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Menu Plan Monday

This week we will be having:

Breakfasts: Pancakes, Bacon & Grapes or Cold Cereal

Lunches: Deli Sandwiches & Carrot Sticks or Leftovers

Dinners: Salsa-Mac Chicken, Fish & Chips, Chicken Parmesan, Enchillada Bake and Red Pepper Chicken

Snacks: Banana Bread, Raw Almonds or Walnuts, Yogurt, Granola Bars

I have been fairly sick this past week and it is continuing on today, so I have planned very simple meals that I can put together in under 10 minutes.  My pancake batter is already made and in the refrigerator and many of the dinners I will be making in the crock pot. 

Menu Plan Monday

Welcome to Menu Plan Monday for this week!

Breakfasts this week consist of:

Cold Cereal, Yogurt, Homemade Bread with PB or Jelly

Lunches this week consist of:

Leftovers from dinner or Turkey Sandwiches & Carrot Sticks with Fruit Slices

Dinners this week consist of:

Antipasto Pizza, Tossed Salad

Cheese Lasagne, Tossed Salad

Chicken Chow Mein

Black Bean Taco Salad

Spaghetti, Homemade Bread, Tossed Salad

Leftover Nights...

We are also eating out this Saturday or Sunday evening for my Birthday.  (Using a Gift Certificate we received for Christmas last year.)

Chicken Enchilada Update

Wow was it spicy! 

It was a great meal though.  The rice, by itself, was too much (tumeric seasoned) but when paired with the homemade black beans it was excellent.  The chicken enchiladas were so spicy that I had to add extra sour cream and drink a glass of milk to help control the heat! 

It was a great new recipe.  I think next time, we will add a little less jalepeno, a few more tomatillos and make much less rice (with less tumeric).  We are still not comfortable making up our own recipes as we go, so we follow the ones we get on line or from friends and family.  I do think that eventually we will be able to create our own recipes and that will bring even more fun to our kitchen!

Tasty Tuesday!

Tonight my Husband is cooking a new recipe.  We are going to be the bold taste testers of Chicken Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillo Chile Salsa . 

He has been wanting to try this recipe for awhile now, so I have invited over my Mother for dinner before we head to our local Public Library for Girls Night.  Hopefully it will not be too spicy!  There are four jalepenos in the recipe! 

I will post tomorrow on how the meal went!

Menu Plan Monday

This weeks Menu Plan consists of...

Chicken/Spinach/Rice Casserole, Salad

Chicken Enchilladas (Trying a New Recipe)

Salsa Mac Chicken, Salad, Vegetable

Black Bean Taco Salad & Fixings

Black Beans & Rice, Salad, Vegetable

Tuna Melts, Salad, Vegetable

Leftover Night...

Lunches consist of either leftovers from the previous night's dinners or deli lunchmeat sandwiches & carrot sticks. 

Breakfasts consist of english muffins, waffles or pancakes all with turkey bacon, fresh fruit and yogurt. 

We are having a partial "eat out of the pantry week".  All items are from the pantry except for the Chicken Enchillada meal.  My husband is trying to make this new recipe and it has many ingredients in it that we didn't have on hand (tumeric, tomatillos, rotisserie chicken etc...).

Menu Plan Monday

This week's dinner menu consists of...

Spinach & Goat Cheese Pizza, Salad

Three Bean Chili Chowder, Corn Muffins, Salad

Penne a la Carbonara, Salad, Bread

Wild Rice Soup, Bread

Spaghetti, Green Beans, Salad, Bread

Turkey Tenderloin, Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad

Leftover Night....

Menu Plan Monday

This weeks menus consist of:

Breakfasts: Pancakes, Bacon, Fruit

                   Cold Cereal & Yogurt

                   Waffles & Bacon & Cheese Sandwiches

Lunches: Leftovers

              Turkey Sandwiches, Carrots

              Tuna Sandwiches, Apple Slices

Dinners: Canned Soup & Salad

             Black Bean Taco Salad

             Red Pepper Chicken & Rice (Crockpot Dish)

             Spaghetti & Meatballs, Salad or Green Beans

             Salsa Mac Chicken Bake

             Leftovers

I am making bread tonight in my newly acquired bread machiene (Thanks to my Grandmother!!!) so we will be having a lot of fresh homemade bread this week!  Chicken is also on sale at our local Cub Foods, so we will be stocking up on chicken breasts. 

Menu Plan Monday

It is Menu Plan Monday!

Monday: Antipasto Pizza

Tuesday: Leftover Night

Wednesday: Scalloped Potatoes & Ham, Green Beans

Thursday: Potato Leek Soup, Homemade Bread, Salad

Friday (at cabin with friends): Steak, Baked Potatoes, Vegetable, Homemade Apple Pie

Saturday (at cabin with friends): Grilled Porkloin, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetable

Sunday: Potluck with Family (I am brininging homemade baked beans)

I bought a lot of potatoes on sale last week, so I am trying to use some of them up this week!  My friends and I (that are going to the cabin) are splitting the cost of the food for the weekend, so that helps A LOT!  Thanks to my Grandmother for the supply of apples from her orchard!  The pie will taste great and as she always said... An apple a day keeps the doctor away!