Saturday, August 18, 2012

Menu Plan: Husband's First Week!

My husband starts school/work this week, so as I'm planning the menu, I must think now not only about dinner, but meals that yield enough leftovers for both of us to take lunch the next day.  I have a trusty supply of burritos in the freezer for the nights we are out or unable to squeeze leftovers out of our meals, but I'm going to try to do leftovers for nearly every meal.
Some of the meals where we always have plenty of leftovers are:
  • Spaghetti
  • Baked Ziti (I'll post this recipe sometime...it's phenom and SO easy)
  • Tacos
  • Chicken Enchiladas (a staple at our house)
  • Roast!
  • Homemade Mac & Cheese
  • Ham & Cheese Rolls
  • Bierocks
  • Braids (like this one)
  • Any kind of soup
I think I'm going to try to sneak a soup into this week's menu!  I say "sneak" because my husband is not a fan of soup unless the weather is cool.  Also, over the past few weeks I have used grocery cash for several things for which I'm waiting to be reimbursed.  Translation?  I need to spend very little money this week.  Here is what I'm thinking:
  • MONDAY -  BLTs, pasta salad, and fruit - This makes good use of what we already have -  I don't need to buy a single thing! 
  • TUESDAY -  Homemade Pizza - If we use left over bacon from last night and cheese, we should have everything for this recipe, too!  No leftovers, but for lunch Wednesday we'll take ham and cheese rolls, which I plan to make over the weekend.  I have all the ingredients for them, too!
  • WEDNESDAY - Wednesday is our church/class night.  My son and I go to Awanas at church and my husband goes to class.  That means he eats on his own and we eat on our own.  It will probably be something quick, like Grilled Cheese or PB&J.
  • THURSDAY - Night at church...we grab dinner out.
  • FRIDAY - Chili!  Yum...how I love me some chili! We are having a friend over that evening, so I think it will be very nice, especially if the weather stays cool! We have all the ingredients for this too, including cinnamon rolls!
So this is my dinner menu without making a trip to the grocery store.  I did hit up Hy-Vee yesterday for $.99 eggs, $1.18 shredded cheese, $.79 cake mix, and cheap laundry detergent. We may still need a few things, like milk, cereal, and fresh fruit, but it shouldn't be more than $10.

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