Meal Planning?

melissa0726 · August 2013

What's everyone cooking this week? I feel like I'm in a dinner rut. We're kinda limited to freezer meals and quick dinners, since I don't have a lot of prep time these days. I'm getting tired of frozen baked ziti-like dishes.

MrsCase1 · August 2013

Didn't you try my crock pot Asian chicken a while ago? I dump chicken breasts in and a bottle of ISLAND Terriyaki (any other terriyaki would be too salty or too thick.) The last thirty minutes I throw in a bag of frozen stir fry veggies. I make a side of white or brown rice. We eat off this for three days at a time.

MrsCase1 · August 2013

P.s. the reason for adding the veggies so late is they retain their crispness like a stiry fry. If you want them softer add them earlier. I like mine crisp.

ladybugpjb · August 2013

I worked on our menu last night. I'm not sure what days we are doing what, but this is what we are eating:

Chicken Salad (my verion of Chili's Fiesta Explosion salad)

Nachos

Leftover Pizza

Hot dogs

something in the crockpot

Rachey1082 · August 2013

I've been a slacker with this.

Last night I made a frittata. It had left over hash browns on the bottom, some eggs, cheese, milk, and I added a ton of frozen organic chopped kale. It only took me 5 mins to throw together and everyone ate it.

Tonight I'm throwing leftover ribs in the crockpot. When you throw meat in the crockpot you can wrap potatoes (or sweet potatoes) in aluminum foil. The potatoes take 3-4 hours. ****unless I'm having the baby***

We will probably grill and do pizza the rest of the week. It all depends on baby.

melissa0726 · August 2013

Mrs Case said:

Didn't you try my crock pot Asian chicken a while ago? I dump chicken breasts in and a bottle of ISLAND Terriyaki (any other terriyaki would be too salty or too thick.) The last thirty minutes I throw in a bag of frozen stir fry veggies. I make a side of white or brown rice. We eat off this for three days at a time.

I totally did and it was AWESOME...we actually just had it last week!!! And your tip to throw the veggies in at the end is so perfect because (a) no extra pan to wash, and (b) they stay crispy instead of getting soggy. It is a new favorite in our house, I thank you for sharing!!

kikalynne · August 2013

Last night I made grilled basil lime chicken, herb roasted potatoes and asparagus.

Tonight we're having friends over and I'm making a huge batch of Italian sausage baked spaghetti with side salads and garlic bread.

The rest of the week:
Chicken quesadillas
Jalapeño sausage, peppers and dirty rice
Grilled cheese and spicy tomato soup
Slow cooker teriyaki chicken with Asian veggies and fried ramen
Breakfast for dinner- eggs and DH's potato hash

melissa0726 · August 2013

Rachey1082, thanks for the tip for the potatoes, I didn't know that.

Yesterday was my first foray into making a frittatta. We had it for lunch, it turned out pretty good for a made-up recipe. I didn't think of it as a dinner dish, though, great idea.

homediva · August 2013

Ooh I'm going to try that crockpot asian chicken! Today I made ribs in the slow cooker (throw in ribs, an onion, a bottle of beer and a bottle of bbq sauce).

I like to roast a whole chicken then use it for soup, sandwiches, and a dinner. I'm not very good at meal planning!

MrsCase1 · August 2013

@kikalynne can I have your fried ramen recipe?

kikalynne · August 2013

Mrs Case said:
@kikalynne can I have your fried ramen recipe?

Do links with dashes in them work now? Let's see...

https://www.food.com/recipe/ramen-fried-rice-34716

It's super quick and easy, and I love to throw in whatever I have on hand, usually lots of garlic and scallions, shredded carrots, etc. I think the best part is the egg that's scrambled with sesame oil. Yummo!

Meal Planning?

Re: Meal Planning?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards