Menu Plan Monday

We had some meals we didn't make last week so I am putting those on and also making more than a week plan because we have everything on hand.

Monday:
Salisbury steak with onion gravy(new)
Veggie

Tuesday:
BBQ Cowboy beans and biscuits(new)
Veggie

Wednesday:
Asian Salmon (new)
Fresh green beans

Thursday:
Mexican vegetables on cornbread

Friday:
Steak
Squash
New England baked beans(new)

Saturday:
Bumblebee soup
Depression era bread

Sunday:
Quick Pasta Carbonara
Veggie

Monday:
Pizza

Tuesday:
Cheesy beef taco skillet

Monday:

Lunch:

PB&J on bagels

Dinner:

Baked pasta with cauliflower(although I'll be using broccoli)

Tuesday:

Lunch:

Fish sticks and corn nuggets

Dinner:

40 clove crockpot chicken w/ 2 chickens (the beginning of rubber chicken)

Succotash

Salad

Wednesday:

Lunch:

Ramens

Dinner:

Stuffed shells

Salad

Garlic bread

Watermelon

Thursday:

Lunch:

Mac n cheese w/ sausage

Dinner:

Stirfry with bamboo shoots, rice noodles over hot rice

Oranges

Friday:

Lunch:

Grilled cheese and soup

Dinner:

Liver and onions

Mac and cheese

Pea salad

Saturday:

Lunch:

Leftovers or ramens

Dinner:

Chicken soup with pumpkin, noodles and veggies

Sunday:

Leftovers

Menu Plan Monday

Monday
Lunch:
Sandwiches
Cantaloupe
Dinner:
Broccoli beef over brown rice
Leftover blueberry pound cake

Tuesday:
Lunch:
Bean bowls
Dinner:
Shar's mom's roast
Noodles
Crowder Peas
Cookies(box)

Wednesday
Lunch:
Mac n cheese w/ hot dogs
Dinner:
Homemade pizza
Salad
Choc. pie

Thursday:
Lunch:
Split green pea soup
Bread
Dinner:
Penne w/ sausage and cranberry

Friday
Lunch:
Grilled cheese
Soup
Dinner:
BBQ Beef casserole

Saturday
Lunch:
leftovers
Dinner:
Oven omelette
Chocolate pb cookies

Sunday:
leftovers and/or dinner out

Menu Plan March 7-13

Monday March 7
Lunch:
Frozen bean burritos
Dinner:
Spaghetti and meatballs(no meatballs for me)
Garlic bread
Pecan pie

Tuesday March 8
Lunch:
Mac n Cheese with hot dogs(for kids)
Dinner:
Individual pizzas
Salad

Wednesday March 9
Lunch:
Sandwiches and goldfish crackers
Dinner:
Blackeyed peas
Cornbread
Chocolate pie

Thursday March 10
Lunch:
Packed snack meal(fruit, cheese, goldfish crackers, pb on saltines)
Dinner:
Tuna sandwiches
Macaroni Grill Noodles

Friday March 11
Lunch:
Bean bowls(hot beans topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream)
Dinner:
Steak  (I'll either make a greek salad or grilled cheese)
Mashed potatoes
Crowder peas
Chocolate peanut butter cookies

Saturday March 12
Lunch:
Leftovers or sandwiches and goldfish crackers
Dinner:
Broccoli beef over brown rice 
Blueberry pound cake

Sunday March 13
Lunch:
Split green pea soup, bread
Dinner:
Hibachi Buffet

Menu Plan February 1-7

Tuesday February 1
Layered meatball casserole
Salad
Box cookies

Wednesday February 2
Marinated rib steak(using up marinade in fridge)
Green bean casserole
Stuffing
Banana cake

Thursday February 3
Easy beef enchiladas
Rice
Refried beans

Friday February 4
Turkey and broccoli casserole
Succotash
Waldorf salad

Saturday February 5
Steak tips over rice
Pea salad
Bread

Sunday February 6
Pizza with pepperoni, black olives and green peppers
Baked apples

Menu Plan

I wasn't feeling great last week and my menu plan didn't go as good as it could have because of it.  We went out to eat one night and another I just didn't want to make lentils and rice.  This week will hopefully go better.  We're  down to the last of the pantry challenge time and I'm ready to be done:o)  Our pantry is still full but I think I did pretty good working it down and will continue to use what's in there even after the challenge is over.

