Menu Plan Monday~ Busy Week

If the gorgeous weather isn't proof enough that winter is over then my calendar sure is.  As I was looking over our family's month of May I realized we have only 7 days that are appointment-free!  Between T-Ball starting and end-of-the-school-year activities we are going to be on the move!  This makes it difficult at times to find time to cook, which inevitably means more eating out.  And that's just not an option right now~ so what to do?

For starters, when making my meal plan this week I was careful to include several chicken dishes.  Chicken is so versatile and easy it just made sense that that is where our protein will be coming from this week.  So yesterday my husband marinated and grilled up 4 whole chicken breasts.  The main part of our weekly meals is fully cooked and ready, and then I just tried to come up with a menu that was diversified enough and not boring.  Here's what I came up with:

• Monday: Grilled Chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, green salad
• Tuesday: Chicken Fried Rice w/ sugar snap peas
• Wednesday: Chicken, brown rice pasta & roasted veggies in cream sauce
• Thursday: Grass-fed Ground beef tacos
• Friday:  Out to dinner
• Saturday: Chicken Pot Pie
• Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner~ Soaked blueberry coffee cake

Enjoy the week!

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Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

• 4-5 medium organic sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into strips
• olive oil, just enough to lightly coat the potato strips
• 1 1/2 TBS celtic sea salt, or to taste

Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees.  Peel your sweet potatoes and slice them into french fries. 

 

Place the fries in a ziploc baggy and lightly coat with olive oil.  Add salt and shake. 

Place the fries in a single layer on cookie sheets.  Bake about 25 minutes, turning just once, until golden and crispy.  Serve promptly, with a little extra sea salt sprinkled on top.

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Menu Plan Monday - Simple Week

I'm keeping it easy with my meals this week, mostly classics and only one new recipe (out of this months edition of Sunset Magazine).  I do have to make one note about Saturday's meal~ this is one of the easiest, most flavorful meals, plus it gives you lots of leftovers.  Don't forget to save the chicken bones along with any left-over chicken to make a yummy soup.  And don't forget to check back daily as I will be posting the recipes each day I make them =)  Have a great week everyone!

Here's what's on the menu this week:

• Monday: Grilled Chicken, asparagus risotto and a green salad
• Tuesday: Grass-fed ground beef burgers and sweet potato fries
• Wednesday: Ham & Potato Soup, steamed broccoli
• Thursday: Lime-Soaked Chicken Tacos (the Sunset Mag Recipe) and grilled balsamic artichokes
• Friday: Left-over Buffett
• Saturday: Roasted Whole Chicken w/potatoes, carrots & leeks, and a green salad
• Sunday: Breakast for dinner~ Eggs, bacon, fresh hashbrowns and toast

This post is part of Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie

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