Here by popular demand – another 14 Day Coronavirus Meal Plan WITH a combined grocery list! Making it easier to minimise grocery shops so we can all do our part to Stay At Home to stop the spread, stay safe and healthy. {Here is Meal Plan #1}
14 family friendly reader favourite recipes, feeds 4 to 5, efficient grocery list with long shelf life ingredients, economical, everyday ingredients. Just because we’re in lockdown, we shouldn’t have to suffer sub standard food!!
Coronavirus Meal Plan 2 – Quick & Easy Meals Family Favourites
Here’s my second Menu Plan with a combined grocery list suited to a family of 4 for 14 days! This is what you’ll get:
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14 dinner recipes made with everyday ingredients
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Most are well rounded complete meals in one – ie protein, carb and vegetable
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Sides included for those that need a hit of fresh veggies
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Long shelf life ingredients – all ingredients are freezable or kept in the pantry
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Common ingredients across recipes – for efficiency (cost and number of items)
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Highly versatile – for these times when we can’t always get what we want/need (or prices have sky rocketed!). So substitute away!
Hope you find it useful! – Nagi x
14 Day Coronavirus Quarantine Menu Plan
Here’s an overview of the meal plan, and here is the combined grocery list.
Notes on adjustments to the recipes so all ingredients have a longer shelf life are listed in each recipe below, along with an overview of how flexible the recipes are. Click through to the recipes for more extensive notes on substitutions and alternatives.
Don’t fret if you can’t find all the ingredients. These recipes were chosen for their flexibility and how customisable they are.
1. Dinner Fried Rice – everything but the kitchen sink!
Fried rice is usually deemed a side, comprising of 99% rice and 1% “stuff”. Here, it’s a meal with less than half the rice, and more of the good “stuff”, all tossed with the same great sauce. Throw ANYTHING into it!
Ingredients: rice, Mirin, oyster sauce, light soy, sesame oil, chicken, bacon, garlic, onion, eggs, carrot, peas, corn, green onions (optional)
2. Beef Ramen
One of the top recipes for 2019, the Magic 4 ingredient Asian sauce in this is one we’re using multiple times in this Meal Plan. In this one-skillet ramen, you can use any ground/mince meat. The recipe calls for beansprouts, but these have a very short shelf life so sub for finely sliced cabbage (this is in grocery list) or any vegetable that can be cut into matchsticks.
Ingredients: ramen or other noodle cakes, beef mince (ground beef), garlic, onion, cabbage, green onion (optional), sesame oil, dark soy, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, Mirin
3. Quick Corn Chowder
It all comes out of cans, and it tastes like a million bucks!
Ingredients: bacon (or ham), flour, butter, milk, garlic, onion, potato, green onion, creamed corn, canned corn, chicken stock/broth, thyme
4. Pork Schnitzel with Mash & Gravy, and a leafy salad
No need to deprive yourself of your weekly pub-grub schnitty! MAKE IT AT HOME! Treat yourself to a full blow out with a side of mashed potato AND gravy – ingredients for both of these are included in the grocery list along with a leafy garden salad (or any fresh veg side).
Ingredients: thin steaks (or pound) – pork, chicken, turkey or veal, egg, flour, Panko (or other breadcrumbs), frozen peas, mashed potato (below) & gravy (below)
Gravy & Creamy Mashed Potato
There are few combinations in life that can rival a crispy golden schnitzel placed on a bed of creamy mashed potato then covered in a rich brown gravy….
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GRAVY Ingredients: butter, flour, chicken and beef stock powder/cube, onion powder (optional), water. Get the recipe >>
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MASH Ingredients: potatoes, butter, milk, salt & pepper Get the recipe >>
This gravy is used multiple times in this meal plan because it’s great bang for your buck. Couple of stock cubes, butter, flour plus water = gravy that makes everything delicious.
Essential Side: Salad Dressing for EVERYTHING!
