Meal Plans for Week of 10/18

[penguin129]

Hi all! What is on your menu for this coming week? I'm currently working on my menu. Share yours. 

[penguin129]

So far this week I have:

Spaghetti and Sauce
Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
BBQ Chicken Wrap
Hot Dog Pizzadillas
Zesty Italian Chicken Stir Fry
Stuffed Shells
Beef Teriyaki (Campbell's Soup Recipie)
Chinese Green Beans and Ground Turkey

I have no set nights. I just buy the ingredients and cook what I am in the mood for. H has a Halloween Nature Walk he helps his brother with Friday and Saturday so I may grab a pizza one of those nights. Also if there are leftovers my meals just scoot over to the next week.

[rablissful]

Yay meal plan thread! I was going to start this but I see you beat me to it, penguin129.

I did grocery shopping on Thursday and got a ridiculous amount of food.

For this week...
Sunday: rotisserie chicken and a side of side sort. Probably the leftover couscous from the fish we had on Thursday.
Monday: beef tacos
Tuesday: pulled pork sandwiches in the crock pot
Wednesday: crispy lemon chicken with spaghetti
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: I haven't decided yet, will leave it up to my SO.
Saturday: Apple baked pork chops


The crispy lemon chicken and apple pork chops are new dishes for me this week. Fingers crossed that they're delicious!

I made crock pot honey garlic chicken and veggies last week and it was delicious! I only put the chicken thighs and carrots in the crock pot. My SO hates crock pot potatoes so I made roased red potatoes instead. I left out the green beans because I'm the only one that would have eaten them and there were already carrots. It was yummy!

[gabride2010]

Thanks for starting this penguin129. Those hot dog pizzadillas sound interesting. How do you make them?

ugaqueencity Will you share your recipe for chicken and rice soup?

rablissful I have always been wary of mixing fruit and meat. I feel like it will make the meat too sweet, which is strange to me. I'm interested to see how your Apple Pork Chops turn out. I might have to give some of those recipes a try.

Here's our menu in no certain order:
Homemade chicken fried rice
Homemade pizza (ground venison, ham, and mushroom)
Hot dogs and mac n cheese
Spaghetti squash with meat sauce (like spaghetti)
-Friday we are OOT, so we only need 4 meals this week

[rablissful]

gabride2010 I looooooove pork and apples together. I've made several different pork + apple dishes and they are always delicious. It's one of the fruit/meat pairings that I just really really love and know will be yummy.

I've also been known to just dip pork chops in applesauce, so I may just be weird.

[penguin129]

The Hot Dog Pizzadillas are a Rachel Ray Recipe and a big hit with all 3 of us.

Ingredients:
Hot dogs
tortillas
salsa
cheddar cheese

Cut hot dogs into quarters and slice to make the "pepperoni"
Fry the hot dogs in a pan
Fry tortilla until golden brown, flip over and repeat
Put your topping on the tortilla: salsa, cheddar cheese, and hot dogs
When cheese is melted take out of pan
*You have to make them one at a time.

If my directions are hard to understand here's the link from Rachel Ray
Pizzadillas

[requiressnacks]

Still working on my plan for the week. We leave for Vegas next weekend so I'm trying to cook with what we've got here and not buy anything fresh.

Sunday - out!
Monday - Beef stew
Tuesday- turkey tacos
Wednesday - pork tenderloin w. Rice and veggies
Thursday - TBD
Friday- Chinese!
Saturday - TBD

[littlelion]

I like these menu threads. Gives me ideas and makes me think ahead...dh is not one to discuss meal planning with

Sun- Pork chops in salsa & pot of beans
Mon- Chicken stir fry with white rice
Tues- Chicken with chilaquiles & lentils
Weds- Spicy potatos with quesadillas
Thur- Huevos rancheros with refried beans
Frid- hoping for some leftovers

[wannabmama]

rablissful I'm going to try that lemon chicken it looks great!

I'm out of town until Tuesday (late, after dinner) and then we have hello fresh meals this week (if it helps anyone with ideas, this week our recipes are butter chicken with thyme roasted carrots and mashed potatoes, chicken and butter bean cassoulet, and pan seared steak with onions potatoes and tomato pan sauce).
I'm excited to do something very "fall" for dinner next weekend, thinking pot roast or something but not yet sure.

[TheEleventhHour]

Sunday: Meatloaf with potatoes and roasted asparagus
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Skirt steak with roasted veggies
Wednesday: Leftovers (chicken tortilla casserole from the freezer)
Thursday: Italian ground beef with roasted eggplant
Friday: Out
Saturday: I'm working, no idea, probably leave it up to DH

[britta]

Sunday-Black Bean and Turkey Enchiladas
Monday-Leftovers
Tuesday-Skillet Lasanga
Wednesday-Sloppy Joes
Thursday-Soup from freezer
Friday-Leftovers
Saturday-Jambalya
Sunday-Unsure at this point

I love this thread. Meal planning makes the week so much easier. I hate trying to think of dinner ideas so it helps to do it all in one day and be able to have H's input as well.

