Happy Sunday! Just like that it’s time to plan another menu for the week – oh TIME, slow down! I have a few carry-over items from last week because our leftovers were kind of like the loaves and fishes…which was awesome.
MONDAY:
– Beef Stroganoff
– Broccoli
TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Fresh fruit and chips
WEDNESDAY:
– Carnitas tacos (my first time to try making carnitas at home!) with rice and beans
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Stuffed Peppers
SATURDAY:
– Take-out Night
SUNDAY:
– Swedish Pancakes
– Fresh fruit
Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!
Last week was fabulous – so many menus shared! Please keep it coming, we all love seeing what you’re cookin’ up!
Sat — homemade pizza
Sun — baked eggs over sausage and sweet potato hash
Mon — chicken tacos, mixed veggies
Tuesday — chicken tortilla soup
Wed — homemade pizza
Thurs — spinach ricotta and feta pie, homefries
Fri — spaghetti
the feta pie sounds delish!
Sunday – Italian sausage stuffed mushrooms
Meatless Monday – Tofu Spring rolls
Tuesday – Turkey Meatballs over spaghetti squash
Wednesday – Marinated chicken breast w/broccoli and side salad
Thursday – Catfish, quinoa salad and baked beets
Friday – Beef tacos
Saturday – Ham and Spinach Quiche w/ salad
Sunday – Crockpot Turkey breast w/ mashed cauliflower
I haven’t had stuffed mushrooms in ages…might need to remedy that!
Sun: Salmon, baked fries, coleslaw
Mon: Breakfast for dinner
Tue & Wed: Business Travel
Thu: Steamed ginger scallion fish, brown rice, green beans
Fri: Parmesan crusted chicken, carrots, salad
Sat: Soup and salad
Monday: Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake and garlic bread
Tuesday: Taiwan Bee Noodle Soup
Wednesday: Cashew Chicken with Bok Choy
Thursday: Spicy Curry Chicken and rice
Friday: a wrap with garlic, ricotta, and salami with french fries
Saturday: Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls
Sunday: Chinese Beef and Broccoli with rice
Taiwan BEEF Noodle Soup
bee soup – yum! 😉
Mon – Turkey Meatloaf, Stuffing, Green Beans, Apple Slices
Tues – Ranch Chicken Tenders, Cheese Fries, Salad
Wed – Chicken & Dumplings, Salad
Thurs – Chili Cheeseburgers, Pasta Salad, Carrot sticks, cuties
Fri – Homemade Potato Soup, French Bread
Sat – Pork Tenderloin Roast, Cheesy Potatoes, Broccoli
Sun – Leftovers
I’m experimenting with a monthly meal plan for January. So far I’ve done pretty good sticking to it, but I’m not sure if I’m going to continue in February or not. We’ll see.
Sunday-Chili and Cornbread (plus football snacks)
Monday-Baked Potato Bar with Chili
Tuesday-Beef Stroganoff, Egg Noodles
Wednesday-Chicken Tacos, Black Beans
Thursday-Eat out
Friday-Leftover stroganoff or tacos
Saturday-Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
keep us posted – interested to see if you end up liking the month long plan!
chicken picatta, spinach casserole
honey mustard chicken, rice, veggie
Gorton’s Fish, mac & cheese, coleslaw
Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger mac (kid’s favorite), cabbage w/ bacon
Strombolis, onion rings
Chicken & Bacon Orzo soup, pea salad
Chicken fajitas, spanish rice
My husband is on worker’s comp due to shoulder surgery; he’ll probably make some ham salad this week too. YUMMM
hope he feels better soon!!!
Su: T-Bones w/ grilled onions/salad
M: day trip to San Diego…heading to Hash House A-Go Go for breakfast, then to the zoo & Balboa Park. 🙂
Tu: broccoli and cheese soup w/ garlic bread
W: rotisserie chicken/baked fries/salad
Th: mini beef & potato empanadas w/ guac/calabacitas
F: soy chorizo & black bean burritos w/ leftover guac & calabacitas/mango smoothies
Sa-Su: heading to Anaheim to work a food truck festival
haven’t been to hash house a go go – sounds like we need to try it. hope you had a nice day in san diego – balboa park is a gem!!!
I’m making Carnitas for the first time at home this week too, in a crock pot!
Here’s my plan for the week:
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2015/01/18/meal-plan-118-123/
great minds think alike!
Hmmm. Beef stroganoff and carnitas seem to be popular. I may have to work them into my menu soon! 🙂
Sunday: Out to eat with grandparents
Monday: Homemade ravioli and meatballs
Tuesday: Roasted sweet potato soup and crusty bread
Wednesday: Chicken nuggets and cauliflower rice
Thursday: Bagel dogs
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
all the cool kids are doing it… 😉
Tonight- Chicken Spaghetti, oven roasted broccoli, garlic bread
Monday- Chicken and Black Bean Soup
Tuesday- Fish tacos
Wednesday- Grilled Cheese sandwiches and Chicken Noodle Soul
Thursday- Asian Peanut Noodle Salad with Chicken
Friday- Chicken, Fire Roasted Corn, and Monterrey Jack cheese taquitos with Cilantro dip
Sunday – german Fleischkaesse with coleslaw and french fries
Monday – sweet and spicy again beef with noodles
Tuesday – onion soup and broccoli cheddar soup with bread
Wednesday – leftovers
Thursday – hamburgers with salad and roasted potatoes
friday – out
Saturday – leftovers
Sun – Working on rental house so grab a quick sandwich
Mon – Corn dog and mac and cheese (didn’t eat last week)
Tue – Chicken patty corn on the cob
Wed – Beef and Noodles, m potatoes, green beans
Thurs – Fried Chicken
Fri – Pizza
Sat – Out for a Birthday Party
My daughters 4H goats are kidding this week for the first time so we are spending a lot of time in the barn watching for babies to be born. Might not follow the menu too much this week!
how fun that goats are what might throw your menu off – love it!