3 parts oil, 1 part vinegar, 1/2 tsp mustard. Shake and dress everything:
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leafy greens and garden salads
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steamed and boiled veg – dress while hot so they soak up the flavour. Peas, broccoli, everything!
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roasted veg – roast anything with just oil, salt and pepper. Douse with dressing while hot so they soak it up.
Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil (or other oil), vinegar, dijon mustard. Optional extras: garlic, sugar or honey, dried herbs, red pepper flakes, fresh herbs
5. Crispy Chow Mein
CRISPY noodles smothered in a saucy stir fry, this is Chow Mein the Hong Kong way that’s a firm favourite in suburban Chinese restaurants all across Australia! ANY veg, ANY meat (or not)
Ingredients: ramen noodle cakes, chicken, garlic, onion, carrot, cabbage, buk choy (or other Asian greens), green onion (optional), cornflour (corn starch), chicken stock/broth, light soy, oyster, Mirin, sesame oil
6. One Pan Sausage & Vegetable Bake
Sausages, Potatoes, Veg AND Gravy all cooked up in one bubbly pan (yes really, even the gravy!). ANY roast-able veg, ANY sausages.
Ingredients: sausages, butter, flour, garlic, red onion, baby potatoes, carrot, beef stock powder / cube, thyme
7. Chinese Chicken & Corn Soup
Dinner done in 15 minutes – Corn Chowder, Chinese style. Thick soup made with creamed corn with shredded chicken and the perfume of fresh ginger and garlic. One of my favourite starters at Chinese restaurants! (But we’re making this meal size).
Ingredients: chicken, canned creamed corn, garlic, green onion, ginger, eggs, cornflour / corn starch, chicken stock/broth, soy sauce, Mirin
8. Rissoles with Rice
The Great Aussie Rissole! Juicy beef patties with hidden veg, I’m serving this up with a side of seasoned rice and a big leafy salad using the Salad Dressing (or steamed greens, your choice!)
Ingredients: beef mince, garlic, onion, zucchini, carrot, panko breadcrumbs (or normal), egg, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, tomato ketchup, seasoned rice
Essential Side: Buttery Seasoned Rice
Why Seasoned Rice instead of Mash with rissoles, you might wonder? Well, you can either lug 1kg of potatoes home for each meal, OR you can make a side for 6 people with 2 cups of rice. I’ve got the mash for schnitzel in this meal plan, and now we’re making a giant batch of this rice to serve with multiple meals!
Ingredients: rice, butter, spices (paprika, thyme, onion, garlic), chicken stock powder/cube
9. Saucy Chop Suey – Chicken or any meat Stir Fry
When you’ve got a real Chinese restaurant sauce, you’re armed with everything you need to make a fantastic healthy dinner using literally whatever you’ve got in the fridge, and canned or frozen vegetables. Serve with rice or any noodles – or if you’re doing the low carb thing, go for Cauliflower rice.
Ingredients: rice, chicken or other meat, cornflour/corn starch, garlic, onion, carrot, Choy Sum (or other Asian greens), mushrooms, beansprouts (or cabbage), light soy, oyster sauce, Mirin, sesame oil
10. Baked Chicken Breast with Gravy & Rice
This quick, easy way to make JUICY chicken breasts – dust with seasoning and bake at a high temp. Serve with gravy and seasoned rice – remember we made big batches of it earlier?? ↑↑↑ Add a leafy green salad or any steamed/roasted vegetables, tossed with the Salad Dressing.
Ingredients: chicken breast, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, thyme, gravy, seasoned rice
11. Cream of Vegetable Soup with Noodles
Any vegetables, any pasta in a creamy white soup. This is the soup version of this “make with anything” creamy pasta bake!
Ingredients: any pasta, butter, milk, flour, garlic, onion, frozen vegetables, Vegeta stock powder, thyme.
