Meal Plan {October Week 2}

Kids are out of school for most of the week, guessing we will be with projects a lot of the week before sports in the evenings. Quick and easy is my goal for the week!

Monday~Pork Roast

In the pressure cooker with green enchilada sauce and rice! No recipe, it's too easy for that!

Tuesday~Chicken Spaghetti

Because we could use some leftovers for Wednesday! And everyone loves this!

Wednesday~Tater-tot Casserole

I have made a couple versions, not sure what I will throw together, depends on what we have in the cupboard!  

Thursday~Taco's

Easy Easy Easy! We need an easy day!

Friday~Grilled Cheese & Soup

Or mini pizza's. I haven't decided yet. 

Whichever we have more of the ingredients for and the time for!

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Meal Plan September {Week 5}

After Birthday Parties last week, I am excited for a little bit more mellow week.

Monday~Pork Burritos

Easy Meal for a busy day! Roast and green enchilada sauce in the pressure cooker and rice. All stuff I can do ahead of time!

Tuesday~Spaghetti and Meatballs

We love the Trader Joe's mini meatballs for busy nights!

I made a double batch of marinara last week, just have to pull it out of the freezer!

Wednesday~Soup

I don't know what kind yet. Something with chicken.

Maybe chicken pot pie soup, or chicken and dumplings. Making double chicken for Thursday's meal.

Thursday~Chicken Spaghetti

Using the chicken made Wednesday and prepping it all in the morning!

Friday~Mini Pizza

English muffins, toasted with the fixins and then broiled.

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September {Week 3} Meal Plan

We are about to enter a crazy time in our lives with multiple sports going on at the same time!

Chances of us eating all together are going to be slim for a while, will be taking advantage of crock pot, pressure cooking and grab and go meals. Don't have a pressure cooker? I would say they are a busy moms best friend! This is the one I have, and love. Has paid for itself already, in just a few months. 

Monday~Chicken Tortilla Soup

No canned soup in this recipe!

Tuesday~Tacos

Just throwing some ground beef in the pressure cooker, saute for a few minutes, then adding some seasoning and a little beef stock. Pressure cook for 20 min and leave it on warm until we get around to eating!

Wednesday~Perfect Fall Chili

I promise the couple surprise ingredients make it extra tasty and very fall like!

Thursday~Pressure Cooker Potatoes

Easy to use up leftovers!

 

Friday~Pressure Cooker Mac 'n' Cheese

 

Our first day this week with no sports! Can't wait to just sit and be with everyone at the same time!

I made this recipe a few times, it's SO good but goodness I don't have time to make it often. Changed it up a bit and now I do it in the pressure cooker then under the broiler for a few minutes. In the pressure cooker 1 lb of pasta, 4 C of water, salt and nutmeg.  Pressure cook for 4 minutes, release pressure, add the rest of the ingredients besides topping, stir it up a few minutes and spread in a baking pan, top with crackers and stick it under the broiler for a few.

 

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Meal Plan Monday

It's that time again already! 

I am HORRIBLE at unpacking and I am really not loving it or feeling settled at all

I've been putting off unpacking by doing so much other randoms stuff instead!

Thankfully, cooking is one of those things I would rather do than unpack!

Monday~Chicken Spaghetti

I didn't make it last week 

 

Tuesday~Spicy Chicken Quesadilla

 Red Chili sauce makes these delish and spicy!

Wednesday~Spaghetti

Thursday~Tacos

Friday~Chicken Tortilla Soup

Saturday~Chicken Parmesan

Sunday~Baked Potato Soup

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Meal Plan Monday

Our new kitchen is a MESS! I am slowly, very, very slowly getting it organized. The pantry is going to be a hard adjustment. I already miss our big walk in pantry!  

I am also pretty sure we still have a container of food in the storage unit. I am still going to attempt a plan this week and see how it goes. I feel like such a crazy person, haven't made a meal plan for the month, went grocery shopping and I swear I didn't really get anything. I don't think I was prepared for how hard moving was going to be for me.

Monday~Chicken, rice and green sauce

I am probably going an easier route and just using green enchilada sauce (with some blended spinach in it, don't tell the kids) instead of homemade sauce.

Tuesday~Bacon Mac 'n' Cheese

I am going to try to put together a new dish, no recipe so we will see how it turns out.

Having salad with it.

Wednesday~Chili and Rice

Thursday~Chicken Spaghetti

I love how easy this is to throw together in the day as I have time, then I can just bake it as we get close to dinner!

Friday~Grilled Cheese

 Have you tried any new recipes recently that were super? Share them please!

