1. Stir-fry nightThis can be a mix of vegetables and meat over any grain (quinoa, rice). It is so easy, so fast, and so delicious! I usually keep it as an Asian-inspired meal, with soy sauce, freshly grated ginger, garlic, and a little coconut sugar. You could easily mix in any other spices — think Italian herbs, curry, or even salsa and beans to make it into a burrito bowl!
2. Grain bowl night Inspired by Tom and Gisele, I have started to make meals like this, and my family is loving it! Start with a grain like rice or farro or quinoa at the bottom of the bowl. In a pinch, I use this from Trader Joe’s and add some sautéed onions, roasted garlic, or some other flavor profile. Then add some roasted veggies (we like Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, beets, or all of the above), or you could do raw veggies to make it a salad, topped with an avocado or a lean protein like grilled chicken, salmon, or a fried egg. Yum! 3. Soup/chili or grill and salad nightThis can be seasonal — soups or stews in the fall and winter, grilled dinners in the spring and summer. Truth be told, our family loves our favorite chili recipe year round, though! 4. Pasta night In our house, and especially with my daughters, it’s all about sprinkling cheese and whatever I can serve as a vehicle for more cheese (see chili above!), so pasta obviously fits the bill here. You can use white pasta, go whole grain, or try an ancient grain — or even make a zoodle! Red sauce, butter, or pesto make it delicious, and we throw in as many veggies as we can here (you can even do this in the meatballs if you are topping your pasta that way). 5, 6, 7. Wild card or repeat nightsThe other three nights of the week are either repeat nights or wild card nights. Sometimes it’s a date night, if we’re lucky, and then there is frozen pizza or takeout for the littles. Other times we all venture out to a restaurant. For us, wild card nights in our house are family favorites, like taco Tuesday, breakfast for dinner, chicken picatta (totally grown-up chicken fingers!), or a special recipe I’m excited to try. It helps to have a little list of our favorite dinners to refer to as well — such a fun thing to brainstorm as a family, and this exercise completely empowers everyone to be part of the healthy eating process.
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Monday Applebees Santa Fe chicken Tuesday Wednesday Skillet chicken Thursday Pork chops with creamed spinach an carrots Friday pasta with home made sauce Wed 11/18 Classic Chicken fried rice click for recipe really looking forward to this Thurs 11/19 Pork chops in crock pot Fri 11/20 Cod, not sure what the exact recipe will be , I know it will be baked I actually think I am doing it plain in the oven 375 , for 20 min with olive oil, lemon and dill and thats it
Sat 11/20 Chicken Croquet's If you never made it try it we love them its like a fish cake but with chicken I have been rearranging my blog page a little so I havent posted my meal plan hang in there
Monday 10/26 Eggplant Parm Tuesday 10/27 Cabbage, Potatoes and bacon ill probably serve this with sausages click for recipe Wednesday 10/28 Beef Stew Thursday 10/29 Leftovers from prior days Friday 10/30 Pizza, whole wheat dough with pepperoni Saturday 10/31 Sunday 11/1 This is a pic of a pizza that we have made with whole wheat dough and pepperoni Sunday 10-18 Chicken cutlet Parm( sorry didnt do recipe or picture) Monday 10-19 Mexicali basically this is ground turkey,onions ,chili powder , red peppers, can of diced tomatoes. cheddar cheese Tuesday 10-20 My Birthday I didnt cook s/o cooked pork chops, baby carrots and his own rice pilaf he makes with orzo's Wednesday 10-21 Portuguese soup which I have shared the recipe and pic' with you but today I am gonna try something different stay tuned Thursday 10-22 Plain macaroni and sauce nothing fancy just plain old mac Friday 10-23 Buttermilk baked fried chicken and scalloped potatoes click here for chicken recipe its really good will add the potato recipe Saturday 10-24 Cube steak ,butternut squash, green beans Sunday 10-11 Portuguese soup
Monday 10-12 leftovers Tuesday 10-13 Sesame Chicken with Chinese Fried Rice i will add on the rice recipe later Wednesday 10-14 Comfy Swiss Steak in crock pot Thursday 10-15 Bourbon Chicken using a seasoning packet ill post later Friday 10-16 Hoisin Salmon Saturday Home made Mac and Cheese i use cottage cheese in mine ill post this recipe later and up date Sunday 10/4 Home made meat sauce with rotini I used a big can of diced tomatoes a big can of tomato sauce and a small can of tomato sauce, dash of sugar, 2 pork chops, some hamburger and seasoning, Monday 10/5 Meatloaf Tuesday Saucy Chicken made in crock pot Wednesday Beef Stroganoff Thursday Potato and Leek soup Friday Chicken Lo Mein Mon 9/28 Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup click for the recipe important to use the refrigerated kind of tortellini not the frozen Tues 9/29 Chicken and Biscuits For this I use Pillsbury biscuits Wed 9/30 Making a home made meat sauce using 2 pork chops that i have frozen serving with pasta Thurs 10/1 Burgers Fri 10/2 Fish chowder Sat 10/2 Chicken Lo Mein Sun 10/3 S/O choice ill let you know as soon as i know This week a little different had a family illness I was dealing with and my stove isn't working so this is was I have so far will up date later just didn't want to keep you guys waiting
Mon 9/21 Beef Pot Pie sorry I didnt take my own picture but here you go! Tues 9/22 My Stove isn't lighting so Help Your Self for supper tonight over here Wed 9/23 Maple syrup Chicken with acorn squash and carrots Thurs 9/24 Crispy Baked Pork Chops with veggie and rice Fri 9/25 Brown Sugar Roasted salmon w/ Maple and Dill Sat 9/26,possible birth of my great niece leaving open Sun 9/27,possible birth of my great niece leaving open |
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