Menu Plan Monday!

It's been awhile! I am giving myself a challenge this week - use the crockpot for all 7 nights of the week. I am excited to do it! I need something to help motivate me to cook at home. We have been eating out WAY too much, so everything is going to be eaten at home this week. I even have our breakfasts/lunches/snacks planned out. I can SO do this!

MONDAY -
Breakfast: Rice Krispies, yogurt
Lunch: PB&J/Turkey sandwiches
Dinner: Chicken & Dumplings with frozen veggies

TUESDAY -
Breakfast: Granola with yogurt
Lunch: Grilled cheese with soup
Dinner: Hash Brown Casserole w/fruit

WEDNESDAY -
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (and maybe cereal)
Lunch: PB&J/Tuna sandwiches
Dinner: Cranberry Chicken w/salad (Jack will have pasta with butter and parmesan)

THURSDAY -
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Quesadillas
Dinner: Meatloaf w/pasta salad

FRIDAY -
Breakfast: Frozen waffles
Lunch: PB&J/Egg salad sandwiches
Dinner: Hot & Sour Soup w/frozen eggrolls (Jack will have Mac & Cheese)

SATURDAY -
Breakfast: Pancakes w/eggs and sausage
Lunch: Turkey sandwiches
Dinner: Teriyaki Chicken w/rice

SUNDAY -
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: PB&J
Dinner: Leftovers!

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Menu Plan Monday!!!

So, here's my menu plan for the next 2 weeks. I am sticking with not assigning each meal to a day - it seems to work better for us that way. Then I don't feel like I'm not following the "plan" when I switch days. (I know, I'm weird.)


Fried Rice with frozen eggrolls

Buffalo Chicken Dip (Crockpot)

Chicken and Dumplings (Crockpot) - RECIPE BELOW!

French toast (homemade sweet bread) with bacon and eggs

White Cheese Pizza

Black bean burritos

Taco salad (using black beans from burritos)

Chicken Caesar Salad (with homemade french bread and croutons)

Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Crockpot)

Nasty Nachos with lentils

Autumn Sausage Casserole (Crockpot)


I also bought 3 frozen/convenience meals for the next two weeks. Sometimes there are days where I just don't feel like cooking and we figured that eating a frozen meal is cheaper than going to eat out. We're trying really hard to cut down our eating out budget. Really hard! I also am trying to plan more meals in the crockpot...that way I can start dinner in the morning to avoid the "what's for dinner" rush in the evening.





Chicken & Dumplings

4 chicken breasts (boneless skinless)
2 cans cream of chicken/mushroom soup
2 Tbsp. butter
1 onion, chopped
1 large can refrigerated biscuits

Put chicken, soup, butter and onion in crockpot. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.
Now, you can do the dumplings a couple different ways. A half hour before serving, you can tear up the biscuit dough into pieces and put them on top of the chicken in the crockpot. Set on high and let them cook for 1/2 hour. This will cook the biscuits thoroughly, but they will still have that "wet" dumpling texture. OR, you can bake the biscuits separately in the oven and then serve the chicken and sauce on top of a couple of split biscuits. This is our favorite way. :)



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Overachiever!

I am trying something new this time. I came up with 2 weeks worth of dinners and I am just going to pick each day from the list. That way there isn't a meal assigned to a specific day - it just seems that it wasn't working too well that way. So, here you go!

*Crockpot Brown Sugar Chicken

*Stroganoff (with tofu instead of ground meat) with Green Beans

*Nasty Nachos (with lentils instead of ground meat)

*Red Beans & Rice

*Tuna Casserole with Garlic Bread and a veggie

*Meatloaf (with real meat!) with Crash Hot Potatoes

*Tacos (with lentils) with seasoned tater tots (like Taco John's!)

*Crockpot Chicken Soup

*Oven-baked Corn Dogs with slaw (Rachael Ray recipe from 365: No Repeats)

*Banana Pancakes with Bacon & Eggs (We had this last night, but without eggs...we were out!)

*Buffalo Chicken Wings with Fried Pickles (copycat Hooter's meal!)

*Tater Tot Casserole with Green Beans

*Veggie Burgers with Potato Wedges

Since we've been cutting out a lot of meat lately, I've been forcing myself to eat beans. It's tough! I've never liked beans (probably because of an incident in my childhood when I stuck a kidney bean up my nose...that's all we'll say about that), but they are a great replacement for meat and they're so healthy. Red beans and rice will really be a stretch for me. But it doesn't get much healthier (or more frugal!) than that.

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Menu Plan Monday!!!

Monday - Chicken Pot Pie (but, with this instead of chicken....shhhhhhh)

Tuesday - Butternut Squash Soup with garlic bread

Wednesday - French Toast with eggs and fruit

Thursday - Lentil Haystacks with green beans

Friday - Homemade Pizza (Canadian bacon & pineapple) and breadsticks

Saturday - Pasta Salad of some sort

Sunday - Eat out? Please?


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Menu Plan Monday!!!

