Meal Plans

[roo1582]

I'm always interesting in coming up with some ideas for dinner and finding new recipes from you laides.  So what do you have planned for dinner this week?

[roo1582]

This is what I just put together:

Tonight: Beef Stroganoff over egg noodles

Wednesday: Leftover meatloaf with rice and veggies

Thursday: Crockpot Santa Fe Chicken over Rice (http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/02/crock-pot-santa-fe-chicken-425-pts.html)

Friday: Leftover Roasted Lemon Chicken with Potatoes (Thanks nesenotes!! laughingspatula.com/roasted-lemon-chicken-with-potatoes-and-rosemary/)

Saturday: Dinner with friends so I don't have to cook

Sunday: Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccine with Creamy Feta Sauce (http://laughingspatula.com/roasted-red-pepper-fettuccini-with-creamy-feta-sauce/)

Monday: Crockpot Beef and Broccolli (http://www.tablefortwoblog.com/take-out-fake-out-beef-broccoli-crockpot/)

[cbear]

Yesterday: garlic bread and baked ravioli
today: ham steak and roasted cauliflower
Tomorrow: tacos
Thursday: maybe a meatloaf
Friday: leftovers or out to eat

[heatherbee]

Last night - dinner with family
Tonight: Pasta
Wednesday: Chicken and rice casserole
Thursday: DS is cooking He is making English Muffin pizzas (I have a girls night to go to)
Friday: Leftovers

Not a very healthy week in my household but it was a cleaning out the fridge kind of week!

[bantyrooster]

Monday - breakfast
Tuesday - chicken sandwiches with pepper jack cheese and left over sides
Wed - pork chops and corn casserole
Thur spaghetti
Friday hamburger helper

I always do random sides that we have.

[snickers4everyone]

I have started doing the bulk of my cooking over the weekend so we don't have to cook on weeknights. This past weekend I tried tweaking a recipe I had for short ribs and using it for a roast, but the ribs are so much better! Next time I do the roast I'll try at least doubling the spices and probably cut up the roast to make sure the flavors can get happy with the meat.

So we have beef roast with rosemary and fennel (OMG the BEST beef recipe I've found in a long time when I do it for the ribs...I'll post the recipe tomorrow), sauerbraten, roasted potatoes to go with either, chicken Alfredo, and a couple of freezer meals if we decide to pull them out.

[danielle1220]

Here's mine:

Monday: chicken tacos (with lettuce instead of tortillas)
Tuesday: whole wheat chorizo and steak wraps with guacamole
Wednesday: chicken fajita salad
Thursday: zucchini spaghetti
Friday: hard boiled eggs with tuna and steamed veggies
Saturday: pork chops in chile negro and brown rice
Sunday: I forgot...

Dinners this week are pretty lame because we are doing the 24 day challenge. Whomp whomp.

[aylafsu1881]

Our week is kind of boring and mostly stuff we eat regularly. We are having salsa chicken and black beans, salad with tofu, broiled salmon with a olive oil/mustard glaze, and spaghetti and meatballs this week.

[nikki2223583]

Our new favorite is chicken tacos in the crock pot. 2 lbs frozen chicken. Two packets of taco seasoning with what the water they call for. A bag of instant taco flavored rice. Let cook on low for 8 hours. It falls right apart. Add your topping and shell.

[mightythorgi]

Monday: Frozen pizza
Today: every person for themselves, or mama has water fitness
Wednesday: slow cooker beef paprikash
Thursday: leftovers and see today
Friday: leftovers or soup and sandwich night

[okiemama]

Monday: Beef Stroganoff & corn

Tuesday: Salmon, Broccoli & Rice

Wednesday: Enchiladas

Thursday: Lemon Pepper Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, & green beans

Friday: Homemade Pizza

[Riverdong11]

Monday - slow cooker pot roast with mashed potatoes

Tuesday - out

Wednesday - white chicken chili, cornbread and salad

Thursday - slow cooker bourbon chicken and rice

Friday - Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and peas

Saturday - slow cooker chicken tortilla soup

[jennmm]

Monday: Quesadillas
Tuesday: Beef and veggie soup made from leftovers
Wed: Turkey and veggies
Thurs: Spagetti
Friday: Probably chicken, mashed potatoes and peas

[britbratjf]

Monday was pasta & garlic bread
Tues was meatloaf & mashed potatoes
Tonight is salsa chicken In the crockpot
Thurs: bacon wrapped chicken with sweet potato fries
Fri: Carry out from my family's Italian restaurant

[sarasansh]

Monday was balsamic chicken with rice pilaf and roasted carrots.
Tuesday & tonight we're at parents/ILs.
Thursday is crock pot chicken taco bowls. (http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/07/taco-chicken-bowls/)
Friday is take out.

