Last week, I roasted a whole chicken and turned it in to three meals. It worked out pretty well, although I was not counting on the family eating so much chicken for lunch the day after I roasted it! So, the quesadillas and soup were a little shy of the amount of chicken that I would have normally included. We did stray from the plan one night (instead of leftovers), as a pizza place was offering pizzas for $3.00 with your university ID. I was super-excited about that deal, so I had to take it! Not to mention, my son loves pizza with black olives 🙂
We have a lot of food on hand (which is a blessing!), and it’s time for it to be consumed. Thus, I hope to spend very little on groceries this week, just some fresh veggies! I realized that I have only really been posting the “main dish” with each meal. So, from now on I’ll try to be better about posting the sides I have in mind, too.
Dinners
Simple Meat Lasagna, garlic bread, corn
Ravioli (from the freezer), Soft Breadsticks, green beans
Bierocks (I hope to make a big batch of these and throw a few in the freezer for quick lunches)
Lemon-Broccoli Rice with Chicken
Walnut, Cranberry & Blue Cheese Salad
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce, Crunchy Romaine Salad (recipes to come…)
Leftovers
Have you tried menu planning? What’s on your menu this week?
January 30, 2012 at 9:31 amHow did you roast your chicken? I usually do mine in the crockpot but I would love to try roasting it!
January 30, 2012 at 10:24 amUncovered in the oven, at 375 degrees. I stuff it with some sliced onions, lemons, and garlic cloves, and coat the skin with a little canola oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and usually rosemary & thyme (fresh, if I have it!). I use a wireless meat thermometer to make sure that it’s cooked to the proper temperature before I take it out. Then, I let it sit for about 15 minutes before carving. I should do a post on it sometime 🙂
February 1, 2012 at 11:28 amLoving these posts. It really helps to see what someone else is doing. It makes the whole dinner planning seem possible. 🙂
Where was the pizza deal? I may or may not still have an id 😉
February 1, 2012 at 11:38 amI love seeing what other people are doing, too! It gives me inspiration for our menus.
The pizza deal was at Domino’s. I think it may have ended on Sunday, but you could call to check! Medium 1-topping for $3 is hard to beat 🙂
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