Last week was a great menu planning week. I kept my meals simple and prepared most of it ahead of time. This made for a very easy and stress free week of meals. Yay!
I am going to try and keep the momentum going because with our busy work week schedules I need some simplicity to look forward to. Unfortunately, I was not able to prep as much as I like this past weekend. No real excuses. I just lost track of time doing the usual things like cleaning and chasing around my kiddos. But I do have some of the ingredients in freezer so all “make ahead” hope is not lost.
Here is my menu for the week. Easy peasy. Just how I like it.
Breakfast Options
Smoothie Kits
or
Make ahead tips
- Smoothie kits were put together this weekend and I still have a bag of steel cut oats frozen then I made in August.
Mid-morning Snack Options
Cheese stick
or
Homemade applesauce
Make ahead tips
- Applesauce made on Saturday.
Lunch
Asian Mason Jar Salad – new recipe
Make ahead tips
- I will make this tonight using shredded rotisserie chicken.
Midafternoon Snack Options
Greek yogurt with a couple tablespoons of homemade granola
Dinner
Egg and bagel sandwiches. I know this is a weird dinner but my hubs bought a bag of fresh bagels last night and I have a ton of eggs so … egg and bagel sandwiches it is.
Taco macaroni and cheese
Mexican Shredded beef, beans, and rice burritos
Homemade cheese and pepperoni pizza
Make ahead tips
- Sauce for the chicken parmesan was made a couple of weeks ago. I have that in the freezer. I just need to bread chicken, thaw the sauce, and then cook it up.
- Taco meat is in the freezer. I will make this macaroni and cheese recipe but throw taco meat in instead.
- Shredded beef and rice are in the freezer.
- Pizza dough is made and in the freezer.
What about you?
Jaclyn says
Please share the salad recipe when you get a chance….sounds delicious!