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

3/27 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Hamburgers and hot dogs, smoked mac and cheese, fresh fruit

• Grill hamburgers
• fries
• cut cantaloupe

Sunday

#smokersunday

Make you rown pizza

• Toppings to include- pepperoni, spinach, mushroom, red onion

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Flounder, rice and asparagus

• using frozen filets and breading them to pan fry
• Roasted asparagus topped with olive oil, lemon pepper and garlic powder
• Box of mixed rice

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Chicken tortilla soup in the Instant pot while im gone
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Pork tenderloin, potatoes, broccoli

• Pre-marinated pork tenderloin grilled
• Au gratin potatoes
• Roasted broccoli- toss in olive oil and some salt and roast at 400 for 20ish mins

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Chicken sweet and sour stir fry

• Cut chicken into pieces and cook in some oil, add frozen stir fry veggies, water chestnuts and pineapple and a jar of sweet and sour sauce and simmer for 15 mins
• Serve over rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

3/20 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Reuben sandwiches

• Using left over corned beef from St. Patricks day meal
• Using our rosemary sourdough bakery break, thousand island dressing, swiss cheese and sauerkraut
• Serving with leftover potatoes and carrots 

Sunday

#smokersunday

Grilled shrimp, risotto, cucumber/tomato salad

• Grilled shrimp with this marinate- its such a nice mix of spice and sweet
• Package of mushroom risotto from ALDI
• Cucumber tomato salad similar to this- but I use random amounts of olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano, salt and fresh basil 

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Spaghetti with meat sauce

• making homemade spaghetti sauce with ground beef, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, garlic and onion
• Serve with chopped cesar salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Grilled sausages, tots and fruit

• Found some ale sausages at ALDI and will top with leftover sauerkraut, mustard and grilled onions
• side of jalapeno and regular tots
• Fruit or veggies and ranch

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Orange chicken and fried rice

• Using a frozen orange chicken skillet meal
• Making homemade fried rice with this recipe

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Korean BBQ tacos

• Trying a new recipe since we have no more kits to use
• top with pickled red onion, cucumber slices, shredded carrots and sriracha mayo 
• side of refried beans

3/13 meal plan

  Saturday

Grill or favorites

Phil is at the state tournament, asian for us

Sunday

#smokersunday

BBQ sandwiches, coleslaw and fries

• Using some left over smoked pork butt from the freezer, heat in the crockpot and then mix with our favorite salt lick BBQ sauce
• serve on brioche buns from ALDI that were lurking in the freezer
• Coleslaw bag mix with some premade coleslaw dressing
• Waffle fries in the air fryer

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Fish tacos and black beans

• use some blackening seasoning or something like this to pan fry the fish
• top with the rest of the bag of coleslaw mix made into cilantro lime slaw
• black beans simmered with red onion and cilantro

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class*

• Leftover chili from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

*St. Particks day**

Corned beef, roasted cabbage and red potatoes

• using the corned beef I scored from ALDI and my beloved instant that hasn't seen enough use this week to make this recipe.  We made this for St. Patrick's day last year and it was a huge hit.
• Also making this cabbage recipe.  We double the sauce for it, and it is SO good.  
• Roasted red potatoes with butter and parsley 

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Chicken taco salads

• Grilled chicken marinated with. lawrys 20 minute marinate
• Fill tostado shells with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and HEB cilantro lime dressing 

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Pizza night

2/27 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Grilled chicken, grilled veggies angel hair pasta 

• Marinate the chicken with Lawry's 20 minute marinate
• Season veggies with olive oil, lawrys seasoning and lemon pepper seasoning

Sunday

#smokersunday

Ravioli, meatballs and salad

Phil is home with kiddos and I am out to dinner with friends

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Salmon, asparagus, rice

• Use our favorite lemon dill sauce on the grilled salmon
• Boxed rice and roasted aspargus topped with butter and lemon pepper seasoning

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Butter chicken served over rice

• Using a jar of sauce I scored at Aldi the other week
• roasting broccoli at 400 for 20 mins tossed in olive oil and salt
• serve with naan bread (from freezer)