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Meal Plan Monday

It's that time again! I swear the weeks are flying by since our little guy was born. I am not ready for it to go by so fast! Our kids have a lot of this week off of school so we are not as rushed for time. 

Monday~Enchilada Tater-tot Bake

 This is the recipe we use, altered a little for our family 

Since we need ground beef for this meal, I am thawing and browning enough for 2 meals. Save me a step in the next couple of days.

Tuesday~Chicken and Pasta 

I already have some baked shredded chicken in the freezer, going to thaw that, toss it with some veggies and pasta in some white sauce with herbs. Easy and everyone will eat it.

Wednesday~Taco's

Using up the other part of the ground beef!

Thursday~Meatballs and Potatoes

We all like the Trader Joe's Turkey Meatballs, Thursday is a busy soccer day for us. This is easy to toss together and doesn't require an extended time over the stove. I usually do mashed potatoes but on busy days I "bake" the potatoes in the crock pot during the day.

Just wash, poke and wrap in foil. In the crock pot for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.

Friday~Chicken Spaghetti
I started making this recipe just a few months ago. Everyone here will eat it without complaining or bribery. I do alter the recipe a little, no canned soup here and we use a bit less sour cream.

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I'm BAAAACK! Meal Plan Monday!

Our sweet little Hawkins is 2 little weeks old already! It has gone by SOO fast!

We are still getting back into the swing of things and how our new bundle changes how we do things.

Thankfully, I planned and prepped about a months worth of meals ahead of time.

I still need to plan though, or we will have a whole lot of still frozen food come dinner time!

This week we are having

Shredded Beef Taco's

I just cooked a big roast in the crock pot, we used half last week and the rest for this meal.

Cooking once, eating twice is a must right now!

Loaded Potato Soup

We are eating like it's Fall around here, too bad it's still 70-80 degrees!

Crockpot Meatloaf

This is new to us, I am a little worried about how it will turn out!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

In the crockpot, Thursday is a busy day for us!

Chili & Brown Rice

Sneaking in a few ingredients the kids would normally object too!

Weekends are a little easier for us, I don't feel like I have to plan AS much!

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Monday Meal Plan~Week 28

 Baseball this week! Maybe our last week of it. Adding some house showings into the mix and I am already ready for Sunday!

Monday~Potato Soup 

(we were gone Thursday)

Tuesday~Chili
My girly, who says she doesn't like ground beef, has been requesting!

Wednesday~Spaghetti and Meatballs
Thanks Trader Joe's for making my life a little easier!

Thursday~Chicken Burritos

Friday~Chicken and Tortellini w/Pesto

Another Trader Joe's help!

Saturday~Pizza
We have 2 baseball games in town

Sunday~ BBQ Chicken & Grilled Corn


Cost Breakdown

Monday~Potatoes $1.00, Milk $0.50, Chicken Stock $0.50 Bacon $1.25, Cheese $0.50 Everything else $1.50, Fruit $1.00 ( we recently picked a ton)

Tuesday~Ground Beef $3.00, V8 $.75, Tomatoes $1.00, Cornbread $1.00, Everything else $2.00,
Fruit $1.00

Wednesday~Marinara (homemade) $1.00, Pasta $1.00, TJ Mini Meatballs $3.00,
Fruit $1.00

Thursday~Chicken $2.00, Tortillas $.75, Brown Rice $.75,  Everything else $2.00
Fruits and veggies $2.00

Friday~Chicken $1.00, Tortellini $1.99, Pesto $.75, Fruits and veggies $2.00

Sunday~Chicken $2.00, corn on the cob $1.00, fruit $1.00
 

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 27

I don't really know if it's the 27th week, just guessing!  We are finally back from vacation and I want to get what tiny part of our Summer life in check that I can. 

As much as I was looking forward to not having to plan meals around baseball, All Stars started last week. I was really hoping we were done with Red Solo Cup Dinners to go! And I forgot it is 4th of July week, we will have a short week here!

I am also hoping to really crack down on our budget, I know some of y'all are looking for inexpensive meals. I will do my best to give a price break down (for our area) at the bottom!

Monday~PB and Bacon Sandwiches

Been craving like crazy, I would like to blame the baby on this one!

Tuesday~Crock Pot Pork Roast

Nothing fancy, pork, carrots, potatoes and seasoning.

Wednesday~Chicken and sauce w/veggies

Usual, rice or pasta with baked chicken and some sauce I can hide veggies in for the kids!

Thursday~ Potato Soup (If we are here)

Monday~ Bread $0.50 (bread store 1/2 loaf) Bacon $1.25 ( 1/2 package) 

PB, not enough to count. Fruits and Veggie sides $2 (everyone has something different, depending on what they like) Cucumbers, apples, bananas and baby carrots.

