7/26 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Eating out at Helbergs with company

Sunday

#smokersunday

leftovers 

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Ravioli, ceasar salad and garlic bread

• Keeping it simple and using frozen ravioli, and jar sauce from ALDI
• Using the rest of some lettuce in the fridge for ceasar salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

Gyros and fries

• Using a kit from ALDI that includes the meat, tzatziki sauce and pitas.  
• Serve with tomatoes, cucumber red onion salad

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Sheet pan sausage, gnocci Kale

• Rolling back this popular recipe to use up some kale

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Pulled pork sandwiches from freezer, coleslaw, tater tots

• Using previously frozen pulled pork and some buns for sandwiches
• Coleslaw salad kit and frozen tater tots

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

6/19 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Birthday dinner for Preston    

Sunday

#smokersunday

Father's Day

Pierogies, brats and peppers/onion

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Ravioli, ceasar salad, garlic bread

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

Burgers, fries, watermelon

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Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Grilled Chicken, red potato salad, roasted broccoli

• Marinate and grill chicken
• Red potato salad like this
• Roast broccoli at 400 for 20 min

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Chicken Quesadillas, black beans

• Use leftover chicken from yesterday to make chicken quesadillas
• serve with sour cream, salsa and lettuce/tomato salad

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

6/12 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Wings, fries and carrots/ranch

• Lemon pepper wings like these

Sunday

#smokersunday

Ribs, corn on the cob, red potato packets 

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Zuchini noodles, spaghetti and italian sausage

• Make zoodles from some zucchini
• Use jar sauce
• Make some italian sausage in skillet to add

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday

Pulled pork tacos, refried beans

• Use previously smoked pork for tacos, tops with cilantro and pickled red onion
• sides of refried beans

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Lettuce wraps, rice 

• Use seasoning packet for lettuce wraps 
• double the amount of water chestnuts because they are P's favorite

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

creamy red potato salad

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

6/6 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

out of town

Sunday

#smokersunday

Order something or pick up on way in town

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Sausage Kale gnocci skillet

• This is so easy and SO good!  P loves it when I separate everything on the plate 

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

Gilled chicken, pasta salad, cucumber tomato salad

• marinated and grilled chicken with lawrys 20 minute marinate
• Either ranch and bacon pasta salad or italian
• cucumber tomato salad like this

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

French Onion meatballs, egg noodles, roasted broccoli

• Trying this new recipe for meatballs and serving over egg noodles with roasted broccoli  on the side

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Chicken Tikka Masala 

• Using a jar sauce I got from ALDI a little ways back

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Caprese chicken sandwiches, pasta salad and watermelon

• Red bag chicken from ALDI in the air fryer for 15 mins
• italian dressing pasta salad
• cut watermelon
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5/15 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Easy dinner with Caitlin and Sadie visiting TBD

Sunday

#smokersunday

Steak, asparagus, baked potato

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Spaghetti and Meatballs, salad, garlic bread

• Frozen meatballs with my favorite ALDI garlic tomato basil sauce
• Garlic bread for side

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Sandwich night

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Salmon, rice, green beans

• Use a little Zatarans blackening seasoning and grill
• Top with our favorite lemon caper sauce
• Air fryer green beans like this
• Boxed rice/quinoa

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Ground beef tacos

• Seasoned ground beef
• Toppings of lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado
• Refried beans on the side

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

5/8 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Fajitas (chicken or beef) with beans and sauteed peppers/onions

• Phill grills chicken or steak
• I will sautee peppers and onions
• sides of lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, salsa and jalapeno ranch and guac from chuys

Sunday

#smokersunday

Mothers Day so Phil has the whole day planned

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Ham and cheese tortellini with ceasar salad

• cheese tortellini with homemade sauce like this
• use up leftover frozen ham pieces
• chopped ceasar salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Toasted sandwiches and salad or fruit

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Pulled pork sliders with fries and fruit

• Using leftover smoked pork butt, reheated in crockpot and tossed in BBQ sauce
• make coleslaw and have sliders with Hawaiian rolls
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Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Egg roll in a bowl

