Week 29 Meal Plan

I went through all of my menu plans and discovered that I repeat some meals quite a lot, and some haven't seen the light of day for a long time. This week features some of those lonely meals! Enjoy!

Day 1: Pork Chops and Rice with a salad and your favorite veggies
Day 2: Pesto Pasta with Roasted Veggies. Serve with bread.
Day 3: Monte Cristo Breakfast Sandwich
Day 4: Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Day 5: Crispy Coconut Chicken Fingers with Pineapple and Coconut Rice and steamed broccoli
Day 6: Honey Lime Enchiladas
Dessert: Chocolate Butterscotch Bars

The Menu, Recipes, and Shopping list can be downloaded!

Week 28 Meal Plan

I really enjoyed making all of these new meals this week! It's a pretty short shopping list, but has some meat. Try to find pork chops and pork shoulder on sale. I've got a few quick meals on here; perfect for a fast dinner, or even a lunch.

These meals came from "Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast" and other blogs. Credit is given in the recipe.  Enjoy!

Day 1: Spicy Baja Beef Tortilla Wraps. Uses deli meat for a quick but tasty meal!
Day 2: Sweet Pork Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw.  Slowcooker meal!
Day 3: Asiago Tortellini. Another fast meal with great flavor.
Day 4: Pork Tamale Pie. Use the leftover pork from day 2.
Day 5: Pork Chops in a Mushroom Cream sauce. Served with Rice and Honey Almond Green Beans
Day 6: Cheesy Cauliflower Soup
Dessert: Chocolate Chip Coconut Bars


Download the menu, recipes, and shopping list! Enjoy!

Week 27 Meal Plan

I've fallen a bit behind on my menu plans. I'm planning my personal meal plans with new meals to share with you later. I thought I'd do some old favorites this week.  Here is a repeat meal plan for you, complete with menu, recipes, and grocery list!





Day 1: Taco Soup eaten with Tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese. (Stovetop or Slowcooker)
Day 2: Chicken Satay with Coconut Rice and Steamed Broccoli
Day 3: French Dip Sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries
Day 4: Thai Fried Rice with Beef (or go meatless)  Use leftover rice from Day 2!
Day 5: Penne Pasta with Sausage served with Garlic Bread
Day 6: Greek Chicken Salad on a pita
Dessert: Cheesecake Pillows

The menu, recipes, and a full shopping list can be downloaded from google docs!

Menu Plan Week 26

 I got a new cookbook! It's "Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast". There are incredible recipes in here. Most of this week's meals comes from this book.  I'll be making these along with you, so pictures coming soon!



Day 1: Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup by Double Dipped Life. Serve with fresh rolls.
Day 2: Spicy Baja Beef Tortilla Wraps
Day 3: Curried Chicken-Rice Salad
Day 4: Roasted Vegetable Pizza
Day 5: Black Bean and Corn-topped Potatoes. Serve with a Creamy Chipotle Wedge Salad.
Day 6: Asiago Tortellini with Black Pepper-Garlic Flatbread (You won't believe how easy this is)
Dessert: Broiled Pineapple with Vanilla ice cream.

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Week 25 Meal Plan!

I can't believe that we've reached 25 meal plans! I hope you are finding them helpful!

This week I have a Thai recipe for you. Some of the ingredients will have to be found in an Asian store. If you can't find one close to you, let me know and I'll figure out some substitutions for you.

Also, you'll notice there is a lot of rice! It wasn't planned, but rice is cheap, right?  I prefer Jasmine rice for the Thai meal, but you can use Minute Rice for all of it if that's easier.  Since there is so much rice, the dessert of the week is.... Rice! Use your leftovers to create Tropical Rice Pudding! Yum!   Enjoy!

Day 1: Lasagna, french bread with garlic seasoning, and a green salad.
Day 2: Chicken noodle soup!
Day 3: Beef Curry in Sweet Peanut Sauce, served over rice. Make extra for your dessert!
Day 4: Chicken and Rice with your favorite veggies
Day 5: Spinach Feta Pasta with Rosemary Foccacia Bread
Day 6: Enchilada Style Burrito with Black Beans and... rice!
Day 7: Leftovers!

Dessert: Tropical Rice Pudding

Download the Menu, Recipes, and Shopping List in one easy place!

