2019 Meal Planning Challenge

~ frozen pizza, salad
~ tortellini bake, veggie, salad
~ refried beans enchiladas, salad
~ hamburgers/veggie burger, sweet potato fries
~ fish (dh), vegan bowl (me), salad
~leftovers - 2 nights

Green chili stew
Bacon zucchini frittata
Homemade chicken sandwiches
Jambalaya
Dinner out with dh's cousin

I was on vacay part of this week and was able to make chicken pot pie today. It's been cold & rainy and I'm freezing!! So, comfort food is calling me....The rest of the week looks like this:

- chicken soup
- chicken fricassee (new recipe for me)
-BLT's
- pot stickers (shrimp & scallop or pork)
- beef tacos

I made the chicken-tortilla wraps/pinwheels last night. They were good but I realize that within 24 hours the tortilla is getting soggy. I want to make these for the dog club open house but I think I would have to make them the day-of, not day before. Good to know beforehand for planning.
Wednesday grouper burgers, rice, veg.
Thursday Ratatouille & pasta.

Will pick depending on the weather, hot or cold.

-- potato & leek soup
-- lemon chicken, broccoli, brown rice
-- smoked sausage, green beans, potatoes?
-- pork tenders, broccoli, marsala sauce?
-- asian dumplings, fresh spring rolls, soup
-- hot dogs, cole slaw?
-- chicken/fish, ???

Lot of question marks this week, depending on how hungry DH is or how tired I am.

We had leftovers Monday and Tuesday. Those are all gone now. Wednesday I'll make gumbo. Surprised to discover no more garden okra in the freezer, guess I will have to buy it. I'll get ricotta also. I still want to try some sort of pumpkin lasagne. I KNOW there is pumpkin in the freezer.

Coming week:

-- sloppy joe sandwiches, sweet potato fries
-- potluck
-- turkey, spinach, corn
-- tuna steaks, brussels sprouts
-- ravioli, cauliflower
-- gyro sandwiches, salad
-- chicken, butternut squash

Tonight is London Broil, potatoes, broccoli.
Dog club open house on Monday night, I expect a lot of leftovers: I made deviled eggs, sliced chicken tortilla wraps, cake, cookies.
I kept enough ground beef unfrozen for burgers one night. I would like to make a pot of potato/onion soup. I noticed hubby bought thick bacon, which would be a nice garnish. I need to use up buttermilk, so maybe buttermilk biscuits one night (used some in the cake recipe.)

Loose plan for this week:

-- pot pie
-- gyros, salad
-- leftover ravioli, spinach salad?
-- leftover fried rice, cashew chicken
-- fish ??
-- leftover chicken fajita

I need to pick up some vegetables tomorrow.

I really need to do a pantry challenge! did roast chicken I got marked down fri w rest of potatoes and carrots tonight homemade spaghetti sauce from freezer and pasta. w garlic biscuits krogers. leftovers so thinking that tomorrow. not sure about rest of the week. need to look in the freezer downstairs.

This week:
potato cheese soup, buttermilk corn muffins
chicken corn soup
salads
leftovers

Shopped freezer/pantry this week:

-- meatloaf, mashed potatoes
-- chili dogs, apple crisp
-- turkey, peas, baked potatoes
-- soup, rolls
-- pork chops, sweet potatoes, veg
-- pasta w/sausage, broccoli
-- chicken pot pie
-- chili, cornbread

Need to shop for milk, a couple fresh vegs, and a few more apples

Contrary- We have been shopping the pantry too. I thawed out and cooked chicken breasts for meals this week and am making cranberry pumpkin bread now. I made chocolate chip cookies the other day from chips that were in the fridge over 3 years...Still taste good IMO.

I have a ham bone that I put it in the slow cooker with water to make a stock. Then I'll cool and drain the fat. Then use the stock, ham pieces, leftover pasta, onion, carrots & potatoes to make a soup. I have a few potatoes, lots of tiny carrots, an onion... I've never done it before and it popped into my head. So, I hope it turns out!

Ru, the soup sounds good, almost like minestrone. What I'd call "kitchen soup", using up whatever I could find in the fridge or pantry. Put a big bay leaf into it, if you have any. Leftover canned tomato or sauce would work, as well. Any kind of greens or green vegs.

Rough plan:

-- pasta, sausage, asparagus
-- chicken pot pie
-- chili, cornbread, salad
-- chicken sandwich, lettuce & tomato
-- fish, broccoli
-- kibbe, rice, veg
-- kielbasa, potatoes, veg