Last half of October 2018 Meal Plan

October 18: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
October 19: Bacon Cheddar Soup
October 20: Out at Campground--taking ground beef and lettuce
October 21: Silver Dollar City
October 22: Big Mac Bites
October 23: Shrimp & Sausage Skillet
October 24: Sandwiches/Leftovers
October 25: Grilled Chicken Salad (just a regular salad with some grilled chicken)
October 26: Pan-seared Pork Chops (season with favorite seasoning and cook on stovetop)
October 27: Spaghetti
October 28: Mississippi Chicken Thighs
October 29: Low-Carb Zuppa Toscana Soup
October 30: Grilled Chicken Tacos
October 31: Fast Food

I've been trying to eat healthier so almost all of these are low-carb.  I know that my kids probably won't like some of these, but I'm trying to broaden their taste buds while I get healthy.  Let me know if you try some of these!

January 2018 Meal Plan

Jan  1: Whatever you want
Jan  2: Creamy Chicken Soup (will use frozen egg noodles next time)
Jan  3: Fast food
Jan  4: Sausage and Egg Grilled Cheese
Jan  5: Chili Dogs
Jan  6: Leftovers
Jan  7: Eat Out
Jan  8: Baked Potatoes
Jan  9: Poppyseed Chicken
Jan 10: Fast food before Awana
Jan 11: Beef Stew
Jan 12: Fajita Nachos
Jan 13: Leftovers
Jan 14: Roast
Jan 15: Chicken Marsala
Jan 16: Sloppy Joes
Jan 17: Fast food before Awana
Jan 18: Chicken and Dumplings
Jan 19: Stroganoff
Jan 20: Meatloaf
Jan 21: Eat Out
Jan 22: Oven Fried Chicken
Jan 23: Tacos/Burritos
Jan 24: Fast food before Awana
Jan 25: Baked Ravioli
Jan 26: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Jan 27: Mommy/Daddy Date Night
Jan 28: Slow Cooker Chicken
Jan 29: Pork Chops
Jan 30: Shepherd's Pie
Jan 31: Souper Bowl @ Awana, taking Creamy Chicken and Noodles

November 2017 Meal Plan

Nov  1: Sandwiches
Nov  2: Pizza
Nov  3: Anything
Nov  4: Sloppy Joes
Nov  5: Eat Out
Nov  6: Chicken and Noodles
Nov  7: Tacos/Burritos
Nov  8: Sandwiches
Nov  9: Pork Chops
Nov 10: Poppyseed Chicken
Nov 11: Baked Potato Soup
Nov 12: Chicken Quesadillas
Nov 13: Cube Steak
Nov 14: Spinach Artichoke Chicken
Nov 15: Guy--Chick-Fil-A, Girls--CiCi's
Nov 16: Cheeseburger Soup
Nov 17: Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls
Nov 18: Stroganoff
Nov 19: Eat Out
Nov 20: Chicken Tenders
Nov 21: Church Thanksgiving Meal
Nov 22-Nov 26: Central Arkansas
Nov 27: Shepherd's Pie
Nov 28: Breakfast
Nov 29: Fast Food before Awana
Nov 30: Sliders

October Meal Plan

Wow, it is October 1st and I actually have the menu plan for this blog up for the month.  October is a super busy month for us so I tried to keep all the meals easy.  

October   1: Out

October   2: Cheese stuffed chicken, twice baked potatoes, parmesan asparagus

October   3: Shepherd's Pie

October   4: Sandwiches or leftovers

October   5: Baked Potato bar

October   6: Chili

October   7: Family Birthday Party

October   8: Potato Soup

October   9: White beans and cornbread

October 10: Baked ravioli, green beans

October 11: Sandwiches or leftovers

October 12: Chicken marsala, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli

October 13: Isaiah's birthday party

October 14: Wedding to attend (dinner provided)

October 15: Roast, potatoes, carrots

October 16: Breakfast-biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs

October 17: Slow cooker spinach artichoke chicken, mashed potatoes

October 18: Fast food before Awana

October 19-22: Camping

October 23: Chicken and dumplings

October 24: Stroganoff, toast, green beans

October 25: Sandwiches

October 26: Poppyseed chicken, mixed veggies

October 27: Pork chops, carrots, stuffing

October 28: Sloppy joes, chips

October 29: 5th Sunday Fellowship Meal-Chili, pecan pie bars

October 30: Tacos and Burritos

October 31: Sonic $0.50 corn dogs

Last half of September Meal Plan

I never got my meal plan done for September, so I finally sat down today and put together a plan for the remainder of the month.  Starting next week my daughter will have volleyball practices on Wednesdays and Fridays with games on Thursdays and Saturdays.  From now until the end of October those days will be really fast/really simple/crockpot meals.

