Weekly Meal Plan #22

March 13 - March 19

Hey all!  I want to give you a heads up that the next two or three weeks, meal plans will be simple, no nonsense meal plans.  I didn't want to take a complete hiatus during our move, but need to keep is basic.  We officially close on our house in 9 days!  I can't believe it.  It still doesn't feel real.

We got our mortgage commitment this week, arranged for our first year's insurance, and started seeing up utilities and such.  Our apartment is the messiest it has EVER been with the boxes (full and empty) strewn about.  DH packed up the DVD player last night with my 30 Day Shred DVD in it!  How I am going to exercise.  He nicely plugged it back it, removed the DVD, and then told me to use my computer for the next two weeks.  That will be fun.  All pictures are off the walls, kitchen stuff we don't use on a regular basis (at least once a week) has been packed, and the cats are enjoying their new maze to play in.

So yeah - like I said.  We're going to keep it simple for now with the meal plans.  I'll be honest, too; sometimes depending on how our meals went the previous week, my actual meal plan may not be exactly what I post.  But for the next two to three week, I'm posting exactly what we are doing.  ::blushes in preparation for slight embarrassment::   ENJOY!

Sunday - Leftover Simple Hamburger Stroganoff (this was super yummy!!)
Monday - Frozen Pizza
Tuesday -Half BBQ Chicken over Potatoes and Onions (cook for 45 minutes in a dutch oven)
Wednesday - Eggs and Bacon (with chorizo for me!)
Thursday - Omaha Steak Hamburgers and Sweet Potatoe Fries
Friday - Ordering out!
Saturday - Easy Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie

You'll notice most of these don't have links.  That's how simple we are going!  They are what they are! (Cues Ke$ha...) The Simple Hamburger Stroganoff are left overs, so I'm not including their ingredients in the grocery list.  Do what you need to do!

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The Grocery List

4 medium potatoes
1 large onion
1/2 BBQ Chicken
1-2 chicken breasts
Eggs
Bacon
Chorizo
Hamburgers
Buns
Sweet Potatoe Fries
1 pkg frozen veggies
1 can cream of chicken soup
Milk
Bisquick Reduced-Fat Baking Mix

That's all folks!

Weekly Meal Plan #21

March 6th - March 12th
 
Woohoo!  Here's another meal plan! 

Why am I so excited?  Well....with every meal plan, DH and I are closer to closing on our house and moving day!  We are 15 days out from closing, and 20 days from moving.  I can't believe it!  This rollercoaster is finally starting to slow down and pull into the station. 

So get this...DH is suddenly on a low-fat kick!  I guess a couple of his co-workers do WW online and while at work will randomly figure out points for certain foods.  It's opened his eye a little to how bad some things are.  So, this week we've got meals from of course our new favorite, Skinny Taste, and other lower fat meals from other websites.  Enjoy!! 

Sunday - Baked Chicken Parmesan
Monday - Turkey Chili Taco Soup
Tuesday - Pasta with Asparagus
Wednesday - Classic Baked Chicken
Thursday - Ragu-Stuffed Peppers
Friday - Turkey & Balsamic Onion Quesadillas
Saturday - Simple Hamburger Stroganoff

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The Grocery List

2 medium red onions
5 bell pepper
1 lb thin asparagus
1 bunch of parsley
Garlic
4 Chicken breast halves
3-4lbs chicken (breasts, thighs, legs, wings, whatever!)
1.3 lbs 99% lean ground turkey
8oz of sliced deli turkey
1lb lean ground beef
24oz Ragu
8oz marinara sauce
10oz can rotel tomatoes with green chilies
15oz can corn kernals
15oz can kidney beans
8oz can tomato sauce
Small can of tomato paste
16oz fat free refried beans
1 can chopped mushrooms
1 pkt taco seasoning
1pkg uncooked pasta
1 pkg of egg noodles
Breadcrumbs
1 pkg whole-wheat tortillas
4oz Coucous
8oz cup raisins
24oz fat free low sodium chicken broth
1 pkt dry brown gravy mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Parmesan cheese
8oz Asiago cheese
8oz Mozzarella cheese
8oz Sharp Cheddar cheese
8oz low-fat cream cheese
8oz low-fat sour cream
Eggs
Red wine vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
 

Weekly Meal Plan #2

Welcome to week #2!  I hope you all had a successful week last week and enjoyed the meals.  If you have any comments and stories to share, please do so!  I wasn’t as successful.  I managed to make 3 of the meals I planned for.  Last Sunday we had a family party to go to, so I didn’t make it to the grocery store that day.  Then I was really tired after school on Monday and hubby said to just come home…that HE would go grocery shopping on Tuesday.  So, I took him up on it and we had Chinese.  But, I did manage to make the Red Bean and Orzo, Creamy Linguine and the Cajun Steak Sandwiches.  They were all great!  We had the Red Bean with Orzo and Creamy Linguine as left overs, too.  

While I will probably still make some of last weeks meals that I didn’t get too, I have a new list for you!  With it being Labor Day weekend, you might be going to a BBQ or party, so I’m going to throw in the classic burger meal.   To save time, unless I have adapted a recipe, I will only post the link to where it can be found. 

Enjoy week #2! 

September 4 – September 11

Sunday – Cheddar Bacon Hamburgers

Monday – Chili using McCormick's Chili Seasoning

Tuesday – Baked Chicken in a Red Pepper Sauce

Wednesday – Broccoli-Sausage Pasta

Thursday  - Pan Seared Shrimp over Rice

Friday - Flank Steak with Mole Sauce

Saturday – Grilled Pork Tenderloin with an Orange Marmalade Glaze

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A note about the mole sauce:

When I first made this recipe, it seemed to be lacking some directions.  Unless you want a chunky sauce, I would suggest actually using a small food processor to puree the onion.  Additionally, it did not mention anything about deseeding the chilies.  You do not need to deseed if you don't mind a spicy mole sauce.  If you don't want it to be too spicy, then I would deseed then.  Also, I would try to puree them in the food processor as well. 

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The Grocery List:

2lbs of ground beef

Real bacon bits

2 lbs of chicken breast

1 package smoked sausage

2 lbs of flank steak

1 lb pork tenderloin

1 1/2 lbs uncooked shrimp

Parsley

garlic

1 large head of broccoli

3 red onions

3 large dried chilies

1 sweet red or green pepper

green onions

1 packet of McCormick's chili seasoning

2 15 oz cans of tomato sauce

horseradish sauce

sour cream

chicken broth

cider vinegar

lemon juice

red wine vinegar

soy sauce

honey

unsweetened baking chocolate

orange marmalade

rice wine vinegar

penne pasta

shredded cheddar cheese

4 hamburger buns