Meal plan Tuesday?

FSUNole31 · December 2016

I didn't see this posted yesterday and I need some ideas. What is everyone eating this week?

jc_twomamas · December 2016

I was thinking about this earlier...I forgot to buy stuff for Buddha bowls so I'll have to do that next week!

Yesterday (Monday) we did- marinated flank steak, red potatoes and steamed asperagus

Tuesday- Potatoe, spinach, corn "chowder"...I threw some chicken sausage in there too. Bread and salad

Wednesday- Left over soup and salad

Thursday- ground turkey tacos, beans and rice

Friday- Taco salad or whatever we feel like

Saturday- Dinner at friends house

Sunday- Doing Xmas with my in laws so traditional Xmas dinner...Ham, potatoes, salad...etc.

tmrussell · December 2016

I made a ham in the crock pot so we had left overs yesterday, today breakfast: fried potatoes scrambled eggs and bacon.

Wednesday: left overs or tacos
Thursday: chopped steak with onions and cheese melted on top, baked potato and vegetables.
Friday is pizza day

BelhurstBride · December 2016

Monday: lasagna and salad
Tuesday: roasted chicken and vegetables
Wednesday: pasta e fagiolo
Thursday: DH and the girls will be at his grandmothers
Friday: leftovers
weekend: I have a swim meet all day Saturday and Sunday, DH and the girls are on their own.

delujm0 · December 2016

I just want to stop in here and tell you all how impressed I am that you all have time to make real meals during the week, especially those of you with full time jobs and kiddos at home. I pick up DD at daycare around 5:15, and by the time we get home at 5:30 she is HANGRY so I basically throw something together for her ASAP...chicken fingers, grilled cheese, sandwiches, pasta, etc. DH isn't even home yet when she finishes dinner. And then once I put her to bed at 7:30 I actually make food for myself. I'm generally so tired by then (having been awake since 5am) that I make a bowl of cereal or a Trader Joe's frozen convenience meal and call it a day.

I do cook on weekends though, and we have at least one family dinner, usually on Sundays. DH and I generally prefer to have dinner between 7-8 but we'll eat at 6 with DD once a week. Two weeks ago I made essentially baked ziti in the crockpot, and this past week I made a chicken/rice/veggie casserole that was pretty tasty. I'm having those leftovers for lunch today :-)

I remember the days before I had DD (and when my commute was a 15 minute walk instead of a 45 minute drive) when I made dinner for me and DH at least 4 days a week (he prefers to make his own food a few times a week because he loves red meat and I hate it, so he wants to grill himself steak or a burger or something). I am told that at some point my children will be able to stay up until 8-8:30 and wait until 6:30 to eat dinner. That will be exciting because I might have time to cook actual meals again at that point.

BelhurstBride · December 2016

Have you tried a crock pot? There are new ones out there that you can set on a timer and everything!

We pretty much live out of the crock pot during the swim season. I'm at practice through the evenings four nights a week and DH can't deal with the two girls and prepare a meal. There are so many blogs now with crock pot recipes or tips on how to spend one day a month preparing a months worth of fast meals. I have two friends who work full time with two older kids who swear by the former method.

@delujm0

jc_twomamas · December 2016

@delujm0 I do only work 2 days per week so it's easier...Weusually do a crockpot meal on Tuesday (work day) and eat the leftovers on Wednesday (work day). I also really love to cook so it's a chill out moment for me. I prep a lot the night before and try to make meals last an extra day (or at least use some of it for the following day).

Crockpots rule too!

LMMama · December 2016

I only work until 2:00 which makes it a little easier to cook but yet I still don't do it very often?

Monday we had chicken quesadillas with corn and black beans. I usually buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it for the week. Quesadillas take a few mins. Pour a can of black beans and a can of corn into a pot and voila.

We had veggie burgers with spinach salad last night. I buy the Morning Star black bean ones. They are really good and take like 5 mins to cook.

Tonight it's just me and DD so I will either make breakfast or a frozen pizza...and then we are out at dinner time the rest of the week.

One easy meal that I always make is:

Crockpot chicken with pasta. I just throw a jar of sauce, a pack of chicken breasts, whatever Italian spices I have, and a bag of shredded mozzarella cheese in the crock pot and I swear it comes out SO good. I serve that with pasta and a bagged Caesar salad.

bumpie33 · December 2016

I love cooking but can't handle the planning part right now.

One thing I always do is a big meal on Sundays that I can re-use for Monday night dinner + some lunches. But that's about as organized as I get these days. We are currently doing Plated on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays which has been amazing. Fridays and Saturdays we freestyle. I usually cook but don't decide on what until the day. Sometimes we just raid the supermarket deli. We're lucky where we are in Seattle and have some incredible supermarkets within walking distance.

Monday: Leftover roast veggies from Sunday turned into soup w/ sausage crumbles and creme fraiche
Tuesday: Gnocchi in parmesan broth w/ swiss chard and spinach
Wednesday: Pan roasted chicken w/ crispy brussles sprouts home fries
Thursday: Salmon w/ dill sauce, kale and roasted fingerling potatoes
Friday: First date night in months!

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