11/7 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Snack dinner with some leftover crackers/meats/cheeses from Halloween.

Sunday

#smokersunday

Wings in the smoker with smoked queso and chips/fries

• also trying this arugula salad

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Pulled pork tacos

• Reheat meat in small crockpot
• top with cilantro, queso, red onion, shredded cheese
• serve with refried beans

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

Phil scrimmage- Midway

Grabbing a bite to eat out with the kids since we will go straight from dance class to the scrimmage

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Crockpot Butternut squash soup or this one

• Loading up the freezer with some different soups for Tuesday nights using these containers
• Ordered a farm fresh basket and one of the items was a butternut squash so I'm excited to try this soup
• will serve with crusty bread or garlic bread

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

*Phil JH Game*

Korean BBQ Dumplings or Southwestern eggrolls

• Picked up several of these the other week at ALDI and we are slowly working our way through
• will serve with fruit and mashed avocado for dipping

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Scouting*

Quesadillas/Tacos with leftover pulled pork

• serve with queso, red onion, shredded cheese, cilantro
• refried beans

10/31 meal plan

Saturday

#smokersaturday

Halloween snack dinner with some spooky favorites and some amazing cheese options I scored from ALDI this last weekend.

Sunday
Grill or favorites

Smoked Turkey Breast stuffed with bacon, pesto and Monterrey jack cheese

Roasted sweet potatoes and asparagus

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Ravioli and pasta sauce with Italian sausage  side cesaer salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
Broccoli Cheddar soup in the crockpot will cook while we are at dance class and be ready when we are home.  Serve with biscuits from freezer.

• Leftovers will be frozen in these containers

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Gyros from the freezer- serve with sliced tomatoes/cucumber salad and fries

• This was a box dinner from ALDI and it comes with the meat, pita, tzatziki

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

*Phil JH Game*

Freezer Korean BBQ dumplings or southwestern egg rolls with smashed avocado for dipping

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Scouting*

Pizza

10/24 meal plan

Saturday

#smokersaturday

DATE NIGHT!!! 

Sunday

Favorites 

Smoking a pork butt and freezing leftovers

• Phil is excited to try another pork butt in his smoker and I am loving having leftovers to throw in different recipes
• We will also put some chopped potatoes topped with bacon bits and cheese in the smoker for a bit making dishes minimal
• serve with the rest of a bag of coleslaw in the fridge

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Salmon, brussel sprouts roasted and tossed in balsamic glaze, quinoa from a box

• a friend recommended this salmon recipe and I'm excited to use a cedar plank we have laying around
• roasted brussel sprouts at 400 for about 20 mins or until crispy and then toss in a balsamic glaze from ALDI (similiar to the TJ ones)

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
*Dance Class* *Basketball meeting*

Pulling some chili from the freezer and heating in a small crockpot while we go to dance class

• we froze this last week and used some leftover pulled pork in it instead of ground beef and it turned out amazing

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

*Coach/Officials meeting on zoom*

Butter chicken over rice

• I seriously love the ease and simplicity of this recipe but it turns out delicious EVERY time

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Serving a selection of eggrolls and fried rice I found at ALDI-  I'm thinking the chicken avocado ones this week

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

 Pizza night!

10/17 meal plan

 Saturday

#smokersaturday

Pulled pork chili served over fritos

• Using my favorite chili recipe but putting smoked pork butt we froze a couple weeks ago
• We were going to have this last week but Texas had other plans and it was 90 degrees

Sunday

Favorites 

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Grilled chicken, linguini with butternut squash/pumpkin sauce and salad

• marinate in garlic and herb lawrys  marinate and grill
• leftovers used for lunches
• chopped bag salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
Korean Taco kit- top with sliced cucumber and shredded carrot and cabbage and spicy mayo

• using the last of our taco kits we got from ALDI, it includes all the seasonings and fajitas all we need it the topping

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Meatloaf with roasted veggies frozen sweet potato and carrot from freezer and will probably add some broccoli

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Asian freezer meal (egg rolls or stir fry or dumplings) 

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Veggie pizza

10/10 meal plan

Saturday

#smokersaturday

Phil is gone so we are keeping it simple and the kids and I are heading to Austin to see some good friends for the day and will eat there before we leave

Sunday
Smoker Sunday

Smoked pork tenderloin, baked potatoes, roasted asparagus

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Shrimp Po Boys and fries with fruit

•  Grill the shrimp with some blackening seasoning and serve on crusty rolls with tomatoes and remoulade sauce 
• Bake some fries on the side and whatever fruit we need to use up

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
Hatch salsa chicken taco salads with refried beans

• Hatch chicken was previous cooked in the slow cooker with just a jar of salsa and then frozen
• will reheat in the mini crockpot while we are at dance class
• serve in Taco shells, with lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado, refried beans and cilantro lime dressing

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Pulled pork chili served over fritos

• Using my favorite chili recipe but putting smoked pork butt we froze a couple weeks ago

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Pasta casserole from the freezer with shells, marinara and italian sausage

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Supreme pizza 

10/3 meal plan

Our freezer is nice and full right now so we are cleaning out the freezer this week with several meats and sides or meals coming from the freezer.  