Tuesday~Pork Roast $4.00, Carrots $0.50, Potatoes $0.50. Chicken Stock $0.50. Corn Bread $1.00  The rest is such a small amount, not enough to figure.

Wednesday~Chicken $2.00, Rice $0.50, Veggies $1.50, Sauce $0.50 (homemade)

Fruit $1.00

Thursday~Potatoes $1.00, Milk $0.50, Chicken Stock $0.50 Bacon $1.25, Cheese $0.50 Everything else $1.50

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 22

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day!

We have NO groceries, for sure on the list of to do's tomorrow.

Trying a couple new recipe's this week.

Tuesday~Flautas 

I just used some leftover chicken shredded it with some salsa and cream cheese. 

Mixed in some shredded cheese and rolled into soft taco shells. Spray pan before rolling them up, bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Used this recipe as a guideline but I made it today before we had groceries so I improvised. 

Wednesday~Pork Chops & Veggies

Thursday~Grilled Cheese & Soup

These have been a major craving for me lately, 

in the rotation a little more often than usual right now.

Friday~Chicken Spaghetti

Using a couple different recipe's and making them work for us, no canned or processed and no expensive ingredients!

Saturday~Soup

I am not sure what kind yet, I am waiting to see what's a deal at the market.

Has to be in the crock pot, too many games and birthday parties

Sunday~Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes

 

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 20

With all the rain we had last week, we get to do makeup Baseball games this week, everyday.

I just hope these kids appreciate all the insanity and running around that happens to make it to everything haha.

Monday~Pasta and Meatballs 

Thanks Trader Joe's for making meatballs easy!

Tuesday~Chicken Taco's

Wednesday~Chicken Stir Fry

Easy way to use leftover chicken & veggies

Thursday~Grilled Cheese & Soup!

Friday~White Chicken Enchiladas

Saturday~BBQ Chicken

Sunday~Pork Roast & Mashed Potatoes

In the crock pot, need a mellow day!

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Meal Plan Monday~Week 19

We have a week full of baseball again!

Monday~Enchiladas

Using left over shredded beef

Tuesday~Meatloaf and Potatoes

Our one day we aren't at the ball fields!

Wednesday~Spaghetti

I am making a bigger batch of marinara so we have some for later in the week

Thursday~Taco's

Friday~Grilled Cheese and Soup

Saturday~Pizza

Sunday~Chicken Parmesan 

Trying this recipe! 

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 14

Finally broke down and went grocery shopping!

Now that we have some groceries around here I have no excuse not to stick to it.

Monday~Spaghetti

I cooked two times the ground beef so I can skip that later this week.

Tuesday~Taco's

Planning on making a big bath of chicken too.

Wednesday~Sheppard's Pie

Using the rest of the Ground Beef

Thursday~Tortellini and Chicken with Pesto

To use some of the chicken and have something easy to throw together

Friday~Salmon and roasted veggies

I need easy by the end of the week!

Saturday~Chilli

We have plans that day,  I know I won't get around to making anything if I don't throw it in the crock pot. Hoping I still have some pumpkin!

Sunday~Stir Fry

Easiest way to use the rest of the veggies that need to be used up!

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Meal Plan Monday~Week 12

                                        

This week should be the week I get everything all the way back in order! Just in time for the craziness of Spring Break!

Hoping to keep dinner time a little on the less messy side this week.

Monday~Chicken Parmesan

I bake ours in the oven, I know it's not very St.Patrick's Day of us.

Tuesday~Chicken Tacos

Might as well bake enough chicken for 2 meals!

Wednesday~Pork Roast

Thursday~Loaded Potato Soup

Friday~Salmon and Asparagus

Saturday~BBQ Burgers

Sunday~ Leftovers/Clean Out Fridge

 Grocery shopping day is early next week. Need to make room in the fridge and see what we need.

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 11

I haven't even been thinking about dinner much yet today. Focusing on Mt. Laundry!

Monday~Beef Roast

Just threw it in the slow cooker. Going to make some roast asparagus and mashed potatoes.

Tuesday~Ravioli and Salad

Easy night

Wednesday~Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ended up having dinner at my in-laws Sunday instead

Thursday~Meatloaf

Just cause it sounds good!

Friday~Chicken Taco's

Saturday~Baked Potatoes

and using leftovers of everything else

Sunday~Pork Tenderloin

Assuming I remember to thaw it on Saturday!

