Menu Plan Monday - 4th of July Edition

I'm trying out some recipes this week that sound promising.  I'm hoping they taste as good as they look!

Monday:  Mexican hamburger casserole (a family fave - get the recipe here)

Tuesday:  layered meatball casserole (I'm cutting the recipe into two dishes - one for now, one for the freezer)

Wednesday:  grilled chicken and chorizo sandwiches
Thursday:  NEW RECIPE - slow cooker Tex-Mex chicken
Friday:  meatball minestrone

Saturday:  cheesy chicken and pasta (I'm trying out the new Philadelphia Cooking Creme)
Sunday: special meal at church

Menu Plan Monday - August 23

Monday Lunch: baked chicken
Monday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Tuesday Lunch: hot dogs
Tuesday Dinner: white bean and sausage skillet

Wednesday Lunch: baked chicken
Wednesday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Thursday Lunch: white bean and sausage skillet
Thursday Dinner: breakfast & hash brown casseroles

Friday Lunch: hot dogs
Friday Dinner: Mexican egg rolls

Saturday Lunch: breakfast & hash brown casseroles
Saturday Dinner: Eat out w/church

Sunday Lunch: Mexican egg rolls
Sunday Dinner: Eat out w/church

Menu Plan Monday - July 5th

Monday Lunch: spaghetti

Monday Dinner: slow cooker cheeseburger soup (this is a new recipe I found on A Year of Slow Cooking)

Tuesday Lunch: hot dogs
Tuesday Dinner: omelets

Wednesday Lunch: spaghetti
Wednesday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Thursday Lunch: pork chops
Thursday Dinner: leftovers - slow cooker baked potato soup

Friday Lunch: hot dogs
Friday Dinner: omelets

Saturday Lunch: pot pies with rice
Saturday Dinner: hamburger casserole

Sunday Lunch: Salisbury steaks
Sunday Dinner: hot dogs

Menu Plan Monday - June 27

This is going to be one of those totally insane weeks…the kids have swimming lessons, I've getting ready for the summer semester, Robby has a funeral to preach… Due to our crazy schedule (and several recent failed new recipe experiments), I'm keeping it pretty simple this week and sticking with some tried-and-true family favorite meals this week…and a couple of meals that can be thrown together in a hurry!


Monday Lunch: pirogues and kielbasa
Monday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Tuesday Lunch: chicken packets
Tuesday Dinner: omelets

Wednesday Lunch: pork chops
Wednesday Dinner: leftovers - slow cooker baked potato soup

Thursday Lunch: sandwiches
Thursday Dinner: chicken packets

Friday Lunch: chicken in a pot
Friday Dinner: omelets

Saturday Lunch: sandwiches
Saturday Dinner: Freedom Celebration Car and Motorcycle Show

Sunday Lunch: crouton dressing
Sunday Dinner: chicken in a pot

Menu Plan Monday - 5/31

Monday Lunch: sandwiches

Monday Dinner: parmesan crusted chicken

Tuesday Lunch: chicken ricotta bowls
Tuesday Dinner: breakfast casserole, hash brown casserole

Wednesday Lunch: creamy chicken sandwiches
Wednesday Dinner: parmesan crusted chicken

Thursday Lunch: chicken ricotta bowls
Thursday Dinner: slow cooker Italian chicken

Friday Lunch: lasagna
Friday Dinner: red beans and rice

Saturday Lunch: ravioli
Saturday Dinner: slow cooker Italian chicken

Sunday Lunch: lasagna
Sunday Dinner: red beans and rice

Menu Plan Monday - 4/26

Monday Lunch: chicken sandwiches

Monday Dinner: slow cooker red beans and rice

Tuesday Lunch: chicken spaghetti/chicken nuggets
Tuesday Dinner: pork chops

Wednesday Lunch: red beans and rice
Wednesday Dinner: chicken sandwiches

Thursday Lunch: chicken spaghetti/chicken nuggets
Thursday Dinner: kielbasa and pirogues

Friday Lunch: ravioli
Friday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Saturday Lunch: tacos and burritos
Saturday Dinner: ravioli

Sunday Lunch: tacos and burritos
Sunday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Menu Plan Monday -- 4/19

As you can see, I'm using my slow cooker A LOT this week!  I'm pretty tired right now, finals are coming up, and my dishwasher is broken...thank goodness a repairman will be there Wednesday to take care of it!

