Sunday, January 10, 2010

This Week's Meal Plan

This week's meal plan is from groceries that we already have (for the most part!).  It's nice to get back into the swing of things.  Last week, we planned meals for Monday-Wednesday and didn't finish the plan.  So, what did we do?  We ended up eating out Thursday and Friday we ate in the dining hall (which I have planned to NOT do for dinner!).  So, we NEED a plan!! 


Monday, January 11th
Breakfast: Homemade biscuits, scrambled eggs
Lunch: Dining Hall
Dinner: Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken, whole wheat pasta, squash

Preparation: Mix cold/wet ingredients with prepared biscuit mix and bake; Thaw chicken (pull out Sunday; begin chicken 8 hours before dinner)

Tuesday, January 12th
Breakfast: Homemade Chocolate Swirl Muffins
Lunch: Sandwich, yogurt, fruit, cheese cubes, boiled egg (teaching)
Dinner: Leftovers

Preparation: Bake muffins (Monday)

Wednesday, January 13th
Breakfast: Egg sandwich
Lunch: Sandwich, carrots, crackers, mixed nuts, boiled egg (teaching)
Dinner: Pasta and homemade sauce, steamed broccoli

Preparation: Thaw ground beef (put in refrigerator Tuesday morning)

Thursday, January 14th
Breakfast: Egg wrap, fruit
Lunch: Cottage cheese, carrots, boiled egg, crackers (teaching)
Dinner: Homemade Sloppy Joes

Preparation: Bake buns (Wednesday)

Friday, January 15th
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Dining Hall
Dinner: Leftovers

Saturday, January 16th
Breakfast: Sausage and homemade whole wheat pancakes
Lunch: Dining Hall
Dinner: Rice and Beans

Preparation: Soak and slow cook beans, thaw sausage (put in refrigerator Friday)

Sunday, January 17th
Breakfast: Breakfast Tacos
Lunch: Out with friends? (if not, leftovers)
Dinner: Seven Layer Taco Salad

Preparation: Bake potatoes for tacos, thaw ground beef

1 comment:

The Man Crew said...

Courtney, great plan..those all sound tasty and nutritious...double blessing! Thanks for sharing!
~K~