I know there are lots of meal planning newbies out there this week! I want to encourage to keep it simple when you start out. Check out my “Meal Planning” tab here to help you out while you are getting started, lots of great resources.
A few reruns from last week, because we ended up doing leftovers one night and I was just tired and didn’t feel like cooking. I know you can relate.
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Meal Plan for the week of March 2nd
Sunday:
(Lunch) Leftovers
(Dinner) Pasta e Fagioli Soup (I use canelleni or white northern beans, add 1/2 cup each of diced celery and carrots, and you can use any small pasta, I use ditalinni), homemade rolls or bread
Monday: Apricot Pork (I put this in a slowcooker with pork loin or shoulder), brown rice, green giant veggie mix (from freezer), homemade rolls
Tuesday: Shrimp & Grits (recipe this week), homemade bread, green salad
Wednesday: Lasagna (recipe this week), salad, homemade bread
Thursday: BBQ Pork Sandwiches, oven fries (freezer), oranges
Friday: Homemade Pizza (homemade sauce and breadmaker pizza dough)
Saturday: – Brunch For Garrett’s 1 Year Birthday Party! Dinner out for my husband’s birthday!
Lunches:
Turkey/Ham Sandwiches, fruit, chips
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, sliced apples
PB&J, bananas
Leftovers – Soup
Pork Quesadillas, oranges
Breakfast:
breakfast burrito (egg, cheese, & salsa)
frozen sausage balls, frozen biscuits,
friendship bread, blueberry smoothie
cereal, sliced apples
homemade waffle sticks (freezer), bananas
egg sandwich w/ cheese
oatmeal, whole wheat toast, sliced apples
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What meals are you planning this week? Any tips on how to easily meal plan? Whether or not you posted your meal plan for the week, please take a moment to leave your ideas in a comment. Let’s help each other out in sticking to our budgets!
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I really want to get better about meal planning..I am going to start just with dinners since breakfast & lunches tend to be a lot easier.
Monday – I am going to try your Tomato Basil soup & fresh bread
Tuesday – Roasted sticky chicken, probably serve with salad
Wednesday – Stir-fry – I have the best recipe that my whole family loves. It is the only time my kids eat broccolli.
Thursday – Stuffed shells & turkey Italian sausage (already have shells made from Sunday night)
Friday – Tortilla soup with broth & chicken from sticky chicken
We’re having lots of potatoes this weeks, because they were on sale at H G Hill on Saturday. Stop by and see what we’re going to do with them!
Monday- leftovers, Dave gone
Tuesday- Ham bone soup (allrecipes)
Wednesday- Hashbrown quiche (test for MT)
Thursday- Chicken and dumplins (your friend’s recipe)
Friday- Pizza
Saturday- Mexican do it yourself “bar”
Your meal plan looks great! I don’t know why I read these things when I’m hungry though! Ha ha!
Some things I do to menu plan….
When I come across a recipe from someone’s blog that has a link that I want to try, I start the next week’s post and link it for one of those days. I don’t post my menu plan yet, just leave it pending.
In my recipe binder that I started, I have a folder in there of recipes that I want to try soon so I stick those in there as I find them or as I think of something I want to make. I try to get those in the rotation for the next week or two depending on how many are there.
I also came across this site the other day that has a great program. I’m still using the trial of it but I LOVE IT so far. Check it out at http://www.dailyhomeplanner.com/demo.htm