Meal Plan #9!

May 1st - 7th

Gosh I don't feel like cooking this week. Must push through and plan this out - even though I know it's late cause we were out camping - I will follow through with this week!

I might add, Wednesdays are going to be either simple or non-existent because I'm taking a photography course for the next four weeks so I'll have a total of 1 hour (sometimes less) between the time Adam gets home from work and the time I have to be in class... so, apologies for that.

Sunday: Leftover Turkey burgers from camping... blech. But I didn't want them to go to waste since they unfroze in the cooler.

Monday: Taco's

Tuesday: Ravioli, salad & garlic bread - all homemade from a bag :)

Wednesday: Chicken Fiesta Salad (again... cause it was so good!)

Thursday: Baked Ziti

Friday: Broccoli Chicken Roli

Saturday:TBD - as usual, based on our plans :)

The Grocery List:

2 lbs Ground Beef
Taco packet
Lettuce
Shredded cheese
Refried beans
Olives
Salsa
Onion
Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Fajita packet
Black beans
Corn
Tomato
Bag of Ravioli
Pre-made garlic bread
Broccoli
Green bell pepper
Crescent rolls
Ziti pasta
Spaghetti sauce
Provolone
Mozzarella
Sour cream


Cheers! Hope you enjoy this week!

Chicken Fiesta Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 package fajita seasoning
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can corn
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1 package mixed salad greens
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, cut into wedges

Directions:

1. Rub chicken evenly with 1/2 the fajita seasoning. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear; set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, mix beans, corn, salsa and other 1/2 of fajita seasoning. Heat over medium heat until warm.
3. Prepare the salad by tossing the greens, onion and tomato. Top salad with chicken and dress with the bean and corn mixture.

First of all, I didn't have fajita seasoning so I just used taco seasoning as I didn't think they'd vary too much. Also, I cut my chicken into 1/2 inch strips and marinated them for about an hour before cooking. This recipe was so simple and easy - and yummy! We also added some shredded cheddar cheese and avocado on top and a small amount of ranch dressing. Oiy so filling with all those black beans! It only made about 3 servings so if you need more just double everything.

As far as a wine pairing, I got the recipe from Allrecipes.com and they suggest a Sauvignon Blanc, which I didn't have a bottle of but I imagine would most definitely pair well!

Meal Plan #1!

March 6th - 12th

Here's attempt 1 at my weekly meal plan! I'm going to try to do this post weekly and on Saturdays (yet another task to be completed during Landon's nap or meal times). It was SO much fun to hunt down these recipes so hopefully I'll be able to stick to it! 

Sunday: Chicken and Herb Dumplings

Monday: Stuffed Peppers

Tuesday: Aloha Pork Chops

Wednesday: Arroz Con Pollo

Thursday: Cheesy Meatloaf

Friday: Chicken Fiesta Salad

Saturday: Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Now for the grocery list! I've taken the main ingredients from all the recipes to make sure I have everything I'm going to need so there's no last minute trips to the store! I've excluded spices and things like milk, flour, etc. because generally I'll already have all that. For my personal reference, I've bolded the things I'll actually need to go buy (not too much eh?) ;)

Shopping List: 

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

2 chicken thighs
Carrots
Celery
Frozen whole kernel corn
Chicken Broth

3 bell peppers

2 lb ground beef

4 Yellow onion

2 can tomatoes

5 cups long grain rice

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 can tomato soup

2 pork chops

Sweet & sour sauce

1 cup pineapple chunks

1 Red onion

Stir fry sauce

Velveeta

Fajita seasoning packet

Black beans

Salsa

Lettuce

Tomato

Cubed stew meat

Cream of mushroom soup

8 oz can of mushrooms

Mushroom gravy packet

There you have it! Our menu for the week! I'm so excited about it and I hope Adam and Landon enjoy it all!