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Menu Plan Monday – April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009 by Marci

Welcome to Menu Plan Monday!  For those of you who are new, this is the day I post my family’s meals for the week.  This list includes just dinner menus in no particular order.  These are just the meals that I have the ingredients for.  I just make whatever meal I feel like that day.  I find that planning out meals each week makes grocery shopping easier and cheaper.  Planning out meals saves me from standing in front of the refrigerator at 5 o’clock praying for a meal to magically appear.

Last week’s menu was a success.  I love that Black Bean Chili!  Cauliflower soup didn’t happen – not sure why.  My daughter and I were looking forward to it.   I am trying to slowly work my way into freezer cooking so that I have a few meals stockpiled for emergencies – no time to prepare a meal, sick friend, etc.  So, when I made my cavatini last week, I just made double and froze half.  My first freezer meal!  So excited!

Here’s what we’ll eat this week. This week, I tried to plan quick, easy meals that everyone likes and one casserole to leave for the kids and my husband to bake while I am away one evening.

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Chicken Broccoli Divan – right off the Campbells cream of chicken label

Grilled chicken, potato cups, grilled zucchini and squash

Hamburgers,  cottage cheese, baked beans

Tacos

Pasta alfredo, grilled asparagus

What are you feeding your family this week?  Need some more ideas?  Check out tons of ideas at Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie.