Weekly Meal Plan #3

I’m back!!  And, wow….do I feel much better!  I am much more with it, organized and not so stressed.  Amazing how things can change in a week, huh?  So, here’s meal plan #3!

September 19-September 25

Sunday – BBQ Chicken  (See below)

Monday – Stuffed Red Peppers (See below)

Tuesday – Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Wednesday – Grilled Chicken and Tapenade Sandwiches

Thursday – Turkey Mango Quesadillas

Friday – Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese (see below)

Saturday – Honey Mustard Salmon  (See below)

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BBQ Chicken

This is a crazy simple meal.  At our local fresh produce store, they have already cut and seasoned BBQ Chicken.  It’s an entire half of a chicken.

To cook it, we cut up red potatoes, onions and red peppers, layer them at the bottom of a dutch oven, drizzle them with olive oil, place the half chicken on top, and pop it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 45-60 minutes.   That’s all folks!

ETA:  Cook at 400 degrees for 60 minutes, or until internal thermometer reads 180 degrees. 

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Stuffed Red Peppers

You can use either green or red peppers for this, but I love the semi-sweet flavor of the red peppers.  Mmmmm.

6 red peppers, washed, with tops cut off and deseeded

2 tbs. of Olive Oil (for pans that are not non-stick)

1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef

1 cup of cooked rice

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. of black pepper

dash of basil

1/2 cup of ketchup

1 8oz. can of tomato sauce

Heat oil in skillet and brown ground beef.   Combine beef and next 6 ingredients.  Stuff peppers with beef mixture.  Arrange peppers in a large crock pot.  Pour tomato sauce over peppers.  Cook on low for 3-4 hours.

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Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Nothing fancy here!  You know what to do!

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Honey Mustard Salmon

Salmon is usually pretty good no matter how it’s prepared.  This one is very easy and tasty. 

1 lb Salmon

2 tbs. Dijon mustard

2 tbs. honey

Salt and pepper

Wash salmon and place it in a baking pan sprayed with a cooking spray.   Season Salmon with salt and pepper and set aside.

Mix mustard with honey.  Pour it over the salmon.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.  Serve with a vegetable of your choice! 

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Grocery List

Half of a pre-seasoned BBQ chicken

1 medium potato

2 medium red onion

7 sweet red peppers

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

White or brown rice

Ketchup

1 8oz. can of tomato sauce

1 small butternut squash

Elbow macaroni

Unsalted butter

All-purpose flour

Powdered mustard

Milk

Monterey Jack cheese

Sharp Cheddar cheese

Grape Tomatoes

Kalamata or black olives

Fresh basil

Fresh flat-leaf parsley

Balsamic vinger

Fresh oregano

Garlic

Olive Oil

Crumbled feta cheese

4 ciabatta sandwich rolls

Flour tortillas

Gouda or smoked gouda cheese

1/2 lb of cooked or smoked turkey or chicken.

Bottled roasted red pepper

Mango or mango-peach salsa

Fresh cilantro (optional)

Tomato soup

American cheese

Bread

1 lbs of salmon

Dijon mustard

honey