Monday: BBQ Ribs, Baked Potatoes, and Broccoli
Tuesday: Bourbon Chicken with Rice
Wednesday: Pork and Cheese Quesadillas with corn cake
Thursday: Broccoli Cheese Soup
Friday: Take-out Pizza

Another week, and for once I am excited for our menu It’s been a while since that happened maybe this pregnancy will finally be nice to our menu. Need some more inspiration check out other Menu Plan Mondays.

Monday: Spicy Pop Pulled Pork and Roasted Broccoli

Tuesday: Chicken in Mushrooms in a Garlic White Wine Sauce

Wednesday: Beef and Broccoli, still debating on recipe anyone have a favorite?

Thursday: Pulled pork quesadillas using the pulled pork from Monday

Friday: Cheesy Ebelskievers

Saturday: Baked lemon herb shrimp with roasted potatoes

Sunday: Dinner with the family, if I host Lasagna Soup

I haven’t cooked a full meal since the New Years… MUST get back on track!!! If I share the menu here maybe I will be held a little more accountable.

Monday: Taco Stack- my girlfriend is actually making this so night off
Tuesday: Roasted Cauliflower with Bacon
Wednesday: Kielbasa and Kraut
Thursday: Chili Cheese Dogs
Friday: It’s my Birthday well be going out for dinner
Saturday: Well be having a birthday party so leftovers of some sort
Sunday: Tortellini & Pancetta in Mushroom Walnut Sauce

I have been planning menus but haven’t been sharing them. I decided to start posting them again. Since getting pregnant we have been re-visiting a lot of favorites, but I realize some of you have never made those recipes. This week we have some newbies making an appearance.

Monday: Open faced turkey sandwiches and other turkey leftovers

Tuesday: Turkey pot pie

Wednesday: Spinach and bacon stuffed Pork Chops

Thursday: BBQ Chicken, Pineapple quesadillas

Friday: Buffalo Chicken Pizza (roughly following this)

Saturday: Ravioli Pesto Lasagna with salad

Sunday: Dinner out as were headed to some holiday fun downtown

Monday: Grilled Pizza
Tuesday: Alfredo Bake
Wednesday: Something with chicken breasts
Thursday: Reuben Casserole made with homemade corned beef
Friday: Dinner out with family

Another week another menu. This week along with our menu I thought I would share our menu “system” this system we have found works great for us!

Monday: Creamy Beef, Mushroom and Noodle Soup
Tuesday: Girls night at girlfriends
Wednesday: Beef roast, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots and cornbread
Thursday: Mushroom and Chive Ravioli
Friday: Tatertot Hotdish
Saturday: Dinner at Dad’s
Sunday: Pesto Meatballs over pasta

We plan our meals for 2 weeks at a time. We figure out roughly the number of days, normally we plan between 10-12 meals for a 14 day period. We only use meat we already have at home which is purchased when on sale. I wont pay full price for meat so we buy it on sale and freezing.

This is our 2 week grocery list for breakfast, lunches and dinners.

As I said we plan 10-12 meals. Then we decided on what to make each night based upon our mood, what will go bad sooner. If we have mushroom recipes they are made early on as to not have them go bad. Same with tacos for lettuce. We don’t really have a “set” budget for groceries. Our normal trips are around $150 this is all the food for our family of 3. So $300 a month is pretty decent amount to us.

This is the meals we chose for this week. Next week will be the remaining, and any we don’t get to this week. We find this works well as for the most part it’s flexable and if we really are not in the mood for soup we can make it a different night.

Before planning our meals bi-weekly or even weekly… ok before planning at all. We spend about triple the amount of money we do now on grocery by stopping all the time for this or that and going multiple trips. If you don’t meal plan and feel your grocery budget is out of control I highly suggest you start and work out a system that works for you.

Monday: Grilled Pineapple and Chicken Quesadillas
Tuesday: Salsa Chicken made into tacos
Wednesday: Meatball subs with fries or chips
Thursday: Tuna Casserole
Friday: Pizza (this crust haven’t decided on toppings)
Saturday: Creamy Shrimp and Rice

If you think your grocery bill is outrageous do yourself and menu plan for a month. Weather you plan week by week or bi-weekly or even for a month it WILL save you money!

We plan bi-weekly, normally we pick 10-12 meals for the 14 day period. Factoring in already scheduled things and leave one or two days open for family get togethers, or leftover nights. Week of we decide what we are hungry for picking for our whole list.

Monday:  Chicken Contiental Stew
Tuesday: Pork Chops.. still deciding how to prepare
Wednesday: Pulled beef tacos
Thursday: Pesto pizza (we loved it so much making again!)
Friday: Dinner out

I haven’t been that great at posting my menus but we have stuck with them. We actually end up saving a lot of money if we plan a menu. We normally plan for two weeks at a time, going shopping for the two weeks. We leave one or two openings for dinners with family or leftovers.

Monday: Pesto, Chicken Mushroom pizza
Tuesday: Beef roast with red potatoes and carrots
Wednesday: Conitental Pork Stew
Thursday: Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells
Friday: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes
Saturday: Orange Tequila Shrimp
Sunday: Roasted Chicken with Rosemary and Sweet Potatoes

I have been menu planning but not really posting them, but I think posting them will help keep me on track!

Monday: 7UP Chicken with rice
Tuesday: Dinner at a friends
Wednesday: Fettucine Quick Ragu
Thursday: Orange Chicken
Friday: Order pizza or out