Hey guys! I know it has been forever since I have posted anything. I got super busy planning a wedding, getting married, and then life just got in the way. So, to get back in the swing of things I am going to share my Monthly Meal plan. I asked the Hubs to give me a list of his top favorite meals, and then I made a list. Together we came up with a list of 25 meals plus side dishes. When I say meals, I mean things we would eat for dinner. Breakfast and lunch are usually on our own, so I just keep stuff around we can grab and go. However, I do like to make dinner at night. Lately, I have been in a rut- so the Monthly Meal Plan emerged.
With 25 meals, I have enough for Monday- Friday. Saturday and Sundays are saved for left overs or meals out. Also, since there is just two of us a lot of these can be made once, frozen and then just defrosts when the meal repeats next month. That is the other great thing about the meal plan- meals never repeat. Unless it is one of those weird months that have 5 weeks (March and September?), we only eat a particular meal once a month. Also, when I was deciding which food went where, I tried to maximize my ingredients. For example, for week 1, we have 2 chicken meals and to ground meat meals. So, I can buy one pack of chicken and one pack of ground meat and it all gets used. I hate having to freeze 1 chicken breast, or throw away left over burgers because we each only eat one each. Also, when ever possible, I try to cook meat only once and use half the next day. Okay, enough about why- here is the plan:
First, the list of foods:
The Hub's List:
Rotel Chicken Pasta
Beef Stew
White Chicken Chili
Tater tot casserole
Pork chops
BBQ
Roast Chicken
Beef Tacos
Fish
My List:
Chili
Chicken enchilada casserole
Pizza
Breakfast
Broccoli alfredo
grilled cheese/soup
chinese food
fake fried chicken
So now the Meal Plan:
Week 1:
Rotel Chicken Pasta
Week 2:
BBQ w/
Scarborough Fair chicken w/ |
Roast Chicken w/
Pork chops w/ spinach salad |
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Beef Stew
So, sometimes I list a vegetable as a reminder to get a side dish, but a lot of these are recipes I know off the top of my head and they contain a vegetable. Also, I like to include one special desert a week...'cause sometime you need a desert!
I will be posting these recipes as we eat them. I will also try to post a shopping list on Sunday's so you eat along with us! |
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