Monday, August 06, 2012

Menu Plan Monday: Back at it & great reciepes



With a 16 and an 18 year old summer meal planning just isn't worth it! But with only 3 weeks to go till school starts, I thought it was time to "sort of" plan some meals. I've planned 3 meals for this week and have some "options" in mind for other nights when I'm alone or their are only two of us.

I also wanted to give you links to new receipes we've loved!

Cucumber and tomato salad with garbonanzo beans and basil.
bettycrocker.com
Balsamic Blazed Grilled Chicken




http://chickensintheroad.com/
Buffalo Chicken Salad--possibly the best chicken salad EVER!


http://elizabethbryant.blogspot.com
Korean Beef!!! I've made this so many times just for me! I am addicted to this stuff!!


http://www.chef-in-training.com
 Nutella Rice Crispie Treats!! We loved these! But then, nutella IS eaten with a spoon around here--especially on Christmas morning. It's an annual in our Christmas Stockings--right next to the chocolate "orange."

http://www.pincookie.com/
French Toast Bake! We LOVED this--hot or cold--it got eat at meal time, then snacked on later!


http://www.verybestbaking.com  

 Penne Pasta with sun-dried tomato cream sauce

Menus:

Sunday
Chinese Beef & Broccoli
Rice
Fruit


tasteofhome.com 

Monday:
Turkey Meatball Gyros w/Pita Bread & Yogurt sauce, fresh spinach
[Note: I will make the sauce with FRESH garlic]
Oven-roasted potatoes
Fruit

Tuesday:
Tacos
Mexican Rice
Fruit

Wednesday:
Garlic & Herb Turkey Burgers
Sweet Potato Oven Fries (toss with olive oil & cayenne pepper)
Salad
Fruit

Need more help planning menus? Check out all the great Menu Plan Monday posts at I'm an Organizing Junkie.

5 comments:

dstb said...

Wow. That Korean Beef looks delicious! I was thinking you would have to use steak, but to be able to used ground beef makes it so easy.

The nutella rice krispy treats look good, too. I really shouldn't be looking at these things. I am on a diet, but next week is vacation week, so....

Thanks for the links!

Sarah

susan said...

The chicken salad sounds delish! Not sure all my family would eat it, but I may make it up just for me :) Nutella treats YUM -- but a jar of Nutella rarely lasts over an hour or two here - seriously! I felt a bit more like menu planning this week as well ... hmmm ... does that mean fall is coming??? I can imagine how hard it is planning with a 16- and 18-yr-old, since I'm finding it increasingly difficult.

dstb said...

Lisa,

I made the Korean Beef last night and it was a big hit! I loved it because it was so easy to make (I'm not eating meat during the week, but I did take a small taste - yum!).

The boys loved it. Of course, they decided they wanted to have it in a wrap like a burrito - rice and all.

Anyway, this will definitely go into the rotation.

Thanks,
Sarah

Hopewell said...

Love the burrito idea! Thanks for sharing that!

becky said...

Loved the Korean Beef recipe. Thanks for sharing that! Made it last night & everyone loved it. Gluten free too!