I'm on a mission to clear out some room in my freezer in order to start doing some Once A Month Cooking (more on that later). I also still have a healthy stockpile and did a quick inventory of my freezer and was shocked when I realized how many things that I forgot were in there!
This menu plan may not seem that exciting, but it was thrown together with what I had on hand and a $21 trip to Aldi (more on THAT later as well). Also, there are many days when my Brad and my children and I eat entirely different things, which is the reason for the "extra" breakfasts and lunches.
Breakfasts:
Pancakes (x2)
Cereal with bananas (x2)
Oatmeal with raisins (for me x2)
Baked Oatmeal with yogurt, apple slices
Fruit-yogurt Smoothies (for me x2....I have a ton of frozen strawberries and mixed berry blends)
Scrambled eggs, toast, sausage links (Sunday)
Lunches
Peanut butter & jelly, oranges
Chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese
Chicken salad on a bed of lettuce, carrot sticks
Grilled ham & cheese, apples
Broccoli & cheese potatoes
Soup & salad
leftovers
Dinners
Monday: Sauteed Shrimp and green peppers with Citrus Soy Sauce (I found a Wegmans sauce in my freezer and have frozen shrimp as well), Brown Rice, Green Giant Valley Steamers broccoli
Tuesday: Chicken cutlets, Spinach, Rice & Cheese Casserole (trying a new recipe - will post if it turns out well because this will be a candidate for Once a Month cooking)
Wednesday: Bratwurst Skillet (sautee bratwurst and peppers and onions), salad, homemade beer bread
Thursday: Layered Mexican Chicken, salad, corn bread
Friday (no meat): Cheese Spatzle (bought the egg noodles at Aldi - using the recipe on the bag), salad
Saturday: Pizza, Chinese, dinner out or impromptu barbeque with friends
Sunday: Whole wheat rotini with homemade pasta sauce and turkey meatballs, salad
Snacks
Pumpkin Muffins, banana bread, carrot sticks w/fat free garlic dip, pretzels, sugar-free jello, sugar-free pudding w/cool whip, apples, tortilla w/peanut butter or cheese rolled up and put in the microwave to heat, boiled eggs, yogurt
Beverages:
Milk, apple/orange/cranberry juice, water, iced tea
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Kayren
I've never tried a WW recipe, but that Layered Mexican Chicken looks and sounds good.
Mindi
it really is delish! I often substitute reduced fat dairy (for the sake of the rest of my family who thinks fat-free dairy products should be banned)
The recipe is also a very large one (designed to provide leftovers for the rest of the week). I usually halve it and make it in an 8x8 pan!
sherry
Great menu! I'm interested to hear how the cheese spatzle turns out! Have a wonderful week,
Sherry
Kiy
Great menu! I am always so impressed with folks who can plan all three meals (and snacks? gal!) when I can barely pull it off to plan 4-5 dinners. I need to get back on the clean-it-out kick too.
Cheers, Kiy
Manisha
Yay! I love reading your menus, Mindi. As a weekly menu planner myself, it's really great for me to get ideas. Here's my week, in case anyone cares:
Breakfasts
Raisins Bread with pb or cream cheese
Zucchini bread from the freezer
Cheerios with bananas
Hardboiled eggs
Lunch
Leftover black beans and spanish buckwheat (it's a grain that I use in place of rice) with cheese
Leftover oven fried chicken with veggies
Tuna Salad in a wrap
Soup and salad
PB and J
Dinner
M - Tacos with beans and spanish buckwheat
T - Burrito with grains, beans, and cheese
W - Oven Fried Chicken, potatoes, oven olive oil roasted brussell sprouts
R - Omelet, toast, homefries, and sausage
F - Going to my mom's for dinner
S - Homemade Cheesesteaks with oven baked fries
Su - Chicken with spaghetti and marinara sauce, garlic bread
Snacks
Whole grain goldfish
Carrots and cucumbers with homemade hummus
Bananas
Plain yogurt and honey
Del Monte Fruit cups (free!)
Light Ice Cream (after dinners)