Forum Large Meal's all cooked in Thermomix

We are a family of 6 and I am starting to worry that I will have to cook several items for dinner when using the thermomix.

The Apricot chicken risotto currently feeds us all, however as the baby (and other kids) gets bigger I am not sure it will.

The mashed potato manages to almost meet requirements but there are always cries for seconds and lots of dissapointment when there isn't any.

The Lasagne on its own manages to feed us as well, just. I am happy to expand that out with some veggies as kids get bigger so it will still work.

Quirky cookings fried rice is one that does feed us well, with leftovers enough for almost another meal.

Just wondering if there are other recipes out there that will feed 6 and are easy to do.

Whatever it is, make the sauce a bit stronger and bake a batch of buns to go with it? Bread is my backup/fallback.

I am very interested in a reply to this one!!  We are a family of 7 with children between ages 8 and 16.  So far I have been using my 'Indy' for side dishes, deserts and soups, as well as the cakes, etc. but haven't tried a full meal.

The only other thing I have found is Shepherds/cottage pie. Using the bolanaise sauce as the base and mash potato as the top.  However in a few years time I suspect I will need to do bread rolls or extra vegies to be served to feed us all.

Maybe casserole in the bottom with steamed rice and veggies on the top, but not sure how a casserole would go at varoma temperature. 

I had hoped to get some good replies.

Here's some things I make when I have lots of people to cook for, besides the Fried Rice, which does make a lot!

- Chicken & Cashews (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/10958/chicken-and-cashews-coconut-satay-sauce-and-coconut-rice.html)

- A double batch of pasta sauce in the tmx while cooking the pasta on the stove; serve with salad and/or bread rolls.

- Make pasta sauce in tmx bowl with meatballs steaming on top, then either add spaghetti to bowl to cook, or cook separately if you need more (http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2009/08/meatball-vege-bean-soup.html)

- Make the different parts of a casserole in the tmx, then bake in oven - eg. my sausage & dumpling casserole: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2010/07/sausage-casserole-with-dumpli…; sausage strata: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2009/03/sausage-strata.html

- Make pizzas using tmx for preparing everything

- Make a big meat & vege pie (prep in tmx, pastry in tmx, bake in oven http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2009/12/leftover-roast-meat-pie.html)

- Make a soup in the tmx bowl with meat (or meatloaf) & veges steaming on top in Varoma

- Whole chicken steamed in Varoma with soup cooking underneath, add veges around chicken towards end of cooking

There's so many things you can do - hope those give you some ideas! I have friends with 10 kids, and the LOVE their Thermomix! I keep telling them they need to start a blog with every day's meals on it, so people can see how they use it! (Here's a glimpse of their first 2 days with their tmx: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/does-thermomix-cook-enough-fo…) 

This is terrific! I'll definitely be making use of this info, thanks Quirky Cooking!

You're welcome

We are a family of 7 too with ages of 20, 18, 17 (boys and yes they can EAT!!)  ... then 6 and 4. The best thing I have found if I don't want to bulk out a meal with bread is to make it a couple of courses. Easy as with a TM. Soup for a starter and you can put that in your Thermoserver whilst you get the main cooking and then start with the soup, main is ready when you are then ready for it. 

The other is to embrace the Thermoserver and double batch. I find if I leave everything on the bench when I make the first batch then it is really quick to get the second one going with the first in the Thermoserver. By the time I put the second on, put everything away, clean up, call the kids (a few times lol) to set the table and I start dishing up ... the second batch is ready with really no more effort on my part as I have only got the ingredients out and put them away once! 

  Just had a look at this blog  www.quirkycooking.blogspot.com

Thanks for this it is great!

Thanks Angie! Enjoy

We're a family of 5 at my place, Hubby & Me then the kids are 4,3 and 1. Small ages but my 4 and 3 year olds eat a half adult serve at dinner time. I try and make majority of meals feed at least 6. Some things I cook at the moment are a chilli con carne served with rice (I do this in the rice cooker while the meat sauce cooks), Spaghetti bolognaise (pasta on the stove and I've added a few extra things but use the EDC book), Beef Stroganoff with rice, Pizzas the apricot chicken and the tuna with pasta out of the EDC book.

I try and serve meals with vegies, A side dish of some kind or a freshly made bread. I'm hoping it'll continue to satisfy the kids as they grow older haha

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My Familys favourite is my Spicy Chicken with tomato sauced potato. it is on the community. I have fed 7 adults with this dish. I can place 1.2 kg of marinated chicken thighs in the varoma tray, fill the dish with chopped sweet potato, the rice basket with chopped potato a can of tomatoes,water and vegie stock concentrate in the bowl and cook for 25-30 mins. layer a large platter with baby spinach leaves then potato, sweet potato and chicken pieces. pour the tomato sauce  over everything. Its delicious.

other great recipes that feed hoards are the brown rice salad from the everyday cookbook. Pineapple and coconut fried rice (adapted from Jo's fried rice and on the community)

Tomato Pasta with vegetable and Feta (vegetarian cookbook) is great.

Chicken and Potato salad with Sundried tomato dressing.(meat on the menu) feeds heaps