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Lettuce wraps 

• Use package sauce but double water chestnuts because they are a Paige favorite 
• Serve over rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game

2/20 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Phil game so its pizza for the kiddos and burgers for me on the road

Sunday

#smokersunday

Phil will have all district meeting so we are just eating leftovers

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Aldi red bag chicken sandwiches and fruit

• Use airfryer to make the famous Chick-fil-a copy cat sandwiches with brioche buns, chick fil a sauce and pickles
• serve with whatever fuit we have on hand after the snowpocalypse

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Pork chops risotto and broccoli

• marinate pork chops with teriyaki Lawrys
• Risotto is from a Aldi package
• Roast broccoli at 400 after tossing in olive oil and sea salt for about 20 minutes

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Cuban sliders and fries

• Previously frozen from my Christmas cooking spree and I am so thankful
• Fries in the air fryer
• fruit for the kids

Friday-

Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game

2/13 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Zuppa Toscana Soup and garlic bread

• Using up some leftover kale and hot sausage that were lurking
• Adding gnocci instead of potatoes for ease

Sunday

#smokersunday

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli

• The easiest and best meatloaf recipe ever
• Roasted broccoli, tossed in olive oil and salt.  Roast at 400 for 20 mins

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Chili

• Chili served over fritos and topped with sour cream and cheese
• add diced chili tomatoes

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Chicken Enchilada casserole

• previously frozen in containers like this
• stuffed with shredded rotisserie chicken, spinach, cheese, black bean and corn
• use premade HCF enchilada sauce
• heat for 30 minutes from thawed

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Asian beef and broccoli

• using ground beef to make a simple beef and broccoli meal
• serve over jasmine rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game

2/6 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Moving last week's fajitas to this week after we were all too sick to eat them

• Serve with black beans 
• top with sour cream, salsa, grilled peppers and avocado

Sunday

#smokersunday

Wings and fries for the big game

• Wings in the smoker or air fryer
• Fries

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Alfredo pasta with chicken and roast broccoli

• Thaw shredded chicken from the smoked chicken last weekend
• Make this delicious and easy alfredo sauce
• roast cut broccoli (prepped on Sunday) in olive oil and salt

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

BBQ Brisket Nachos

• previously frozen brisket thawed
• line a glass baking dish with refried beans, top with brisket and mexican shredded cheese and bake for 20 mins
• Add sliced tomatoes, avocado and lettuce and drizzle with BBQ sauce

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Chicken pot pie 

• previously frozen and made over christmas break
• side of cut fruit

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game

1/30 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Hot dogs, macaroni and cheese and salad

• grill hotdogs 
• use macaroni and cheese that was previously frozen in these containers in the smoker
• cucumber tomato salad

Sunday

#smokersunday

Steak fajitas and black beans 

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Tortellini with spaghetti sauce

• chopped side salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Smoked sausage, gnocci, kale sheet pan meal

• using some lurking frozen cauliflower gnocci
• will have the smoked sausage pre-cut from Sunday meal prep and buy pre cut and washed kale

Asian or Mexican

Cuban sliders and fries

• Cuban sliders from freezer 
• root vegetable fries from ALDI in air fryer

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game

1/23 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Jenny and Paige at horse show- eat out, phil leftovers

Sunday

#smokersunday

Smoked chicken, asparagus and red potatoes packet

• Using his favorite rub to smoke a whole chicken
• Roasted asparagus tossed in butter, lemon pepper seasoning and garlic powder
• Red potatoes in the smoker, chopped, olive oil and italian seasoning

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Burgers, fries and grilled veggies

• Phil will grill burgers
• use leftover sandwich toppings (lettuce, tomato burger sauce and buns)
• grill some mushrooms and peppers marinated in a lawrys seasoning
• Cook a bag of root vegetable fries from ALDI in the air fryer

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftover soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Chicken Enchilada casserole

• previously frozen in containers like this
• stuffed with shredded rotisserie chicken, spinach, cheese, black bean and corn
• use premade HCF enchilada sauce
• heat for 30 minutes from thawed

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Asian beef and broccoli

• using ground beef to make a simple beef and broccoli meal
• serve over jasmine rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game