Week 24 Meal Plan

Good Morning! I hope you got to sleep in this fine Saturday! It's my one day a week to sleep in, so I took full advantage of it. When you're a mom, you get sleep when you can, right?

This week features a lot of familiar favorites. Nothing that I haven't made before and certify that it's good! I have 1 fancy meal, with a meal using the leftovers, plus a few other quick meals. The dessert this week is a family legend! I hope you enjoy all of the meals!



Day 1: Fancy Meal: Roast Beef with Basil, Oregano, and Garlic. Served with 30 minute Baked Potatoes and a Salad.
Day 2: Leftover meal! Use the leftover beef to make Baked Creamy Beef Taquitos, served with Black Beans and salad.
Day 3: Ham and Bean Soup in the crockpot. You must make this amazing Cornbread to go with it!
Day 4: Margarita Chicken (no alcohol!) with Balsamic Black Bean Salsa, and Cilantro Lime Rice with Pineapple.
Day 5: Chicken Salad Sandwiches. The chicken can be cooked at dinner time, or put it in the crockpot for an easy meal!
Day 6: Spinach Salad with Fruit and Cheese Tortellini 

Dessert: Grandma's Famous Carrot Cake 


The Menu, Recipes, and Shopping List can be downloaded from Google Docs.

Enjoy!

Week 23 Meal Plan

Good Morning! We've made it through another week. I hope your New Year's is going perfectly!  We had a hectic week of family in town. My oldest was baptized last Tuesday, and we couldn't be prouder.

This week's menu plan is mostly new meals! Dust off your slowcooker because you are going to need it.  I hope you enjoy!



Day 1: Healthier Spinach Turkey Meatloaf with Tomato Salad. Served with Garlic Crockpot Potatoes and a salad.
Day 2: Pineapple Teriyaki Crockpot Chicken on sandwich rolls or tortillas. **Note: The original recipe did not have Teriyaki sauce. My mom made this and was worried about the teriyaki AND the salsa together. She said it looked funny, but tasted really good! She served it in homemade tortillas.
Day 3: Indian Cilantro Beef with Coconut Rice and Nom Nom bread (Naan)
Day 4. Perfect Tomato Basil Soup with bread
Day 5: Pesto Pizza or Kids make-it-yourself pizza
Day 6: Southwestern Cobb Salad from Our Best Bites. I will be deconstructing this for my kids!
Dessert: Vanilla Bean Scones from SugarCrafter
Special item: Horchata (A special treat for my husband! He liked it, so I thought you might as well.)

As always, you can download the menu, recipes, and shopping list here.

Week 22 Meal Plan

Hello! I'm excited to get back to my weekly menu plans. I hope that you enjoy the menu! I love feedback on my plans, so please comment.

This week is old favorites, since I haven't been doing a lot of new cooking the last few weeks.  These are all ones that we love in our family!





Day 1: Taco Soup eaten with Tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese. (Stovetop or Slowcooker)
Day 2: Chicken Satay with Coconut Rice and Steamed Broccoli
Day 3: French Dip Sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries
Day 4: Thai Fried Rice with Beef (or go meatless)  Use leftover rice from Day 2!
Day 5: Penne Pasta with Sausage served with Garlic Bread
Day 6: Greek Chicken Salad on a pita
Dessert: Cheesecake Pillows

The menu, recipes, and a full shopping list can be downloaded from google docs!

Week 21 Meal Plan

Welcome to week 21 of meals! I'm going to try to start doing lower-cost, pantry meals during the holiday season. I know money is tight!  These are all meals that I keep most of the ingredients for. You might not, but they are still pretty low cost.  Enjoy!







Day 1: Fry Bread Tostados. Fry up some fry bread, and top with beans, salsa, cheese, lettuce, etc! Yum! This was  my favorite "fair" food growing up in AZ!
Day 2: Baked Potato Soup by Our Best Bites. I crave this soup! Serve with a Salad and Crusty Bread
Day 3: Pancakes with Fruit and your favorite breakfast sides: Bacon, eggs, etc.
Day 4: Maple-Pecan Chicken with Fast Baked Potatoes and a wonderful Fall Salad. (Or, serve with leftover Baked Potato Soup!)
Day 5: Spaghetti... with jarred spaghetti sauce... this is your lazy night! Serve with a salad with copycat Pesto dressing. **the dressing will have to be made the night before!
Day 6: Taco Soup. A 30-minute meal, or cook in the crockpot all day! Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese!
Dessert: Copycat Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream (The ice cream is mandatory!)

