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Weekly meal plan

February 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Monday-Chicken noodle soup – I love adding mini meatballs to my chicken noodle soup. To make this soup, add to a crockpot 8 cups chicken broth, shredded rotisserie chicken, mini meatballs (optional), 2 peeled and chopped carrots, 2 chopped celery stalks, 2-3 bay leafs, 1/4 cup chopped onion.  Cook on low for 6 hours. Serve with cooked egg noodles. 



Tuesday– Baked skillet pasta – One word, WOW.  Tastes just as good for leftovers! 

Wednesday– Crockpot lemon chicken with green beans and rice.



Thursday– Baked chicken legs with roasted potatoes and Brussel sprouts. I followed the recipe in the link and added the Brussel sprouts after 20 minutes, but ending up cooking the potatoes and sprouts for an additional 20 minutes.



Friday–Fish tacos – What an easy way to make fish! I’m adding this recipe into my “go-to” list.  My avocado was not ripe (thanks peapod), so I didn’t make the avocado sauce. Didn’t matter. Didn’t need it. The mango and cabbage slaw makes up for it!  

Filed Under: dinner, Meal plans, Uncategorized Tagged With: baked chicken, chicken noodle soup, fish tacos, lemon chicken, pasta skillet

Week of August 2nd 

August 2, 2015 by 2 Comments

  

Monday– Lemon chicken with rosemary potatoes and spinach salad. I grew fresh rosemary in my garden this summer and want to know how many times I’ve used it!?!? ZERO! So I decided it was finally time to make a dinner including this ingredient.  Both recipes called for rosemary but required different cooking times… ugh! But instead of baking them at separate times, I cooked them both at 400 degrees for 45 minutes!

Tuesday- Shrimp tacos with a pineapple salsa. I used the left over pineapple to give these tacos a refreshing touch! More coming soon with Cooking with Hope!

Wednesday– Spinach and feta stuffed turkey burgers. They are super easy to make and bonus, I only used 1/2 lb ground turkey, so I froze the other 1/2 lb to use in the future!

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Turkey Burgers

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese
  • Handful fresh spinach, chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Two hamburger buns

Steps

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix together with hands and form two hamburger patties
  2. Heat grill to a medium flame and cook burgers 3-4 minutes/side

Thursday– Skirt steak with grilled summer vegetables. I found this recipe in the Aug/Sept 2015 issue of Fine Cooking. It’s a perfect way to use in-season vegetables.

Skirt Steak with grilled summer vegetables

  • Servings: 2
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Ingredients for the steak

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary and thyme
  • Kosher salt and ground pepper
  • 1/2 lb skirt steak

Ingredients for the vegetables

  • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh basil
  • 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 medium clove garlic, minced
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 red or orange bell pepper, seeded and quartered
  • 1 small yellow summer squash, sliced on a sharp diagonal 1/2 inch thick
  • 1 small zucchini, sliced on a sharp diagonal 1/2 inch thick
  • 1 ear of corn, husked
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, preferably a mix of colors, halved
STEPS

1. Combine the oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper in a baking dish or zip-top bag large enough to hold the steak. Add the steak and marinate for at least 1 hour at room temperature.

2. Prepare a medium-high grill fire. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine 1 Tbs. of the basil and 1 Tbs. of the oil with the vinegar, parsley, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

3. Brush the peppers, squash, zucchini, and corn with 1 Tbs. oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Grill, turning occasionally, until tender with nice grill marks, 10 to 15 minutes. Arrange all but the corn on a large platter and drizzle with the vinaigrette.

4. Remove the steak from the marinade, cut into manageable pieces for grilling, if you like, season generously with salt and pepper, and grill, flipping once, until grill marks form on both sides and cooked to your liking, about 3 minutes per side for medium rare (135°F). Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.

5. Cut the corn from the cob and transfer to a medium bowl. Add the tomatoes and the remaining oil and basil. Season with salt and gently toss. Spoon half of the corn and tomato mixture over the other vegetables. Slice the steak with the grain into 4- to 5-inch pieces, then slice thinly against the grain and arrange over the vegetables. Scatter the remaining corn and tomatoes over the steak. Sprinkle with the scallions and sea salt, if using, and serve.

Friday– Pasta with cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh mozzarella. A perfect summer meal!

Shopping List

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  • Two large chicken breasts, sliced in half length-wise and pounded till flat
  • 1-2 lemons, sliced
  • 4-6 springs of fresh rosemary
  • 2-4 potatoes, depending on size
  • 10-12 Shrimp
  • 1/2 Avocado
  • 1/4 cup pineapple
  • Fresh cilantro
  • 4 mini flour taco shells
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • Fresh spinach
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese
  • Two hamburger buns
  • Thyme, basil, parsley
  • 1 red or orange bell pepper
  • 1 yellow summer squash
  • 1 zucchini
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • 1 ear of corn

Pantry items

  • Olive oil
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • Garlic
  • 1 box of pasta

Filed Under: Meal plans Tagged With: Cooking with Hope, lemon chicken, shrimp tacos, Skirt steak salad

Where is Spring?!

March 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Most of my posts will be planning for Monday-Friday just because the weekends are always up in the air between going out to dinner, visiting friends, or going on trips. But when I know we’ll be home for a weekend night, I’ll include them in my planning. This week we will be home at the start of the week for Sunday and having friends over on Saturday, all for the craziness that is March Madness! 

 
Sunday– Keeping it simple and making stromboli with chicken sausage.  Can’t spend time in the kitchen when there’s basketball to watch! I’m not following a recipe for this dinner.  Here are my ingredients and steps.

  • Pizza dough, split in half, so you have two pieces. I prefer to use dough that you find near the deli section in food stores instead of the dough from a can.
  • 3 cheese chicken sausage (or whatever your preference is) 1 per Stromboli, cut into 1/2-1/4 inch slices.  If we have left over pepperoni slices, I’ll make my husband’s using those.
  • Shredded cheese
  • Pasta sauce
  1. Roll two pieces of dough onto a greased baking sheet.
  2. Spread cut chicken sausage pieces over half of the dough and spread cheese on top
  3. Fold the other half over the side with the sausage.
  4. Seal edges with a fork and poke 5-7 air holes.
  5. Bake at 475 for 10-15 mins or until golden brown.

Monday– Salmon stir fry.  I love this recipe; fresh, healthy, delicious.  I often season fish in a mustard/honey dressing, so this recipe is a much-needed change.  Plus it’s a one pot meal and who doesn’t love that!  Salmon is on sale this week at Big Y for $6.98/lb, that’s the lowest I’ve seen it in a while. 

 
Tuesday– Baked chicken with sweet potato and green beans.  A new recipe I get a lot of ideas from the weekly flyers and this one comes from Stop and Shop. They haven’t disappointed me yet! 

 
Wednesday– Quinoa fiesta enchilada bake.  I’ve only made this meal once before and it was one of the best quinoa dishes I’ve ever had! It’s a healthy spin on Mexican and I can’t get enough of it! 

 
Thursday– Lemon chicken with roasted brussel sprouts and rice.  When in doubt on how to cook chicken, always go with lemon chicken- simple and reliable. 

 
Friday– Leftovers. Once again, who wants to cook when there’s March Madness to watch!!? 

 
Saturday– BBQ ribs in the crock pot with corn bread and strawberry shortcake trifle for dessert.  We’re having our friends over and their TWO, that’s right, TWO sets of twins for dinner tonight. Since there will be more basketball to watch, a crock pot dinner is the perfect way to avoid not staying in the kitchen all night.  Big Y is having a sale this week on ribs for $2.50/lb!!! I have never seen ribs at that price! 

 This week I will also be making this sweet potato, quinoa, kale recipe for lunch. 

 *****To use any of these dinner ideas, click on the italized link to be directed to the recipe****

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