  • Sea salt (flaky)
  • Sesame oil
  • Sesame seeds
  • Soy sauce / tamari
  • Sriracha
  • Sugar (white)
  • Vanilla extract

Nothing goes to waste

A handful of ingredients stretch across more than one meal. Buy once, use it up:

  • Avocado → sliced over the prawn bowls and into the enchiladas.
  • Lemon → juiced for the lemon bars, with a squeeze over the prawn bowls.
  • Cashews → one bag covers the enchilada cheese sauce.

Your prep plan

  • Cook a big batch of rice for the prawn bowls and to serve with the tofu.
  • Soak the cashews (30–60 min) before blitzing the enchilada sauce.
  • Prawn bowls (15 min) and the beef pasta are your quick nights.
  • Roast the pork on a night you have a little more time — leftovers are great in wraps.

Happy cooking, Sally x

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