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 #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