Our menu this week isn't particularly creative, but here's what we've got planned for dinners.
Monday
Rotisserie garlic herb chicken with warm maple honey mustard sauce
Sauteed mushrooms
Lemon-garlic green beans
I'm going easy tonight. I've got a busy day so the pre-made rotisserie chicken is such a help. Our Harris Teeter has them for $4.99 on Sundays. It provides enough meat for us for dinner and then I make chicken salad for weekday sandwiches from the leftovers. I'll also saute some mushrooms with rosemary, olive oil, and a splash of balsamic vinegar (the packages are $0.79 now at Aldi) and I'll also saute some green beans with butter, garlic, and freshly-squeezed lemon.
Tuesday
Takeout Tuesday ... we will probably grab something easy from Roasting Company. I love their veggie plate!
Wednesday
Turkey kielbasa
Zucchini cakes with lemon aioli
Stewed white beans
Another easy entree for me is sausage -- just cut into a few pieces and heat in the oven. The zucchini cakes will take a little more prep, but they are worth it. I'll shred them using a cheese grater, squeeze the water out, add in an egg, breadcrumbs, and some seasonings, and form them into patties. Aldi has packages of four on sale now for $0.99. The zucchini cakes will get a quick pan fry. The white beans will cook all day with some rosemary, salt and pepper in our small crockpot.
Thursday
Leftovers from the night before
What's on your menu this week?
we always go shopping on saturday for the week -- I'm going to make bbq chicken, estamble polo (a persian dish with ground beef, rice, tomato paste, turmeric and onions), eggs and french toast, chicken salad, pizza, and spaghetti! your rotisserie garlic herb chicken sounds delicious! xo jillian - cornflake dreams
ReplyDeletewhat's on my menu this week? champagne.
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Christina, a girl after my own heart! Bubbles!!
DeleteGirl ... You've earned it after this past month!
DeleteOh YUM! Loving these meal planning ideas! I've got to do my weekly planning today!
ReplyDeleteLove the eat it or starve picture! Ha I need to start using the sausage for a quick dinner on some nights. Great idea! I love reading others' meal plans for ideas!
ReplyDeleteThat rotisserie chicken is the basis for many of my meals - I love that I can get so much out of it without sacrificing meal variety!
ReplyDeleteApril! I think of you every time I do my weekly shopping at Aldi :) Turkey kielbasa is a favorite at our house...easy and everyone loves it!
ReplyDeleteMeal planning can be so tough, so it's fun to get ideas from what other people are cooking!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I love aioli. And lemon aioli sounds delish! Do you have a go to recipe for it? If so, I'd love it! And might put it on everything. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy! I just linked my YouTuve video for my meal plan this week on my blog earlier today. You'll have to excuse my appearance, haha!
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed....$85 for a week of groceries?! I feel like I spend double that!! What am I doing wrong?! Hahah...I'm saving this post for next weekend when I do my grocery shopping. I really need to start going to Aldi!
ReplyDeleteI have not been to our Aldi in ages. That needs to change soon. Love the idea of zucchini cakes and will be putting it on the menu for next week.
ReplyDeleteTell me more about this warm maple honey mustard sauce. Is this a recipe you have or something I can find in the store.
ReplyDeleteI'm marketing a garlic and white wine chicken tonight. Then taking it easy the rest of the week since Corey will be out of town. Might pick up some Roasting Company myself. I love that place!
I seriously need to hear how you spend less than 85 dollars at the grocery store! I feel like I spend $100+ each week, and there's only two of us!
ReplyDeleteYes, please share your tips on grocery shopping- we spend wayyyy more than that a week!!! EEK!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about the white beans in the crock pot! Sounds delicious and I'm an avid believer in meal planning.
ReplyDeleteI was working on my meal plan for the week and realized we are out all week- tonight Morgan is gone, so the kids and I will have clean out the fridge leftovers, Wednesday night is church, Thursday is a non-profit board dinner, Friday is supper club, and Saturday is a birthday dinner for friends. Ha! Then we woke up to three inches of snow, so it looks like all bets are off.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try the zucchini cakes! Yum.
ReplyDeleteWe've got a baked potato bar tonight, baked ziti tomorrow, baked chicken breasts on homemade sourdough on Friday, and homemade pizza on Saturday.
Oooh, those zucchini cakes sound delish! Bryce has been out of town some this week so we haven't cooked much. Tonight I am making prosciutto-mozzarella chicken roll ups though, and am thinking of experimenting wrapping some puff pastry around them! I'll probably just serve with an easy salad!
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