Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

Um, so I’m not sure I actually want to plan a menu considering how successful things were last week. I was only able to cook one meal I had planned due to our exciting week with everyone in the house getting the stomach bug and then losing power for an extended period of time. But, in hopes of having a week where I can actually cook, here it goes anyway.

• Sausage, chicken, and veggie grill packs: I’ve never made this before, but it looks like an easier summer dinner.  I also plan to add chicken to the mix.
• Chicken fried rice
• Grilled hamburgers with some sort of grilled corn
• Pasta with chicken, bacon, onion, and garlic cream sauce
• Stuffed bell peppers (with ground beef), rice, and maybe some homemade salsa

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Baked chicken, roasted broccoli and carrots, and mashed potatoes
• Shepherd’s pie
• Chicken spaghetti
• Breakfast for dinner

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

In some ways, I feel like planning a weekly menu is a joke, because I’ve felt so terrible with my hyperemesis that I haven’t been able to look at much food not to mention actually cook food.  In fact, I’ve hardly been able to look at Pinterest lately because my stomach just can’t handle seeing the pictures of food (and, yes, that makes me feel totally weak, but it is the truth). BUT, here’s to hoping I’ll be able to cook at least a few nights this week.

• Steaks with roasted asparagus and mashed potatoes
• Taco salad
• Baked chicken with squash and cornflake potato casserole
• Pasta with meat sauce and asparagus (there was a good price on asparagus this week, and I’m testing out this storage method I saw on Pinterest)

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Taco soup
• Chicken spaghetti
• Chicken and dumplings
• Hobo dinners

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Lasagna, garlic bread, and salad
• Paula Deen’s Farmers Pork Chops (new recipe for me) and a green veggie
• Chicken enchilada casserole and beef enchilada casserole, salsa, guacamole, mexican rice, beans, and chips (we’re having this when we are having a group over for dinner)
• BBQ chicken quarters, a green veggie, and probably some sort of potato side
• Hamburgers
• Leftovers or maybe breakfast for dinner

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

It feels good to actually be planning a menu – it means things are finally settling back into our normal routine. Although I love the holidays, there is something comforting about being at home, in our routine, doing our thing.

• Taco salad
• Chicken spaghetti with broccoli
• Chicken fried rice with asian coleslaw salad (also for me to lunch on throughout the week)
• Fried pork chops (new recipe for me) with cornflake potato casserole and green beans
• Breakfast for dinner

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

Wow, what a crazy month! I’m thankful for a little calmer week this week (I hope anyways!).

• Roast with parker house rolls (hopefully I won’t forget the salt in the recipe this time!)
• Country style steaks with black eyed peas (and left over rolls if we have any!)
• Grilled chicken, pasta, and broccoli
• Fried fish with left over black eyed peas

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

Aw, finally, really back to our regular routine (well, you know, not counting the holidays that will be here before you know it!).

• Chicken, sausage, black eyed peas, and cornbread
• Country style steak
• Taco soup
• Beef fajitas
• Beef fajita quesadillas
• Chicken enchilada casserole
• Pulled pork sandwiches

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Almond crusted chicken with green bean and potato salad
• Lasagna
• Pulled pork sandwiches or tacos
• Country style steak with baked green beans
• Chicken spaghetti

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• BBQ chicken tacos with cole slaw and rice (left overs from last week)
• Hamburgers (never got to this last week)
• Breakfast casserole and biscuits
• Parmesan chicken
• Country style steak

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Crispy yogurt chicken with couscous and green beans
• Ham, cornbread dressing, and black-eyed peas
• BBQ chicken quarters, coleslaw, and other leftover sides (cornbread dressing and black-eyed peas)
• Grilled pork chops with roasted cabbage
• Chicken and sausage jambalaya
• Hamburgers

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Taco salad
• Tilapia with couscous and a green veggie
• King Ranch chicken
• Crispy yogurt chicken (except with boneless chicken) with a green veggie

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Grilled steaks with a peppercorn cream sauce, whipped sweet potatoes (this recipe without the banana), homemade rolls, and green veggie
• Lasagna
• Tilapia with couscous and a green veggie
• Beef enchilada casserole
• Chicken and broccoli with bacon, onion, and garlic cream sauce pasta.
• Chicken pot pie

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Grilled pepperoni pizza
• Country style steak with potatoes
• Chicken with this pasta (new recipe for me)
• Pork quesadillas

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Hamburger steak with rice and green beans
• Migas and fajitas (never got to this last week)
• Homemade pizza (also didn’t get to last week)
• Chicken pot stickers (maybe with an Asian slaw salad)
• Chicken breast with couscous and a green veggie

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Chicken enchilada casserole
• Hurry up chicken pot pie
• Hamburgers with grilled corn
• Pasta with meat sauce
• Asian slaw salad

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

Last week’s menu was a bust (meaning I didn’t cook at home nearly enough), but I’m already off to a better start this week. Here’s what I have planned:

• Roasted red bell peppers stuffed with ground beef, cream cheese, and shredded cheese
• Grilled chicken and sausage with black eyed peas and grilled squash
• Roast with scalloped potatoes
• Hamburgers
• Steak with mashed potatoes and a veggie

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

Last week’s menu was pretty much a bust between eating out and swapping things out for different items or eating leftovers, so that’s why a couple of the same items appear this week.

• Chicken and dumplings. I’m going to try this recipe because I have some Bisquick.
• Roast
• Taco salad
• Hot and spicy pork chops {I love grilled pork chops, and this is a different twist on them} with grilled veggies

Drafting Dinner: Weekly Menu Planning

• Panko-crusted chicken parmesan
• Taco salad {can you tell that this is one of my favorites?}
• Hot and spicy pork chops {I love grilled pork chops, and this is a different twist on them} with grilled veggies
• Warm, toasted roast beef sandwiches with bell peppers and onions
• Beef and chicken quesadillas with pico de gallo and guacamole