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Stacyc625
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**** Menus for the week****
Stacyc625
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Everyone and anyone- yes that means you too lurkers come in and post what is on your menu for the week. Doesn't have to be anything elaborate-
we just decided to do this post- to help the other ladies start planning menus to assist with grocery shopping and preparation.
So post away!!! 
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Re: **** Menus for the week****
Here are a few of the meals I have planned for the next week or so.....
Pasta Primavera
Pork Tenderloin
Tacos
London Broil
Hamburger Pie
Chicken Pot Pie
Spaghetti
PS- I make my own spaghetti sauce, this helps save money since we go thru so much of it, if anyone's interested. I make a huge batch then freeze it. I take it out of the freezer for spaghetti (I also make and freeze meatballs), chicken parm, baked ziti, lasagna, etc.
Sunday: Spaghetti at the ILs
Monday: Cabbage Beef Casserole(basically unstuffed cabbage)/Corn/Salad
Tuesday: Grilled Pork Chops/Baked Sweet Potato/Salad
Wednesday: Chicken Nuggets/French Fries/Fruit Salad
Thursday: Grilled Rib Eyes/Mashed Potatoes/Veggies
Friday: Hot Dogs/Baked Beans/ Pasta Salad/Chips
Recipes, please! Also your spaghetti sauce recipe.
I want the pie and sauce recipes too please....
we use spag sauce sometimes twice a week and it's expensive....
tonight is left over teriyki chicken
tomorrow is spag
tuesday is tacos
wed and thursday will be left overs or sandwichs because I am in class.
Friday will be pizza, and haven't thought about the weekend yet
Stacy- I just freeze it in 2 large tupperwear containers in the freezer, works pretty good!
I am on my way to put DD down for a nap then I will come back and post my recipes...the sauce one takes awhile to write out!!
Be back soon!
Tonight- Crock pot chicken fajitas
M-grilled scallops and shrimp over pasta
T-One pot beef stew and corn bread
W-Chicken wings and salad
TH-Slow cooked BBQ ribs
F-Homemade pizza
Sunday-- Is Farmer's Market day and I usually get fresh sushi grade Ahi, strawberries and salad makings and make a seared Ahi salad with strawberries, cucumber and avocado with garlic bread all from the local Farmer's Market-very inexpensive, easy and fresh!
Monday- Barilla Whole Grain Penne with Zucchini, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and Parmesan (for DH I buy one italian sausage at the meat counter and add it to his pasta-I'm trying to diet...lol)
Tuesday- Shrimp Rockefeller over white rice w/salad
Wednesday-Usually Shake N Bake pork chops, scalloped potaoes and corn on the cob.
Since it's so hot, I'm trying to not use the over so much and grill instead, so it will most likely be grilled marinated pork chops.
Thursday- Easy Cheesy Chicken Bake (in the crock pot) with green beans .
(I usually do one or two crock pot meals a week, try to make a double batch and freeze half for another week)
Friday- Salmon (or whatever fish is on sale) wild rice and asparagus.
Saturday--Slow cooker BBQ Pork and do sandwiches with baked beans & corn or potato salad--
Also try to do a ton of this and freeze for a lazy night later.
SFL
I'll work on this today and post back tonight!?
Stacyc--
Butternut Squash ravioli with sage
lemon garlic broiled flounder with spinach
recipes! These sounds yummy!!
Ok, my hamburger pie recipe is really simple. You just brown and drain a pound of ground beef then stir in green beans and 2 cans of tomato soup until bubbly and serve over mashed potatoes. I think my mom sprinkles some paprika on the potatoes when she makes this. It's REALLY easy and DH loves it.
The chicken pot pie is about 3 chicken breasts cut into chunks and cook. (I boil them in water). Then you have veggies, I do broccoli, corn and carrots. My MIL just uses a bag of the frozen veggies uncooked but I don't like when they turn out crunchy so I cook my carrots and broccoli before throwing them in. Mix the chicken, veggies and 2 cans of cream of chicken soup in a pie pan and top with bisquick mixture (1 1/2 cups bisquick and 3/4 cup of milk). Bake at 350 for 30-45 mins until toothpick comes out of top clean!
My spaghetti sauce is more complicated but it's my pride and joy (haha) and I love making it. Every Italian woman should be able to do this! (I am only 1/8th italian but it still counts, haha.