Download (or copy/paste if the file is too large) the menu, recipes, and shopping list! 

Comment below on what looks good to you, or your opinions after you make a meal! I love to get your opinions on what works!

Enjoy!

Week 20 Menu Plan

This is a good eating week. All the meals, except one, (It's a new one) are my favorites. They are the meals that I make over and over again. I hope you love them just as much as my family does!

One note- you will notice a lot of chicken this week. However, 2 of the meals can be made without it, and 1 ham meal can be made without that protein as well. Chicken is cheap, easy, and versatile! Love it!




Day 1: Teriyaki Steak with Seasoned Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Salad
Day 2: Monterrey Chicken with a salad or veggies
Day 3: Fettuccine Alfredo w/ or w/out Chicken, crusty bread, and veggies
Day 4: Cilantro Lime Chicken Burritos with Cilantro Lime dressing
Day 5: Chicken, Black Bean, Spinach Enchiladas 
*I finally  made this dish! We thought it was good, and despite looking hard, it was pretty easy. However, it just didn't have enough flavor for us. If I do it again, I'll add tons more cilantro and jalapeno. Maybe add some peppers or spices in the enchiladas themselves. I made a little tomato and avocado salad to go on top and that made a big difference. (Chopped tomatoes and avocados, salt, pepper, and cilantro)
Day 6: Egg Burritos

Dessert: Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars with Streusal Topping

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Week 19 Meal Plan

 Here we go again! I missed last week, and I apologize. I was very sick in bed. That being said, I didn't do a lot of cooking.  This week's meals mostly come from my "Try now" recipe folder from other wonderful food blogs. They are all linked so you can explore new blogs! Make sure to come back here though! :)  I'm writing this a few days ahead of the posting, so hopefully I'll have the time to try some of these meals before you do! (I've had Day 6 many times and it is absolutely fabulous! So, start there!)


Day 1: Slow Cooker Chili with Crusty Bread
Day 2: FANCY MEAL: Beef Roast with Parmigiano and Cream with Rosemary Foccacia Bread and Strawberry -Lime Shortcakes with Coconut Cream for dessert.
Day 3: Pumpkin Pie French Toast with bacon and eggs (or your favorite sides!)  **This was good, but not fantastic. I'll give it 3 stars out of 5! Recommend adding extra Pumpkin Pie spice.
Day 4: Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce and 1-hour rolls with a green salad.
Day 5: Pork Chalupas served Mexican style in a burrito or as a salad. This was good, but the beans didn't cook all the way, and it was too salty! I've adjusted the recipe for less salt!
Day 6: Ritz Cracker Chicken with Steamed broccoli

Dessert: Graham Cracker Snickerdoodles 

The menu, recipes, and shopping list are all available in one place! Click here! 

Week 18 or is it 19? Menu Plan

 I can't believe I've done 19 weeks of menu plans! I'm getting to the point where I have to repeat some meals, but I pick only the best! There is only 1 "true" meatless meal this week, but 2 more can be made without.

I always love to hear from you! Let me know if you use any of the menu's, and if you need any changes. 

The menu, recipes, and shopping list is all ready for you!

Day 1: Teriyaki Flank Steak with Baked Potatoes and Salad.
Day 2: Monterrey Chicken with a Salad
Day 3: Fettuccine Alfredo w/ or w/out chicken. Served with Crusty Bread and Steamed Veggies.
Day 4: Cilantro Lime Chicken Burritos with Cilantro Lime dressing. (crockpot or skillet)
Day 5: Chicken, Black Bean, and Spinach Enchiladas.(can be made without chicken) from GoodLifeEats
Day 6: Egg and Ham Burrito (can be made without ham).

Dessert: Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Pots from Good Life Eats.

Enjoy!