Monday Lunch: chicken tender salad
Monday Dinner: kielbasa and cheese casserole (slow cooker)

Tuesday Lunch: taco soup
Tuesday Dinner: hearty Italian sandwiches(slow cooker)

Wednesday Lunch: spaghetti
Wednesday Dinner: kielbasa and cheese casserole

Thursday Lunch: hearty Italian sandwiches
Thursday Dinner: taco soup

Friday Lunch: spaghetti
Friday Dinner: red beans and rice (slow cooker)

Saturday Lunch: chicken tender salad
Saturday Dinner: cheesy chicken and rice (slow cooker)

Sunday Lunch: red beans and rice
Sunday Dinner: cheesy chicken and rice

Menu Plan Monday - 4/12

This week's menu is a quick and easy one!  I've got tons of stuff going on this week, and a heavy load of tests at college, so it's got to be simple...

Monday Lunch: chicken sandwiches
Monday Dinner: pot pies with rice

Tuesday Lunch: baked ziti, green beans
Tuesday Dinner: grilled sandwiches, soup

Wednesday Lunch: lasagna, garlic bread, salad
Wednesday Dinner: chicken sandwiches

Thursday Lunch: grilled sandwiches, soup
Thursday Dinner: chicken in a pot

Friday Lunch: lasagna, garlic bread, salad
Friday Dinner: slow cooker red beans and rice

Saturday Lunch: chicken in a pot
Saturday Dinner: eat out

Sunday Lunch: dinner with guests
Sunday Dinner: slow cooker red beans and rice

Menu Plan Monday - 4/5

Monday Lunch: chicken sandwiches

Monday Dinner: chicken pot pies

Tuesday Lunch: slow cooker nachos
Tuesday Dinner: pork chops, mashed potatoes, lima beans

Wednesday Lunch: baked ziti, salad
Wednesday Dinner: chicken sandwiches

Thursday Lunch: tuna sandwiches
Thursday Dinner: chicken ricotta bowls

Friday Lunch: baked ziti, salad
Friday Dinner: chicken in a pot

Saturday Lunch: chicken ricotta bowls
Saturday Dinner: chicken in a pot

Sunday Lunch: M3 Day - macaroni,
Sunday Dinner: tacos

Menu Plan Monday - 3/29

Monday Lunch: tacos

Monday Dinner: chicken pot pies

Tuesday Lunch: hot dogs
Tuesday Dinner: pork chops, mashed potatoes, lima beans

Wednesday Lunch: slow cooker nachos
Wednesday Dinner: tacos
Thursday Lunch: baked ziti, salad
Thursday Dinner: sandwiches, bean with bacon soup
Friday Lunch: crawfish boil - yum!
Friday Dinner: salisbury steaks, peas, corn on the cob
Saturday Lunch: slow cooker nachos
Saturday Dinner: sandwiches, bean with bacon soup
Sunday Lunch: baked ziti, salad
Sunday Dinner: hot dogs

Menu Plan Monday - 3/22 (one day late) - plus a question

Okay, so in addition to this week's menu plan, I have a question...I have this recipe at home for a creamy ham and cheese cannelloni. It's good, very creamy and cheesy, but it's lacking something. It really needs some seasoning to kick it up a notch. What do you think would work best in a creamy dish with lots of cheese (Parmesan, mozzarella, and ricotta)? Please leave me a comment with your suggestions! I really want to experiment with this but I don't really know how to start.

