This totally works! We do it...we don't have a theme for every night but it definitely helps for shopping, planning, etc. And for some reason our kids love it. They get all excited..."hey! it's breakfast for dinner night!" and it makes the whole affair feel less like a chore. we do breakfast-for-dinner night, pizza night, leftover night, and the other nights we mix it up, sometimes just give up on what's in the house and call it a restaurant night and go out. good luck!

I do chicken, beef and fish night. Then a leftover night. One night we usually are on the run. Weekends are different each week.

We also add "Tapas" night - I get all the leftovers out, put them on little plates, and add olives, cheese, and crackers. He he.

I'd probably start moving TexMex night up, just cause that's my fave.

Maybe every week draw themes from a hat so you don't get into too much of a rut -- so possibly add:

Greek (souvlaki, lamb, moussaka, hummus and pita)
Diner (meatloaf, fried chicken, BLTs, mac and cheese)
BBQ (burgers, hot dogs, pulled chicken/pork)
Under the Sea (seafood of any kind)

I am having a very hard time with menu planning and getting home cooked meals on the table. Before baby, I would love to try new recipes and only cooked those that were "restaurant quality." Now, I'm lucky to throw pasta with some sauce together. Last night I had an ephiphany, weeknight "themes." I am going to try to have the same type of meal on the same day of the week. For example,

Monday: Italian/Pasta night (ideas: lasagna, roasted or grilled veggies with pasta, spinach manicotti, etc)
Tuesday: Tex-Mex night (Ideas: healthy tacos, quesadillas, black bean casserole/tamale pie, etc)
Wednesday: free day (leftovers or eat out)
Thursday: soup/chili night (crockpot chicken tortilla soup, butternut squash chili, minestrone soup, etc)
Friday: free day (leftovers or eat out)
Saturday: Homemade pizza night
Sunday: Asian night (Ideas: Chana Masala, Green curry, Stir-fry, etc)

Has anyone tried to do something like this? Has it worked? I feel like it will make menu planning soooo much easier, and grocery shopping too. I welcome any other ideas to get a healthy homemade dinner on the table!