Week 18 Meal Plan

Here we go again! I have to be honest. I'm actually falling behind on following my own menu plans! Eek! I buy all the ingredients, and then don't cook them... or make another meal entirely! Oh, well, at least I've put some thought into it, right? :)

This week is mostly oldies, with 2 new meals that even I haven't tried. So, if you hate them, don't yell at me! :)  If I get around to making them in the next few days, I'll let you know what I thought.

Thanks to those of you who actually use these plans and keep me going!

Day 1: Lasagna with Salad and French Bread
Day 2: Reuban Sandwiches with fruit or chips.
Day 3: Cheesy Chicken Parmesan with Noodles and Salad with Old Spaghetti Factory Creamy Pesto Dressing!
Day 4: Grandma's Chili with crusty bread
Day 5: Chipotle Bean Burritos
Day 6: Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce

Dessert: Coconut Tres Leche Cake 
(The actual recipe is changed by me! I made this for a party and it was LOVED!)

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Week 17 Meal Plan- Old Favorites!

Good Morning! I've got some great "old" favorites on the menu this week. With the exception of 2, all of them are from my blog. Have fun cooking and finding new favorites!


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Day 1: Taco Soup served with tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese.
Day 2: Chicken Salad Sandwiches served as a sandwich or salad. Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips.
Day 3: Pesto Alfredo Pasta with Roasted veggies. Bread and/or Salad.
Day 4: Maple Pecan Chicken with Seasoned Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Parmesan Zucchini Strips.
Day 5: Hawaiian Haystacks
Day 6: Baked French Toast from Pioneer Women, served with your favorite eggs and breakfast meats.

Dessert for the week: Harvest Apple Crisp.

Week 15 Meal Plan

 Good Morning! I've got a great menu lined up for this week. This menu features more meals with less meat. They are also all new meals, mostly from other blogs. The links will take you to the original recipe.

The menu, recipe, and shopping list can be downloaded for your use!  Enjoy!


Day 1: Linguine in Lemon Cream Sauce with Summer Veggies Skillet and Crusty Bread.
Day 2: Corn Chowder with Bread and/or Salad
Day 3: Coconut Peanut Sauce Beef with Rice (Fancy it up with Cilantro and Pineapple) and Steamed Broccoli.
Day 4: Crispy Baked Breakfast Taquitos with Lime-Chipotle Dip.
Day 5: Savory Spiral Crescent Rolls with salad
Day 6: Hawaiian Tacos with Fancy Black Beans
Dessert: Nanaimo Bars

Week 14 Meal Plan

Last week I had my very cool SITS day feature.  One of the most popular blog features were my menu plans. I haven't actually done a new one for awhile, due to lack of interest, but since it sounds like there IS interest, I'll give it another go!

This week features all new meals, or meals featured on the blog so long ago that no one saw them! For those of you who are new: I don't plan certain meals for certain days.  I just plan out 6 meals, plus 1 dessert, and make them in any order I want. That way, I'm not as tied in to a plan. It makes it a little easier for me to follow.  Make sense? Okay! Here we go!

Day 1: Smokey Black Bean Soup with salad and/or crusty bread
Day 2: Skillet Pork chops with carrots and potatoes. Serve with bread or salad.
Day 3: Grandaddy's Tostado's. You will love the sauce on these! Serve with Black Beans and Rice.
Day 4: Monterrey Skillet Hamburgers with fries. (A 30-min. meal!) ** See note below!!
Day 5: Beef Tenderloin with a Mushroom and Garlic Butter sauce. Serve with Romaine Parmesan Salad. This is a fancy meal for a fancy  night- but takes only 30 minutes to make!
Day 6: Waffle Fruit Bar with sausage or bacon.

Dessert: S'mores Stuffed Brownies ** See note below!


The complete menu, recipes, and shopping list can be downloaded here.  Enjoy!! I would love to hear if you try any of these!

**Edited on Sep. 7, 2010: I made the Monterrey Hamburgers last night. I was disappointed. All of those wonderful flavors added in... and somehow the burger was very bland. :(  If you want to substitute another burger, try the Grilled Cheese Hamburgers. They are my favorite!

**S'mores Stuffed Brownies. These were good, but not what I was expecting. I couldn't taste the graham crackers, the chocolate just melted in (but who can get enough chocolate?), and the marshmallow's caramelized. Basically, it was a normal brownie with a hint of chewy marshmallow. So sorry to disappoint again!  If you are dying for a good brownie recipe, try my Dark Chocolate Brownies with Hazelnuts!

