Lookie here! Two Menu Plan Monday posts in two weeks! I’m on a roll! 😉
I’ll start with this week’s menu and then I’ll update on the new recipe we tried last week.
Sunday: grilled hamburgers, corn on the cob and broccoli salad. This salad is delicious, I add a couple of strips of crumbled bacon – yum!
Monday: Portobello “Philly Cheese Steak” Sandwiches (second week in a row, these are so good!), baked fries and a green salad
Tuesday: Chicken soft tacos, and corn and black bean salad. (To keep mine a little more low cal, I skip the tortilla, cheese and sour cream, and have my chicken in a bowl over the corn and black bean salad, and then I top with a couple tablespoons of homemade guacamole, fresh salsa, a few crushed tortilla chips and I squeeze a fresh lime over the entire thing – so good this way!)
Wednesday: Pesto Lasagna with Spinach and Mushrooms (first time trying this – it’s a slow cooker recipe!) and a green salad.
Thursday: Chicken, Potato and Leek Pie (I’ve been hungry for some comfort food lately, so I’m going to try this Cooking Light version of a pot pie, I’ll let you know how it turns out!), and a green salad (we like our salads).
Friday – Pizza Friday!
Saturday: Sesame-Soy Meatballs (first time trying this recipe!), with rice and green beans. I like to buy meat in bulk, so we have lots of ground beef left from the hamburgers Sunday. I always make the meatballs in advance and freeze them so we have an easy meal later. I’m making the meatballs this afternoon, the rice is steam-in-the-bag and I’m using frozen green beans that I’ll flavor up with some shallots and garlic. Easy and relatively non-perishable – perfect for the end of the week!
Now to update on last week’s new recipe. The Baked Ziti with Summer Veggies was a huge hit with the family! It was very flavorful, even when we warmed up leftovers the next day. It’s earned a place in our family recipe binder.
We never got to try the Flounder Piccata because we found out last week that I’ve developed an allergy to fish. So we’re left with $20 of frozen flounder and I can’t report on the recipe. Boo! But maybe you’ll try it and like it! Comment on last week’s post and let me know if you do!
Down The Primrose Path 