[candcmommy]

We do our meal plan 2 weeks at a time and there isn't a set day for when we have meals just whatever I choose from the list to make that day but here is ours:

Spaghetti

Buffalo chicken sandwiches/nachos

Baked fish with rice and veggies

Chicken stir fry

Spinach tortellini with sausage in a creamy tomato sauce

Tacos

Baked BBQ chicken with pot and veggie

Pork roast with pot and veggies

Meatballs with brown gravy mashed potatoes and roasted veggies

And I will attempt some sort of Quinoa recipe

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Monday was fried tofu, rice and green beans

Tuesday was cheeseburgers

Tonight is a frozen pizza since H is working late

Thursday - crockpot chicken and stuffing and green beans (first time using the crockpot, kinda nervous, lol)

Friday - chili

[pinkluna]

I tried all the below recipes for the first time last week, most I will make again!

Baked Potato Soup (very good!)
Roasted Lemon Chicken & Potatoes (so yummy, made twice already - thanks to nesenotes for recipe!)
Mexican Chicken Soup (not really mexican to me, too tomato-ey for my tastes)
Pesto Salad (yummy and easy to prepare)
Chicken Enchiladas in Creamy Avocado sauce (SO GOOD!)

And I've yet to try these but they're on the list:
Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Chicken Enchilada Soup

[tribute17]

In any order that is acceptable:

Dinner at sarasansh IL's house
Take out from britbratjf's family's restaurant
Out to eat with riversong11
Homemade pizza with okiemama
And then I need to head over to candcmommy to enjoy some of that pot.

Thanks guys, that makes my week so much easier!!

[roo1582]

pinkluna - that chicken nesenotes posted is one of our new fav's too Also glad to see that those Chicken Enchiladas with Creamy Avocado Sauce was good because its on my "to-make" list too!

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Jan 21, 2015 11:37:54 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

In any order that is acceptable:

Dinner at sarasansh IL's house
Take out from britbratjf's family's restaurant
Out to eat with riversong11
Homemade pizza with okiemama
And then I need to head over to candcmommy to enjoy some of that pot.

Thanks guys, that makes my week so much easier!!

LOL, I would recommend maybe starting at candcmommy's house.

[tribute17]

Jan 21, 2015 12:29:46 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

Jan 21, 2015 11:37:54 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

In any order that is acceptable:

Dinner at sarasansh IL's house
Take out from britbratjf's family's restaurant
Out to eat with riversong11
Homemade pizza with okiemama
And then I need to head over to candcmommy to enjoy some of that pot.

Thanks guys, that makes my week so much easier!!

LOL, I would recommend maybe starting at candcmommy's house.

Good point, see that's why I ran it by you guys first.  I wish it was this easy.

[junkytrunk]

Ugh I have been so awful at meal planning since my H has been home. You would think it would be better because he could go to the store for me, but instead it's harder, because he doesn't look for deals like I do Him being home has thrown my whole scheduling off.

This week so far we have had pizza Monday and chicken tacos last night. We have a TON of chicken soup my SMIL made last week sitting in our fridge, so I might just make that our meal for tonight. I also have frozen chicken and some summer squash waiting to be eaten too. Cooking just sounds so exhausting right now.

[candcmommy]

Jan 21, 2015 12:29:46 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

Jan 21, 2015 11:37:54 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

In any order that is acceptable:

Dinner at sarasansh IL's house
Take out from britbratjf's family's restaurant
Out to eat with riversong11
Homemade pizza with okiemama
And then I need to head over to candcmommy to enjoy some of that pot.

Thanks guys, that makes my week so much easier!!

LOL, I would recommend maybe starting at candcmommy's house.

Growing up in a restaurant gets the best of me when writing out our meal plan! DH is a cop and when I write out "pot" on our big calendar he always come in behind me and write "potatoes" in parentheses!

[trixi282]

I have not really meal planned lately at all, and am at a crossroads now living with IL's - we're still figuring out the dance of who preps what. But I totally just pinned a handful of the recipes linked here for later.

Thanks ladies!