We made a double batch of pork and sauerkraut soup for a potluck tonight thinking we'd leave with plenty of leftovers for a weeknight dinner....nope. People liked it! Might be able to stretch it if we serve the remainder over egg noodles.
Other plans: Pizza and salad Green curry with tofu and vegetables Leftover beef and lamb, roast vegetables, baguette That doesn't quite get us to the end of the week but we have a fairly full freezer and pantry. Might do pasta e ceci, chili, or mujadarra since we don't have beans on the menu yet. |
Chicken Caesar salad wraps
Beef tips with mushrooms on rice Veggie Quesadillas |
Chili
Pasta w/ roasted delicata squash, bleu cheese and arugula Pork tenderloin w/ mashed potatoes and broccoli |
Spaghetti
Salad rolls Cauliflower piccata Swedish meatballs and Brussels sprouts Beans and rice bowls |
Salmon, roasted potatoes, roasted green beans
Leftover salmon in a caesar salad thai basil chicken stir fry Texas chili in the crockpot (2 nights) sausage and gnocchi sheet pan dinner |
They just don't taste the same anywhere else!!! I crave a good muffuletta from time to time. |
Tonight: sushi takeout
Tomorrow: meatloaf with side of peas (no one eats potatoes in my house) Rest of week: salmon with rice and gochujong sauce, grilled steaks and burgers, and leftovers. |
I’ve got leftover Mississippi pot roast, and I’m going to use the meat to make burritos tonight.
Tomorrow I’m making lasagna (just DH and I so I make small ones in a bread loaf pan). |
Pork tenderloin with Dijon-garlic-parsley sauce, roast carrots
Skirt steak with Chimichurri, cauliflower-parsnip mash Spaghetti & homemade meatballs Smoked salmon with dill, lemon, cream, and shallots on farro |
-Mushroom ravioli alfredo
-Coconut lentils -Udon noodles stir fry with tofu, edamame and gyoza -Breakfast for dinner (biscuits, tomato/spinach/eggs/parmesan, veggie sausage) -Homemade pizza (some with regular crust, some with cottage cheese crust) Last week was: -Veggie burgers -Spinach stuffed shells -Crepes -Wraps with veggie chicken |
We do a lot of "semi-homemade" type meals for lack of time, using frozen items like garlic bread and chicken cutlets and pie crust for quiche, canned beans, jarred salad dressing/ marinades, and store-bought hummus and rotisserie chicken.
Baked chicken breasts marinated in Greek dressing; garlic bread; Italian salad; apple slices Enchiladas with leftover ground beef and rice, plus spinach, onion, refried beans, and Mexican cheese; orange slices; cucumber slices Pasta marinara with Parmesan cheese; steamed broccoli with butter; mandarins Chicken patties from the freezer on buns; carrots and cucumbers with hummus; grapes Simple quiche (eggs, cream, salt and pepper); Italian salad; fruit salad with yogurt and honey Freezer meatballs with homemade Swedish dressing and parsley; baked potatoes; orange slices Leftovers Dessert has been Girl Scout cookies because we just got a shipment from a niece. |
What we actually ate so far:
-homemade bread, marinated and roasted chicken quarters and vegetables -ordered jerk chicken from a new place -homemade Philly cheese steaks last two nights (the shaved beef doesn’t keep well), with a fruit plate one night and salad the other On deck: -I got some decent looking eggplant and will be making moussaka, which should last two dinners supplemented with a side -Malaysian style curry, protein tbd |
These meals are very similar to what we like to eat. Simple, fresh, and tasty. I haven’t made Swedish meatballs or quiche in a while; I’m adding them to next week’s menu. |
I made red beans with sausage over rice. And I added deviled eggs on the side. Lots of “trinity” vegetable blend in the beans, so a pretty well-rounded meal! |