Okay--- so far so good-- I've stayed on track with our meals so far...so I'll let you in on what we're having at the Darby's!!
Sunday night- we went to McAlisters- we go to church on Sunday nights at 6, so it's really too early to eat before, but too late to eat anything decent once we get home, so McAlisters it was! And I didn't mind--- but that sweet tea kept me up until the wee hours of the night!!
Monday- beef fajitas, spanish rice, corn, and black beans- tried a recipe I found on allrecipes- they were pretty good- would have been better if I had bought a better cut of meat! And I love black beans- throw a little bit of lime juice and cilantro on them- yum!!
Tuesday (tonight)- crock pot chicken and dumplings- haven't tried this recipe before, but found it on a community forum on babycenter
chicken breasts (i had 2 huge ones)
2 cans cream of chicken (didn't have time to make my own this morning)
1 cup chicken broth
about 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning (more or less to taste)
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refrigerator biscuits
Put chicken, soups, broth, and seasonings into crock pot. Cook all day (6 hrs or so) on high. Shred chicken. (I just did this with forks right there in the pot). Cut biscuits (or tear =) into bite-size pieces (I used 4 grands homestyle buttermilk- not flaky- that's what was on sale for 99cents--- and they weren't close to being expired- go figure! should have stocked up- but I have been using "mary's" frozen biscuits- they are so good. Or if I have time to make my own I use Pioneer's baking mix- they are soooo good- and I like them better than using bisquik! okay- off of my biscuit tangent...) Leave this to cook in crockpot for 2 more hours on high.
Tasted good when I was tearing up the biscuits! We'll have carrots and peas with this! I'll let you know how it is!
{{{it was delicious!! owen ate it right up! and i think if miles had been a little more compliant, he would have loved it! a little salty, so i won't add as much salt next time and will probably make my own broth and/or cream of chicken. and i'll DEFINITELY add more than 4 grands biscuits! =)}}}
Wednesday- church meal
Thursday- hmmm....I'm thinking we'll be having spaghetti- quick "go-to" meal! I'm usually done by Thursday!
Friday- maybe a roast- I have one in the freezer I need to pull out!
Saturday- ham and swiss sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls and maybe potato salad?? We'll either have this for lunch or supper- depending on how our day goes!
Sunday- usually our out-to-eat day b/c Jared has soccer on Sunday afternoons, so he doesn't have time to come home from church then head back out for soccer!
So there it is folks! I'll let you know how my meal planning went at the end of the week! Sounds like a fool-proof plan, right?! I also decided yesterday once I got home from the grocery store that I'm not going to go back for at least 2 weeks- except for milk b/c Owen is on whole milk now- no way we can go without milk for 2 weeks- much less 2 days right now between him and Miles!! I'm determined to use EVERYTHING I have in the pantry!!
2 comments:
LGD- I have been doing weekly meal plans for the last 2 years.. I go to the grocery once a week and buy ONLY what i need for that week. We have saved so much money this way! i wouldnt know what to do without it! It's not like I can just run to the store with 3 babies anytime I need to. Hope it works for you!
my biggest "ugh" is buying too much is snack stuff! that's where we really bomb! we're planning for me to be home full-time starting in june, so i feel like i'll be a little more plugged in to what's going on in my pantry--- =p do you do any coupon stuff?? it's such a big thing now- but i feel like there aren't coupons for the stuff i buy the most of! like fresh fruit and meat and stuff! i really try to stay away from as much boxed and prepackaged stuff as i can!
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