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 10

          

This week is already full of issues! I am home sick from work today, just hoping I feel better before someone else gets sick! Doing my best to stick with easy meals this week, and some repeats. Although, if I don't make it to the grocery store we are having PBnJ's all week.

Monday~Meatball Stroganoff

We didn't have it last week, too many leftovers!

Tuesday~Teriyaki Stir Fry

We got some super noodles at Costco last trip there, the kids loved them and they are easy to throw together.

Wednesday~Mini Pizzas

Kids favorite!

We just roll out caned biscuits and top them with pizza stuff and bake like the package directs.

Thursday~Ravioli and Salads

Friday~PB and Bacon Sandwiches

Easy fave over here, and good for the budget!

Saturday~Chicken with Rice and veggies

I like to hide the veggies in some cream of chicken soup ( homemade, not canned)

Sunday~Chicken Tortilla Soup

Been craving big time, and it's so easy!

Check the crock pot recipe out here

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Meal Plan Monday Week 9

Sorry this is a little late! Yesterday was a tense day. I'm glad it is over and excited for the outcome!

         

Monday~ Taco's

I needed an easy night!

Tuesday~Loaded Potato Soup

I needed another easy night and to use up some ingredients!

Wednesday~Pork Roast
In the crockpot.

Thursday~Meatball Stroganoff

This is a new recipe for us to try, it looks good and has lots of pins!

Friday~Pulled Pork
If there are leftovers, if not. Chicken Stir Fry!

Saturday~Chicken Enchiladas
I hope I can make it ahead of time and just bake it Saturday!

Sunday~ Leftovers
Unless I really feeling like making something else! 

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 8

I am off for a few days this week, excited to do some real cooking this week!

Monday~Ham 

Didn't make it yesterday, we had lots of leftovers still!

Tuesday~Taco's

Wednesday~Salmon and orzo with asparagus

I just put the salmon fillets on foil under the broiler for 7 minutes per side with a little butter and salt and pepper. Super easy!

Thursday~Grilled cheese and ham sandwiches

Friday~Tortellini and pesto
Easy and inexpensive. Thanks to Trader Joe's!

Saturday~We ended up going on a family date last Saturday, 

so I am going to try the enchilada bake this weekend instead!

Sunday~Use some leftovers!

I am just excited to be home with the kids today, no school! Then a couple more days to get some stuff done around here.  Happy Monday!

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Meal Plan Monday~ Week 7

I did SO much better with last week's meal plan, although we had sick kids and were snowed in so I had a little extra time. I didn't get the turkey out though! And we haven't been ANYWHERE in days thanks to foot of snow and ice we got over the weekend. I am just planning on using what we have at home and hoping I swing enough meals.

Monday~Potato Soup

Check it out HERE

Tuesday~Make That Darn Turkey!

I like to put orange slices under the skin and just a little butter on top towards the end. Nothing too fancy!

Wednesday~Steak Quesadilla's

Thursday~Turkey Sheppard's Pie (using leftovers!)

For the kids, I just layer some turkey and gravy, corn or whatever veggie for the day, a little cheese and then mashed potatoes in a little ramekin. 

Friday~It's Valentines Day! I think we will get take-out!

Saturday~ Turkey Enchilada Bake

This will be a new recipe.

I am just going to layer some tortillas, turkey, sauce, cheese and probably some olives.

I am going to use green enchilada sauce and blend as much spinach in it as I can.

Sunday~Ham and roasted veggies!

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Meal Plan Monday~Week 6

Our weekend was filled was craziness, 2 birthday parties and then the Super Bowl. I haven't prepped anything and I have no idea what is in our fridge! Chances are this plan will change once I have recovered enough from the weekend to actually LOOK in the fridge! I would rather not have to spend any additional money on this weeks meals. Hoping these will work out that way! We have big budget goals for February too!

Monday~Pizza.. It's our girly's birthday today!

I have NO idea how 7 years have passed since that day! I can remember SO much about it, feels like it has been weeks, maybe months but absolutely not years.

Tuesday~ Beef Stew with lentils, cause I didn't make it last week! Horse riding lessons start again, 6-8 PM. I have NO idea when the actual eating of dinner is going to happen.

Wednesday~Probably leftovers, chicken taco's as a backup

Something with Chicken is always my backup!

Thursday~Chicken Chili, because I will already have chicken thawed and mostly ready!

Friday~Grilled Cheese and Soup. By the end of the week I am going to be ready for easy!

Saturday~Turkey. I really need to make some room in the freezer! Hopefully I remember to take it out in enough time to thaw! Always the problem I run into.

Sunday~Leftovers with Turkey. Probably Wild Rice and Turkey Soup.

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