Weekly Meal Plan – Week 3
Posted by Amy | Filed under Food
Jazzed Up Mac & Cheese
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Cheesy Twice Baked Potato with Hamburger
Grilled Chicken, Rice & Veggies
Sausage Potato Soup
** Printable Grocery List **
Monday
Jazzed Up Mac & Cheese
- Macaroni & Cheese (boxed or homemade)
- Hamburger Meat (Ground Turkey Optional)
- Tomatoes (optional)
- Breadcrumbs
Directions:
- Cook Mac & Cheese on stove
- While Mac & Cheese is cooking, cook hamburger meat in skillet. (save a bowl for Wed’s meal)
- Stir in hamburger to Mac & Cheese
- Divide macaroni mixture into small bowls or put all in one large glass baking dish.
- Top with a tomato slices and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
- Bake at 350° until bubbling, about 10-15 minutes.
Serve with Broccoli
• Sneaky Chef Idea: Add pureed white beans for a healthier meal.
Photo Credit: Biskuit via Flickr
Tuesday
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Directions
- Saute or grill chicken. ( I like to buy chicken already cooked at the grocery store’s deli.)
- Top your favorite pizza crust with BBQ sauce, chicken, cilantro and gouda and mozzarella cheese.
- Cook as directed for your crust.
Picky kids get their own cheese pizza!
Recipe by: This Week For Dinner
Wednesday
Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes with Hamburger
- 2-4 Large Russet Potatoes
- Hamburger Meat (Saved from Monday’s Meal)
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Butter & Milk
- Sour Cream & Chives (Optional)
Directions:
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Turn oven to broil
- Slice potatoes in half long wise and cook in microwave 6-7 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Scrape the inside out of the potato
- Mix in a bowl: potato, meat, cheese, a small amount of butter, milk and sour cream, chives, salt & pepper.
- Place mixture back into the potato shells.
- Bake in oven until crispy and brown on top about 10 minutes.
Serve with Salad or Vegetable of Choice
Photo credit: Cellach via Flickr
Thursday
Grilled Chicken, Rice & Veggies
No special recipe needed. Use your favorite marinade. I plan to use my grill pan. After I grill the chicken I lightly coat zucchini and squash with olive oil, salt and pepper and grill in the chicken pan.
Friday
Sausage Potato Soup
1 lb. bulk pork sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup light cream
1/4 cup butter
6 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
freshly ground black pepper
Bring chicken stock to a boil in a large pan. Add potatoes and onions. Cook until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, brown sausage in a separate pan. Add the cooked sausage to the potatoes and stock. Add the cream and butter. Stir until butter is melted. Add the vanilla and balsamic vinegar right before serving.
Recipe by: Cafe Johnsonia Found via This Week For Dinner
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March 2nd, 2009 at 7:03 am
These ALL sounds GREAT!! I can’t wait to try the pizza – I’ve never had or made a pizza with chicken on it!!
~TidyMom
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March 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
I was going to say the exact same thing as Tidymom…these all sound wonderfuL! Yum-mee!
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March 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I just had to comment because your post might be the first one I’ve seen with a menu that would actually WORK in my house! So often, I find menu plans that are just too fancy for my picky family!
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March 2nd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I’m hungry already! These all look amazing, as have the previous recipes you’ve posted. Thanks for sharing.
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March 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
It all looks marvelous! That soup is really different. I’ll have to give it a try. :0)
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March 2nd, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I’m definitely trying these. Yum! Thanks for the great family-freindly recipes!
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March 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
That all sounds sooo good. I make a barbeque chicken pizza as well…but I am lazy and use the Tyson Southwest Chicken that is already precooked and sliced : )
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March 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
What a great week! I recently had a taco pizza and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread! You chicken pizza sounds even better!
Have a great week!
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March 2nd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Yum! I love recipes with secret ingredients!
Jen
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March 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 am
These all sound fabulous! What time is dinner?
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March 3rd, 2009 at 10:06 am
Great ideas! I love recipes.. I’m a sucker for them.
I’ve been craving some potato soup, and that looks delicious! Can’t wait to try a few of these out.
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March 4th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Hey Amy!
I love the mac and cheese thing; kinda like what i make except i brown my ground meat; drain it; and throw a jar of ragu in; simmer while i am making the mac and cheese dinner; combine and simmer about 10 minutes! have also put a can of ranch style beans in and someone tried a can of corn. tops of about 30 minutes to prepare this!
Hope you are having a great week!
I want to try those baked taters! mmmmm good!
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March 4th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Great meal plan and awesome printable shopping list You know people charge a monthly fee for this– maybe something you should think about!
Thanks for the recipes and meal plan for the week. You just saved me a hour on making my own!
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December 7th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
I made the sausage potato soup but added carrots and prochini mushrooms. Then blended the soup and finally added the chunks of turkey sausage..it was divine.
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