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I actually did pretty well in my meal planning last week, we ate each meal I planned. We just changed up the Rigatoni with Squash & Shrimp, I used the sauce and some cheese ravioli’s from the freezer. YUM! My daughter even ate this and she is a pretty picky eater.
I indulged a little this week in my purchases. I LOVE the expensive feta cheese packed in water, so I purchased a big huge block of it at Costco. I cut it into 6 equal blocks and freeze 5 of them. I could live on greek food and this time of year all the fresh veggies make it so easy, plus we do lots of chicken on the grill with it. I make things like a Greek Chicken Salad, chicken pitas, greek pizzas and more. I also got a big plastic clamshell of Baby Organic Spinach there, so all together that was about $15 out of my budget, but I pretty much have everything I need for this week. We will be eating out of the pantry, but just picking up a few things and if the budget allows — stocking up a bit too! Since I save so much, I have a few key items that I splurge on, a few of them are cheese: feta and fresh parmesean!
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Meal Plan for the week of April 13th
Sunday:
(Lunch) Grandma’s For Easter Celebration
(Dinner) Leftovers!
Monday: Roasted Sticky Chicken, mashed potatoes, spinach salad w/ fruit and nuts (I cook 2 of these, shred and then make broth to freeze with the carcas.)
Tuesday: Greek Chicken Salad with wheat pita bread (leftover chicken from Monday)
Wednesday: Chicken Fajitas or Tacos (chicken from Monday)
Thursday: Chicken Poppyseed Casserole over egg noodles, steamed veggies or sauteed spinach, homemade wheat bread
Friday: Homemade Pizza (homemade sauce and breadmaker pizza dough), Toppings: pepperoni, chicken, spinach, pesto, feta, sundried tom., green peppers, onions
(Having friends over and letting kids help w/ pizza!)
Saturday: Venison Burgers, sweet potato fries, spinach salad
Lunches:
Turkey & Ham Sandwiches, cantelope
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, sliced apples
PB&J, apples
Leftovers – Chicken quesadillas, BBQ chicken sandwiches
Breakfast:
homemade french toast (freezer), cantelope
strawberry smoothie, whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter
cereal, cantelope
breakfast burrito (egg, cheese, & salsa)
egg sandwich w/ cheese, fruit
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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