Fancy a Sunday Dinner but you want to avoid a roast? Have a look at this list of alternative Sunday Dinners- ideas of traditional family meals with lots of child-friendly crowd pleasers, alternative Sunday Roast ideas and inspiration for casual Sunday meals…surely something can catch your eye?!
Traditional ‘Meat and veg’ alternatives to Sunday Roasts family meals
- Beef Hotpot Recipe Here.
- Beef Stew or this Beef Bourguignon recipe.
- Corned Beef Hash. Easy recipe here.
- Meat and Potato Pie.
- Potato and Mince beef hash Recipe here.
- Cottage Pie with Vegetables
- Steak, served with vegetables and chips or potatoes.
- Stew and Dumplings. Recipe here.
- Meatballs in Gravy (with carrot and onion mash)
- Giant Yorkshire Pudding, filled with meat, vegetables and lots of gravy!
- Chicken & Broccoli Bake served with vegetables.
- Chicken Pie with roast potatoes. Try this one from Joe Wicks.
- Chicken Tray Bake. Jamie Oliver’s Recipe Here.
- Chicken Breast with cream cheese wrapped in bacon, served with new potatoes and vegetables
- Lazy one pan garlic & rosemary chicken tray bake. Recipe here.
- Sweet potato and chicken traybake. Recipe here.
- Deconstructed Shepherds Pie. Lamb mince in a pan on the hob then once browned, cover with stock and gravy, throw in some carrots, peas etc and then serve with mashed potato.
- Lamb Chops or Lamb Shanks with mash and vegetables
- Shephard’s Pie with Vegetables
- Sausage and Mash with Vegetables
- Sausage casserole. Easy recipe here.
- Toad in the Hole with mash and vegetables
Family Favourite alternatives to Sunday Dinners and International Cuisine
- Greek Lamb with Orzo served with crusty bread
- Lasagne with roast potatoes.
Slow-cooker Gammon with vegetables- Slow-cooker pulled pork served on buns with coleslaw
- Tagine with cous cous
- Moussaka (sliced potato, aubergine and lamb)
- Chicken Pasta Bake
- Carrot and sausage risotto
- Chicken enchiladas. Recipe here.
- Chicken Korma- a slow-cooked recipe here.
- Pork, Mushroom and Spinach Lasagne. Recipe here.
Vegetarian & Peskitarian Family Meals… just add sides!
- Cauliflower Cheese
- Fish pie
- Vegetarian Wellington with beetroot, mushroom and butternut squash. Recipe here.
- Stuffed Butternut Squash, such as this one.
- Halloumi and Bean Stew. Recipe here.
- Mushroom Stroganoff. Recipe here.
- Spicy Plum Salmon Recipe here (serve with new potatoes and green veg)
- Vegatable Pasta Bake
- Melty Cheese & Potato Pie Recipe here.
Do your family enjoy any other Sunday Dinners other than roasts?
Looking for quick and easy after school snacks for your kids? It’s tough to find healthy snack options. Here are our Mumbler recommendations– perfect for keeping your little ones going between meals, particularly after school or after nursery.
