It's Meal Planning Sunday!

Well hello there friends and family! I hope you are all enjoying the weather you are having. Some of you have snow and some of you, like me, have been experiencing temps in the 80's! Ahhhhh the joys of spring!

I try to plan my meals on Sunday while I am at my dads house and then shop after work on Monday. This weeks meal plan is looking so fabulous! I was so excited to share it with you! So here it is!

I'm planning to make some spinach, egg, cheese and bacon bites to have for breakfasts this week! It's my own recipe so I'll share it with you next week if it turns out well!

Snacks will again be boiled eggs with home made cheese its(recipe below)and sugar free jello. One in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Monday-
Lunch is leftover Philly Cheese steak bowl!

This is a recipe from last week and let me tell you, it is AMAZING! It's definitely one of my new fav go to's! I was too impatient to cook it in the foil packets so I  cooked my onions and peppers in a skillet with some olive oil and butter and garlic(lots of garlic) Once they were cooked I removed them and put them on a parchment lined baking sheet and put my beef in the same skillet for a VERY quick sear. I then added the beef to the veggies on the tray and put under the broiler for 4-5 minutes until the veggies started to get a little brown color to some of them. YUM!!!! I filled a bowl and topped with provolone cheese and pepper and let it melt!

Dinner will be a steak marinated in olive oil, garlic and chili powder. I'll top it with sauteed onions and mushrooms. I plan to sear this in, you guessed it, butter in my cast iron skillet and then finish under the broiler.

Tuesday-
Lunch will be chicken salad made with chicken breast, apples, grapes and greek yogurt. A side salad to round it out.
Dinner will be Chicken taco burgers. I didn't get to make these last week but will this week for sure!

Wednesday-
Lunch will be left over Chicken taco burgers
Dinner will be spaghetti squash(so versatile) with mushrooms, parsley and Parmesan cheese

If you haven't cooked with spaghetti squash before, you NEED to! It really picks up any flavor you put with it and I've tried a LOT of things! I cook mine in the microwave. Cut in half, put face down on a microwave safe plate and cook for 13-15 minutes. WARNING! It will be VERY HOT when you take out of the microwave. Let cool for a couple of minutes then scoop out seeds. Once seeds are out you can scrape the "noodles" out with a fork!

Thursday-
Lunch is leftover spaghetti squash from dinner Wednesday.
Dinner I am eating out with a friend

Friday-
Lunch will be chicken salad again
Dinner will be a cauliflower chicken enchilada bake. This is a new one for me so I'll let you know how it is in a later blog! Here's the recipe: Cauliflower Enchilada Bake

Saturday-
Lunch will be left over enchilada bake
Dinner will be Asian pork chops with veggies and more veggies!
Another new recipe for me! Crockpot Asian Pork Chops


Oh ya, those home made cheese its! Let me tell you. They satisfy my need for cheese and chips! Super easy to make!

Preheat your oven to 350.

Cut your choice of cheese into little bite size pieces and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Do NOT forget the parchment paper! It's important! I like cheddar the best!

I sprinkled mine with garlic powder and chili powder. Pop them in the oven for about 5 minutes, but watch them closely! Take them out when the edges start to get brown. Let them cool completely on the tray! These stay good in an air tight bag or container for a couple of days so make a batch of them! They are very tasty! Experiment with them, add different spices and use different cheese!


Voila! There you have a complete week meal plan! Let me know if you and your family try any of the recipes! I'd love to hear your reviews!