Food list Friday 8/19

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Here it is! The place to share your meal plan for the coming week, what's filling out your grocery list, a new recipe, or your favourite freezer meals. 

Basically, a place to save us all from eating pie for every meal. Or plan what kind of pie we are having for every meal. 

WinchesterGirl

I haven't made my meal plan yet, but I love the gif.

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Monday: Sweet potato burritos
Tuesday: Pulled pork tostadas
Wednesday: Fish cakes and salad
Thursday: Mini burgers, cous cous salad, and homemade hummus 

We live the same condo building as friends of ours and each household cooks for the other one night a week. We don't usually eat together, we just drop the meal off once it's ready. So, we will cook the mini burgers and cous cous for them, and they will cook one night for us!

We don't usually plan our weekend meals until the weekend, because plans always change. 

birdiejo

@floatingelephy That's so cute you guys do that! I love it. 

Gingersnap

Just popping in to say that I'm waiting for a meal plan and shopping list I like and will be copying. 
I suck at food things. Except, ya know, eating it. 

BumpasaurusRex

Love this thread! Once we get home this weekend, I'll be looking here for ideas and sharing what I come up with!

SweetT

Oh I miss meal planning. Sometimes I have a dinner in mind and then by 4 the idea of that very meal makes me gag so I wind up eating a baked potato and H and DD are on their own. I don't think I've had any kind of chicken since 6weeks. I have tons of 2nd tri energy, my house has never been cleaner, now if the food aversions could go away I'd be happy. 

FishyMom

I'll work on mine tonight. 

Gingersnap

SweetT said:

Oh I miss meal planning. Sometimes I have a dinner in mind and then by 4 the idea of that very meal makes me gag so I wind up eating a baked potato and H and DD are on their own. I don't think I've had any kind of chicken since 6weeks. I have tons of 2nd tri energy, my house has never been cleaner, now if the food aversions could go away I'd be happy. 

I can't do chicken either, which is the opposite of when I was KU with my first. 
Ground beef only. 
Eta: if you could send over some of that energy, that would be fab. 

kswiger06

Ok not sure how this works, I'm assuming we give a meal and list the ingredients and cooking directions?? If not please correct me. This is a super easy dinner I make because we all love macaroni and cheese and I'm not a fancy dinner person.

Cheesy chicken with peppers, vegetable, your favorite bread (bread and butter, rolls, garlic bread)

You need:

1 lb box of rotini noodles (or your favorite shape)

1 lb chicken breast cubed

Peppers and onions (I buy the frozen bags of 3 pepper and onion blend because I'm lazy I use about 1/3 a bag)

16 Oz velveeta cheese block cubed 

Milk 1/4 cup **(I gave my best guess but I don't measure)

Butter/margarine 3 Tbs **(my best guess but I don't measure)

Corn (or your preferred vegetables)

3 cheese garlic bread (or your favorite bread)

Directions for the cheesy chicken
Boil water in a very large pot for noodles. Once water boils add noodles. At this time get your cubed chicken, and peppers/onions in a skillet together. Start cooking until chicken is done thoroughly. Peppers will be soft by this time. While chicken is cooking keep stirring and checking noodles, once noodles are done drain the water and return to pot. Add the milk and butter and stir in, add the velveeta cubes and stir until melted in. (Sometimes I put a lid over it and let it set a few minutes to get the cheese soft). Once melted add the chicken/peppers and stir together. Dish onto plates and enjoy

Vegetables and bread directions
Depending on what vegetable and bread you chose you will know when to start cooking them. Dish onto plates and eat

This is an easy recipe that is done and on the table in about 30 minutes.
Leftovers warm up great.

kswiger06

Oh, I make the cheesey chicken without chicken too and eat it with sausage or hot dogs or something along those lines- for those of you not eating chicken right now
Edit: if you cut out the chicken take the cheese down to 11 or 12 ounces

SweetT

Gingersnap said:

SweetT said:

Oh I miss meal planning. Sometimes I have a dinner in mind and then by 4 the idea of that very meal makes me gag so I wind up eating a baked potato and H and DD are on their own. I don't think I've had any kind of chicken since 6weeks. I have tons of 2nd tri energy, my house has never been cleaner, now if the food aversions could go away I'd be happy. 

I can't do chicken either, which is the opposite of when I was KU with my first. 
Ground beef only. 
Eta: if you could send over some of that energy, that would be fab. 

Yes. Ground beef only here too, not even steak. It's been lots of enchiladas, dirty rice, tacos, and meatballs around here. But I can't cook it. I can't be in the house while its browning at all the smell makes me so sick. 

jab3-2

@kswiger06, thanks for that recipe it sounds delicious and like something my family will eat, even the pickier ones lol 

kswiger06

@jab3 I hope if you try it your family enjoys it

laurenmichael725

We had broccoli quinoa casserole last night. Easy to make and my whole family loves it. 