First I chop about 4-5 garlic cloves and put in hot oil in the bottom of a big stock pot (not too hot or garlic with burn) then add 2 hot italian sausage links cut into thirds and a big onion chopped and sautee for a few mins. Then I add 2 cans (the big 14oz cans) of tomato sauce, 2 cans of crushed tomatoes and 2 cans of tomato paste. I also add maybe half a small jar of prego for added taste. Then fill the 2 cans of paste (they are very small) with water and add that much water.
Then all the spices...I add as much as I want to taste!! Oregano, basil, parsley, onion salt, galic powder, garlic salt, parm cheese, salt and pepper and sometimes a pinch of sugar if sauce has any bitterness.
They longer you let this sit on the stove the better it seems to taste. I love to have a big pot going for hours, it makes the house smell great. I freeze this and when I take some out of the freezer I try to let it sit on the stove and simmer for awhile again, it just makes it taste better! I also make my own meatballs with the sauce and cook them right in the sauce when it's simmering!
Any questions let me know!
SUPER SUPER easy- i will post links when i get back from the store!
Sunday -- homemade veggie pizza
Monday -- butternut squash soup, salad
Tuesday -- Pasta with spinach and artichoke hearts, fruit
Wednesday -- Leftovers (DH's late day)
Thursday -- shrimp, rice, some kind of veggie (maybe curried shrimp, but not sure yet)
Friday -- sandwiches (planning a picnic, if the weather cooperates)
Monday- Baked Chicken with brocolli, baked potatoes and salad
Tuesday- Tacos
Wednesday- Crockpot Chicken with rice, carrots, onions and salad
Thursday- Spaghetti with salad
Friday- Chicken pot pie with leftovers from crockpot chicken
Saturday- homemade pizza
Sunday- left over day
Sunday-leftovers
Monday- BBQ pork sandwiches
Tuesday- fried brown rice and chicken
Wednesday- Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing
Thursday- spaghetti
Friday- pork chops and green beans
Saturday- grill out- either steaks or chicken. depends on the sales. I haven't looked yet!
Today: Lasagna and Salad
Monday: Baked Chicken and tater tot casserole
Tuesday: Carne Rellenos w/ rice and beans
Wednesday : MIL is cooking (we live with them)
Thursday: Vegetarian Jambalaya and rice
Friday: Hamburgers and potato salad
I am going to bake some more breakfast bars for DS and myself this week too. They came out so good last time! I also need to make and freeze some little lunch meals for him too today (he is with his Nana so I have some time to myself today).
I don't cook every night, but here's what I'll be making this week:
Sunday: Red beans & rice
Monday: Chinese chicken salad (Ina Garten's recipe)
Tuesday: Individual meat loaves and Greek panazanella (Ina Garten)
Wednesday: Zucchini, corn and basil fusilli (epicurious.com)
Butternut squash ravioli
https://www.allyou.com/food/celebrations/budget-party-00400000053796/page2.html
Crockpot Chicken-
Take a whole chicken and put it in your crockpot. Add variety of veggies (I normally do onions, potatoes, carrots, celery). Add spices that your family likes and a tiny bit of water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours depending on the size of the chicken. The longer it cooks, the more tender it becomes. I usually make biscuits or rice with it and salad. Super easy and really tasty. Looks pretty on a big serving platter too!
Today - Chicken Pilau
Monday - Leftovers from Today (makes and big pot and DH LOVES it)
Tuesday - Enchiladas, salad
Wednesday - grilled pork chops, tomato/green bean salad, rolls
Thursday - Homemade pizza
Friday - Spaghetti
Saturday - Whatever leftovers we have in the fridge... we're leaving Saturday night for a week long trip to visit my inlaws.
spagetti and meatballs
will use the meat again for stuffed peppers later in the week
chicken bake with rice and veges
grilled pork chops, mac and cheese, corn on the cob
pizza
(dinner at MILS one night)
Monday: Spaghetti pie, salad
Tues: Baked potatoes topped w/ crockpot veggie stew
Wed: Ham w/ lime asparagus & corn
Thurs: Chicken parmesan, steamed carrots & peas
Fri: Lasagna
Sat: Meatloaf
Mon: Quiche (bought too many eggs)
Tues: Roast chicken and noodles
Wed:Ham
Mon: Quiche (bought too many eggs)
Tues: Roast chicken and noodles
Wed:Ham BBQ sandwiches and potato salad
Thurs: Quesadillas
Fri: Homemade Pizzas
Sat: Salmon and veggies
Sun: Stuffed Peppers
Grilled sirloin steak,?broccoli, mashed potatoes
bbq grilled chicken, green beans?
