What's For Dinner??

Do you find it overwhelming to plan a menu?  Would it be less daunting if you only had to plan one day?  Start with Monday and maybe let Monday be the kind of All-American food that everyone loves like hamburgers, tacos, chicken fingers, and spaghetti?  Perfect, you just planned a month of Mondays!  You don't have to do Tuesday next try planning Friday.  What are four dishes that are a little nice... like steak, lasagna, grilled chicken, and pork chops.  Now you have a month of Fridays planned.  Check out this list of delicious, but crazy easy and affordable meals.  Just pick four for each day of the week and voila, you have a menu for a month!         

Monday – Kid friendly Family Night  

·       Kelli's Chicken Bowl, variety of fresh fruit

·       Burritos, lettuce tomatoes, salsa and chips

·       Sloppy Joe's, baked tater tots, baked beans, spinach salad with mandarin oranges and pecans with sweet dressing

·       Spaghetti, corn, salad, garlic bread

·       Hamburgers, Fries, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, watermelon

·       Cheeseburger , onion rings, lettuce, tomato, onion pickle

·       Macaroni and Cheese, sliced ham, broccoli

·       Chicken and Broccoli casserole, corn, salad, fruit (okay… this is kid friendly if you’re Hannah:)

·       Crispy tacos

·       Chicken Nuggets, creamed potatoes, gravy, green beans and rolls

Busiest Night – Super-fast Meals
                ·       Chili Dogs, fresh or canned fruit, coleslaw or not

·       Corndogs, 5-minute baked beans, fresh or canned fruit

·       ChickenChipotle, Spanish rice (if time), lettuce and tomato, chips and salsa

·       White Chicken Chili, 5-ingredient

·       Chicken Noodle Soup and Sandwiches

·       Brunswick Stew and fresh or canned fruit, cornbread if time

·       Penne and Mozzarella, Pear Salad, Green Salad, Garlic Texas Toast

·       Chicken and cheese quesadillas, spinach rice and black beans

·       Fried Rice, frozen peas and carrots, pears

·       Tina's Beef Stew and cornbread

Tuesday Salads or Soup

·       Mary's Taco Salad

·       Chicken Salad with grapes on Croissants with chips

·       Hawaiian Haystacks

·       Minestrone with peanut butter and jelly

·       Kelli's Baked Potato soup with bacon, sweet cornbread

·       Taco salad

·       Grilled Chicken salad, on rice with black beans and corn, (Cantina bowl Taco bell)

·       California Grilled Chicken salad (O' Charley's) Greens, candied pecans, strawberries, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, shredded carrots, Vinaigrette

·       Green salad with marinated chicken tenders and chicken flavored rice

·       BBQ Cobb Salad, boiled egg, bacon and cheddar cheese on a green salad

·       Lentil Tacos

Wednesday - Sandwiches and Mexican

·       Pulled pork BBQ sandwich, fries and watermelon or any cut fruit

·       Chicken sandwich, salad, fruit

·       Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

·       Chili and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

·       Beef Enchiladas, re-fried beans, lettuce and tomato

·       Chicken Enchiladas, Spanish rice, lettuce, tomato, chips and salsa

·       French dip sandwiches, mom's potato salad, baked beans

·       Chicken Fajitas with peppers, lettuce and tomato, chips and salsa

·       Meatball Italian sub, chips, fruit, salad

·       Chicken Crescent Rolls, salad, fruit

·       Turkey Beach Club Sandwich or any deli meat on a sub roll or French bread

Thursday Comfort food

·       Mini-Meat Loaves, roasted red potatoes and green beans, cooked carrots, garlic bread

     Chicken Poppy Seed, salad, canned fruit

·       Meatloaf, overloaded potato skins (O' Charley's) corn on cob, greens, cornbread

·       Stroganoff with Rice, green beans, squash and onions

·       Tater tot casserole, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot blend, melon or other fresh fruit

·       Noodle Corn casserole or Beefaroni green salad with croutons or okra and cauliflower, broccoli, carrot blend

·       Chicken Tetrazzini, salad with sweet red dressing, green beans and fruity Jell-O

·       Hamburger Steak, cheesy potatoes, dried beans, greens and cornbread.  Makes me hungry just thinking about it!

·       Chicken and Rice casserole, green beans, salad with sweet dressing

·       Carole's Sheppard's pie, Waldorf Salad, Texas Toast

·       Fish patties and Tilapia, frozen or fresh green beans, broccoli, corn on the cob, baked tater tots

·       Fish, fries, green beans, broccoli, salad, tartar sauce

·       Corndogs, fried okra, squash, fresh green beans, fresh sliced peaches

·       Chicken pot pie, broccoli, nice salad, sliced fruit

·       Chicken and Broccoli casserole, corn, salad, fruit

·       Chicken and Stuffing casserole, candied yams, French-style green beans

·       Margaret’s Ham Casserole

·       Margaret’s Sausage and Squash with tomatoes

Friday - Pay Day

·       Chicken Cordon Bleu casserole, cream potatoes and broccoli, fruit

·       Grilled chicken, carrots, broccoli, Texas toast

·       Lasagna, Spinach salad, French bread

·       Sweet and Sour Chicken

·       Pizza and salad and grapes or other fresh fruit

·       Stromboli, salad, fresh fruit

·       Pork chops cooked in crock pot with sauce, creamed peas and potatoes, beets, nice salad

·       Hamburger Steak, brown sauce with mushrooms, salad with strawberries, squash, zucchini tomatoes, red or green onions blend, roll

·       Salmon on rice with broccoli, carrots, Teresa’s squash casserole

·       Cheesy Chicken, roasted red potatoes and green beans, carrots

·       Chicken Alfredo

Saturday - Grill out! And dishes that take more time

·       Chicken pieces with G'ma's taco seasoning, green beans, carrots and peas, brown rice, spinach salad with boiled egg and bacon 

·       Julie's fried chicken, corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes, peaches, biscuits and gravy 
·       Pulled pork BBQ sandwich, fries and watermelon or any cut fruit

·       Hamburger Steak, brown sauce, salad with strawberries, squash, zucchini tomatoes, red or green onions blend, roll 

·       Grilled chicken breast with shrimp, red potatoes, zucchini, red onions, roma tomatoes with basil and peppers, serve with zesty tomato sauce 410 calories

·       Blackened chicken, rice pilaf, broccoli, sweetened fresh carrots

·       Spicy chicken breast, green bean salad (Cooks.com)

·       Blackened chicken, rice pilaf, broccoli, sweetened fresh carrots

 

Sunday - Breakfast for dinner and slow cooked meals

·       Roast, seasoned red potatoes in butter, fresh carrots in green peas, pear salad, rolls

·       Roast, potatoes, carrots, green peas, Jell-O salad, rolls

·       Scrambled eggs, bacon, grits, toast, sliced oranges

·       Mountain man breakfast casserole, mandarin oranges

·       French toast and eggs

·       Pancakes or waffles with scrambled eggs

·       Kelli’s crock pot chicken, roasted potatoes, asparagus

·       Italian crock pot Chicken, carrots, salad, broccoli

Lunches

·       Chicken Sandwiches

·       Tuna Salad Sandwich

·       Egg Salad Sandwich

·       Chicken Salad Sandwich

·       Left-overs like Kelli’s chicken bowl or any soups, Stromboli, Leftover Chicken and Rice makes a good haystack, If you can plan to cook extra for lunches it's cheaper, easier and better for you than fast-food.

·      Tacos 

·       Hot Dogs or Corndogs