Weekly Meal Plans

ktnicole · August 2014

I know many of us are still nauseous but does anyone meal plan? It would be nice to share plans and recipes to help each other out.

HerHighness · August 2014

I do every week. Saves quite a bit on groceries.

ktnicole · August 2014

Whats on your plan for this week @HerHighness‌ ? I'm stumped.

jennjilljo · August 2014

I've got 2 days until vacation so I'm doing a cheeses chicken broccoli casserole tomorrow morning and hoping it lasts.

nstreet1818 · August 2014

Meal Planning is the only way I can grocery shop without going completing overboard. This week we're doing pizza, spaghetti, Alfredo lasagna rollups, steak fingers with twice baked potatoes, breakfast quesadillas, taco tots, stuffed buffalo chicken bread.

krispy83 · August 2014

I tend to meal plan most of the time as it saves me a lot in both cost and time in terms of grocery shopping. Plus it eliminates a lot of the "what's for dinner?" "I don't know, what do you want?" back and forth.

Here's my plan for this week:

Saturday: Crock Pot Turkey Picadillo Quesadillas with salad

Sunday: Leftover pizza (from last night) with salad

Monday: Going to the county fair - all the food on a stick we can find!

Tuesday: Crock Pot Sesame Chicken over vegetable Lo Mein

Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner - French Toast, turkey bacon, fruit

Thursday: I'm working late so DH and DS will probably have whatever leftovers they want

Friday: Grilled turkey burgers, zucchini tots and maybe sweet potato fries

I cook a lot, use my Crock Pot a TON and usually make enough for at least two meals so that we have leftovers either for another dinner later in the week or for us to have for lunches. We do still eat out/order in some (especially the last several weeks when I've been feeling so crappy and/or have had the occasional craving for something random) but we committed to cutting way back on that when DS was born and I reduced my work load to part time.

I'm also already collecting freezer recipes for after this baby is born. After the holidays (probably in that week between Christmas and New Years) I plan on making a bunch of casseroles, soups, chili, etc. to freeze so that we won't wind up ordering out a lot when I don't have the energy to cook. I had planned to do that when DS was born, but not quite as extensively as I'm planning this time.

dreemkin84 · August 2014

We usually get two meals out of these so this week is waikiki meatballs over rice w/ pineapple, taco skillet and refried beans, spaghetti and turkey meatballs. Tomorrow grilled steak and home made mashed potatoes (I'm drooling).

ktnicole · August 2014

Good idea with the freezer meals this winter.

JsRib · August 2014

I love when people meal plan. I steal all their ideas! Thanks ladies!!! :-)

HerHighness · August 2014

Here was this past weeks: i still need to do next weeks.

M: grilled chicken, veggie kabobs, rice

T: homemade chicken noodle soup

W: rigatoni (homemade sauce from freezer) green beans, garlic bread

R: chicken pot pie (using stock and chicken from when i made chicken noodle soup)

F: leftovers

S: cheesy turkey meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, peas

S: pizza and salad

I also do batch cooking and freezer meals occasionally. You dont have to use only the freezer recipes you see. Start freezing a small portion of meals you make frequently and see what freezes well. There are many days i make a double batch and freeze half for a later meal. 2 months before DD was born i completely stocked my freezer with all sorts of things. I didnt have to cook much the first few months which helped immensely since we moved when she was 3 weeks old. I plan on making a freezer cooking group when we are all middle of 2nd trimester so we can share ideas.

cls78 · August 2014

I need to start doing this! Especially when the babies get here.

Ducktale · August 2014

I always meal planned but I stopped during first tri because I basically could only eat what sounded good that day. I'm starting to feel a little better so I'm starting to plan a few meals but not a whole week like before.

This week:

Homemade Fresh Tomato Soup, corn on the cob

Crockpot pulled pork sandwiches, broccoli with cheese

Sausage veggie cous cous stuffed peppers, not sure on a side dish yet.

nohalo21 · August 2014

@krispy83‌ I also love my crockpot. Definitely comes in handy on days when there is hardly any time to prepare a meal after work.

I did freezer meals when I went out on maternity leave. It was great. I also suggest making up some breakfast stuff. I did breakfast burritos last time. Great when you are a zombie in the morning.

mrsherr22 · August 2014

Thanks ladies for sharing. I need to start doing this again. Now that I'm not so bad on the day by day meal plan I think I can stock up at the grocery store and meal plan again.

ktnicole · August 2014

So far I've planned salmon, potato soup, broccoli and cheese soup and a cottage cheese/hamburger noodle casserole. I'm obviously still not filling fantastic and soup sounds good.

DronkeyGal · August 2014

Yes! Love meal planning. I pin a bunch of recipes to a board on Pinterest and then pick a few before going shopping. On this week's menu:

Cajun Chicken Pasta on the lighter side (skinnytaste.com)

Pepper Steak with white rice (skinnytaste.com)

Chicken and Mushrooms in a Garlic White Wine Sauce (skinnytaste.com)

Shredded Chicken Quesadillas (no recipe- chicken breasts cooked in crockpot with a packet of taco seasoning and a jar of salsa on low for 8 hours)

Sweet Italian Turkey Sausages and Spinach Salad (no recipe- sausages from Aldi, cooked without any seasoning)

krispy83 · August 2014

@DronkeyGal, I've had that Chicken and Mushroom with Garlic sauce bookmarked for a long time! Have you made it before? I just haven't gotten around to it but it looks delish! I love Skinnytaste, I have gotten so many recipes from her.

DronkeyGal · August 2014

@krispy83‌ - yes I have made the chicken and mushroom with wine sauce at least 5 times. It is one of my go-to meals! The chicken is so flavorful and it's very easy to cook quickly on a week night. Just be careful to not over cook the chicken! Easy to do when they are cut into small strips.

krispy83 · August 2014

Good to know, thanks! I'll add it to the plan for the next week! Delicious + quick is a necessary combo on days I work!

WA1215 · August 2014

I don't have a set menu, but here are some meals I'm thinking about making this week: Baked cod, mixed vegs, Mac & cheese. Homemade calzones, salad. Korean beef and brown rice.

lauren889 · August 2014

@krispy83 any chance u can share hr sesame chicken with veggie lo mein recipe? ?

krispy83 · August 2014

@lauren889, here it is!

Disclaimer: I've never made the lo mein before, but this looks pretty straightforward. The chicken is awesome though! I typically skip the last step of thickening the sauce because we like a thinner sauce, but that's just our personal preference.

https://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/02/crock-pot-sesame-honey-chicken.html

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/no-pain-lo-mein-recipe.html

usmcwife89 · August 2014

The men in my house eat so much I can never have leftovers :-(

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