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Menu Plan Monday & Freezer Cooking Plan (10/25)

by Dana Zeliff on
in Freezer Cooking Day, Menu Plan, My Kitchen

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I haven’t planned a menu in 2 weeks.  We did pretty good without it, but things have definitely been more hectic.  I also need to stock up the freezer, so I’m planning to do freezer cooking over the next 2 weeks. 

We’ll see how far I get with this list.

Dinners
Chili with crackers and salad
Lasanga
Crock Pot Chicken serve with freezer mashed potatoes and salad
Fish Tacos
Chicken Tortilla Soup with homemade bread

Freezer Cooking Plan
Chili X2 (recipe to follow)
Lasagna yields 2 for my family
Cooked Black Beans in crockpot

Crock Pot Chicken (will use garlic, mrs. dash, onion, etc. for seasoning-for making stock)
   -Chicken Stock
   –Chicken, Black Bean and Cheese Burritos
   -Chicken pasta-not sure about freezing (recipe to follow)
   –Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chewy Granola Bars
Refried Beans in crock pot
Brown Bag Burritos
Cream of Chicken Soup

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Menu Plan Monday (10/04)

by Dana Zeliff on
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I didn’t make lasagna last week, so that is going back into my menu plan this week.  I’m also attempting to make the cheese soup again this week.  I think it has been on my menu plan 3 times, and I have yet to make it.  Hum, maybe this week.
Monday
Leftovers – Gymnastics and Cub Scouts
Tuesday
Lasagna (make 2, freeze 1) with bread from bread machine
Wednesday
Cheddar cheese, Zucchini and Carrot soup with bread
Thursday
Fish Tacos with Mexican rice (didn’t make last week either)
Friday
Homemade pizza with salad
Saturday
Dinner at my mom’s (little brother leaves for boot camp on Tuesday!)
Sunday
Burgers on grill with fries

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Menu Plan Monday (09/27)

by Dana Zeliff on
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This weeks menu plan has been difficult.  I’m just at a total loss on what to make.  Please tell me I’m not the only one who has these moments.  I’m also unable to get into the garage freezer.  Derrick painted the garage floor over the weekend (we use it as our entrance), but the paint is still wet.

Monday
Breakfast for dinner – daddy pancakes

Tuesday
Homemade pizza with salad

Wednesday
Fish Tacos with Mexican rice

Thursday
Meat Loaf with Freezer Mashed Potatoes

Friday
Dinner Out

Saturday
Lasagna (make 1 for dinner and 1 for freezer)

Sunday
TBD

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Menu Plan Monday (09/20)

by Dana Zeliff on
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I was feeling off last week, so I didn’t really stick to my menu plan or even cook much. Good thing the kids like grilled cheese!  I didn’t finish up my freezer cooking either.  I’m hoping to get back on track this week, so you’ll notice some repeats.

Monday
Nachos with cooked pinto beans and ground turkey
(make freezer mashed potatoes)
(make chicken salad for lunches)

Tuesday
Shredded beef with freezer mashed potatoes

Wednesday
Pork Fried Rice with egg rolls I got free from Harris Teeter

Thursday
Burritos with shredded beef and Mexican rice that I will attempt to make

Friday
Burger on grill with pasta salad

Saturday
Dinner Out

Sunday
Probably BBQ Chicken??

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Menu Plan Monday (09/13)

by Dana Zeliff on
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I’m not designating any days to my menu plan this week.  I’ll be getting some freezer cooking done, so we’ll eat some of whatever I feel like cooking that day.  The chicken wasn’t thawed yesterday, so I’m making crock pot chicken today.

Crock pot Chicken–Monday
Chicken Baked Ziti
Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Linguine with clam sauce (recipe to follow)
Speedy Pork Fried Rice (will post recipe if good)
Cheddar cheese, zucchini and carrot soup with homemade bread-didn’t make the other week
Dinner Out

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September Freezer Cooking Day Plan

by Dana Zeliff on
in Freezer Cooking Day, My Kitchen

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I desperately need to replenish my freezer!  We have used up just about all our freezer meals.  I still haven’t figured out what day(s) I’ll cook next week.  I plan to make crock pot chicken on Sunday to use in a few meals and make dinner easy next week. 

I’m sticking with a few simple meals and making easy lunchbox fillers.

Banana Nut Muffins
Freezer Mashed Potatoes– found a decent price on Yukon Gold at the commissary
Chewy Granola Bars—anyone have another recipe???
Chicken, Black Bean and Cheese Burritos
Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Chicken Baked Ziti
Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls–time permitting

If there is a good price for tortillas; I’ll also make Brown Bag Burritos

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Menu Plan Monday 08/30

by Dana Zeliff on
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My goal this week is to cook from my stockpile.  I’ll still shop for the great deals, but I need to use some of what I already have sitting around.  I’ll only need to purchase a zucchini for all the meals this week!  I plan to bake some this weekend too, muffins and something else since the kids go back to school on Tuesday.

Monday
Chicken on the grill with leftover pasta salad

Tuesday
Homemade pizza (trying this pizza sauce, so I don’t have to buy any) with salad

Wednesday
Cheddar cheese, zucchini and carrot soup with homemade bread and salad

Thursday
Crock pot chicken with rice and carrots and salad

Friday
Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole (eat 1 and freeze 1)

Saturday
Chicken tacos using crockpot chicken with refried beans

Sunday
Leaving open, will be having dinner with friends or family this weekend for the holiday

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