• Use leftover ground turkey and coleslaw mix to make
• serve over rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

5/1 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Bacon log, 

• Italian sausage stuffed with thick shredded cheese, then wrapped in bacon and smoked
• Skillet sliced potatoes

Sunday

#smokersunday

Quesadilla, black beans 

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Brats and penne pasta

• Cook pasta according to directions
• In a pan put 2 cans diced tomatoes, diced garlic, one yellow squash and one zucchini squash sliced, one can great northern beans and a teaspoon of sugar. saute in pan until squash is tender.
• Grilled brats on the side

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Toasted sandwiches and chopped salad

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Butter chicken

• Using this recipe that is so easy and delicious
• serve over naan bread and rice 

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Grilled chicken taco salads

• Marinate and grill chicken
• Serve in taco bowls with lettuce, tomatoes, beans, avocado, refried beans and mexican cheese

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

4/24 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Elliott Birthday party

Crawfish, potatoes, corn, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, fresh fruit, carrots and ranch

Sunday

#smokersunday

Leftovers from party or sandwiches

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Buffalo chicken sandwiches, roasted sweet potatoes, fruit

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Leftover chicken tortilla soup topped with chips and cheese

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Meatball subs, tater tots and baked beans

• bake meatballs in the air fryer oven, toss in marinara and toast buns 
• top with mozzarella
• tater tots and bakes beans on the side

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Ground beef hamburger helper, sautéed green beans

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

4/17 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Pork stew

• Using some more leftover pulled pork in a nice easy stew
• sides will be watermelon and garlic breadsticks

Sunday

#smokersunday

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Swedish meatballs, egg noodles, salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• leftover chili from freezer

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Grilled chicken, angel hair pasta and asparagus

• Use a Lawry's marinate on the chicken and Phil will grill
• Pasta -roni angel hair pasta
• Asparagus tossed in butter with garlic and lemon pepper seasoning

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Pork chops, broccoli and mash potatoes

• Heat the pork chops in the airfryer because they were previously cooked and frozen
• Broccoli will be roasted, toasted in olive oil and salt, and roasted at 400 for 20 mins
• Instant mashed potatoes

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

4/3 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Pulled pork nachos

• Using some previously smoked pork butt, tossed in Salt Lick BBQ sauce
• Top with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cheese

Sunday

#smokersunday

Ham, macaroni and cheese, artichokes, rolls

• smoking a ham in the smoker for easter
• Steamed artichokes served with melted butter and this dipping sauce
• Broccoli for Paige and Elliott
• Macaroni and cheese (previously frozen) thawed and cooked in the smoker

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Ravioli and salad

• Ravioli tossed in pasta sauce
• Serve with a side salad and garlic bread

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Chili from the freezer or left overs

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Grilled Chicken, grilled veggies, roasted red potatoes

• Marinate chicken with Lawrys marinate and grill
• Chop zucchini, mushrooms, and red onion to marinate and grill
• Roasted red potatoes with butter and parsley

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Lettuce wraps

• Use this sauce
• add extra water chestnuts, top with green onions 

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

4/10 meal plan

Saturday

Grill or favorites

Grilled chicken, zuchini and mushrooms, roasted red potatoes

• Marinate chicken in lawrys lemon pepper marinate and grill
• Chopped and seasoned zucchini and mushrooms in the grill basket
• Red potatoes with butter and parsley and roasted in the air fryer

Sunday

#smokersunday

Smoked pork butt "pig" sandwiches

• 24 hour smoke of a pork butt, and Phil is making sandwiches
• Serve with fries and fruit

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Ham and pea creamy pasta

• Using some leftover ham pieces and frozen peas to make this one pot pasta from Damn Delicious

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Reheat some chicken tortilla soup while we go to dance class 

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Edamame, Lo mein, Teriyaki grilled chicken

• Marianted and grilled chicken
• sides of steamed edamame and a package of teryaki lo mein

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Pork Quesadillas

• Use some leftover pulled pork for cheese quesadillas, serve with sour cream, salsa and avocado

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night