Tuesday
Breakfast: Grits
Dinner: Potatoes and franks

Wednesday
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Dinner: Skillet Sausage Pasta

Thursday
Breakfast: cereal
Dinner: California Quesadillas  refried beans, rice

Friday
Breakfast: cereal
Dinner: Noodle Stroganoff

Saturday
Breakfast: Pancakes
Dinner: Pizza  (Pepperoni)

Sunday
Breakfast: Eggs
Dinner: Mom's chili over rice

Menu Plan

Wednesday January 19th
Breakfast: Grits
Dinner: Turkey pot pie, stuffing

Thursday January 20th
Breakfast: Cereal
Dinner: Tuna mac n cheese, green bean casserole, cauliflower

Friday January 21st
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Dinner: Cheese enchiladas, rice, refried beans

Saturday January 22nd
Breakfast: Cereal
Dinner: Chinese Chicken and rice, cauliflower

Sunday January 23rd
Breakfast: Grits
Dinner: Slow cooker beef sandwiches, corn casserole, peas

Monday January 24th
Breakfast: cereal
Dinner: Taco Lentils and rice

Tuesday January 25th
Breakfast: Grits
Dinner: Groutmere buns, lima beans

Menu Plan January 11-16

Lunches will be leftovers, ramens or pb&j's.

January 11
B-Grits
L-Butternut pumpkin soup w/ frozen cornbread muffins
D-Tacos, Beans, Rice

January 12
B-Oatmeal
D-Tuna Croquettes, Green Bean Casserole, bread

January 13
B-Cereal
D-Pizza & Salad

January 14
B-Muffins--frozen blueberry
D-Pot Roast, fruit salad, rolls & leftover cornbread muffins

January 15
B-Grits
D-Bean soup and rolls or muffins

January 16
B-Cereal
D-Southwest Beef & Bell Pepper Skillet

Menu Plan January 1-9

I'm in on the pantry challenge from goodcheapeats.com.  This is all from what we have on hand!
My goal is to spend less than $300 this month on groceries(and eating out, health/beauty etc) and to make it mainly produce!
January grocery spending 37.99/$300

Saturday January 1, 2011
Blackeyed peas(Hoppin John) and cabbage
Cornbread muffins

Sunday January 2
Liver and onions
Spinach salad
(leftovers for anyone not wanting liver)

Monday January 3
Beans and rice (with brown rice)
Pea Salad

Tuesday January 4
Chopped steak w/ gravy
Mashed potatoes
Succotash

Wednesday January 5
Spaghetti
Garlic bread

Thursday January 6
Tator Tot Hot Dish
Corn Casserole
w/ Jiffy Clone

Friday January 7
Cranberry baked ham
Buttered noodles
Lima beans

Saturday January 8
Bacon Cheeseburger rice
Brussel sprouts

Sunday January 9
Leftovers

Also I plan to make rice crispy houses I got on clearance at Target and make a fruitcake.

Menu Plan December 6-16

December 6:
Biscuits and gravy
Pumpkin muffins
Blueberry muffins

December 7:
Black Bean Soup
Rye Bread

December 8:
Beef tacos
Rice
Beans

December 9:
Dinner Nachos Supreme
Veggie

December 10:
Sloppy joes
with homemade buns or bread

December 11:
Pasta Smokie Bake
Garlic Pull Apart Bread

December 12:
Hamburger gravy/mashed potatoes
Veggie

December 13:
Hot Dog Muffins
Veggie

December 14:
Red beans and rice

December 15:
Grilled Cheese and Soup

December 16:
Crockpot Roast

Menu plan October 13th-19th

October 13
Pintos n rice
Cornbread

October 14
Crockpot Carne Picada with gravy
Frozen veggie
Rice

October 15
Crockpot Falafel
Beet cake

October 16
Tex Mex Mac n Cheese
Frozen veggie
Texas garlic bread

October 17
Rachel Ray's Sloppy Joes
Basil Pasta
Pea salad

October 18
Italian Mac N Cheese
Green beans
Texas garlic bread

October 19
Homemade pizza night

Menu plan Aug. 27-Sept. 2nd

Friday August 27th
Lasagna(cheese)
Garlic Bread
Salad
Caramelita bars

Saturday August 28th
Layered Pasta Salad

Sunday August 29th
Homemade Pizza night:)

Monday August 30th
Southwest Beef and Bell Pepper Skillet
Iced brownies

Tuesday August 31st
Popeyes fried chicken

Wednesday September 1st

Cheesy Chicken Salsa Skillet

Carrots

Thursday September 2nd
Spicy Chicken Lasagna Roll-Ups (minus the spice hee)
Green beans
Garlic pull apart bread

Menu plan

I am trying for a two week menu plan so I can just run to the store after a week for milk and whatever produce we may need.  