12. Mushroom Ramen
See? I told you in the first recipe ↑↑↑ – this sauce is so good, we’re going to use it multiple times! Make this ramen stir fry with any veg, that Sauce makes everything tasty!
Ingredients: ramen noodle cakes, mushrooms, garlic, green onion (or any onion), dark soy, oyster, Hoisin, Mirin, sesame oil
13. Chicken and Rice Soup
Nourishing and just tastes so, so good. Just what you need right now. Throw in any veg, use any rice OR pasta!
Ingredients: bone in chicken thighs, white rice, butter, garlic, onion, carrot, celery, Vegeta stock powder, chicken stock / broth, thyme
14. Chicken Rolls with Gravy
Remember that big batch of gravy you made earlier? ↑↑↑ Now we’re going to make big fat juicy chicken rolls with them. Toast the buns, slather with butter. Toss shredded chicken with salt and pepper, douse with gravy then pile it on.
Hold the lettuce. 😈
Ingredients: poached chicken breast (or just pan fry)or store bought cooked chicken, bread rolls (or make wraps), butter, gravy
Grocery List
I’ve combined the ingredients for all the above recipes into one consolidated grocery list. See above in each recipe for notes on changes I’ve made to each recipe so the ingredients have a longer shelf life and are more economical.
Click here to download and print the grocery list
And just for your convenience, here are all the recipes:
I hope you find this useful! If you’ve got any specific questions about any of the recipes, leave them in that recipe – I’m spending more time answering questions about substitutions etc at the moment (because I’m cooking far less for work nowadays). – Nagi xWatch how to make it
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Life of Dozer
On the WRONG side of the pantry door, according to him.
On the RIGHT side, according to me.
Wow Nagi,
This is such an awesome idea!
I cook from your blog multiple times a week and my family thank me for it 😂😂
When life returns to normal I’d love for the 14 day meal plans with grocery lists to continue! Such an amazing resource, half the battle is working out the menu plan, lol.
Can I also request a donut recipe? 😁
Hi Katrina, thanks so much for the feedback – I’m so glad you’re finding the meal plans useful! Pop over to my recipe request page and you can request donuts there 🙂 N x
This looks amazing, thank you so much, will start tomorrow.
Enjoy Cherryl!! N x
Gosh I love your blog! I’ve been a long time subscriber and I’d just like to say you have made me feel so confident cooking Asian meals, and they are all bloody delicious! I love how detailed you are and how you show packaging and explain the difference in an Asian supermarket. I used to feel so so intimidated walking into an Asian store, but now I freaking love it! Lol I mostly have no idea what’s going on, but I just buy all the things!!
So Thankyou x
Thanks so much Chloe, I truly appreciate the feedback
Hi Nagi, your efforts are practical and monumental! Thank you for such a carefully, thoughtfully curated menu plan and grocery list. I hope many will find comfort in your hard work. You deserve a knighthood (Aussies are eligible for that right?) for service to humanity, boosting our morale and culinary prowess!
Oh stop! I’m so happy that this is helpful Nancy, it’s the least I can do! N x
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Nancy – I am an Australian citizen who proposes to put Nagi forward as a 2021 recipient of AM (general order of Australia Medal) as soon as practicable . Yes, it would be well deserved..
Hi Eha, that is a wonderful effort! Hear hear, well deserved indeed!
Nagi you and my freezer have saved my life this past month. Thanks a million for all your goodness.
L.A. is on lockdown and there has been grocery store panic like I’ve never seen before. It’s insane.
Thanks so much Mel! Stay safe! N x
I am in Winnipeg, central Canada and love reading and using your recipes. I enjoy the Asian influence. I also enjoy the pictures of Dozer.
