What are you meal planning/prepping for the week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the earlier poster who mentioned a whole chicken in an Instant Pot - would love to know what cooking instructions you use and an idea of what recipes you use the chicken for! Thank you.

DP. I use the recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen in an 8-qt Instant Pot. We seldom have leftovers because my crew will tear into it like savages and the dogs get the remaining morsels. I save the carcass to make stock. The recipe has plenty of ideas though.
https://natashaskitchen.com/instant-pot-whole-chicken/

[Anonymous]

Tonight: lahmajun from the freezer, stewed green beans and tomatoes, and green salad.

Tomorrow: I have plans, I'm going to buy food and DH and kids will probably eat something fun in front of the TV.

We also have ingredients for:
Chili
Braised tofu with scallions, cilantro and either green beans or broccoli
Homemade pizza, salad
Instant pot butter chicken, either green beans or broccoli

[Anonymous]

Cheeseburger sliders, baked potato bar, chicken pot pie, sheet pan chicken sausage (https://www.budgetbytes.com/sheet-pan-chicken-sausage-dinner/), and ziti.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow Annie’s lentil soup, partially drained, over baby potatoes , shredded cheese on top.

Tuesday homemade Mac n cheese
Weds salmon marinated in pesto with rice and broccoli
Thurs rice with egg and veggies mixed in

That’s as far as I got.
I don’t reallly enjoy cooking but don’t want us eating crap either.

Why have I never done this??? Sounds amazing. You mean Amy's, not Annie's right? I'm a big fan of the black bean chili, and I make that and load it up with shredded cheese, onion and sour cream. But this sounds amazing too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow Annie’s lentil soup, partially drained, over baby potatoes , shredded cheese on top.

Tuesday homemade Mac n cheese
Weds salmon marinated in pesto with rice and broccoli
Thurs rice with egg and veggies mixed in

That’s as far as I got.
I don’t reallly enjoy cooking but don’t want us eating crap either.

Why have I never done this??? Sounds amazing. You mean Amy's, not Annie's right? I'm a big fan of the black bean chili, and I make that and load it up with shredded cheese, onion and sour cream. But this sounds amazing too.

PP here: yes Amy’s, my bad. So delicious, healthy, and easy too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow Annie’s lentil soup, partially drained, over baby potatoes , shredded cheese on top.

Tuesday homemade Mac n cheese
Weds salmon marinated in pesto with rice and broccoli
Thurs rice with egg and veggies mixed in

That’s as far as I got.
I don’t reallly enjoy cooking but don’t want us eating crap either.

Why have I never done this??? Sounds amazing. You mean Amy's, not Annie's right? I'm a big fan of the black bean chili, and I make that and load it up with shredded cheese, onion and sour cream. But this sounds amazing too.

Count me another one who has never thought to do this - genius, PP!

[Anonymous]

On Sunday I roasted 2 chickens and shredded the meat. I browned a couple of pounds of ground beef with taco seasoning and tomatoes. And I roasted a couple trays of broccoli/cauliflower/sweet potatoes/onions and made a pot of cous cous.

My plans with this are:

taco night (chicken, beef or veg)
quesadilla night (chicken, beef or veg)
chicken pesto bowls (chicken over cous cous with roasted veggies, tossed with Costco pesto)
Mediterranean bowls- chicken or just veg, with roasted veg, cous cous, diced cucumbers and tomatoes, crumbled feta, hummus, drizzled with tahini (I thin it out with a little water)

[Anonymous]

I haven’t really planned for this week and am feeling very unmotivated.

I think
Tuesday grilled salmon, orzo, peas
Wednesday black Bean and cheese and scallion quesadillas with tomatos and mashed avocado
Thursday beef stroganoff with noodles if I can manage that. Have some broccoli I can roast.
Friday mushroom and machego empanadas

U have some arugula and apples for lunch salad one day, leftover cabbage soup for another day, and Icelandic yogurt with granola and fruit another day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the earlier poster who mentioned a whole chicken in an Instant Pot - would love to know what cooking instructions you use and an idea of what recipes you use the chicken for! Thank you.

DP. I use the recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen in an 8-qt Instant Pot. We seldom have leftovers because my crew will tear into it like savages and the dogs get the remaining morsels. I save the carcass to make stock. The recipe has plenty of ideas though.
https://natashaskitchen.com/instant-pot-whole-chicken/

I'm the PP who mentioned it, and that's the same recipe I use! I do like to put it under a broiler to crisp the skin afterward.

We have it for the first meal just as regular chicken pieces, with the kind of sides you'd have with roasted chicken - mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli or brussel sprouts, salad, etc. If there are any leftovers, I shred them for enchiladas, tacos, chicken salad, sandwiches, or pasta. Then the stripped bones go back in the instant pot to make more broth.