Hey! It seems like the only thing I post anymore is MPM! I'll have to work on that this week. :) I am officially done watching the 2 little girls I had for about a month. They're mom decided to stay at home again and it was just a really big challenge for me. So, we're back to just Jack & me during the day! Hopefully that will free up more time for me to do other things during the day - like blog. You know - the important things.

Monday - White Cheese Pizza (see recipe below)

Tuesday - Potato Soup (still have to find a recipe...but, we got some potatoes at the farmer's market this weekend and I want to use them up!)

Wednesday - Falafels with Hummus and Tzaziki Dip (everything homemade!)

Thursday - Spaghetti with garlic french bread

Friday - Grilled sandwiches with soup

Saturday - Taco Salad

Sunday - I don't know!



White Cheese Pizza

1 cup of skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup of Parmesan Cheese
2 Tablespoons fresh basil, plus additional for garnish
2 Tablespoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
Pillsbury Refrigerated pizza dough (I am using homemade, though)
1 cup or more of sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup or more of mozzarella cheese
1 cup of diced tomato


Preheat oven to 450*. In a bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan cheese, basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Place crust on cookie sheet and top evenly with cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake until golden (about 10-12) minutes. Sprinkle with tomatoes and chopped basil.


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Monday....ALREADY???

Monday - Spaghetti with homemade french bread (rising in the oven as I type!)

Tuesday - Eating out (late birthday dinner!)

Wednesday - Big burritos (black beans, no meat) with spanish rice

Thursday - Cold Sesame Noodles with Lettuce Wraps (but using TVP instead of ground turkey)

Friday - Homemade pizza! Not sure what our toppings will be yet. :)

Saturday - Buffalo Chicken Dip in the crockpot (see recipe below!!!)

Sunday - Leftovers or sandwiches or something easy!



Buffalo Chicken Dip (serve w/ tortilla chips)

1 lb chicken, cooked and shredded
1 bottle Franks hot sauce
1 pkg cream cheese
1 bottle salad dressing: ranch or bleu cheese, you pick

Put chicken and hot sauce in crock pot. Let sit about 15 minutes. Then add other ingredients. The end.



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Menu Plan Monday!!!

Lonnie is gone - again - this week, so Jack and I are having easy dinners.

Monday - Muffins, eggs and fruit

Tuesday - Quesadillas

Wednesday - Macaroni & Cheese

Thursday - Grilled cheese sandwiches and soup

Friday - Lonnie comes home!!! YAY!!! I am making this Pho Soup in the crockpot, so it will be all ready for dinner and I won't have to fuss with anything in the evening. I know my man will want a nice, home-cooked meal when he gets home! :)

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Menu Plan Monday!!!

I am trying really hard to clean out the fridge/pantry/freezer this week. Hopefully our grocery bill will reflect that and be much smaller!

Monday - Tuna Casserole

Tuesday - Pasta Salad

Wednesday - Burger for a Bunch (made with lentils instead of ground beef!)

Thursday - General Tso's Chicken with rice

Friday - Pizza

Saturday - ??

Sunday - ??

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Menu Plan Monday

Good grief - Monday already! This is a short week for us...we are going on vacation in less than a week! Woohoo!

Monday - Teriyaki chicken (on the grill) with rice

Tuesday - BBQ Chicken Ranch Salad with garlic bread

Wednesday - Fajitas with "Chili's" marinade

Thursday - Pasta Pomodoro

Friday - Taking Broccoli Salad to a church/small group BBQ. :)



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Menu Plan Monday (one day late)

Um, so I'm a little late with this. That explains why we had Burger King last night. :) This is a super easy week. It's warming up here (FINALLY) and I don't feel like being in the kitchen much.

Monday - BK

Tuesday - Sub Sandwiches

Wednesday - Taco Salad

Thursday - Breakfast (eggs, biscuits, hash browns, bacon, and fruit!)

Friday - Chicken Caesar Salad

Saturday - Nachos

Sunday - Steak Sandwiches

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Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Chicken Caesar Salad with garlic bread (I'm making my own dressing - yikes!)

Tuesday - Sweet & Sour Meatballs with rice

Wednesday - Linguine with Zucchini, Browned Butter and Garlic

Thursday - Mac & Cheese (yes, the stuff out of a box) with hot dogs (I know...shame on me)

Friday - Everything Lo Mein

Saturday - Nasty Nachos

Sunday - Turkey burgers and fries

Dinner tonight might change because there's a possibility we'll be going over to someone's house for a BBQ. In that case, everything will get moved over by one day!


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Menu Plan Monday

I am trying something new! :) This blog has a Menu Plan Monday every week and I love clicking on the different links and seeing everyone's menus for the week. So, I decided to join in! Here is our menu for the week:

Monday - Peanutty Noodles

Tuesday - Cabbage Rolls with garlic bread

Wednesday - Ground turkey stroganoff with salad

Thursday - Gaucho Burgers (from Rachael Ray magazine) with potato wedges

Friday - Chicken & Veggie Quesadillas with spanish rice

Saturday - Everything Lo Mein

Sunday - Eating lunch out...so probably leftovers or something light for dinner.

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