Oh, hello my long lost friend I call menu planning! Welcome back to my life.
It it totally confession time. The reason there has not been A Weekly Plan post in close to one year is because I literally dropped the ball. I am not sure if it was 8 years worth of preparing meals, but I kind of just gave up. Has this ever happened to you? Sadly, even without a menu, dinner STILL needed to be prepared. Let’s just say that eating is much better when you put some thought into it!
So, if you value eating a home cooked meal with your family like I do- you need a plan! This is our week of dinners. It is my hope that you can find at least one meal to put on your menu.
A few things to know in case you are new:
1. I usually make my plan for the week on Saturday.
2. I do all the cooking in my family.
3. My #1 criteria for weeknight meals is quick and easy. No meal I post [unless a Sunday Dinner or a slow cooker meal] will take more than 45 minutes to prepare.
4. All meals are 100% gluten free. Most are dairy free. [Because we are fun like that!]
5. My kids do not eat everything I serve. [And that, my friends, is an entirely different post.]
A Weekly Plan::
{Slow Cooker} Quick to prepare in the morning, hearty soup in the evening, and lots of left overs. Make sure to add a squeeze of lemon before you serve it too!
2// Chocolate Chili
No beans in this chili and the unsweetened chocolate makes it super unique and tasty. {You could always add beans.}
3// Thai Beef Stew
{Slow Cooker} This is dinner tonight! It already smells delicious. It would make a great Sunday supper.
4// Wintry Mushroom, Kale, Quinoa Enchiladas
A spin on traditional enchiladas. I used store bought enchilada sauce to make the prep faster. Since my husband is not dairy -free, I added cheese to his enchiladas. You could easily add chicken or pork as well.
5// Comfort Noodles
OMG. These are crazy good! I hesitated because the recipe calls for making zucchini noodles, which seemed kind of nuts. Trust me, it took less than 5 minutes to make them and this whole dish was to-die-for good. Searching now for more recipes with zucchini noodles. This recipe link also has a short video on how to make the noodles! TRY IT!
6// Energy Bites
A little something extra for your week. Make these on Sunday and they will help with the “It’s 3pm and I will eat anything and everything right now!” They are also great ski treats-if we had any damn snow!!
Have a great weekend! Eat well, my friends.
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Thai Beef Stew will be on our menu next week! Thanks for the ideas. It’s great to break the meal rut.