Monday: Steaks with asparagus and kaiserspaetzle
Tuesday: Pork chops with roasted Brussels sprouts
Wednesday: Pecan-crusted trout with green beans (made w/pancetta and shallots)
Thursday: Roasted chicken with steamed broccoli

Tonight we'll probably have leftover chicken

Mon: Chicken sausages with grilled onions and peppers
Tues: Brown rice spaghetti with turkey meatballs
Wed: frozen pizza and peas (date night for us)
Thursday: Homemade fried rice (brown rice) with chicken and veggies- this is really easy and kids love it
Friday:will be pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and broccoli if I get to it

Pp here, I had no idea how much meat we eat until I just looked over my post, would someone post some of their vegetarian recipes? I have no idea how to cook beans, I have tried and they just tasted like mush but I know my kids love them when done correctly

Pot roast in the crock pot
Lasagna tj's frozen garlic bread Caesar salad
Burgers on the grill and tater tots (tj's again, they were good!) and raw carrots
Chicken parm with salad and peas
Pizza (we use tj's and make our own, its really good and cheap!)

Sunday: eggplant parm with whole wheat angel hair pasta and side of green beans and garlic bread
Monday: crockpot mushroom risotto
Tuesday: stuffed zucchini with white bean and tomato ragu
Wed: crockpot yellow Thai curry
Thursday: bean tacos and veggie fajitas
Tonight: make pizza at home with salad

* we are vegetarians

Monday - grilled chicken with hummus

Tuesday - pasta with sautéed Brussels sprouts

Wednesday - chicken sausages with sautéed cabbage and apple

Thursday - roasted pumpkin soup

Sunday? Hamburgers and quinoa with red peppers, onions, carrots and tomatoes.

Monday: Takeout from Ray's Hellburger.

Tuesday: Beef sausages and pumpkin and acorn squash soup

Wednesday: Whole wheat pasta with leftover sausages.

Thursday: a casserole dish of everything left in our fridge--polenta, chicken, bacon, spinach, onion, and tons of jack cheese.

Monday: Roasted pork loin, lemon-garlic green beans, wild rice

Tuesday: Vegetarian pasta with marinara sauce, leftover green beans, apple slices

Wednesday: Mixed green salad with apples, gorgonzola, pecans followed by lasagna with meat sauce

*Thursday: Make your own turkey tacos (lots of veggies, corn or flour tortillas, avocado, cheese, taco meat, salsa fresca)

*Tomorrow: Chopped salad with garbanzo beans, feta, mixed veggies plus make your own mini pizza with turkey pepperoni & veggies

*Our kids (early elementary age) like to cook and assemble their own food, so we do a meal or two each week that lets them help.

crock pot london broil with mushroom sauce, smashed red potatoes
Giant pasta shell stuffed with cheese, green beans, italian bread
crock pot chili, cornbread
chicken enchiladas, roasted corn
soup and baguette sandwiches

Monday - glazed pork with couscous and green beans
Tuesday - salmon teriyaki w/brown garlicky rice and broccoli
Wed - quesadillas w/refried beans & spinach, rice, salad
Thurs - black beans & rice
Tomorrow's plan - pasta w/tomato sauce, sweet Italian sausage, salad

Monday: Northern Thai Curry, rice and stir fried broccoli
Tuesday: Stewed chicken with lemon grass and kaffir lime, rice and stir fried cauliflower
Wednesday: Green Curry, rice and stir fried baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms.
Thursday: Spaghetti squash,marinara sauce, meatballs and salad.

Anonymous wrote:Monday - pizza made from trader joes pizza dough, sauce and cheese. With leftover meat and some veggies from this weekend (we have this almost every Monday)

Tuesday - egg, ham and cheese quiche with salad and/veggies, baked rolls

Wednesday - baked cod with steamed veggies and noodles

Thursday - baked chicken, sweet potato and steamed veggies

Baking is easiest for me. I find I can prep everything in advance and get things in the oven in no time. It also allows me to take care of other things while it's baking.

Are quiches hard? I have never made one, can you direct me to a good recipe on a website?

Monday: tacos with fresh guacamole
Tues: grilled BBQ chicken, grilled red yellow peppers & roasted potatoes
Wed: breakfast for dinner- oatmeal, fruit, yogurt
Thurs: lasagna (made ahead) & veggies

Monday - pizza made from trader joes pizza dough, sauce and cheese. With leftover meat and some veggies from this weekend (we have this almost every Monday)

Tuesday - egg, ham and cheese quiche with salad and/veggies, baked rolls

Wednesday - baked cod with steamed veggies and noodles

Thursday - baked chicken, sweet potato and steamed veggies

Baking is easiest for me. I find I can prep everything in advance and get things in the oven in no time. It also allows me to take care of other things while it's baking.

I need some new ideas. Thank you.