Meal Plan for July 26-Aug 1

Breakfasts: banana granola pancakes, cereal or overnight oats

Lunches/Dinners: 

-kebabs - citrus aleppo marinated chicken & veggies, cooked on the grill

-caprese pasta salad (vegetarian)

-taco zucchini boats 

-venison roast in the crockpot, mashed potatoes, carrots. 

-orange chicken - (marinade of citrus, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes) and broccoli stir fry over brown rice ramen noodles (used this recipe as a basis)

Another hot week.  Tried to minimize the oven.  Taco zucchini boats were new recipe and they were really good.  Basically just basic taco filling plus black beans and corn.  I meal prepped in advance by making the filling and scooped out the zucchini (don't forget to cook the zucchini you scooped out with the filling!).  Then my husband filled up the zucchini, covered them with cheese and baked it on 350 for 20 minutes.  Came out great. We have leftover filling which is perfect over chips for nachos. 

Meal plan for week of June 7

 The freezer list of meals I made weeks ago is almost done! We get our first Misfits Market box this week, so then I’ll get to be more creative with what we get.

Meal plan for week of June 7

• Pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw
• Greek harvest blend casserole (IP)
• Ravioli (vegetarian) with salad
• Grilled chicken, potato salad, veg

Meal Plan for the week of May 31-June 6

 Quarantine Freezer cleanout continues. This week’s special: A giant bag of party meatballs that we never used and seeing as how we won’t be having any parties for a while, will be repurposed into meals for us. Today is gorgeous outside and relatively cool for the end of May, so I’m torn between spending time outside or inside cooking to take advantage of that.

Meal Plan for the week of May 31-June 6

• Baked rigatoni with meatballs

• Sweet & sour meatballs over rice

• Cheesy, Spicy Black Bean Bake though I’ll probably make some alterations, w/ tortillas or chips

• Multigrain & veggie blend (from Trader Joe’s) with diced smoked turkey

• Takeout if needed.

Meal plan for the week of May 24

 Last week, refried beans were indeed made, as were the banana muffins. 4 dozen to be exact, most of which are in the freezer for when it’s too hot to bake. Which shall be very soon I’ll wager.

This weekend is of course Memorial Day weekend which means the grill will be going!

Meal plan for the week of May 24

• Grilled hot dogs & hamburgers, corn on the cob, green salad and strawberry shortcake for dessert.
• Chicken thighs, probably with some kind of rub?, veg
• Leftover refried beans, homemade guac, tortillas & salad
• Greek pasta salad (pasta, spinach, feta, tomato, onion w/ lemony dressing)
• Still never got that takeout so maybe this week….

Meal plan for May 17-23

 Meal plan for May 17-23

• Homemade pizza
• Sheet pan fajitas
• Beef & barley stew
• London broil, cauli-tator mash, whatever veg I can find in the freezer
• Never did get that takeout last week so we probably will this week.

I also made some beans, we had a little last night with the fajitas but I’m thinking I might turn them into refried beans.
Will probably also make some muffins this week as we have a bunch of bananas getting brown.

Meal Plan Lists - Soups

Beef/Lamb	Chicken/Turkey
Chili* Beef Stew Irish (Lamb) Stew Beef & barley Mexican beef & rice* Chili mac* Stuffed pepper Cabbage roll Pasta e fagioli*	Chicken noodle Chicken & wild rice Chicken tortilla* Chicken pot pie Greek lemon chicken Asian chicken noodle Golden chicken curry
Pork/Ham/Sausage	Vegetarian/Seafood
Ham and bean* Sausage, kale & white bean* Sausage, kale & orzo Zuppa Toscana (creamy sausage, kale & potato) Creamy tortellini and sausage Creamy ham and potato Bean and Bacon* Cabbage roll	Vegetable barley Minestrone* Black bean* Corn Chowder Clam Chowder Tomato Tortellini Creamy potato leek Lentil (can be made with sausage or without)* Loaded baked potato Fasolatha (Greek bean & tomato soup)*

*includes beans

Meal Plan Lists - Main Dishes

Main Dish/Meals

Beef/Lamb	Chicken/Turkey
Meatloaf Pasta w/ meat sauce* Tacos Mexican rice (can also be made w/ chorizo) Burgers Fajitas Korean BBQ tacos* Shepherd’s Pie Lamb & lentils* Sicilian rice ball casserole Philly cheesesteak pasta  Cheesy Taco Shells*	Roast chicken  Cacciatore Tikka Masala Marsala Pot pie or Pot Pie noodles Maple mustard thighs Chicken & white bean enchiladas BBQ chicken/pulled chicken* Salsa chicken* Chicken Florentine pasta* Chicken taco bake Greek chicken & veg (sheet pan meal)
Pork/Ham/Sausage	Vegetarian/Seafood
Cajun red beans and rice* Stuffed cabbage rolls (or "unstuffed" CR casserole*)  Roast pork Bubble & Squeak (ham, potatoes, cabbage) Pork loin w/ Island salsa* Pork loin w/ apple salsa* Pork and pinto enchiladas Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas casserole Pulled pork* Sausage, wild rice and squash casserole Asian pork w/ broccoli & ramen style noodles Mango habanero pork tacos*	Fish tacos Shrimp & roasted green beans Vegetable lasagna (or lasagna rolls) Chana masala* (chickpea curry) Baked fish Salmon patties Pasta primavera* Veggie/black bean burgers Sweet potato & black bean enchiladas Ravioli or tortellini Shrimp Creole Garlic Parmesan shrimp w/ veg & angel hair

Sides Rice Potatoes  Bread/Biscuits Calabacitas Roasted veggies Vegetable fritters Potato salad Pasta salad Coleslaw Salad

“Too tired to cook/too broke for takeout” Meals Frozen fish/chicken, tots/fries and steam in the bag veg Chicken drumsticks, sides Frozen ravioli w/ sauce Frozen pierogies w/ sauteed onion & coleslaw mix Hot dogs & salad Pizza  Mac and cheese*

*Can be made in Multi/Pressure cooker (Instant Pot, Crock Pot Express, Ninja Foodi, etc) 

Meal Plan Lists - Bento/Cold lunch ideas

Sandwich

Green Salad

w/ tuna

Southwest chicken (chicken, black beans, corn, cheese)

w/ egg salad

Hummus w/ pita or pretzels

Tuna or egg salad or cheese & crackers

Cheese and meat rolls

Pasta salad

Green bean & tomato 

Greek (halved grape tomatoes, baby spinach, red onion, feta, olives) 

Rainbow (halved grape tomatoes, shredded carrot, yellow pepper, zucchini, red onion) 

Cold asian noodles w/ veggies (and chicken?) 

Rice cakes w/ PB

Yogurt parfait

Hard boiled eggs

Apple w/ PB

Bagel w/ cream cheese

Fruit or berries

Veggies w/ dip

Meal Plan Lists - Breakfast Ideas

Breakfasts

Cereal

Oatmeal/Steel cut oats

Muesli

Muffins 

Apple Oat (https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/applesauce-cinnamon-oat-muffins/)

Banana Granola (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229831/banana-yogurt-muffins/)

Blueberry Cream (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23294/blueberry-cream-muffins/)

Zucchini Nut

Morning Glory (https://bakerbynature.com/my-favorite-morning-glory-muffins/)

Egg bake* & toast

Apple Nut cake

Banana w/ PB 

Toast w/ PB & Banana

Breakfast sandwiches

Hard boiled eggs

Egg salad on toast

Yogurt w/ granola and berries