10 oz. condensed cream of broccoli soup, 1/3 c mayo, 2 T milk, 1 1/4 c shredded cheddar plus more for the top (I use a 2 c bag), 1/2 t sugar, 1/4 t pepper, dash nutmeg, 2 c cooked broccoli (I use a big bag of frozen chopped broccoli), 1 1/2 c cooked quinoa

Cook quinoa: combine 3/4 c quinoa, 1 1/2 c water, salt. Boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 18 minutes. 

Oven to 350. In large bowl combine soup, mayo, milk, cheese, sugar, pepper, nutmeg. Stir in quinoa and broccoli. Transfer to casserole dish. Sprinkle with extra shredded cheddar. Bake 40 minutes. 

laurenmichael725

You could easily add chicken, but I can't eat chicken right now. And quinoa is a protein so it works out. 

WinchesterGirl

M - Grilled Pork Chops, corn on the cob, mixed veg.
T - Steak, Roasted garlic potatoes, broccoli
W - Spaghetti, side salad, garlic bread
T - Shrimp and veggie lo mein (onion, bok choy, carrot)
F  - Chicken tacos

I begrudgingly put chicken on the list. It really sounds dreadful so I'm hoping the liberal taco seasoning will make it edible.

MrsP052909

Tomorrow we are having chicken Caesar pasta salad. I don't measure anything so sorry about the approx measurements!
Cube and cook a chicken breast and 3 strips of bacon, put in the fridge to cool. Cook your pasta (penne, rotini, etc.) then drain and put it with the chicken and bacon. Once the chicken, bacon and pasta have cooled to atleast room temperature mix in a large bowl and add in your salad, about 50/50 salad pasta mixture (I buy the bags of Caesar salad.) Then add your dressing and serve.

I add tomatoes in with mine because my husband doesn't like them. You can add as much pasta or salad mixture as you like. My husband loves it heavy on the pasta so I add more than the lettuce to his bowl.

birdiejo

Usually we are meat-less everyday and our meals resemble some sort of veggie and quinoa dish but I've been needing the meat lately! Trying to keep it minimal. 

Monday- Cajun chicken and rice
Tuesday- Vegan chili
Wednesday- baked ziti
Thursday- Potato and Corn chowder (took this from the fall food thread)
Friday- Roasted Chickpea wraps

BumpasaurusRex

Ok here's mine so far:

Monday: pulled chicken sliders with corn on the cob

Tuesday: black bean enchilada bake

Wednesday: white bean and ham soup with biscuits

Thursday: chicken fried rice

Friday: pizza

Weekends are free for all with any leftovers we might have.  I like to leave weekends open to try out more time consuming recipes as well.

becks13-2

The only food plan in place thus far is for tomorrow. It's going to be baked salmon, corn, and steamed potatoes. The rest of the week we're kind of winging it(although we'll probably have left overs on Tuesday). Hubby and I haven't exactly been meal planning since my appetite is still so up and down.

FishyMom

So I had a busy weekend so I just made my list for the week:

M - Sloppy joes, rice, green beans

T - Spaghetti

W - One pot red beans and rice

T - Chicken Enchiladas (making 2 pans 1 for a freezer meal)

F - Out

Gretchypoo

I made meatball soup this weekend bc I had a craving. no idea what we'll eat the rest of the week but I have asparagus so...
m- meatball and vegetable soup (leftovers)
t- asparagus and feta orzo pasta (I know we're not supposed to have soft cheese, I'm willing to risk it)

no idea beyond that...

pickle-chips

@Gretchypoo asparagus and feta orzo pasta sounds delicious! Is there a specific recipe you use? Also, I've been able to find pasteurized feta at my grocery store. It's Apetina brand. But I have definitely eaten non-pasteurized soft cheeses, knowingly and unknowingly...

Gretchypoo

floatingelephy said:

@Gretchypoo asparagus and feta orzo pasta sounds delicious! Is there a specific recipe you use? Also, I've been able to find pasteurized feta at my grocery store. It's Apetina brand. But I have definitely eaten non-pasteurized soft cheeses, knowingly and unknowingly...

I boil the orzo in salted water and just quickly sautee the asparagus in olive oil with some roasted red pepper flakes. then I dump it in a bowl with the drained pasta, a whole container of feta and squeeze 1/2 a lemon over the top. 

it is amazing and super easy.

BumpasaurusRex

Gretchypoo said:

floatingelephy said:

@Gretchypoo asparagus and feta orzo pasta sounds delicious! Is there a specific recipe you use? Also, I've been able to find pasteurized feta at my grocery store. It's Apetina brand. But I have definitely eaten non-pasteurized soft cheeses, knowingly and unknowingly...

I boil the orzo in salted water and just quickly sautee the asparagus in olive oil with some roasted red pepper flakes. then I dump it in a bowl with the drained pasta, a whole container of feta and squeeze 1/2 a lemon over the top. 

it is amazing and super easy.

This sounds delicious.