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
• 
  

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza

1/2 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Sunday

#smokersunday

Wings, fries and carrots/celery

• trying out the new air fryer with some buffalo wings using this recipe
• fries and celery/ carrots and ranch
• Paige gets chicken nuggets

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Beef Stroganoff

• using this recipe 
• Air fryer asparagus as a side (will leave a few with less seasoning for Elliott)

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Dance class and away game*

• Pasta Fagioli soup from the freezer, and sandwich on the side
• Paige gets a snack box before dance class, and E gets a pouch 

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Grilled Pork chops, side of skillet potatoes and balsamic brussel sprouts

• Phil will grill the pork chops ahead of time on Monday, and I will quickly reheat in the air fryer
• Roasted brussel sprouts  in the air fryer and I'm SO excited to try these

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Dumplings, lo mein and steamed edamame

• Bought some Korean BBQ dumplings from ALDI, will drizzle with siracha mayo for Phil and I
• Steamed Edamame (mash for Elliott)
• Lo Mein also from the freezer

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Scouting*

Pizza

12/19 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

Fajitas

• Grill marinated chicken and peppers/onions
• refried beans and mexican rice for sides
• 
  

Sunday

#smokersunday

Cuban sliders with fries/salad

• Make an extra 2 trays for freezer

Monday
Pasta/seafood night
Chicken Pot Pie-

• Make double to freeze a few for January
• Add diced potatoes to make more filling, sauté in butter for a few minutes then coat with flour
• I use rotisserie chicken, broth and cream for the filling
• frozen peas and carrots veggies
• use a premade puff pastry for the top

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

Phil Game

Pasta Fagioli Soup and garlic bread

• This is my favorite pasta fagioli soup.  It is so easy and turns out amazing in the instant pot

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Chicken enchilada casserole- use this filling but make a casserole like this

• Using some of the shredded chicken from Monday to make enchiladas 
• will freeze a couple trays for us
• serve with avocado and chips/salsa

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

**Christmas Eve**

Gumbo

• Using Phil's Mom's Gumbo recipe to make some seafood gumbo

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Christmas*

Grilled steak filets, steamed crab legs, steamed artichokes and potatoes

12/12 meal plan

 Saturday

Grill or favorites

*Caitlin and Sadie Visit**

Eat out at Winter Wonderland or pick up Pizza on the way home

Sunday

#smokersunday

Steak, scalloped potatoes and roasted asparagus

• Phil will grill the steak and season with Fiesta steak seasoning
• boxed scalloped potatoes
• roast asparagus topped with butter and olive oil and garlic and lemon pepper seasoning

Monday
Pasta/seafood night

Creamy gnocci with salad

• Using the gnocci we froze from a couple weeks ago and make a tomato-y creamy pasta with some spicy sausage
• Cesar Salad

Tuesday
Taco Tuesday/Soup and sandwiches

*Phil Game*

Asian frozen dumplings, mashed avocado, edamame

Wednesday

Instant Pot/Casserole/Grill

Skillet hash

• Brown potatoes in skillet with vegetable oil
• Add canned green beans, smoked sausage and BBQ sauce and heat till warm

Thursday

Asian or Mexican

Lettuce Wraps- 

• Use this sauce packet serve with rice

Friday-
Pizza or freezer

*Phil Game*

Pizza