I will put the recipes after all the meals
Sunday: Chicken Tacos with
Refried Beans
Monday: Roasted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas, and
Refried Beans
Wednesday: Beef and Broccoli
Thursday :
Bistek (
filipino dish that is super simple)
Friday: Meatball Subs
Saturday: Grilled Cheese
Sandwiches and Tomato Soup
Sunday: Grilled Pork chops with Cornbread Stuffing and Salad
Monday: Cream of Chicken Soup and Rice
Tuesday: Baked Beans with Corn Bread
Wednesday: Pasta with a Kick served with Salad
Thursday: Fend for yourself
Friday: Left overs
Saturday: Time to shop again!
I always leave two or three days for left overs and fend for yourself, lets just have cereal for dinner, moments.
Chicken TacosMy neighbor, from when I lived in Utah, Carolyn used to make these all the time and they are amazing!!
3 chicken breasts (boneless skinless, or you can use thighs to save some money) Diced into chunks
1 gallon size
Ziploc bag
1 1/2 cups of flour
2 packets of Taco Seasoning
oil for frying
Diced tomatoes
Jalapeno Ranch Dressing (in the cold area of your produce section)
Flour Tortillas
Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
Tomatoes (diced)
Shredded Cheddar
SIDE:
REFRIED BEANS
Toss Chicken, Flour, and Taco Seasoning into the Ziploc bag and seal..... shake until all the chicken is coated (great job for 4 yr
olds who want to help)
I grab 1 handful of chicken and shake it in my hand to get rid of excess flour and place it in the oil and fry for about 4-5 min (until golden and cooked through) Do this will
all the chicken and then toss the
ziploc (EASY CLEAN UP)
Serve with
Jalapeno Ranch, Tortillas, tomatoes, lettuce and cheddar. (Easy and super yummy)
THIS SERVED MY FAMILY OF 5 (1 IS A TEENAGE BOY), AND MY HUSBAND EVEN HAD SOME TO TAKE TO LUNCH THE NEXT DAY
Roasted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
1 whole chicken rinsed and patted dry
Salt and Pepper and 1 TBS of Paprika
2 TBSP Butter
Mashed Potatoes
5 Large Russet Potatoes Diced into large chunks
1/2 stick butter or Sour Cream
Milk (depending on how thick or think you like your potatoes
Salt and Pepper
For the Chicken I cut out the back Spine and remove the breast bone so the chicken lies flat in the baking dish. Season with Salt and Pepper and Roast for 55 Min at 375 (I cover with foil about 20 min in to prevent the skin from browning too much. Make sure the chicken breast reaches 160 degrees and the juices run clear.
For the Potatoes boil the potatoes and mash them with a Potato masher add butter, milk, salt and pepper to taste.
Chicken EnchiladasShred the left over chicken from the Roasted chicken
Corn tortillas
Enchilada sauce
Cheddar and
Monterey Jack Cheese
Refried Beans
13x9x2 dish
In each corn Tortilla add Chicken and Cheese when the dish is all full pour the enchilada sauce over the tortillas and top with Cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.
Serve with
Refried beans (we also serve this with Shredded lettuce, Tomatoes and Olives)
Beef and Broccoli Beef sliced into thin strips (my grocery store sells beef that is slice into strips that are about 3 inches wide and 6 inches long and I cut from there... I use half for Beef and Broccoli and the other half I don't cut for
Bistek the next night)
White Rice
Soy Sauce
Broccoli (Fresh or frozen - I am using frozen)
1 packet of Beef and Broccoli Seasoning
I follow the directions on the back of the packet and serve with Rice (I also add a few thinly sliced carrots for a boost of color and flavor.
Bistek (sounds like Beef Steak with out the f) 8 (I use 16) slices of beef sirloin 1/4 inch think and 3 inch wide
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil for Frying
1 med onion sliced into rings and separated
2 TBSP lemon juice
3 TBSP Soy Sauce
Season Beef with salt and in a non-stick skillet over medium heat pan fry beef slices in a little oil browning both sides until medium well done (2-3 minutes on each side) remove from skillet place on dish and cover with foil.
In the same skillet add 1 TBSP oil. Saute onion slices over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add lemon juice and Soy Sauce... cook for 1 more minute Pour sauce and onion over beef and serve with Steamed Rice.
