This week we stretch the dollar by using the leftover chicken from last week in two dishes. The beef for the stroganoff comes from large chuck roasts I buy on sale or at  the discount clubs. I cube the meat and then freeze it in smaller packages. This is such an easy recipe after browning the meat with mushrooms and onions I then stir in sour cream or greek yogurt. Season to taste and serve. Great dish to re-heat and serve. Make the meat loaf from ground beef or ground turkey. I almost never make the same meat loaf. I use what I have on hand to make it interesting. A good mustard or worcestershire sauce and ketchup always adds flavor. Bind with bread crumbs (I use a half of a English muffin) and an egg.

SUNDAY
Brunch Quiche, toast w/ jam, orange juice
Dinner Beef stroganoff, frozen vegetable. fruit

MONDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch egg salad sandwich, carrot sticks
Dinner chicken and wild rice soup, salad

TUESDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch beef stroganoff, fresh or canned fruit
Dinner flounder fillets in butter, frozen vegetable , fresh or canned fruit

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch PB&J sandwich, fruit
Dinner chicken noodle casserole w/broccoli, fresh fruit

THURSDAY
Breakfast Breakfast sandwich, orange juice
Lunch  chicken wild rice soup, carrots
Dinner tuna salad roll ups, fresh or canned fruit

FRIDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch beef stroganoff fresh or canned fruit
Dinner   grilled cheese (make a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie)

SATURDAY
Brunch Breakfast hash, orange juice
Dinner meat loaf, baked potato, frozen vegetable, cookies

SHOPPING LIST

ground beef, frozen flounder fillets, stew meat,cheddar cheese, eggs, cereal (hot or cold), frozen vegetable,carrots, mushrooms, salad greens, onion, chips, orange juice, milk, sour cream, fresh or canned fruit

We start the week of nice and easy with boiled dinner using corned beef. You can use the left over brisket to slice for the Rubens and cube it for the corned beef hash. We have some old stand by meals for lunch but again if you have soup in the freezer use it up for lunch. The curried lentil soup and pan roasted salmon add some nice new flavor. We finish the week with a roasted chicken. Save the leftovers for chicken soup next week.

SUNDAY
Brunch Quiche, toast w/ jam, orange juice
Dinner Corned beef boiled dinner

MONDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch egg salad sandwich, carrot sticks
Dinner Curried lentil soup

TUESDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch PB&J sandwich, fresh or canned fruit
Dinner corned beef hash, salad

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch curried lentil soup, fruit
Dinner pan roasted salmon, frozen vegetable, salad, fresh fruit

THURSDAY
Breakfast Breakfast sandwich, orange juice
Lunch  tuna salad sandwich, carrots
Dinner pasta with pea pesto, fresh or canned fruit

FRIDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch left over soup, fresh or canned fruit
Dinner  Rubens, cole slaw (make a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie)

SATURDAY
Brunch egg sandwich, orange juice
Dinner roast chicken, baked potatoes, frozen vegetable, salad, cookies

SHOPPING LIST

corned beef brisket, whole chicken, swiss cheese, eggs, cereal (hot or cold), frozen vegetable,frozen peas, salad greens, potatoes, orange juice, milk, fresh or canned fruit

This week we are half the way through for a year. Our goal is to provide a nutritious meal plan every week without repeating ourselves. We start the week of nice and easy with sloppy joe’s. You can use the left over pork roast to shred for the sloppy joe’s or use ground turkey or beef. Hopefully you have some on hand to keep your food costs down. In fact this week we are trying to clean out the freezer. Many of the items needed this week might be stored there. Six months is long enough for anything to be kept frozen. We will be posting more of the recipes soon. We end the week with beef stew. I bought a chuck roast on sale and had it in the freezer to use in the stew.

SUNDAY
Brunch Quiche, toast w/ jam, orange juice
Dinner Sloppy Joe’s, chips, salad

MONDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch egg salad sandwich, carrot sticks
Dinner Carrot  soup

TUESDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch sloppy Joe’s, fresh or canned fruit
Dinner mac and cheese with squash, frozen vegetable , fresh or canned fruit

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch carrot soup, fruit
Dinner Pork pita cubans, fresh fruit

THURSDAY
Breakfast Breakfast sandwich, orange juice
Lunch  mac and cheese, carrots
Dinner pasta with peas and ham, fresh or canned fruit

FRIDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch mac and cheese fresh or canned fruit
Dinner   Hot dogs or Brats, chips, beans (make a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie)

SATURDAY
Brunch Breakfast hash, orange juice
Dinner Beef stew, salad, cookies

SHOPPING LIST

ground beef, hot dogs or brats, slice of ham, stew meat,pitas, grated cheddar cheese, eggs, cereal (hot or cold), frozen vegetable,carrots, salad greens, onion, chips, orange juice, milk, fresh or canned fruit

This week we we again start with a roasted chicken. We roast the cauliflower along with it and the roasting of the cauliflower adds so much flavor. Another flavor booster is to caramelize the onions before you mix them into the turkey meatloaf. I buy my ground turkey in the tubes frozen. Especially when they are on sale. You can find ground turkey on sale for as low as 99 cents a pound. I also buy pork tenderloins on sale and freeze them. The apple sauce you make with this recipe is delicious.

SUNDAY
Brunch Quiche, toast w/ jam, orange juice
Dinner Roasted chicken and cauliflower, salad

MONDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch egg salad sandwich, carrot sticks
Dinner Turkey and caramelized onion meatloaf, baked carrots and potatoes

TUESDAY
Breakfast Cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch PB&J sandwich, fresh or canned fruit
Dinner chicken and rice soup , fresh or canned fruit

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch turkey meatloaf sandwich, fruit
Dinner easy spaghetti, salad, garlic bread

THURSDAY
Breakfast Breakfast sandwich, orange juice
Lunch  chicken soup
Dinner tuna salad roll ups, fresh or canned fruit

FRIDAY
Breakfast cereal hot or cold, orange juice
Lunch easy spaghetti fresh or canned fruit
Dinner   soup and grilled cheese (make a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie)

SATURDAY
Brunch Breakfast hash, orange juice
Dinner apple pork tenderloin, salad, cookies

SHOPPING LIST

ground turkey, chicken whole, small pork tenderloin,  tuna, cheddar cheese, eggs, cereal (hot or cold), frozen vegetable, salad greens, onion, canned tomatoes, garlic, pasta, orange juice, milk, fresh fruit