Menu planning has, by far, been one of the best ways to pinch pennies with our budget and has really cut down on the panic I used to feel at 4:00 when I would think "OH NO! What in the world should I make for dinner tonight?!". Hence the Taco Bell runs.
So here's this week's menu:
Monday: cheese ravioli w/pumpkin sage sauce, salad
Tuesday: marinated tuna steak, root vegetable medley, sourdough bread
Wednesday: black bean chilaquile, salad
Thursday: calzones, salad
Friday: peppered steak, oven-roasted asiago cauliflower, creamy spinach, chocolate pudding cake
Saturday: leftovers/eat out
Sunday: spicy rapid roast chicken, summer squash casserole, herbed oven potatoes, broccolli
In recent months, I've started doing a monthly menu plan that I repeat for the season (i.e. summer menu, fall menu). Making a menu plan each week was WAY STRESSFUL for me, so instead I make up the plan for a month and repeat it several times. This has worked really well and allows me to double up on some recipes and freeze half, cutting down on cooking for the next month.
I eat this stuff up, so hopefully it will spark some menu planning in your households!
Now, it's just a matter of sticking to it!!!
4 comments:
what a great menu! I've thought about seasonal monthly meal plans ... might have to give that a try.
Welcome to menu plan monday! Your menu sounds delicious. I like the idea of repeating menus. That is a great time saving tip!
That does look great! - I'm esp intrigued by the pumpkin ravoli - thanks to you, I spent my lunch hr browsing pumpkin recipes on AllRecipes :-) (I've gotten so many good recipes there). I just love trying to match the season, even if canned pumpkin is available yr round.
Welcome to MPM, thanks for joining us! :)
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