Meat Ball Subs with Chips I like to do meals like this on Friday nights because it feels like we are going out without having to leave the house.
Edric and I usually eat our meal on Fridays after the kids go to bed while we watch a movie.
1 lb ground meat
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
Hoagie Rolls
Mozzarella Cheese
Your Favorite Spaghetti Sauce/Marinara Sauce
Mix the meat, bread crumbs, cheese and egg together and make meatballs about 1 1/2 inches big. You can bake them or fry them up I do both. I put a little oil in a pan and fry up the meatballs to put a little crust on them and then bake them the rest of the way at 350 degrees.
Put the finished meatballs in the rolls top with marinara sauce and cheese.
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup(The title pretty much explains the what you need to do here)
Sunday Dinner: Grilled Pork Chops with Cornbread Stuffing and Salad5 of your Favorite cut of Pork... Some like loin, bone in, or Bone out
Salt and Pepper to Taste
2 TBSP oil
Fry up Pork Chops about 2-3 minutes on each side for a good crust and finish out in a 350 degree oven until done.
For Cornbread stuffing:
1 apple pealed and diced
1/2 cup of walnut pieces
3/4 cups of thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup of diced onions
3/4 cup broth
1 stick butter or margarine
In a large pot melt butter and add Celery and onion... saute until onions are translucent. Add in apples and walnuts and saute for 4 minutes. Add in stuffing and slowly add in broth. If stuffing is too dry add a little more at a time. Place in a baking dish and bake covered for 15 - 20 minutes at 350 degrees (for a crisper top take uncover for last 5 minutes of cooking)
Cream of Chicken Soup and Rice2 chicken Breasts dices into medium size chunks
Fry them up in a pan until cooked and golden brown
Add in 1 large can (we get the family size) of cream of Chicken soup
Add in 3/4 can of milk
Cook until all the milk and soup are combined and bubbling.
Serve over Rice.
Baked Beans with Corn Bread (I just buy the Jiffy packets but you can make it from scratch if you want.)I got this recipe from my friend Kathy in Durham NC, She is an amazing cook, heck she is amazing at anything she does. This is what she sent to me:
Here's the recipe for baked beans -- it is imprecise because Nana, her sister, and her sister-in-law couldn't really agree on the ingredients!
LOL:
about 2 c. dried beans, rinsed and then soaked overnight in cool water (I use Yellow Eye, but any kind of dried bean should work)
Place in a slow cooker with:
1
hamhock or some cut up country ham (you could also use salt pork or bacon, I suppose, but I always us a ham hock or a couple of thick slices of ham cut up)
1 onion, peeled but not cut up
1-3 tsp dry mustard powder
3 - 4 TBSP molasses
a TBSP or two of brown sugar (depending on how sweet you like)
a "shake" of
catsup -- less than 1/4 c. -- maybe 2 TBSP?
several grinds of fresh black pepper
Cover with water (go maybe 1/4" over the top of the beans, etc. with water) and cook, covered, in the slow cooker until tender. You can also cook them in a 325 degree oven all day, but the slow cooker is easier. Add water as needed if the water level drops below the level of the beans. When the beans are cooked, you can add a little flour and let them bubble until the floury taste cooks out to thicken the sauce. That's what Nana did. Season to taste with salt and pepper at the end, too -- depending on how salty your ham was, you may need a little salt.
Pasta with a Kick served with SaladSpaghetti or any kind of pasta noodles you want cooked and drained.
The sauce below is something that I have adapted a little, it almost tastes like the sauce you would find in Chicken
Cacciatore, I mix it right in with the noodled and it sticks to them really well (
btw this sauce is even better the next day!) I got this from the Kraft Foods Website and have adapted it into something that my family loves
2 TBSP Italian Salad Dressing
2 cans (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
1 small red peppers, chopped
3 Fresh Basil leaves chopped
In a 2 inch deep pan add Salad dressing and heat, add garlic and saute. Add in Tomatoes, tomato paste, red pepper. Simmer on Medium heat for 20 minutes then pour over pasta. Add basil and top with some Parmesan cheese.
QUICK NOTE: For the salad I usually buy a big tub of washed mixed spring greens from Costco and it lasts me the 2 weeks. I take out what I need for the night and add all my salad favorites, cucumbers, tomatoes and what ever else you like in your salads. Top with your favorite dressing and there you go.