Week 13 Menu Plan

Here is what I am planning on making for my family this week. My health issues have been acting up, so I haven't really been making meals. Since my husband isn't home most night for dinner, we have been lazy! Enough is enough though!! Time to get back to good, homemade meals. Plus, we should be getting a BBQ this week, so I'll have to try it out! (All of the BBQ meals can also be baked) Try some of these meals with me this week, and let me know if they are keepers in your house!



Day 1: Chicken Satay with Jasmine Coconut Rice and Steamed Broccoli
Day 2: Pork loin with Chimichurri Sauce on the BBQ. Grilled Potatoes and veggies
Day 3: Lime and Chili rubbed Chicken breast. Warm Lime butter tortillas and Pineapple Paradise for dessert. (All new meal from Betty Crocker Quick and Easy Cookbook)
Day 4: Homemade Pizza
Day 5: Baked Breakfast Taquitos. Freezing leftovers for quick breakfasts. (New meal)
Day 6: Chicken and Bacon Pastry Pockets (New Meal)

Recipes and Shopping list are available for download!

Enjoy!

Week 12 Menu Plan

I just made a menu plan for my family, and thought I'd share it here. I used to do plans for my readers weekly, but life has gotten in the way, and interest in the plans seemed to ebb. You can find all of the old plans up above under "menu plans" on the tab bar.

We are going to be trying lots of new recipes this week! I'll include the link to the original recipe here, and then I'll be back to critique them. If you try it before me, let me know how it was for you!

When I make menu plans, I don't plan the days. I just plan a list of meals, shop for them, and then cook them as they sound good. Most times, my meal plan lasts for more than a week because of leftovers, or just because of lazy Mac N Cheese nights.

Day 1: Garlic Chicken Pasta with Spinach from Recipe Shoebox with Perfect Dinner Rolls from Mels Kitchen Cafe
Day 2: Delicious Black Bean Burritos
Day 3: Mom's Spaghetti An old favorite! With salad and homemade bread
Day 4: Meatloaf Muffins with potatoes and salad
Day 5: Trinidadian Chicken Curry from Pioneer Woman
Day 6: Chicken Soulvaki pitas with Tzatziki Sauce from Sandra Lee at Food Network
Dessert: Lime and Coconut Crumble bars from Baking Bites

You can find all of the recipes and a shopping list here!

Week 11 Menu Plan

Week 11 Meal plan is here! Now, you may have noticed that I'm not doing a weekly plan; more like every other week. If you would like them more often, please let me know. We're at the point where we'll probably be having repeat meals.

This week is a little bit of a "preview" week. There are some recipes that I plan to post on the blog, but are not here yet. So, you get to try them first! I also assigned the meals by "day 1" instead of days of the week. I find that when I make my personal meal plans, I often make them out of order. I don't think it matters, as long as you've gone shopping!

As always, I appreciate any input!

Day 1: Spinach Feta Pasta with Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Day 2: Spicy Crockpot Shredded Pork in either Burritos or Salad
Day 3: Ritz Cracker Chicken with Oven Roasted Broccoli
Day 4: Leftovers
Day 5: Leftover pork in Taquitos with a Salad
Day 6: Maria's Sunshine Salad
Day 7: White Bean and Chicken Chili
Dessert: Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

Download the menu, recipes, and shopping list from Google Documents!

Week 10 Menu Plan

Now, I know that there are a few readers using these meal plans, or at least parts of them. So, here we go with another week's worth of main meals, sides, and even a dessert! I've included 2 meals with no meat, 3 chicken meals, and 1 pork meal. You'll have plenty of leftovers for lunches and maybe even the next week! I've also included one dessert. Enjoy!


Monday: Roasted Garlic with Asiago Cream Sauce Pasta. Bread and Thai Asparagus
Tuesday: Chicken Enchilada Rollups
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Fragrant Thai Chicken Curry
Friday: Chicken and Broccoli Braid
Saturday: Southwest-Style Egg Rolls with Cilantro Lime dipping sauce
Sunday: Zesty Crockpot Pork with Couscous
Dessert: Strawberry Cookie bars

All of the recipes and shopping list are available to download!