Monday, August 27, 2012

4 Months of Menus

Part 2 of meal planning! (see Part 1 here) I have a few standard meals that are well-loved and demanded. They are also really easy. I've also been threatened with rebellion if I don't include them often. (not kidding) So, I put those meals in first, then fill in around them. I don't plan every night, usually 3-4 nights in a week. This is a mental thing for me (so I don't get overwhelmed with the idea of cooking a MEAL every single night!) and allows for eating up leftovers, that take-out pizza craving, the popcorn and wine nights, a new recipe I might want to try, or an unexpected husband absence which brings me back to the popcorn and wine...

Anyway...  here we go.

September Menu

30
Salad & Bread





1
2
Salad & Bread
3
Chicken Roll-ups
4
5
Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
6
7
Tacos
8
9
Salad & Bread
10
Burritos
11
Pan Roasted Chicken
12
Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce
13
14
Roasted Potatoes
15
16
Salad & Bread
17
Burritos
18
19
Brazilian Blackbean Stew
20
Cheesy Quinoa
21
22
23
Salad & Bread
24
Spinach & Mushroom Enchiladas
25
26
Roasted Corn Chowder
27
Spaghetti Broccoli & Bacon
28
29


October Menu


1
Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce
2

3
Potato Soup
4
Burritos
5
6
Freezer Cooking Day
7
Salad & Bread
8
 Burritos
9
10
Ham & White Bean Soup
11
Mac & Cheese
12
Tacos
13
14
Salad & Bread
15
Chicken Stew w/ butternut squash
16
17
Burritos
18
Oh My Chick Pot Pie
19
Thai Lime Vegetable Soup
20

21
Salad & Bread
22
23
Spaghetti w/ broccoli & bacon
24
25
Sausage & Bean supper (freezer meal)
26
27
28
Salad & Bread
29
30
Brown Sugar & Balsamic Pork Loin
31
Tacos




November Menu





1
Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce
2
3
4
Salad & Bread
5
Burritos
6
Café Rio Chicken (freezer meal)
7
8
Enchiladas (pork from 10/30)
9
10
11
Salad & Bread
12
Lazy Day Stew (freezer meal)
13
Spaghetti w/ broccoli & bacon
14

15
Tacos
16
Kale & White Bean Soup
17
18
Salad & Bread
19
Burritos
20
Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce
21
22
Garlic Ranch Chicken (freezer meal)
23
24
25
Salad & Bread
26
Tacos
27
28
Chicken & Blackbean Soup
29
30
Pizza (homemade, not takeout)



December Menu

30
31
Overnight Chicken




1
2
Salad & Bread
3
Rosemary Scented Lentils & Sausage
4
Chicken & Salsa Flautas (freezer meal)
5
Burritos
6
7
Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce
8
9
Salad & Bread
10
11
Spaghetti w/ broccoli & bacon
12
Chicken w/ 40 garlic cloves
13
14
Tacos
15
16
Salad & Bread
17
Burritos
18
19
White Chili
20
21
Blackbean Enchiladas
22
23
Salad & Bread
24
Crockpot Bacon Cheese Potatoes 
25
26
Spaghetti w/ Red Sauce
27
Burritos
28
Pork & Veggies (freezer meal)


A few notes:
Obviously, we always have salad & bread on Sunday nights. 
I haven't included any sides. I keep it simple. Salad, carrots, steamed veggie... Possibly some corn bread for the soups/chilis.
For cost savings I make my own re-fried beans and red (marinara I guess you could call it) sauce for spaghetti
A lot of these recipes you'll find on my Pinterest board.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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