Thanks so much for the great feedback Elizabeth!! N x
I love your recipes and have done so many now. I have lots of friends in Australia and they have been keeping me up to date on this horrible virus. Here in the UK its starting to peak. I am a Key worker for the NHS in England, I Courier essentials to different locations in the South East/West of England., I love my work but since Covid 19 it has become so stressfull. Look after your self and your family, Keep your distance and stay safe. xx
You stay safe Tom!!! N x
You’re amazing Nagi!! Thank you for your amazing menus and advice and and what we can sub in for things we might not have/be able to get. Stay well. Thanks for the fabulous recipes. Enjoying them so much!!
You’re so welcome, thanks so much Kellie! N x
A big, warm hello to you and Dozer from the Southern Highlands. No transport, no deliveries but readymade food services still available 🙂 ! Yes, Woolies $80 box also coming . . . Personally I am hugely proud of our current legislation . . . look at how well it is doing ! Had it not been for the ‘Ruby Princess’ and other liners and that unfortunate group of tourists in South Australia we would be better off still ! If stupid people do stupid things fine them broke !!! Cook like your recipes normally . . . shall again once allowed to open my door . . . . . .
Nagi a wee while later . . . got to your Mother’s, am roaring with laughter . . . who could stop watching the new version of ‘Sound of Music’ ? Do not know how this was allowed but am so glad it was !!! Love to the lady and those who managed this !!! Eha
Nagi.. you are so amazing and funny and kind.. I share your recipes with many as I love them all. Thank you for everything.. I hope you and Dozer are keeping healthy and safe. Many hugs from Canada.
Thanks so so so much Dagmar!! N x
Thank you so much! You are such a very special person. Helping people to get through this unique time with this menu is fantastic.
You’re so welcome Nancy 🙂
Thanks so much for another two week menu, Nagi. I was preparing menus for the next 3 weeks and you gave me some good ideas!
Awesome Jeffrey, enjoy!! N x
I made the buttery seasoned rice last night – huge hit! Love all your recipes, Nagi!
That’s awesome Candace, thanks so much for letting me know! N x
Thank you for sharing. Your happy spirit shines through and is uplifting.
Thanks so much Lisa 🙂 N x
Nagi, Thank you so much for putting together these recipe plans. Others would charge for them, you are a wonderful person for offering free!
It’s my absolute pleasure, I hope everyone finds them useful 🙂 N x
I’ve already made quite a few recipes from Part 1..can’t wait for part 2 especially the Asian inspired dishes seeing as all my overseas holidays got cancelled!
Enjoy Christy!! N x
Nagi, your recipes ALWAYS work, they are absolutely delicious and now this – a second full menu plan with grocery list for fully designed meals based on limited supplies. You are an international superhero. Even Batman only worked Gotham City. You deserve a humanitarian award. Thank you for everything you do, you’re amazing.
Oh shucks!! Thanks so much Chainie 🙂 N x
Hi Nagi! Your recipes are wonderful and I see several that will be on our table this coming week and in my rotation. We’re in San Diego, CA USA and we too are dealing with irrational hoarders of toilet paper, masks in public, social distancing and unsettling times. Your wit, humor and delicious recipes are delightful and a pleasant reprieve from the uncertainty around us! Thank you for Your recipes and especially the 14 day menu and shopping list. You’re the Keep it up!!! ….please 😊
That’s so lovely of you Can, thank you so much! N x
My husband was looking over my shoulder as I was reading this and got excited about the recipes. We will be on our own for a couple of weeks so we will be free of dietary restrictions from the rest of the family. I’ll also be sharing this with my family all across the United States. Thank you so much.
This is another HOME RUN thank you so much for all the hard work you’ve put into these menus. I also loved the video and commentary. My husband went to the grocery store this morning (Kroger in Crossville, Tennessee) and was stunned at how bare the shelves and coolers were. Not to mention the long lines trying to check out. It has made me be more creative with what I have to work with and not waste anything. Thank You again for allowing us to share your bubble from several thousand mile away. It is comforting.
Thank you so much! N x
People who get paid on the 1st like the military and many retirees were out in force on Wednesday. The shelves will be restocked soon. Stay well.