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

1/16 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Grilled chicken sandwiches

• Use frozen chicken and have Phil grill
• serve on  Brioche buns with lettuce, tomatoes and burger sauce
• side of roasted garlic parmesan red potatoes using my air fryer bake setting
• tomato cucumber salad similar to this but we don't measure anything 

Sunday

#smokersunday

Out of town for Sadie birthday

• Jenny and Paige will be in Austin and eating on the road
• Phil and Elliott will have leftovers

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 sir fryer

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftovers soup from freezer
• Snack box for Paige

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Chicken pot pie

• I froze a couple of these over break so I can just thaw and put in the oven for dinner
• Serve with some fruit as a side

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Dumplings with fried rice and edamame

• Picked up some frozen Korean BBQ dumpling from ALDI the other week
• Sides are steamed Edamame and fried rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza before the game

1/9 meals plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Sunday

#smokersunday

Snow day- so we made this amazing chili with some leftover frozen smoked pork butt

• left out the bacon since I didn't have any
• added some crushed tomatoes and a little extra broth since the pork soaked up a lot of the liquid
• serve with choice of noodles, fritos sour cream and cheese

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Baked Ziti and Ceasar Salad

• Trying out this recipe that friend shared last week
• Making sure to use the "real" mozzarella for some melty goodness

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Leftovers chili or ziti
• snack box for paige 

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Crockpot shredded chicken tacos

• Jar of salsa and some chicken in the crockpot all day. Use the mixer to shred when I get home and serve in tacos
• Serve with chopped tomatoes, sour cream, avocado 
• refried beans on the side (use to make bean and cheese tacos for Paige)

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Chicken Quesadillas

• Use leftover chicken for chicken and cheese quesadillas
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Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza