1. Ribs with a salad tonight. 2. Garlic parm chicken in the crock pot probably with a side of brown rice. 3. Grilled cheese & tomato soup (I've been craving this like craaaaazy) 4. Salad with chicken 5. Maybe pizza.
1. Stuffed bell peppers and quinoa 2. Sour cream chicken enchiladas, Mexican rice, and beans (one of DH's specialties) 3. Spinach and feta Mac n cheese 4. Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans 5. Friday is baseball game day so DS will probably request chick fil a
Yasss @happylifex3 ! Already have some inspiration from this thread; chicken enchiladas sound amazing!
Mon - I just put stuff for Chicken n Dumplings in the Crockpot Tues - TACO TUESDAY! It's usually a tradition when I'm not pregnant & fatigued. We alternate between chicken and beef Wed - Pasta with Italian Sausage and Marinara Thurs - I have chicken & plenty of tortillas, so I may do the chicken enchiladas @lyndshurt Do you mind sharing your hubby's recipe? Fri - If I actually cook dinner all week, we'll make this a pizza or takeout night.
@PinkPrincessPiper I will ask him when he gets home! I should warn you though that he is the type of cook who says "a little bit of this and a little bit of that, then see how it tastes"... yeah I need measurements. We'll see what I can get out of him though!
This is fun! we dont plan day by day, and DH cooks everything, but the meals we have planned are:
Creamy pesto with cherry tomatoes taco salad, with mexican rice and beans (DH's family recipe) Spaghetti Taco soup (had that last night) Fend (when we make too many leftovers for the week, we fend and each things like boxed mac and cheese)
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So far we have: last night/today lunch: shepherd's pie tonight/tomorrow's lunch: pork and butternut squash stew (though it's a pretty soupy liquid) rest of the week: no idea
@secicc12 Taco soup is super easy and kinda like tacos. We usually do a pound of ground meat (we do chicken or turkey, cus I dont like red meat, but beef would work too), a whole onion, 1 large can of black beans, and two small cans of red or pinto or both, two cans of diced tomatoes, and then at the end some frozen corn, all done in a crocpot, but you could do it on the stove. You could add anything else you might like, and we season it with mexican flavors. I like to top mine with cheese and guac, DH likes it with sour cream. It usually makes left overs for the whole week too.
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Mommy to a super cute havanesse puppy and baby boy!
Tonight: easy Korean Beef w/ basmati rice and roasted broccoli Tuesday: Tacos Wednesday: Parmesan Crusted chicken w/ salad Thursday: roast or flank steak maybe Friday: Headed to the beach with my mom and daughter so eating out
@lyndshurt chicken enchiladas sound amazing now!! Adding that to this week as well
Edit to add:
Does anyone own or have any experience with the instant pot? Ive seen the commercials and had no interest in buying one until I read a lady's blog where she said you could put frozen chicken in this thing and it'll be fully cooked in 15 minutes. Im not usually home to start dinner until after 7 so it'd be perfect but it just seems too good to be true
Yum, this is making me sooo hungry! I'm stealing everyone's ideas!
Mon: Taco salad Tues: pesto chicken with caprese salad Wed: salmon with guac and caesar salad Thurs: Cauli crust pizza Fri: Out with friends to a brewery - so I'm sure I'll have a burger and fries
I love this thread! Plus, everyone's meal plans are making me super hungry, haha. Here's ours for the week:
Monday - Brisket Tater Tot Nachos Tuesday - Turkey and Brie Baked Pitas Wednesday - Chicken Spinach Gnocchi Soup Thursday - Leftovers from M, T or W Friday - DH is out of town so anything goes!
These meals all sound delicious. We should do a board where we post favorite recipes, I'm always looking for new things to try.
Tonight: leftover chicken and spaghetti squash Tuesday: chicken stir fry over rice Wednesday: hamburger helper (I work until 8 so we needed something quick and easy) Thursday: chicken fajitas in crock pot Friday: going out for my birthday dinner
@happylifex3, I have an instapot, but have been too afraid to take it out of the box! Need to bite the bullet and try it out bc everyone seems to swear by them.
@happylifex3 I got an instant pot for Christmas and have had a learning curve. I've perfected baked potatoes but I need to take more time to experiment.
I have an instant pot. I'm also new to it as I normally use the crock pot. But I did make some killer chicken noodle soup (during first trimester when I could barely eat) and it was FAST and easy.
