Meal Plan

Ham Pot Pie

White chicken chili

pork tenderloin

Chicken fajitas, guacamole, refried beans

Meal Plan

I asked Scott to help me plan meals for the week. I am nine months pregnant and since I struggle with meal planning anyway, I'm really not feeling creative in my last month of pregnancy. Here's what we've come up with for this week.

Ham steak and pineapple on the grill, corn on the cob, salad
Chicken teriyaki kabobs, peppers, mushrooms and rosemary potatoes - on the grill
Tacos and refried beans
Beef stroganoff in the slowcooker, green beans
Pizza - frozen or a pizza kit
BBQ pork chops, broccoli w/almonds
Spaghetti with pesto marinara sauce

Meal Plan

I am posting in arrears this week. This past week, I've tried to think of as many easy meals as possible. We've been busy with lots of summer activities and I needed to be able to throw dinner together when we get home late. It's not anything gourmet, but we were fed, nonetheless.

Chicken fajitas and guacamole with chips
BBQ pork tenderloin, mac n cheese and Trader Joe's frozen vegetables
Leftovers
Teriyaki chicken stir fry with rice
Friday night hamburgers, frozen french fries (baked in the oven) and salad

None of these really require a recipe. For the fajitas, I used frozen fajita chicken. I put the pork tenderloin in the crockpot with 1/3 cup of water and let it cook while we went swimming. The mac and cheese and frozen vegetables took less than ten minutes to make. So, I would consider it a 30-minute meal. I cut up the chicken for the teriyaki chicken and let it marinate for several hours. Then when I got home, I just cooked the chicken, threw in some frozen stir-fry vegetable and more teriyaki sauce and heated through.

Nutty Buttery Green Beans

This recipe is from Emeril Lagasse. I've made this version before and it's easy and yummy. I decide to try a healthier version tonight so I substituted olive oil for butter. I also didn't have any Worcestershire sauce, so I just omitted it from the recipe. They were still quite tasty.

Nutty Buttery Green Beans

1 pound green beans
5 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 (2 1/4-ounce) package sliced almonds
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Trim the green beans. Place the water and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a medium, heavy 3 1/2 quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Carefully add the beans and return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and drain the beans in a colander set in the sink, pouring away from you. Rinse under cold running water and drain.
3. Melt the butter in the same saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the almonds, Worcestershire sauce, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and the pepper. Cook, stirring, until the almonds are toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Add the drained green beans to the pan and cook, stirring, until well coated with sauce and warmed through, about 1 minute.
5. Remove from the heat and serve.

Italian Chicken

This recipe is very easy and comes from my sister-in-law, Tiffany. I served this with chicken flavored rice and green beans.

Italian Chicken

3 chicken breasts
1 Package of Good Seasons Italian Seasoning
Italian cheese blend, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray baking dish with cooking spray. Place chicken in baking dish and sprinkle with entire package of Italian Seasoning. Bake covered for 30-35 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered for 10 more minutes.

Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Salad

1 head broccoli
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup yellow or white raisins
shelled sunflower seeds
1/2 lb cooked bacon, crumbled

Dressing
1 cup mayonaise
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Mix broccoli and next three ingredients together and store in refrigerator. Mix dressing together and store in refrigerator. Combine salad and dressing together two to three hours before serving. Before serving, sprinkle with sunflower seeds and bacon.

Meal Plan

We've been out of town for part of the week for the last three weeks. I can't remember what I made for dinner when we were home. I don't think it was anything worthy of putting on the blog.

Here is what I have planned for this week thus far.

1. Chicken kabobs, veggies and broccoli salad
   
2. Tacos and guacamole


3. Italian chicken, rice and green beans


4. Grilled pork chops, zucchini and squash
5. Marinated salmon, ?, ?