Sunday, August 21, 2011

Menu Plan Monday

Happy Monday!  How was the first week of school?  Ours was fantastic....all 3 days of it.  We did not start until Wednesday.  Which was fine by me because we squeezed in one last pool day with our second grader.  I cannot believe summer is over.  I've noticed that it is slowly cooling off a tiny bit.  Not to rush Fall, but I did wear jeans twice last week (yikes!) and check out the menu this week....CHILI!!  Chill out (haha), it's not like we are eating it outside in the sun.  Yes, it's a heavy cold weather food, but sometimes it's nice to change it up a bit. 

Speaking of change....  We do follow our menu pretty closely, since that's what I use to make my grocery list so there's not much else in the fridge to make, but we don't always do it on the day listed.  So, I thought, why waste my energy typing the days of the week?  So, here is our five item menu.  On the weekends we usually have leftovers, sometimes take out or restaurant, or get creative.  This week we are having soup and chili, which usually means lots of leftovers!

I am participating in Org Junkie's Menu Plan Monday, so make sure you check out the hundreds of other bloggers also posting their weekly menus!  You can never run out of ideas there. 


Our Menu

 Quick Sausage, White Bean and Spinach Stew (this one never happened last week because we ended up with 2 days worth of chicken burritos plus we went out for pizza for the first day of school!)



 Chili

 Leftovers

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5 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 21, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    I really wish my family would eat more meals like this, but there's no sense in wasting ingredients and time when I KNOW for the most part they will not...especially Liam! We had chili tonight and it was 90 degrees today....that's just how we roll ;)

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  2. MichelleAugust 21, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Don't worry...we had chili this weekend and you can see it on here for this week too! And, sometimes I have mac and cheese on standby just in case. But, they usually do ok...one thing I do is load up the picky eaters on sides and maybe just a spoon or two of the maincourse. That way everyone tries it but if they don't like it, they have another option. Usually Asian foods or stirfry and burritos are ok though. They loved Katie's chicken burritos (enchiladas?).

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  3. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    You've totally inspired me. Here's my menu for the week (without recipes, today):

    *Monday: Spaghetti & Meatballs (with salad and bread)
    *Tuesday: Roast with carrots & potatoes
    *Wednesday: Loaded Potato Bar
    *Thursday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches & Pasta Salad
    *Friday: Chicken Tacos
    *Saturday: Cheeseburger Mashed Potato Bake

    LOL!!

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  4. MichelleAugust 22, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Yea Stacy! And, you went one more and did Saturday :) Cheeseburger Mashed Potatoe Bake sounds really good...feel free to send me the recipe! Menu planning has made my life so much easier in the evenings. We had the sausage stew tonight and it was awesome. Thank you Woman's Day!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Here's the recipe for the Cheeseburger Mashed Potato Bake. We haven't tried it yet, so I may change it up. Can't remember where I got it. Will let you know if it's good.

    Preparation time: 20 mins.
    Cook time: 30 mins.
    Serves: 8

    Ingredients:
    2 lbs. ground beef
    1 medium onion, chopped
    1 jar (1 lb.) Ragu ® Cheesy Double Cheddar Sauce
    2 tsp. dry mustard
    4 cups prepared mashed potatoes

    1. Preheat oven to 425°. In 12-inch skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat; drain. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Stir in Double Cheddar Sauce, mustard and, if desired, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until heated through.

    2. Turn into 2-quart casserole; evenly top with mashed potatoes. Bake 25 minutes or until potatoes are lightly golden.

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