This Week's Meal Plan -- Please Share!
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| Mon, 06-16-2008 - 8:41pm |
For the first time in a long while, I had trouble devising the meal plan for this week. Normally, I consider this a creative process and really enjoy it. Perhaps I need some new ideas because this week it felt more like a chore. So, please share!
Here is what I finally came up with (by the way, we normally don't go out quite this much):
Sunday: heirloom tomato salad, whole wheat penne with sausage
Monday: grilled asian flank steak, brown rice and veggie salad with peanut dressing
Tuesday: DH at a business dinner, so I'll either eat leftovers from Monday or get healthy takeout
Wednesday: Grilled margarita chicken and the zuchinni casserole that Cathy posted last week
Thursday: dinner out with a girlfriend; DH gets more whole wheat penne
Friday: dinner out with friends (Vietnamese; hey Cathy, we are going to Slanted Door. Yum!)
Saturday: DH currently claims that he wants to grill burgers. We'll see if that really happens.
For lunches, I brought tons of salad stuff to work today; but am hoping for some leftovers or other rescue from the same old pretty, but uninteresting lunch.



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Monday - We had leftover lobsters from the clambake on Sunday so I made lobster rolls and a tomato, avocado & black bean salad
Tuesday - Grilled pork chops with sate sauce:
I do my weekly grocery shopping on Fridays, so I meal plan Friday through Friday.
Friday: Homemade ww pizza and a green salad
Saturday: Grilled sirloin steaks, sauteed yellow squash and onions with basil, and sauteed mushrooms
Sunday: We went to a wedding and had dinner there
Monday: Ginger Sesame porkloin chops, grilled asparagus, grilled red peppers, and a slice of (legal) ww bakery bread
Tuesday: Spicy Chipotle Chicken Burgers on ww buns (this is the Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burger recipe Cathy posted, with ground chicken breast subbed), coleslaw, cucumbers in vinegar
Wednesday: Grilled sirloin tips, roasted broccoli, and mashed cauliflower
Thursday:
I've been bad with the meal planning lately, but this week I actually have a plan!
MONDAY: I had one pork chop in the freezer, so I grilled that along with 3 chicken breasts (2 to use later). So we had chicken/pork chops with Greek quinoa salad, mini WW pitas & hummus
TUESDAY: I work tonite, so DH cooks for the kids. I'll probably have some tomato soup from the freezer.
WEDNESDAY; Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad (using the 2 chicken breasts from Monday)
THURSDAY: I work again, and the kids have gymnastics. They usually get hot dogs, and I do leftovers again
FRIDAY: I have Bunco...so I make due with whatever is served there. Sometimes it's healthy, sometimes not. DH and the kids will probably make a WW pizza.
SATURDAY: Spicy Chipotle Turkey Burgers; Jicama Slaw, either this one:http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_112636,00.html, or this one: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_76085,00.html
SUNDAY: DD's BIRTHDAY!! I think she wants shrimp, and she has also requested my banana cream pie... ;o)
DH is working during dinner this week, so we arI don't have a solid plan for the week yet, but here are the main dishes planned:
Monday - Chicken sausages, broccoli, ww mac-n-cheese.
Tuesday - Chicken salad sandwiches (lots of spinach), leftover broccoli.
Wednesday - Crockpot Cheeseburger, green beans, sweet potato fries.
Thursday - Homemade ww pizza, side salad.
Friday -
Very impressive menus!
Amy, if you have a receipe for the chipotle lime chicken marinade, I would appreciate your posting it.
Hi Jamie,
It's actually one of Newman's bottled marinades -- I thought it was Chipotle Lime, but it's the Mesquite with Lime one.
http://www.newmansown.com/product_detail.cfm?cat_id=11&prod_id=78
It has 2g of Sugar per 1 Tablespoon serving, and I've found that's about all I need for each chicken breast.
I am on P1 and here is my plan:
~Tues: chicken, green peppers and red onions sauteed in olive oil
~Wed: chicken, green peppers and red onions sauteed in olive oil (left-over and DH is out of town)
~Thurs: Mustard-Mayo chicken (chicken broiled with mustard and lf mayo on top - yummy); green beans
~Fri: Shrimp Stir-Fry (from SBD site), salad
~Sat: Marinated London Broil, grilled veggies
~Sun: Chicken Capri (from SBD Cookbook), salad
June 1 Anniversary Goal
I hear you - I typically make my own marinades, too but I also like to keep some on hand for when I'm rushed or uninspired.
The Red Pepper and Sesame marinade/dressing you're trying tonight sounds delish!
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