9/16: Sausage Rotel Dip (we've had a lazy day and just went easy)
9/17: Leftovers
9/18: Calzones and breadsticks
9/19: Shake-n-bake pork chops, carrots, stuffing
9/20: Chick-fil-a school fundraiser
9/21: Orange chicken and fried rice
9/22: BBQ meatballs and mashed potatoes
9/23: Helping friends move
9/24: Out
9/25: Potato Soup
9/26: Turkey breast, green beans, sweet potatoes
9/27: Grab a sandwich or fast food before Awana
9/28: Spaghetti, green beans
9/29: Roast hot dogs and s'mores
9/30: Smoked pork butt, potato salad, baked beans

August Meal Plan

I've had a crazy busy summer and wasn't home for a good portion of it.  Therefore, meal plans were not made.  School starts soon, so I'm back at making my meal plans.  A lot of these are new recipes I'm trying; each new recipe will have a star next to it.  Enjoy!

August  1: Shrimp Boil Foil Packets* (Next time I will use 1/2 the amount of Old Bay in the recipe)

August  2: Chicken Marsala*

August  3: Smoked Sausage & Veggies (I add squash and zucchini to this recipe)

August  4: Baked Ravioli

August  5: Hot Dogs & Nachos

August  6: Eat Out

August  7: Shake & Bake Chicken Legs

August  8: Grilled Pork Chops

August  9: Grilled Chicken Tacos and Cheese Quesadillas

August 10: Awana Kick-Off Block Party (Hot Dogs & Chips provided)

August 11: Chicken Spaghetti

August 12: Taco Salad

August 13: Grilled Burgers

August 14: Fajitas

August 15: Poppyseed Chicken

August 16: Sloppy Joes

August 17: Shepherd's Pie

August 18: Grilled Chicken Drumsticks*

August 19: Broccoli Beef Kebabs*

August 20: Eat Out

August 21: Grilled Pork Loin* (I will use olive oil instead of grapeseed oil)

August 22: Brats & Hot Dogs

August 23: Awana begins (Pizza provided)

August 24: Stroganoff

August 25: Pancakes, bacon, eggs

August 26: Lemon Basil Grilled Pork Chops*

August 27: Salisbury Steak

August 28: Shrimp Boil Foil Packets (it was so good tonight that I want it again soon!)

August 29: New York Strip & Ribeye Steaks (I found some marked down today, so we get some yummy steak!)

August 30: Grilled Cheese

August 31: Stuffed Zucchini (I used cream cheese instead of marscapone)

April Meal Plan

April  1: Hot Dogs and Nachos

April  2: Out

April  3: Homemade Pizzas

April  4: Italian Chicken, herb roasted potatoes

April  5: Grabbing fast food before Awana

April  6: Pork Chops, stuffing, carrots

April  7: Countdown to Disney (Robin Hood & Fox and the Hound) Little John chicken nuggets, Robin Hood's rolls, Friar Tuck's Tots, Copper's chocolate cobbler, Todd's (ice) Cream

April  8: BLTs

April  9: Pulled pork, cole slaw

April 10: Poppyseed chicken, mixed veggies

April 11: Grilled steak & shrimp, squash and zucchini

April 12: Grilled cheese

April 13: Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls

April 14: Countdown to Disney (Little Mermaid & Beauty and the Beast) Ursuala Dogs, Ariel's Shells and Cheese, Lumiere's Grey Stuff, Beast's Rose Petals (strawberries)

April 15: Sloppy Joes, chips

April 16: Easter Sunday

April 17: Almond crusted salmon, roasted asparagus, mashed potatoes

April 18: Tacos

April 19: Sandwiches

April 20: Stroganoff, green beans, toast

April 21: Countdown to Disney (Aladdin & Lion King) Prince Ali's kabobs w/ Sultan Sauce, Aladdin's stolen bread, Abu's stolen apples, Timon & Pumba's bugs in dirt, Nala's zebra cakes

April 22: Brats & Hot Dogs, potato salad

April 23: Out

April 24: Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread

April 25: Roasted smoked sausage & veggies

April 26: Leftovers

April 27: Taco ring

April 28: Countdown to Disney (Pocahontas & Toy Story) Buffalo in a blanket, Meeko's corn, Alien cupcakes, Woody's ice cream round-up

April 29: Sunday Ham Sandwiches, chips

April 30: 5th Sunday Fellowship Meal-Spinach Artichoke Turkey Casserole, Banana Pudding