Monday Lunch: chicken sandwiches, salad
Monday Dinner: slow cooker beef stroganoff, peas

Tuesday Lunch: lasagna, green beans, salad
Tuesday Dinner: Swiss chicken, lima beans

Wednesday Lunch: slow cooker beef stroganoff, peas
Wednesday Dinner: loaded baked potato soup

Thursday Lunch: lasagna, green beans, salad
Thursday Dinner: Swiss chicken, lima beans

Friday Lunch: loaded baked potato soup
Friday Dinner: chicken and black bean enchiladas, rice, corn

Saturday Lunch: chicken sandwiches, salad
Saturday Dinner: loaded baked potato soup

Sunday Lunch: chicken and black bean enchiladas, rice,corn
Sunday Dinner: loaded baked potato soup

Menu Plan Monday - Week of 3/15

Vacation is over - it's back to Menu Plan Monday!  This week is going to be another one of those insane weeks, so I'm trying to keep it simple...

Monday Lunch: chicken sandwiches

Monday Dinner: chicken in a pot

Tuesday Lunch: lasagna
Tuesday Dinner: omelets
Wednesday Lunch: taco soup
Wednesday Dinner: chicken in a pot
Thursday Lunch: chicken sandwiches
Thursday Dinner: pierogies and kielbasa
Friday Lunch: lasagna
Friday Dinner: taco soup

Saturday Lunch: hamburger casserole (This is a super easy, one skillet dish - best of all, the leftovers are great!  My family would rather it eat leftover than the day it's cooked.)
Saturday Dinner: omelets

Sunday Lunch: M3 Day, lunch at church
Sunday Dinner: salisbury steak with French onion gravy

Menu Plan Monday - 2/22

Monday Lunch: chicken sandwiches

Monday Dinner: Mexican egg rolls (I'll post my recipe for this tomorrow - we love these!)

Tuesday Lunch: chicken spaghetti
Tuesday Dinner: slow cooker cheesy chicken and rice

Wednesday Lunch: Subway $5 Foot-longs!
Wednesday Dinner: Mexican egg rolls

Thursday Lunch: ravioli
Thursday Dinner: slow cooker cheesy chicken and rice

Friday Lunch: slow cooker buffalo chicken lasagna (This is a new one for us, from A Year of Slow Cooking...I wanted to try it a couple of weeks ago but didn't get to.)
Friday Dinner: tacos & burritos

Saturday Lunch: pierogies and kielbasa
Saturday Dinner: chicken sandwiches

Sunday Lunch: slow cooker buffalo chicken lasagna
Sunday Dinner: tacos and burritos

Desserts: coconut pie, cowboy cookies

Menu Plan Monday - 2/8

Monday Lunch: chicken and chorizo sandwiches

Monday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup

Tuesday Lunch: hot dogs
Tuesday Dinner: easy Italian chicken

Wednesday Lunch: slow cooker baked potato soup
Wednesday Dinner: chicken and chorizo sandwiches

Thursday Lunch: hot dogs
Thursday Dinner: Leadership Banquet

Friday Lunch: tuna sandwiches
Friday Dinner: taco soup

Saturday Lunch: breakfast casserole
Saturday Dinner: Church Valentine Banquet

Sunday Lunch: pizza
Sunday Dinner: taco soup

Menu Plan Monday - 2/1

This week, I'm trying to simply things a little. I realized last week that I've been to ambitious when it comes to cooking and juggling everything else that's happening in my life. I thought I would feel like spending more time in the kitchen, and I also thought I'd have more time to relax and cook - I don't. By the time I work and go to school, then get home to studying and housework, I just don't have the energy to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

I've been using my slow cooker once a week - now I'm moving up to twice a week with it. I'm also picking up some emergency quick fix meals for the nights when dinner plans fall through or leftovers don't go as far as expected - chicken nuggets and canned ravioli may not be the healthiest choices, but it'll be better than fast food.

