Meal Plan 25!

Well here we go again!!! Shopping shall commence on Tuesday the 20th cause that's payday... then it's time to fill our budget envelopes up again! Hopefully we can put a little bit of the money we took out for the TV and for a few Christmas presents back into savings.

I have to take a moment and recap a few recipes from the last two weeks.
The Chicken Divan was SO amazing! The only thing I changed was to add fresh chopped mushrooms. It will definitely be going on a meal plan again in the near future.
The Ranch House Crock Pot Pork Chops were also amazing but I have to admit - I forgot that it was a crock pot recipe until about 3pm on the day I planned to make it :) Oops. So I coated the pork chops in the ranch seasoning, seared them off in my cast iron skillet, then I poured the soup over and stuck it in the oven on 350 degrees for like 25 min. They turned out really good!

Alright, week 25 concludes my almost year long journey of meal planning! I started in March and of course took a good amount of weeks off when we moved but I never thought I'd like meal planning! Now I kind of get anxiety if I don't at least have an idea of what I want to make for the week when I'm grocery shopping... how did I ever shop before with no plan?!?! I hope I've helped someone out along the way too! :)


December 19th -25th
Arroz Con Pollo
Tacos - Do you need a recipe???? :)
Lemon Chicken Cordon Bleu - Yet another one of my new favorite blogs. This girls story of weight-loss is amazing if you have time to read it!
Henri's French Onion Soup - not sure who Henri is but this looks amazing :)

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Crescent Braid

December 26th - January 1st
French Toast Casserole - for Christmas morning :)

White Sauce Chicken Pizza

Chicken, Bacon & Cream Cheese Taquitos

Slow Baked Mac and Cheese

Italian Sausage & Peppers - sauteed with mushrooms and onions. That's it!!! :)

The Grocery List

2 chicken thighs

olive oil

5 onions

garlic

long-grain white rice

chicken stock

diced tomatoes

ground beef

Soft taco size flour tortillas {x2 recipes}

salsa

black olives

taco seasoning

5 chicken breast

provolone cheese (2-4 slices)

smoked ham (2-4 slices)

2 cans Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls

2 cups cheddar cheese

broccoli

1 loaf (16 ounces) French bread

1 block (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
Yeast
Mushrooms
bacon (about 6 slices)

sour cream

avocado

gruyère cheese (3-4 slices)

crusty baguette

12 oz can evaporated milk

elbow macaroni

Parmesan cheese

3-4 italian sausages

red & green pepper

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!