Meal Plan Monday 3/20

KirstinH88 · March 2017

We haven't done one of these in awhile. So what's on your plates this week? Are you doing freezer meals to make life easier when baby arrives? Share your recipes!!!!

KirstinH88 · March 2017

Today and tmrw we have baseball, so we are just going to eat leftovers, quick things we can pop in the oven, or cereal.
Wednesday: spaghetti
Thursday: French dip sandwiches (from the crockpot)
ETA: link to recipe https://butteryourbiscuit.com/slow-cooker-french-dip-sandwiches/
Friday: I'm going out to dinner with friends to celebrate my belated birthday, so DH and the boys are on their own!

I'm not doing freezer meals because quite honestly, I barely have the energy to do our normal meals. Once baby is here, I'll probably just continue cooking our meals nightly, do quick things in the oven, or have DH run out for something to eat.

visualcircus · March 2017

I need to make more freezer meals! Right now I have about 30 bean, rice, shredded chicken burritos in the freezer. My church group does meals for the first few weeks, and my family will be here so I don't have that much of an urgency to get the freezer meals completed.

Monday- pesto chicken and ravioli
Tuesday- lettuce chicken wraps
Wednesday- Indian butter chicken curry
Thursday-ham fried rice
Friday- chicken spaghetti and green bean casserole

KirstinH88 · March 2017

@visualcircus Mmmm....pesto chicken. I love pesto!!!

HGRich · March 2017

Today--chicken cordon bleu
Tomorrow--probably tacos
Wednesday--going to see Beauty and the Beast and eat out after
Thursday--leftovers
Friday--don't know yet.

I wanfed to do a few freezer meals, but we don't have a deep freeze and our freezer just doesn't hold much. So I've decided if our church doesn't do a meal train or anything we will order Hyvee grocery delivery and takeout and not stress about it.

catem07 · March 2017

today: frozen pizza
tomorrow: spaghetti and meatballs
wednesday: tbd?
thursday: pork tenderloin probably
friday: maybe a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store

Yesterday I added 2 lbs of cooked taco turkey to our freezer stash. We have a meatloaf, a lasagna, and a tray of baked ziti in there, so I think we have 10-12 meals for me and DH stored away. I just hope baby doesn't have a dairy problem... We bought a chest freezer in November partly for that purpose (also because we were hosting Thanksgiving).

bww_0331 · March 2017

@HGRich you know you're pregnant when the name of a grocery store makes you emotional. I miss living near a HyVee

HGRich · March 2017

@wagnerw haha! They're pricier than Walmart but I love them. Especially the ones with a caribou coffee kiosk or shop attached.

mylittleirvz · March 2017

Monday: Layered Taco bake

Tuesday: Dinner at my mom's

Wednesday: Hawaiian Ham sandwiches

Thursday: Cheeseburger Soup

Friday: Leftovers probably

Other substitute options I have in mind are spaghetti casserole, biscuits and gravy or pancakes.

Edited to add: I have made several things for the freezer - batch of soup, a few casseroles, buffalo chicken tacquitos, a couple different kinds of muffins, banana bread, and lactation cookie dough.

mylittleirvz · March 2017

@visualcircus, I want to just eat at your house this week!!

bww_0331 · March 2017

Our meal plan this week is to do as little planning as possible, survive off leftovers and whatever I can scrounge together from the cupboard, or order take out in hopes that we don't actually need any of the meals. Way over cooking at this point. Give me toast and cereal. And a baby.

doozenberg · March 2017

We have been starting the freezer meals. My mom is going to make a bunch for us, plus I made chicken stew over the weekend and froze a few meal portions.
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Chilli
Wednesday: Quinoa quiche
Thursday: Instant Pot mushroom risotto
Friday: take out

ETA: I'm planning on making lactation cookies today. I'm excited!

MWoodside · March 2017

-tacos with pulled chicken and/or black beans, sautéed veg, guac and sour cream.
-spaghetti with turkey meatballs.
-spinach herb chicken burgers (bunless), roasted rosemary sweet potato rounds, green beans.
-loaded cheesy bean burritos.
-roasted chicken, broccoli, rainbow carrots.

thats as far as Ive gotten

KirstinH88 · March 2017

wagnerw said:

Our meal plan this week is to do as little planning as possible, survive off leftovers and whatever I can scrounge together from the cupboard, or order take out in hopes that we don't actually need any of the meals. Way over cooking at this point. Give me toast and cereal. And a baby.