I made crockpot chili over the weekend and it is so so satisfying. 1lb ground meat (I used deer my husband got this winter) 1qt cooked mixed beans (I accidentally soaked an entire bag of beans and had several ziplocks in the freezer for just this instance) 1 can diced tomatoes 2 cans whole tomatoes + 1 can of water, blendered into sauce 1 yellow onion garlic, chili powder, cumin, pepper, salt, crushed red pepper
cook the meat, garlic, and onion, throw everything into the crockpot on low all day or high for at least an hour for all the flavors to blend.
I have an instapot! I don't use it a ton, but whenever I do use it I really like it. My only complaint is that, IMO, the slow cook function tends to run really hot and it can be hard to get that necessary low and slow cooking done that a standard crockpot does well for certain cuts of meat. I do love that you can program cooking times and then it will keep the food warm for you.
Together: January 2002 Married: May 2008 Baby: August 2017
Clearly we like to rush along at lightning speed...
I too like this. BUT sad part for me is I'll cook meals for the fam and then my nausea kicks in and I opt for something else haha.
Monday - Chicken Adobo with rice, a filipino dish (Husband cooked it though. And when I got home the meat made me sick so I just ate the soup base with the rice. Tuesday - leftover Chicken Adobo Wednesday - Mushroom or Butternut squash tortellini Thursday - Cauliflower Pizza crust w/veggies Friday - Veggie and Chicken Bao
What's weird is that I was raised cooking adobo since I was 12 years old and stopped eating it like 5+ years ago bec I was just over it. This pregnancy, the soup with the rice actually holds me over and doesn't make me sick like with everything else. Pregnancy is weird lol.
For some reason none of my regular pre-pregnancy meals sound good so I am trying to come up with new stuff every week to try. I also crave meat when I am pregnant and I included it most of our meals ,I know DH gets tired of it so I try and make it optional in at least some of them.
Monday- Weekly meeting were food is provided. (my favorite night of the week, DS's too because he loves cooking dinner with DH) Tuesday- Minestrone soup with optional meatballs Wednesday- Crock pot Moroccan Chicken Thursday- Maybe Cauliflower fried rice or TBD Friday- Heading out of town so food on the road
@happylifex3 your grilled cheese idea inspired me to have grilled cheese tonight. DH is calling it a pregnancy craving lol. Also super jealous of you guys that do taco Tuesday. I haven't been able to stand tacos since being pregnant.
@Kathryn0903 I know how you feel...I looked at a Taco yesterday and nearly vomited. The worst part is we are heading to San Diego in 2.5 weeks (DH is a born & raised San Diegan so we are visiting my in-laws and celebrating DH's birthday there) and San Diego is famous for their Carne Asada Fries, the mexican food, the tacos, etc. I LOVED it before but just thinking of it makes me sick. I'll be in the corner drinking a fruit smoothie
I love this thread because it gives me fresh new ideas!!!
Monday we we had chicken enchilasagna yesterday was left overs tonight is chicken pot pie soup tomorrow will he leftovers i have no idea past that lol I have been thinking a lot about oven fajitas so probably that!
i have been wasting a lot of food because I used to plan but would either be too sick, to tired or just not want to cook. We decided to buy food every few days instead of in bulk. Then when I get cravings for something I can stop by the store on the way home to grab what we don't have a bunch of wasted food!
Who is sticking to their meal plan this week?! I stuck to the plan for Monday & Taco Tuesday was a success as usual. Tonight was supposed to be pasta, but we are doing breakfast for dinner instead (sausage, eggs, biscuits, fruit). I made pasta salad & regular green salads for lunches & snacks have been mainly yogurt and fruit. Guilty of McDs hotcakes & sausage for breakfast yesterday!
I have to hold myself accountable from here on out; I spent way too much $$ on takeout in the first trimester!
@PinkPrincessPiper I have sour cream chicken enchilada ingredients for you! .... days later haha, sorry! In baseball season I sometimes get glimpses of my DH before I hit the hay.
A little onion and celery sautéed together cream of chicken cream of celery chicken - we're using a rotisserie chicken to speed up the process sour cream ^all the above mixed together corn tortillas topped with all the cheese
@morgy_bee I am doing the same thing with shopping. It is so hard for me to plan a whole week because I have no idea how I will be feeling.