Monday Lunch: eat out
Monday Dinner: slow cooker beef stroganoff

Tuesday Lunch: sandwiches
Tuesday Dinner: easy Italian chicken

Wednesday Lunch: slow cooker beef stroganoff
Wednesday Dinner: chicken and orzo frittata

Thursday Lunch: easy Italian chicken
Thursday Dinner: slow cooker baked potato soup (a new recipe from the "A Year of Slow Cooking" blog)

Friday Lunch: sandwiches
Friday Dinner: tacos

Saturday Lunch: slow cooker baked potato soup
Saturday Dinner: breakfast casserole

Sunday Lunch: tacos
Sunday Dinner: chicken ricotta bowls

Menu Plan Monday - 1/25

Monday Lunch:  hearty stew
Monday Dinner:  slow cooker rigatoni

Tuesday Lunch:  chicken and orzo frittata
Tuesday Dinner:  chicken and broccoli alfredo

Wednesday Lunch:  hearty stew
Wednesday Dinner:  slow cooker rigatoni

Thursday Lunch:  chicken and broccoli alfredo
Thursday Dinner:  Mexican chicken casserole (I've been trying to cook this for 2 weeks and we've ended up eating out instead - I'm actually going to fix it this week - lol)

Friday Lunch:  chicken sandwiches
Friday Dinner:  beef enchiladas

Saturday Lunch:  Mexican chicken casserole
Saturday Dinner:  chicken sandwiches

Sunday Lunch:  stuffed chicken breast
Sunday Dinner:  beef enchiladas

Menu Plan Monday - 1/18

Monday Lunch: pork chops


Monday Dinner: slow cooker nachos



Tuesday Lunch: sandwiches

Tuesday Dinner: chicken parmesan bundles



Wednesday Lunch: leftovers (slow cooker nachos)

Wednesday Dinner: chicken panini



Thursday Lunch: savory stew

Thursday Dinner: breakfast pizza



Friday Lunch: chicken panini

Friday Dinner: Mexican chicken casserole



Saturday Lunch: savory stew

Saturday Dinner: chicken and broccoli alfredo



Sunday Lunch: leftovers (Mexican chicken casserole)

Sunday Dinner: chicken and broccoli alfredo

Menu Plan Monday - 1/11

Drawing a blank this week on what to cook…my whole focus is on college and planning for some major work and church events, and my brain just isn't wanting to wrap around menu planning!

Monday Lunch: sandwiches

Monday Dinner: chicken in a pot

Tuesday Lunch: still trying to figure this out...something quick and easy, probably whatever's on sale
Tuesday Dinner: baked ziti

Wednesday Lunch: chicken in a pot
Wednesday Dinner: Tex-Mex chicken club wraps

Thursday Lunch: baked ziti
Thursday Dinner: easy chorizo crepes

Friday Lunch: chicken packets
Friday Dinner: Mexican chicken casserole

Saturday Lunch: pierogies and kielbasa (one of my 4 year old's favorites!)
Saturday Dinner: crouton dressing

Sunday Lunch: Dinner @ church
Sunday Dinner: Mexican chicken casserole

Menu Plan Monday - 1/4

Monday's Lunch:  fish fillets, Dinner: slow cooker beef stroganoff
Tuesday's Lunch:  leftovers (fish fillets), Dinner: spaghetti
Wednesday's Lunch: meatball subs, Dinner: leftovers (stroganoff)
Thursday's Lunch: leftovers (spaghetti), Dinner: cheesy chicken and rice bake
Friday's Lunch: meatball subs, Dinner: chicken and black bean enchiladas
Saturday's Lunch: fried raviolli, Dinner: leftovers (cheesy chicken and rice)
Sunday's Lunch: leftovers (chicken and black bean enchiladas) , Dinner: omlets

Menu Plan Monday - 12/28

The name of the game this week is CHEAP! With Christmas just behind and college looming ahead, we've got to do some major cutbacks for the next month or so, plus my family is visiting this week, so what I fix has to feed 8 people while they're here (Tuesday & Wednesday). So here is my cheapskate menu for the week...
Monday Lunch: baked chicken, Dinner: company chicken (not cheap but I have the ingredients at home, so I'm using what I have!)
Tuesday's Lunch: sandwiches, Dinner: chicken and dumplings
Wednesday's Lunch: taco soup, Dinner: sandwiches
Thursday's Lunch: fish sticks, Dinner: chicken with egg noodles
Friday's Lunch: sandwiches, Dinner: hot dogs (my son is having a friend sleep over)
Saturday's Lunch: chicken and egg noodles, Dinner: hot dogs
Sunday's Lunch: fried raviolli, Dinner: fish sticks