Saturday

#smokersaturday

Charcuterie board to use up some lingering cheeses and meats

• also serving this spinach dip that I intended to make last weekend and never got around to it
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Sunday

Favorites 

Pulled pork nachos

• Refried beans spread in a baking dish, topped with pulled pork (previously smoked and frozen in these containers), topped with a drizzle of BBQ sauce lurking in the fridge and taco cheese
• After baking at 350 for 20 mins, top with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and avocado
• serve with chips for dipping

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Mushroom Pork chops with spaetzle (special from ALDI) and roasted broccoli

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
Chicken, black bean, spinach enchiladas

• Previously assembled and frozen in these containers and will just heat in oven at 350

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Chicken sweet potato curry

• excited to try this and using up some sweet potatoes and chicken we had lurking
• serve over jasmine rice

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Pasta and meatballs from the freezer

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Veggie pizza

9/26 meal plan

 Saturday

#smokersaturday

White wings- tenders stuffed with Monterrey jack and jalapenos

Grill zuchini and squash with seasoning

Red potato salad

Sunday

Favorites 

Eggplant Parmesan 

• Got two eggplants in our farm box this week and will fry all of it and freeze what I don't use for us.  Also makes amazing leftovers for lunch
• Serve over pasta

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Fish Tacos

• top with lime/vinegar coleslaw
• drizzle Chef Flaco Verde sauce on top

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
Taco bell Tuesday due to dance class and meet the teacher night

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

French dip sandwiches from freezer

• use leftover frozen Brioche buns
• half a bag of fries and fruit for sides

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Pizza/freezer or leftovers due to meet the teacher night for Elliott

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

Asian night with the Coach's wives

Other current favorites:

Collagen powder I put in my morning coffee

9/19 meal plan

Saturday

smokerSaturday

Eat out 

Sunday

Favorites 

Moving smoker saturday to today because Phil is going to do a big ole pork butt I found on sale-

• use the pork butt for cuban sandwiches
• freeze leftovers in these containers for other easy meals (I'm thinking tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, enchiladas)  
• Sides: fries and fruit /coleslaw

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Fish tacos  and black beans with cilantro and lime

• serve with sliced avocado, slaw, and creamy cilantro lime dressing

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
(moved to Monday because Paige has dance class)

• Phil is grilling smoked sausage, peppers and foil packet potatoes

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Grilled chicken, Pasta salad, roasted broccoli

• Chicken will just be in a Lawry's 15 min marinate
• Box of ranch and bacon pasta salad
• Toss Broccoli in olive oil and salt and roast at 400 for 20 mins

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Freezer meal- possibly enchiladas or zuchini rollatini whatever sounds good on Wednesday

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

frozen pizza or leftovers

Other current favorites:

Collagen powder I put in my morning coffee

9/12 meal plan

 Saturday

#smokersaturday

Ravioli and salad or out with friends

Sunday

Favorites 

• Grilled Steak
• Twice baked potatoes (from freezer)
• grilled asparagus

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

• Crab cakes from ALDI
• salad 
• Fries

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday

• Taco salads with ground beef, avocado, cilantro ranch dressing, cheese and refried beans

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

marinated chicken and grilled veggies with grilled foil packs of potatoes

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Freezer meal

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

frozen pizza or leftovers

Other current favorites:

Collagen powder I put in my morning coffee

9/5 meal plan

 Saturday

#smokersaturday

• Pork tenderloin with a pork rub, wrapped in bacon, smoked and with a BBQ sauce glaze the last 25 minutes
• Served with roasted broccoli (season with olive oil and salt, roast at 400 fro 20 minutes
• Four cheese mashed potatoes 

Sunday

Favorites 

Leftover pizza and salad

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

• Bonus smoker day for Labor day- Lemon pepper smoked wings,
• fries
• carrots and celery with ranch

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday

• Ground beef tacos
• Serve with lettuce, tomato, avocado, salsa and sour cream
• side of refried beans

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

• Gyro kit from Aldi (includes meat, pitas and tzatziki sauce)
• roasted sweet potatoes with everything but bagel seasoning
• cucumber tomato salad

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

• Pasta with alfredo sauce, peas and cooked diced ham

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

frozen pizza or leftovers

Other current favorites:

Collagen powder I put in my morning coffee

8/29 meal plan

Saturday

#smokersaturday

"white wings" as Phil calls them- chicken breast pounded thin, then stuffed with Monterey jack cheese and jalapeno

- grilled okra

-  smoked baked potatoes with cheese, sour cream and chives

Sunday

Favorites 

BBG chicken Nachos (to use up leftover BBQ chicken)- top chips with BBQ chicken, black beans, roasted corn, red onions

Then make this Poblano queso to drizzle over top

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Salmon on the grill with a side of our lemon dill sauce from H‑E‑B, box of quinoa and grilled peppers, onions and mushrooms 

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday
Ground beef tacos

• Top with lettuce, cheese, avocado, diced tomatoes 
• Refired beans on side

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Penne Provencal-  

• Similar to above recipe but I use zucchini and squash instead of eggplant
• Grill brats to go with it 

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Lettuce wraps- use ground turkey and serve over jasmine rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

frozen pizza or leftovers

Other current favorites:

Collagen powder I put in my morning coffee