Meal Plan week of 2/29/16

Howdy friends!
I'm back with another meal planning post.  We had a busy weekend of house projects (with a toddler and a baby around) so I didn't get around to planning until now! So we are scrounging for leftovers tonight and I have my groceries ordered and set to be picked up tomorrow morning.  I had to got to take both of my kiddos to the doctor this morning, and they both fell asleep on the way home - there was no way I was waking them up to get the shopping done!

So here's what's sounding good (and easy) for this week-

Monday: leftovers (from freezer)
I have stew and tortilla soup in the freezer and I am currently defrosting both for dinner tonight! Ruby loves the soup, so that's an easy one, and Lane is not picky, so he'll be happy with whatever.  I actually have a mom's night out tonight with my friends from Stroller Strides, so I'm glad to have something easy for my people to eat so I can get myself ready to go out!

Tuesday: Crock-Pot fiesta ranch chicken tacos
This chicken is so easy and quick for the morning prep, and then we just have it as tacos (with lettuce, tomato, and cheese) with rice and beans as sides. Easy!  It makes a bunch so we may end up freezing some.

Wednesday: Turkey Meatballs
This is Lane's favorite and I'm feeling nice. Ha!  In reality, it's easy to prep during naptime, and I can try out my spiralizer and have zoodles with them.  I'll make regular spaghetti for everyone else.

Thursday: Pot Roast
I do an easy slow cooker pot roast with a chuck roast, a package of onion soup mix, and a splash of beef broth. So easy and it comes out perfectly every time.  We'll have this with some green beans (from a can- have you tried this brand? we love them.) and some yeast rolls.

Friday: date night!
We are having our first non-grandparent babysitter come to our house to watch our kids!  I have left Ruby before, but she was little (and asleep).  I'm excited to get out of the house and hoping our kids really like the babysitter so she can come back!  I'll make Ruby some macaroni and cheese - from a box, nothing fancy.

Saturday: another Stir Fry!
Still working through that ginger... We don't have plans for the weekend, so we may end up going out, but I like to have something available to make just in case.  You never can tell how our little ones are going to feel about heading out to a restaurant.

Sunday: breakfast for dinner
After we get home from small group at church, it's usually almost 7:00 - so we have an easy scrambled eggs, pancakes from a mix dinner and head to bed.

That should do it for this week!  We don't have much on our calendar except Ladies' Bible Study on Wednesday and maybe a couple workouts with Stroller Strides.  I'm hoping to get some housework done, but you never know how plausible that is (or how motivated I'll actually be when I have a free moment - I'm currently back in bed with a cup of coffee - worn out after our trip to the doctor this morning!)

Have a good week everyone!

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Meal Plan Week of 2/22/16

Well, here goes nothing! It's been so long since I've written anything - in fact, we added another member to our family since my last post!  Holden is almost 4 months old and the sweetest, most snuggly little guy.

I have made meal planning a pretty regular habit over the past couple years, so I thought I'd document what we're having in case it gives anyone else any ideas!  Some of the ideas may be new things we're trying, but most will be tried-and-true, toddler approved, easy to prep during naptime, or under 30-min meals.  We're in survival mode most days around dinner time here, but I've found that planning what's for dinner in advance helps me immensely!

Here's what sounds good this week.

Monday: Stir Fry
I used Walmart's online grocery ordering for the first time last week and loved it! When I ordered, though, I didn't pay attention to how much ginger I was buying, and I ended up getting a whole pound!  We'll be trying to use that up for a while. ;)

Tuesday: Southwest Wraps
These are good with rotisserie chicken, taco ground beef/turkey, or this crock pot chicken recipe!  I usually keep the components all separate for Ruby's dinner and serve with fruit.

Wednesday: leftovers!
I pack leftovers for Lane's lunch every day, but we usually need a leftover night anyway to make sure we aren't throwing away a bunch. And I enjoy a night off! (kinda-- does it count if you still have to wipe up the floor and do dishes?)

Thursday: Tex Mex Macaroni
Ruby turns two, so I'm making her favorite!  I'm also making a Pink Lady Cake for dessert.  We'll see if naptime really allows for all that. I have a box mix on standby!

Friday: Crock-Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
My favorite crock pot recipe!  We love all the veggies in this and the seasoning tastes amazing.  I use Swanson's Mexican flavored broth to amp up the flavor.  I usually can find it at Target, but don't make a special trip.  It's really good as is!

Saturday is our anniversary so we'll be going out, and Sundays we have our small group at church until about 6:30pm, so dinner is definitely something easy like scrambled eggs and Kodiak Cakes.

That'll do it for this week!  I'm hoping to keep posting regularly - but we shall see what these two allow. :)

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