Steak tacos or taco salad with leftovers from sirloin
Turkey burgers, salad, and some kind of starch!
pulled chicken sandwiches from grilled chkn night
This is a great idea. It makes me go through my freezer and try to get things out that need to be used! Or just simply remember what is in there to eat!?
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Pork Chops with carrots & mashed potatoes
Lasagna Soup
Stuffed Cabbage
Brats with baked beans
I don't have to worry about Mon or Wed, since DH will be gone. So it will be something fast like breakfast foods.
Sorry I'm late-was out all day yesterday. Here's mine!
Last night-Chicken Scampi
Monday-spaghetti and homemade meatballs (ground beef was on sale this week, so I always buy a bunch and make meatballs and meatloaf and freeze them-also freeze the ground beef in 1lb portions for later)
Tuesday-Bratwurst with peppers and onions
Wednesday-Chicken pot pie and tossed salad
Thursday-hamburgers
Friday-leftovers
Saturday-snacks and chili all day-first Notre Dame game of the season! Go IRISH!
Sunday-Labor Day BBQ at my parents-yeah for ribs and smoked sausage!
I would love recipes for these two!
Lately we've been grilling it and it's WONDERFUL! Super fast, easy, and best yet, no clean up!
hmmm i love quiche.
if you have too many eggs- have you thought of making (and letting your LO) try a breakfast casserole???
so easy.
you take the tubes of presliced rolls that you bake. put them in the bottom of a square casserole dish (9x9 works well) and you mix egg and shredded cheese, throw in whatever veggies and meat you have on hand- peppers, ham, mushroom, sausage whatever- and just bake it. the rolls soak the egg and cheese and it bakes all around it. sooooo yummy
I'm late as well...school started up again so I've been spending the weekend working on that.
My plan no particular order:
Butternut squash pasta thingy
Spinach feta calzone casserole
Parmesan chicken & rice casserole
Baked falafel sandwiches w/ yogurt tahini sauce
Chicken & asparagus in white wine sauce
I've got everything on hand except for the asparagus, bulgar, and spinach, so that'll make it a cheap grocery week.
All of the above is subject to change based on what I feel like eating that night or if I'm too tired from studying/internship to cook that night. We also have friends coming into town this Friday so we may end up eating out F-Sunday.
Her is the rice:
https://hungry-girl.com/chew/chewdetails.php?isid=1759
Crockpot Chicken
4 chicken breasts
1 6oz box Stove Top
1 10oz can 98% Reduced Fat Cream of Mushroom soup
1/2c water
1- Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray
2- Mix water, soup and stuffing mix in bottom of pot.
3-Lay chicken on top.
4- Cook low for 7 hours.
Wow, you all are so ambitious! I just can't cook every night, but here's our menu for the week.
Sunday we had flautas with chicken, cheese and salsa.
Mon/Tues: chicken, mango chutney, bacon and white bean salad served each night on a bed of romaine lettuce
Wed/Thurs: sausage tortellini, one night served with red sauce and parmesan, the other with butter and kalamata olives. Salad side dish.
Friday/Sat: we always order pizza
Mon - Chicken Tetrazzini
Tues - Sloppy Joes (frozen from a month ago)
Wed - Pork chops and baked potatoes
Thurs - Spaghetti and meatballs
Fri - leftovers
Sat - out
I am so late on this..sorry
Last night - roast beef sandwiches on hawaiian rolls
Mon- Crockpot Meatballs and white rice
Tues - Turkey Tacos
Wed - Kielbasa with rice and black beans
Thurs - homemade pizza - Trader Joe's garlic/herb pizza dough
Fri - Pork Chili Verde
Sat - Friends in town, so probably eating out
Sun - Possible BBQ at my parent's house
I'm late, but I'm posting for ideas and to share. Love this idea.
Sunday - away so just whatever we can pick up
Monday - spaghetti and garlic bread
Tuesday - grilled chicken (or baked if DH works late), mashed potatoes, green beans
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - chicken nuggets (I'm going out with some friends)
Friday - cheesy potato and ham casserole (yummiest thing ever)
Saturday - left overs or whatever DH is cooking (I'm working)