Anyone meal planning for the week? On the advice of others I’m running my dishwasher everyday and my house feels under control so now I need to get back to meat planning but I’m lacking inspiration
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I suck at meal planning and sticking to it.
Some go to meals are
Breakfast for dinner
Spaghetti and meat balls
Soft tacos (chicken cooked in salsa, rice, toppings as you wish)
Salad with mixed greens, chicken, hard boiled egg, lots of veggies
Roasted sliced chicken and some veggies all on the same pan. Rice on the side. -
I’ve been really trying to be better about meal planning. The week seems easier when I have a good plan but it’s so hard to get in the groove.
I’ve decided not to try and be very inventive, and to keep it simple with mainly a few meals that are liked by all, with just a couple of new ones thrown in. So pretty much every week includes:
Tortellini with chicken sausage (or frozen meatballs)
Macaroni and cheese (homemade or Annie’s- my kids prefer Annie’s of course) and frozen broccoli
Make your own pizza Friday’s
Chicken cutlets (homemade, baked in the oven) or chicken tenders with something like sweet potatoes or frozen veggiesWe also do:
Turkey burgers (frozen) made on the stove top
Then usually something in the slow cooker- salsa chicken for tacos or taco rice bowls, or honey sesame chicken with soba noodles and frozen Asian veggie mix— the kids are pretty hit or miss with this one.
Roasted chicken sausage with roasted veggies -
@gotkimchi: after the dishwasher thread I also feel better about running the dishwasher more often!
Chipotle Lime Chicken (frozen in marinade last time there was a sale)
Goulash
Beef Pad Thai (will cook beef tomorrow)
Chicken Pot Pie
LeftoversI'll make goulash and pot pie tomorrow, including extras for the freezer.
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All about meal planning! This week's menu...
slow cooker bbq pork sandwich and broccoli almond salad
pinto bean tostadas w/ guac
ricotta pizza and salad
paleo shake n bake chicken, sweet potato, and freezer veg
chicken parm quinoa casserole and freezer veg
cast iron burgers w/ mushrooms/onions and salad -
For the kids, my new jam is filling a chip and dip platter (mine has a lid) with fresh fruit and veg every day and throwing it on the table at dinner or weekend snacks. I usually also pack their lunches using the same stuff. Baby carrots, cucumbers, steamed broccoli, fruit, string cheese, salami, etc. Then the pressure is off me to make a “balanced meal” and I can make a simple entree.
Each weekend I usually cook a pot of rice, boil some eggs, cook a pack of bacon, and cook a big piece of meat and then use that all week. Today I cooked a chuck roast in my Instant Pot, thawed a package of sausage links, and have leftover rotisserie chicken to use up.
It’s warm out now so this week we have:
Fajita bar (hosting Bible study tonight)
Japanese curry with chicken over rice
Entree salads (usually a Cobb) to use up remaining chicken, bacon, and eggs.
Italian drip beef sandwiches on rolls
Fried rice with odds and ends
Leftovers 1-2 times -
@gingerbebe: if I actually cut up a bunch of veggies (bell peppers, cucumbers, rainbow carrots) andnput out a plate with dip while I’m making dinner, my 2 year old will eat like half the plate. It’s crazy. I mean it helps that she loves ranch dressing but i bought the bolthouse yogurt based one so I think it’s ok and she really eats so many veggies that way. And then yeah I don’t feel bad if she only eats the meat during dinner. The 4 year old is hit or miss with all of it.
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We haven’t meal planned for this upcoming week yet, but last week our plan was:
-pad thai with tofu
-black bean burgers
-salmon, broccoli, cous cous
-BLT’s
-fish tacosWe keep a lot of fruits and veggies on hand and use those as sides.
No idea what I want to do this week. I’m feeling uninspired.
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M pork chops with sweet potatoes and green beans
T steak fajitas
W roast chicken thighs with cauliflower
R brinner- omelets with leftover fajita filling
F out
S brats and broccoli
S chicken salad -
S- chicken Alfredo with roast zucchini and tomatoes
M-chicken enchiladas and salad
T- turkey burgers, grillled asparagus and sweet potato fries
W- chicken and orzo with broccoli
Th- probably breakfast for dinner or something else super quick because we have a teeball game
F- out -
S-Gorgonzola Mushroom sliders with SP fries
M-Soup and bread bowls
T-spaghetti pie
W-roast lemon pepper chicken with veggies
Th-chicken tacos with left over meat -
Saturday - curried chickpeas & spinach; spicy roasted cauliflower with cheese sauce
Sunday - ate a big lunch out, eating a salad and beans for dinner
Monday - chicken, peppers, onions with rice or bulgur
Tuesday - taco night
Wednesday - Mushroom Broccoli Stir fry -
We’ve been in a rut too! This is what we’ve got for the week;
Sun: chicken, Thai green curry w/potato & carrot,, & rice
Mon: chicken & rice w/grilled zucchini
Tues: chicken tacos, beans, and salad
Wed: leftovers
Thur: pesto pasta, broccoli, & meatballs
Fri: order out (pizza)
Sat: leftoversWe usually end up with just 1 or 2 meat options throughout the week because we’ll Instant Pot a whole chicken/beef roast or grill a large batch of meat on Sunday.
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Monday: rice bowls with roasted marinated mushrooms, daikon/carrot salad, and baked tofu (the mushrooms and carrot salad are leftovers from today’s veggie bahn mi’s, so all I’m doing is baking tofu).
Tuesday: veggie stir fry with leftover tofu, bitter melon, cabbage, eggplant. I may nix this one in favor of a Caesar salad wrap.
Wednesday: garbanzo “tuna” salad wraps with extra pickles.
Thursday: curried eggplant wraps.
Friday: whole roasted cauliflower and charred cabbage. I’m not sure what I’ll pair this with yet. Right now I’m craving noodles with chunjang (fermented black bean paste), but that gives DH heartburn so idk.
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@travellingbee: Is there a recipe for the orzo? I bought some yesterday but have never made it before!
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@Mrs Panda: OK so I toast to the orzo in a pan with a little olive oil or butter and onions diced up small. Then add in a can or a carton of chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Then reduce the heat and let it simmer until the chicken stock is absorbed. I add freshly grated Parmesan at the end
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