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I don't make my meal plan until Monday. I do my shopping on Mondays and I figure it out quickly before my LO wakes up.

I saw this taco seasoning on pinterest, because the packets have a lot of sodium. Haven't tried it yet though.
1 T chili powder, 1 T ground cumin, 1 T garlic powder, 1 T onion powder, 1/4 T crushed red pepper

I like to make pizza usually once a week. I buy refrigerated dough in the bakery section of the grocery store. You can put any toppings you want on it and switch it up, We like spinach, goat cheese, mushrooms, and tomatoes. So easy, quick, and yummy! First you spread the dough out and sprinkle olive oil on it, bake for 8 minutes on 400 degrees. then you put the toppings on and bake for another 15 minutes. Done!

I do a meal plan on Sunday! Here's what ours was for the past few days:

Saturday: chicken stirfry w/ rice (peppers, onion, brocolli, mushroom, cashew)

Sunday: game food (homemade nachos, quesadillas, buffalo wings)

Monday: Chicken parm with homemade sauce, pasta & salad

Tuesday: Burgers on the grill w/ homefries & salad

Wednesday (tonight): Salmon (marinated in soy sauce, garlic, olive oil, lime, peanut oil) with rice and veggie

Thursday: Beef stroganoff (Paula dean recipe)

Friday: Takeout night

Here's mine from this week!

Monday - Spaghetti with garlic bread, and steamed broccoli

Tuesday - Omelettes with mushrooms, onions, green pepper and cheese with steamed asparagus

Wednesday - Lasagna that I prepped while DH made the omelettes

Thursday - Out to eat, probably burgers

Friday - ot sure yet! Maybe rotisserie chicken??

@artbee: Do you just use olive oil instead of pizza sauce? (or is the sauce assumed...) I've never tried making pizza without red sauce, but I'm not a big sauce fan so that sounds really good!

@Thehistoryofus: I can't do crock pot because my husband's sensitive stomach, something about the meat cooking in the juices all day gets to him. Sucks because it's sooooo simple and easy

But one of our favorite crock pot meals was chicken tacos, just chicken and salsa then you pull the chicken. Also you can put beef and onion soup and any veggies (carrots, mushrooms, peas, etc), super easy.

We haven’t figured out next week yet, but here’s some of the meals we’ve had this week. We like to go to the farmers market on Saturday and see what veggies they have there before meal planning.

1. Roasted chicken breasts with roasted brussel sprouts and potatoes
2. Pork chops and mushroom risotto
3. White fish and chard soup with baguette
4. Pork chops and sauerkraut

All these meals are easy, and pretty quick to make (definitely can make in under 45 minutes or less from start to finish, except for the chops/sauerkraut) and are pretty healthy since they don’t contain butter or lots of fats/sodium, especially if you use homemade stock for the soup and risotto.

I try to do mine in bimonthly. I also usually make enough for leftovers every other day or so, or I make big batches of things that freeze well. From this/next week (some we've had already, some are still on the slate)

Black bean and chicken enchiladas with a pumpkin sour cream sauce, brown rice (SO good).
Pulled pork, potato salad
Beef Stew
Tacos
Butternut Squash soup
Vegetarian meatloaf (made with lentils and oatmeal) with mashed potatoes and green beans
Tilapia Dijon Fish Cakes, Roasted Asparagus
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Lemon Chicken Pasta
Baked Orzo with Eggplant

And we'll probably either go out or order a pizza at least one night.