This has basically been my life for the last 9 months. My poor family rarely gets a decent home cooked meal... Sorry!

kitkat8387 · March 2017

DH made a huge pot of barbacoa on Sunday so we will be using that in different dishes throughout the week...Sunday we had it with rice, last night quesadillas, tonight tacos, etc.

I think we are done prepping freezer meals at this point. And by we, I mean DH lol (he's the cook). We currently have 2 trays of lasagna, 1 tray of ziti, a ton of bolognese sauce (so just need to boil pasta to go with), pork carnitas, beef chili, and black bean burgers. So at least a month worth of dinners for 2 people. I know people will also be bringing us food, so I think we should be set for a while. LMK if anyone wants recipes!

schef070911 · March 2017

I'm still meal planning but trying to stick to simpler stuff that requires less prep. I think I have rotisserie chicken on the menu tonight with a salad, chicken burrito bowls tomorrow, crockpot turkey chili Thursday and we'll see Friday. I've done about all I can do in the way of freezer meals now - we have an apartment-sized fridge with a woefully small freezer that is already packed to the gills.

Koukonei · March 2017

I have a huge list of freezer meals to get started on this week. I think I may need to hit costco to get everything!

Tonight - maple dijon baked ham, parmigiano reggiano mashed potatoes, lemon garlic roasted asparagus
Wednesday - butternut squash ravioli with pesto
Thursday - bell peppers stuffed with Italian sausage
Friday - butter chicken naan wraps
Saturday - spinach and artichoke soup with rosemary focaccia

Taylor72 · March 2017

@Koukonei that ham and potatoes sounds so delicious!! Is it easy?

Koukonei · March 2017

@Taylor72 It definitely is! I just make it up as I go along. I can post my recipes later, my phone is dying

shaunessa · March 2017

Tonight-salmon and mini brown sugar glazed carrots
Wed-Spaghetti
Thurs-Pchops and chick peas
Fri-going on our last date night before little guy arrives
@HGRich
We're going to see Beauty and the Beast too! My husband is like "you better not go into labor....movies arent' cheap these days"

As far as freezer meals, I won't be doing anything. I have a freezer full of Tostino pizzas, burritos and corn dogs!

Virginialeigh · March 2017

Mon: five spice chicken
Tues: BBQ chicken with black eyed peas salad
Wed: eggplant parm soup, which is basically tomato soup with cheese and diced fried eggplant on top. Making a double batch of the soup and freezing half.
Thur: French onion pork chops with stove top
Fri: burgers and garlic fries
Sat: my mom is coming and she always orders us Chinese because there are no Chinese restaurants where she lives

I also found this freezer meal I'm going to add to my collection on my day off along with like 3 or 4 pans of cinnamon rolls
https://ohmyveggies.com/recipe-make-ahead-cheese-roasted-vegetable-baked-manicotti/

Koukonei · March 2017

@Taylor72 So for the ham, I mix real maple syrup (the darker the better) and dijon mustard together and rub a thick layer all over the ham, then I put it in my Dutch oven dump about 1 inch of beer in the bottom, cover and heat at 350 degrees until hot.

I like to either use red skin or Yukon gold potatoes, leave the skins on, cut into quarters and boil until tender. Mash with melted butter, whipping cream (you can use milk or whatever you prefer), salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg, a couple of cloves of roasted garlic, and freshly grated parmigiano reggiano. The cheese is expensive, but so worth it, and a little goes a long way so it lasts forever!

Nolegirl1185 · March 2017

@wagnerw and @KirstinH88 I've been in the same boat....about as often as everyone else seems to do take out is about how often I COOK. We eat a lot of cereal! haha. I just rarely had the energy to breathe after coming home from work between 5:30 - 7:00 then spending a couple more hours on stuff for work (teacher life) let alone cook. DH doesn't know how to cook, even when reading a box, somehow it gets messed up. He can grill though, which he is supposed* to do tonight!

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