@PinkPrincessPiper My meal plan was only for 2 days and I have stuck with it. Of course tonight's is in the crock pot and my morning sickness is acting up and the smell is making me ill.
I have to say I'm jealous of everyone who makes a different meal each night. In our house we make a really big meal on Sunday or Monday and then eat that same thing as leftovers until Thursday or Friday. Both DH and I work full time and I don't usually get home until 6pm so we just have no time to cook during the week. I'm usually good with that plan but during pg I get sick of the same thing so much faster. This week I made beef stroganoff in the crockpot and my other favorite is jambalaya.
@bubblesmtu I used to do more of that when I worked and that was before kids. Now I still make big meals but I freeze a lot of it. Of the 2 meals I have cooked this week I have 4 meals in the freezer for later.
This thread makes me soooo hungry! I wish I was organized enough to plan for the week. I usually just take something out in the morning before leaving for work.
I have a home chef box for the week! Meal plans done. I do that once a month for myself. I'm not sure what they are though lol. I love this thread though! Fresh ideas and I'll be sure to add mine next week when I meal plan. I don't cook 5 nights a week now because I work some nights and dont want to cook before i go. Then some days where I work all day I stare at my husband and beg for take out.
Re: Meal Plan Monday!!
1. Ribs with a salad tonight.
2. Garlic parm chicken in the crock pot probably with a side of brown rice.
3. Grilled cheese & tomato soup
4. Salad with chicken
5. Maybe pizza.
Who knows. I'm sure all of these will change.
1. Stuffed bell peppers and quinoa
2. Sour cream chicken enchiladas, Mexican rice, and beans (one of DH's specialties)
3. Spinach and feta Mac n cheese
4. Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans
5. Friday is baseball game day so DS will probably request chick fil a
Mon - I just put stuff for Chicken n Dumplings in the Crockpot
Tues - TACO TUESDAY! It's usually a tradition when I'm not pregnant & fatigued. We alternate between chicken and beef
Wed - Pasta with Italian Sausage and Marinara
Thurs - I have chicken & plenty of tortillas, so I may do the chicken enchiladas @lyndshurt Do you mind sharing your hubby's recipe?
Fri - If I actually cook dinner all week, we'll make this a pizza or takeout night.
The only two idea I have so far is...
Monday - chicken pot pie
Tuesday - ravioli and garlic bread
Creamy pesto with cherry tomatoes
taco salad, with mexican rice and beans (DH's family recipe)
Spaghetti
Taco soup (had that last night)
Fend (when we make too many leftovers for the week, we fend and each things like boxed mac and cheese)
Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17
BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19
BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19
BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2
Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage
IVF started Feb 2020
retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal.
Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
Tuesday: Green Chili Chicken Bake
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Pot Roast and sides
Friday: Spaghetti & meatballs
***TW in Siggy***
Me: 34 / DH: 33
Married: Nov 2011
TTC #1: Jan 2013, BFP Sept 2013, DD: June 2014
TTC #2: Aug 2016, BFP Nov 2016, DS: August 2017
last night/today lunch: shepherd's pie
tonight/tomorrow's lunch: pork and butternut squash stew (though it's a pretty soupy liquid)
rest of the week: no idea
Monday: Baked Spaghetti and Salad
Tuesday: Chicken Stir Fry and Crab Rangoon
Monday: Chicken thighs with roasted potatoes and green salad
Tuesday: Tortellini with spinach, ground turkey, tomatoes
Wednesday: Fish rice bowls! I'm excited to try this one.. seems healthy but flavorful. https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/fish-taco-rice-bowls/
Thursday: Roast chicken with celery/carrots/onion and sweet potatoes
Friday: Something greasy and unhealthy
Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17
BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19
BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19
BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2
Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage
IVF started Feb 2020
retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal.
Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
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BFP #1- 12/26/2011- DS Born 9/7/12
BFP#2- 10/16/2014- DD Born 7/2/15
SURPRISE! BFP#3- 11/29/16- EDD 8/6/17
Tuesday: Tacos
Wednesday: Parmesan Crusted chicken w/ salad
Thursday: roast or flank steak maybe
Friday: Headed to the beach with my mom and daughter so eating out
Edit to add:
Does anyone own or have any experience with the instant pot? Ive seen the commercials and had no interest in buying one until I read a lady's blog where she said you could put frozen chicken in this thing and it'll be fully cooked in 15 minutes. Im not usually home to start dinner until after 7 so it'd be perfect but it just seems too good to be true
Mon: Taco salad
Tues: pesto chicken with caprese salad
Wed: salmon with guac and caesar salad
Thurs: Cauli crust pizza
Fri: Out with friends to a brewery - so I'm sure I'll have a burger and fries
***TW in Siggy***
Me: 34 / DH: 33
Married: Nov 2011
TTC #1: Jan 2013, BFP Sept 2013, DD: June 2014
TTC #2: Aug 2016, BFP Nov 2016, DS: August 2017
Monday - Brisket Tater Tot Nachos
Tuesday - Turkey and Brie Baked Pitas
Wednesday - Chicken Spinach Gnocchi Soup
Thursday - Leftovers from M, T or W
Friday - DH is out of town so anything goes!
Tonight: leftover chicken and spaghetti squash
Tuesday: chicken stir fry over rice
Wednesday: hamburger helper (I work until 8 so we needed something quick and easy)
Thursday: chicken fajitas in crock pot
Friday: going out for my birthday dinner
@happylifex3, I have an instapot, but have been too afraid to take it out of the box! Need to bite the bullet and try it out bc everyone seems to swear by them.
I have an instant pot. I'm also new to it as I normally use the crock pot. But I did make some killer chicken noodle soup (during first trimester when I could barely eat) and it was FAST and easy.
1lb ground meat (I used deer my husband got this winter)
1qt cooked mixed beans (I accidentally soaked an entire bag of beans and had several ziplocks in the freezer for just this instance)
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cans whole tomatoes + 1 can of water, blendered into sauce
1 yellow onion
garlic, chili powder, cumin, pepper, salt, crushed red pepper
cook the meat, garlic, and onion, throw everything into the crockpot on low all day or high for at least an hour for all the flavors to blend.
Together: January 2002
Married: May 2008
Baby: August 2017
Clearly we like to rush along at lightning speed...
Monday - Chicken Adobo with rice, a filipino dish (Husband cooked it though. And when I got home the meat made me sick so I just ate the soup base with the rice.
Tuesday - leftover Chicken Adobo
Wednesday - Mushroom or Butternut squash tortellini
Thursday - Cauliflower Pizza crust w/veggies
Friday - Veggie and Chicken Bao
What's weird is that I was raised cooking adobo since I was 12 years old and stopped eating it like 5+ years ago bec I was just over it. This pregnancy, the soup with the rice actually holds me over and doesn't make me sick like with everything else. Pregnancy is weird lol.
Monday- Weekly meeting were food is provided. (my favorite night of the week, DS's too because he loves cooking dinner with DH)
Tuesday- Minestrone soup with optional meatballs
Wednesday- Crock pot Moroccan Chicken
Thursday- Maybe Cauliflower fried rice or TBD
Friday- Heading out of town so food on the road
Also super jealous of you guys that do taco Tuesday. I haven't been able to stand tacos since being pregnant.
Monday we we had chicken enchilasagna
yesterday was left overs
tonight is chicken pot pie soup
tomorrow will he leftovers
i have no idea past that lol I have been thinking a lot about oven fajitas so probably that!
i have been wasting a lot of food because I used to plan but would either be too sick, to tired or just not want to cook. We decided to buy food every few days instead of in bulk. Then when I get cravings for something I can stop by the store on the way home to grab what we don't have a bunch of wasted food!
I have to hold myself accountable from here on out; I spent way too much $$ on takeout in the first trimester!
A little onion and celery sautéed together
cream of chicken
cream of celery
chicken - we're using a rotisserie chicken to speed up the process
sour cream
^all the above mixed together
corn tortillas
topped with all the cheese
@PinkPrincessPiper My meal plan was only for 2 days and I have stuck with it. Of course tonight's is in the crock pot and my morning sickness is acting up and the smell is making me ill.
@shyviolet I hate it when food aversions just pop up like that!
This week I made beef stroganoff in the crockpot and my other favorite is jambalaya.
I love this thread though! Fresh ideas and I'll be sure to add mine next week when I meal plan.
I don't cook 5 nights a week now because I work some nights and dont want to cook before i go. Then some days where I work all day I stare at my husband and beg for take out.