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How to batch cook on Sunday — UK family tea plan
Batch cooking fails when you cook everything and freeze nothing useful. Cook bases, not full platters.
Eight moves. One Sunday afternoon.
- Clear the fridge. Bin the mystery tubs. You need shelf space for what you will cook.
- Pick three bases. Mince, roast chicken, and a big pot of pasta sauce cover most UK teas.
- Shop the list only. Write quantities. No browsing. No while-I-am-here snacks.
- Cook in waves. Oven first, hob second. Two timers. No scrolling.
- Portion hot. Boxes while warm. Label with day. Freeze what is not for Mon to Wed.
- Veg tray ready. Chop carrots, peppers, broccoli. Bag for the week.
- Write the tea grid. Mon to Fri: base + veg + carb. Stick it on the fridge.
- Stop at good enough. Perfect plating is not the job. Hot food on the table is.