BBQ brisket sandwiches and baked potatoes

French Onion Soup
Mom's chili over rice
Hot dogs in the crockpot with garlic pull apart bread
Texas Ranch House Beans w/ rice
Fried fish (new) and blooming onions (new) and kernel corn
Chicken Asparagus Casserole with basmati rice
TVP Bean Burritos

Crockpot Chicken Cordon Bleu with garlic egg noodles and peas and carrots

Kristine's Beans

Sweet N Sour Meatloaf with mashed potatoes n green beans
Mexican brown rice and pintos
Lasagna, corn on the cob and garlic bread

Homemade pizza--pepperoni and cheese

Lunches:

Mac n Cheese with hot dogs

Grilled cheese and soup

Ramens

PB&Js

Noodles and sauce

Homemade English Muffins

Tuna salad sandwiches

Leftovers

Breakfasts:

Blueberry muffins

Waffles

Cereal

Oatmeal

Grits

Persimmon muffins

Banana bread or muffins

Menu Plan June 18th-28th

Sunday June 18th
Pizza
Salad

Monday June 19th
Brisket
Macaroni salad
Peas

Tuesday June 20th
BBQ brisket sandwiches
Salad

Wednesday June 21st
Breakfast for dinner:
Waffles(frozen from last batch), sausage, eggs, grits

Thursday June 22nd
Hunter's night-baked potatoes

Friday June 23rd
Beans and cornbread

Saturday June 24th
Pizza Nachos

Sunday June 25th
Hearty Mexican Spaghetti

Monday June 26th
Calzones

Tuesday June 27th
Hot Dog Casserole

Wednesday June 28th
Orange Chicken(frozen)
Rice

Menu Plan Wednesday July 7th-July 13

Our last menu plan lasted us longer than planned and we even cooked smaller portions...it definitely puts in perspective how much a 12 year old boy eats!  hee (Hunter is at my mom's for a summer vacation at the beach)

(Tonight: soak beans)

Wednesday July 7th
Lunch: leftover hot dogs
Dinner: Black beans and rice

Thursday July 8th
Lunch: Baked potatoes
Dinner: Pizza Rolls

Friday July 9th
Lunch: Waffles and fruit
Dinner: Quick Pasta Carbonara
(make sure there is fresh bread made)

Saturday July 10th
Lunch: Sandwiches w/ pretzel goldfish
Dinner: Tacos and rice

Sunday July 11th
Lunch: Grilled cheese and soup
Dinner: Fried chicken salad

Monday July 12th
Lunch: Leftovers or ramens
Dinner: Pizza(Veggie, Cheese and pepperoni)

Tuesday July 13th
Lunch: Leftovers or mac n cheese with hot dogs
Dinner: Pigs in a blanket from scratch

Freezer time

It's time to stock the freezer for after baby meals.

Crockpot meatloaf(2 meals)
Onion soup burgers(1 meal)
Noodle stroganoff(2 meals, 1 meal gone)
Chili tot casserole--one 9X13 pan
Sterling burgers(2 meals)
Hungarian Goulash(1 meal-will need large sides because it didn't make a big dish)
King ranch chicken(1 meal)

Already bought:
3 premade italian meals that need nothing or just spaghetti sauce
(1 lasagna, 1 manicotti, 1 stuffed shells)
2 packages premade meatballs
Big box 80 hot dogs
hamburger buns

Other meals only partially done in the freezer or throw together meals with items on hand:
Tasting is believing chicken--just need rice -
Crockpot burritos--have the burritos in the freezer

14 pounds precooked beef for:
manwiches(6 cans) -2 cans left
Tacos/add taco seasoning
Taco soup