After a fairly long hiatus, I am hoping get back into the habit of menu planning. It saves me time, money and sanity...I'm not sure why I stopped to tell you the truth! In addition to our weeknight meals, I am going to start planning our weekend lunches as well. Eating out is too tempting for us during the weekend and I'm hoping to mitigate that by having a plan. We'll see how things go!
I will link to recipes whenever possible. Please note that in order to see the recipes that I am using from Taste of Home's Simple & Delicious magazine, you need to be a subscriber of a Taste of Home publication.
Monday: Crockpot Chili & Crackers
Tuesday: Polynesian Pork & Pineapple Rice
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken Breasts, Butter Noodles & Lemon Green Beans
Thursday: Leftovers Night - Chili topped Baked Potatoes with Cheese
Friday: Eat Out/Pizza Night
Saturday: L - Ham & Cheese Pizza Snacks D - Chicken Lasagna Rollups
Sunday: L - Leftover Lasagna Rollups D - Chicken Soft Tacos & Refried Beans
My weekly menu plans are centered around what is in my pantry and what I can find on sale each week. I aim to spend approximately $100/week on groceries/toiletries/household items. If you want to learn more about saving money on groceries, be sure to check out my weekly grocery deal sale/coupon match ups here. Looking for lots of great, budget friendly meal ideas? $5 Dinners is a great resource!
If you are in a meal planning rut and need some inspiration, be sure to check out tons of menu plans at I'm an Organizing Junkie!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Menu Plan Monday: January 5
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3 comments:
My goal is to spend about 100 per week on all house stuff and groceries too. I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to all of your coupon match ups! They are a great help!
Sherry
My goal is to spend $80 per week on groceries and household items. I'm pretty good with the groceries but I can go crazy in CVS.
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I love that we are all doing the menu planning. Its so inspiring. I am starting officially on Monday but doing it a little this week.
Soup I made last night the hubs and I ate tonight. The boys had green eggs and ham, the ham I am using for potatoham soup tomorrow night. It's actually a lot of fun!
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