[cocobellaf]

I want to play! I plan our meals out starting on Friday, because that's the day I go grocery shopping. I get off work at lunch on Fridays, so I head straight to the grocery store and hit it up before it gets packed. This past Friday we got Panera because the fridge was bare.

Saturday 10/17:
LUNCH: Cajun shrimp over cheesy grits with a green tomato chutney and collard greens
Brazilian night! I did Brazilian marinated chicken drumsticks, bacon coconut rice and black beans, collard greens, and plantains.

Sunday 10/18
Broiled spiced pork chops, homemade tart applesauce, and roasted green beans.

Monday 10/19
Asian glazed chicken drumsticks, jasmine rice, peas.

Tuesday 10/20
Roasted Za'atar chicken thighs over potatoes and carrots.

Wednesday 10/21
Turkey sweet potato chili with avocado

Thursday 10/22
Going to a weeknight wedding and they are hosting everyone at a restaurant after.

Friday 10/23
LUNCH: ??
DINNER: H has a date night planned, somewhere that has a patio so we can enjoy one of the last few not-cold evenings.

[requiressnacks]

Your menu sounds amazing, cocobellaf!!! I love shrimp & Grits.

[littlelion]

Oct 19, 2015 8:04:48 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Your menu sounds amazing, cocobellaf!!! I love shrimp & Grits.

I was going to same the same thing! (minus the shrimp part) But yes, fancy menu cocobellaf.  I need to up my game. 

[doodler]

I was busy all weekend and didn't get to the grocery store or plan anything out. We will be eating leftover pizza and salad for a few days and then I think I will try this: Crockpot Sunday Sauce. I saw it on pinterest awhile ago and have been wanting to make it ever since.

[cocobellaf]

requiressnacks and littlelion - I love to cook and try new things!

ETA:  Pics of the shrimp and grits and Brazilian night.

[requiressnacks]

Oct 19, 2015 8:21:05 GMT -5 cocobellaf said:

requiressnacks and littlelion - I love to cook and try new things!

ETA:  Pics of the shrimp and grits and Brazilian night.

OMG that looks so good!  I love to cook too, but I mainly make stuff like that on weekends.  Weekdays it's always a mad scramble to get something on the table before 7:00 p.m.

[cocobellaf]

requiressnacks, I'm lucky because I'm off work in between 3:30 and 4:00 PM. I normally get dinner going and then do a work out while it cooks/simmers. Both of those were weekend meals, though. I tend to do easier ones on weekdays, too.

[littlelion]

cocobellaf,requiressnacks, I love the idea of loving to cook. love the cooking shows and I get excited to try stuff and then meh, too much work. But I do mean to up my game, get a bit more variety and vegetables into the menu.

I do make more of an effort for baking stuff. 

[requiressnacks]

Oct 19, 2015 8:35:17 GMT -5 littlelion said:

cocobellaf,requiressnacks, I love the idea of loving to cook. love the cooking shows and I get excited to try stuff and then meh, too much work. But I do mean to up my game, get a bit more variety and vegetables into the menu.

I do make more of an effort for baking stuff. 

UGH - I hate baking!!!  You have to be so precise.  And I don't really love sweet stuff. haha

Most of my meals are pretty basic - I find that's the best way to get into cooking.  Anything that is 5 ingredients or less or can be cooked in one pot is right up my alley.  Today I have beef stew in the crock pot - it's beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, beef broth and a seasoning packet. Simple!

[kayladawn91]

On our menu this week:

-White Chicken Chili
-Crockpot Roast
-Bacon Wrapped Guacamole Stuffed Chicken
-Tomato Basil Chicken
- some other chicken meal probably with roasted balsamic cauliflower because I found a recipe.

Going to try 100% Paleo this week.

[julie524]

My H travels for work a lot, and this is one of the week's he's gone. So it's just me. On weeks like this I cook less big meals, and then eat leftovers for lunch/other dinners. I'm also in "use up" mode because I am planning a Costco trip this weekend. Here's this weeks:

Sunday: Cajun chicken breast with egg noodles and a quick pan sauce, and roasted asparagus.

Monday: Trying out this One Skillet Sausage and Rice: diethood.com/moms-one-skillet-sausage-and-rice/ only using a red bell pepper because that's what I have. And because green ones are gross.

Tuesday: Sambal chicken skewers with rice. www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sambal-chicken-skewers#ixzz2XB1zhu1V I like to eat spicy things when H is gone

Wednesday: Ummm not sure, we'll see how the leftovers are going. Might just do a baked potato or quesadilla or pull something from the freezer.

Thursday: Another up in the air night. I pick up H from the airport around 8:30 so I may just wait til he gets in and we'll go pick something up.

Friday: Not sure, we eat out a lot on Fridays.