Baby goats arrived. We had a set of twins! One boy one girl! Both very healthy.
Sunday – Pasta w/pumpkin sauce and chicken, Italian bread
Monday – Whiting, potato casserole w/cheese & bacon, green beans
Tuesday – Sirloin steak, orzo w/spinach & mushrooms, honey glazed carrots
Wednesday – Hot Italian sausage sandwiches w/peppers, cheesy ranch potatoes
Thursday – Pizza, salad
Friday – Pumpkin(sauce leftover from Sunday) black bean, chicken chili, cornbread
Saturday – Leftovers
Monday: Rigatoni with Chorizo and Manchego and Salad
Tuesday: Crab Salad and Olive Cheese Bread and Fresh Veggies
Wednesday: Fish Fillets with a Chili Sauce and Peas
Thursday: Shrimp and Lemon Butter Glazed Carrots
Friday: Prosciutto and Tomato Frittata
Saturday: Left Overs
Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner
Mon: seared scallops, linguini, roasted broccoli
Tues: chicken quesadillas. Salad
Wed: teriyaki chicken, carrots, brussel sprouts
Thurs: tortellini, broccoli, salad
Fri: pizza, salad
I have some carry over from last week too. It’s hard to cook at home when it is restaurant week in Columbus!
fish and shrimp stew (or baked potato soup)
chicken fajitas with homemade chips and guac
broccoli stuffed chicken with buttered carrots
seared scallops with salad
pizza night
yeah, I don’t blame you!
Sun: beef tacos and guacamole
Mon: pasta primavera
Tue: ( BBQ with relatives from out of town)
Wed: tuna with salad
Thu: Picadillo ( ground turkey with potatoes and carrots) and beans
Fri: eat out
Sat: birthday party
🙂
so glad you posted! 🙂
We are having a week of 7 new recipes, most of them lentil based. I have been wanting to try new recipes, recently bought bags of lentils on sale, and was looking for more meatless dishes. I dubbed this the “unofficial Lentil Week” at our house. Hoping a few of these suite our fancy.
Lunch
1.Eat out
2. Pulled Pork Sandwiches, homemade fries
3. Meatball Curry*, rice, vegetables
4. Salad
5. Dad’s Meatloaf with Tomato Relish, Herbed Bulgar-Lentil Pilaf*
6. Herb Crusted Pork Chops, Lentil-Quinoa Salad*
7. Sandwiches on Croissants, yogurt, fruit, chips, and Lentil Cookies*
Dinner
1. Eat out
2. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup*
3. Slow Cooker Lentil and Brown Rice Tacos (meal from last week we never made)
4. Herbed Lentils with Spinach and Tomatoes*, brown rice
5. Pizza
6. Vegetable Lentil Stew*, Grandmother’s Buttermilk Cornbread
7. Leftovers
hope lentil week goes well- let us know!
Mon: Pasta with boursin and broccoli, salad
Tue: Meatballs in tomato sauce with rice, cabbage
Wed: Potato, cheese and marmite pasties, salad
Thur: Dinner at mum’s
Fri: Induction day!
ooooo…pasta with boursin sounds like a great idea!
AND…induction, as in inducing a baby?!?! good luck! sending happy baby vibes!!!!
Yes! Congratulations on the upcoming baby! I meant to comment on your menu a couple weeks ago about stopping menu planning after your baby is born. I didn’t START menu planning until my 1st was born. It was a LIFE SAVER. The menus may not be fancy for a season, but you’ll thank yourself later. Time is precious, and if you plan ahead, you enjoy a little more of it. 🙂
My GF menu for this week
Sun – Mustard Marsala Pork Tenderloin w Mashed Pots
Mon – Pineapple Chicken w Quinoa
Tue – Sausage/Quinoa/Spinach Bowl
Wed – Tomato Basil Parm Soup in Crockpot
Thu – Leftovers
Fri – Leftovers and out for a wine tasting !!!!
Sat – Meatloaf & Sweet Potatoes
always impressed with your GF dinners!
By the way, Melissa D’Arabian’s Slow Cooker Carnitas are SO good and SO ridonkulously easy.
that was the recipe I was going to use – glad to hear it!!!
I am late!
Sunday pork chops, roasted parsnips and carrots
Monday salad for dinner
tues hamburger sliders coleslaw
wed stovetop mac with mini hot dogs
thur omlettes and smoothies
Friday bbq chicken pizza
sat out
never too late! 🙂
loving all these menus! keep it coming!
I hope you share the carnitas recipe soon!
good luck on carnitas ! ive never made them either. here is my GF menu for the week which includes VACA to NYC !!!! yeaaaaa NYC has so much GF to offer which is awesome for me. i will walk miles and miles to find a GF baker 😉
Sun – Crockpot Chicken Paprikash w Mashed Cauliflower
Mon – Balsamic Pork Tenderloin w Asparagus
Tue – Burgers w Grilled Pineapple (thinking maybe teryaki on top ?)
Wed – Smothered Chicken and Broccoli or Leftover
Thu – Leftovers
Fri – 15 year anniversary dinner in NYC…actually going to the same restaurant we had our 10 year dinner at….aren’t we dorky?
Sat – NYC – we are seeing Hedwig and the Angry Inch as well. I’m so excited.