Meal plans for the week of 5/23

[jt2378]

anniebn, can you just move in here and do the cooking, k thanks

[doglover31]

What I have so far:

Cilantro lime chicken with chili roasted sweet potatoes (didn't make it last week)

Honey line chicken thighs w/ rice and broccoli (recipe @adulruna shared)

Garlic Parmesan spinach, chicken, and mushrooms

Greek feta and spinach turkey meatloaf muffins with mashed potatoes

Spinach and feta chicken sausage pita sandwiches

[designaddiction]

May 21, 2016 9:48:55 GMT -5 doglover31 said:

What I have so far:

Cilantro lime chicken with chili roasted sweet potatoes (didn't make it last week)

Honey line chicken thighs w/ rice and broccoli (recipe @adulruna shared)

Garlic Parmesan spinach, chicken, and mushrooms

Greek feta and spinach turkey meatloaf muffins with mashed potatoes

Spinach and feta chicken sausage pita sandwiches

Do you have a recipe for those meatloaf muffins?

[doglover31]

designaddiction I'm following this recipe:

www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/greek-spinach-feta-meatloaf/

But instead of a giant loaf, I will put in a muffin tin and top with mashed potatoes kinda like this:
cincyshopper.com/meatloaf-cupcakes-recipe/

[designaddiction]

Looks delicious! I think I'll do this next week, just got back from the store...doglover31.

[judyblume14]

Mon - Lasanga and salad
Tue - Sloppy Joes, pasta salad, carrots
Wed -Leftie lasagna
Thur - Leftie sloppy joes for them, dinner with a friend for me!
Fri - chicken tacos
Sat / Sunday TBD

[designaddiction]

Ok, here is our meal plan
Sun - roasted chicken sausage & sweet potatoes. www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/one-pan-sweet-potato-chicken-sausage-and-green-beans
Mon - fiesta fish taco rice bowl
Tues - one pan cheesy chicken & broccoli quinoa skillet
Wed - Hawaiian beef and pineapple chili with spinach and avocado- except we are using turkey.
Thurs - DH's new work is having his friends and family night, so I will eat there.
Fri - leftover chicken & broccoli bake
Sat - leftover chili

[judyblume14]

L is taking a good nap today! I've prepped most of her daycare food for the week (4-oz containers of cherry tomatoes with either avocado or cucumbers for veggies, 2-oz containers or strawberries with either raspberries or clementine wedges for fruit, 3 frozen "Frozen" chicken nuggets for protein, and either cheese or yogurt for dairy. Might through in some extra cooked veggies or a cookie or two each day, depending on my mood).

Also, during this glorious nap, I made the lasagna, sloppy joes and pasta salad (boxed). I want to chop some snacking veggies for me and DH but am afraid to push my luck on her sleeping beyond 90 mins!

[judyblume14]

doglover31, did you link the recipe for the chili roasted sweet potatoes in last week's thread?

[jt2378]

How are you all getting your kids to eat these dinners? Mine will have no part of any of it! Its so discouraging

[doglover31]

May 22, 2016 14:14:10 GMT -5 judyblume14 said:

doglover31, did you link the recipe for the chili roasted sweet potatoes in last week's thread?

I don't think I did.

Here is the link
www.budgetbytes.com/2016/02/chili-roasted-sweet-potatoes/

[doglover31]

May 22, 2016 14:25:18 GMT -5 jt2378 said:

How are you all getting your kids to eat these dinners? Mine will have no part of any of it! Its so discouraging

Mine doesn't always eat what we do. I try with some things, normally I have to make him his own stuff though.

[judyblume14]

Pro-tip... A good way to cook stuffed peppers so they don't spill in the oven on your baking sheet... do them in a bundt pan!

[judyblume14]

N40Mom, we're have sloppy joes on Tuesday, too. TWINS! And we have leftover french fries from Five Guys yesterday... maybe we'll reheat them. But they'll probably be gross.

How do you do pizza on the grill? Do you do a make-at-hone kit? Frozen?

[jt2378]

This is all I got so far this week in no particular order

Honey Lime chicken thighs (thank you! @adulruna!) with rice and some sort of veggie
Tangy Turkey Meatloaf with mash potatoes and green beans
Basil pesto pasta with salad
Crockpot chicken with pineapple salsa tacos
leftovers

[judyblume14]

N40Mom, oh. We have one of those, we always use it in out oven. To be fair, we don't have a grill (yet!).

[jt2378]

judyblume14, pizza on the grill is amazing! We don't use a stone, just put it right on the grill, you have to be quick because it cooks super fast. Those Naan breads make awesome crust too FYI

[judyblume14]

May 23, 2016 9:50:17 GMT -5 jt2378 said:

judyblume14 , pizza on the grill is amazing! We don't use a stone, just put it right on the grill, you have to be quick because it cooks super fast. Those Naan breads make awesome crust too FYI

but do you do frozen pizza? or like, one of those Boboli kits with a pre-baked crust? Or fresh dough?  You can't put fresh dough on a grill, right?

[jt2378]

May 23, 2016 11:50:00 GMT -5 judyblume14 said:

May 23, 2016 9:50:17 GMT -5 jt2378 said:

judyblume14 , pizza on the grill is amazing! We don't use a stone, just put it right on the grill, you have to be quick because it cooks super fast. Those Naan breads make awesome crust too FYI

but do you do frozen pizza? or like, one of those Boboli kits with a pre-baked crust? Or fresh dough?  You can't put fresh dough on a grill, right?

yeah we do a pre-baked or frozen crust or the Naan bread like I mentioned. No you def could not throw fresh dough on the grill, it would be a disaster i think

this is the naan bread I was talking about:

Naan

[doglover31]

In case anyone was that invested, I made the Chili Roasted sweet potatoes last night and they were amazing! I totally recommend them!

[judyblume14]

doglover31, the recipe looked simple and delicious. I will be making them soon!