January Meal Plans

[Alyantavid]

I just finished mine up so I thought I'd start this.

1-steak, pasta, roasted veggies

2-quesadillas (leftover pork roast)

4-ham stir fry

5-sandwiches, chips, fruit

6-leftovers

7-pizza

8-hot dogs, fries

9-baked chicken, roasted potatoes, corn

11-french toast

12-quesadillas

13-hamburgers, fries

14-pizza

15-out

16-pork roast, mashed potatoes, veggie

18-eggs, toast, fruit

19-stir fry

20-spaghetti, bread, veggie

21-pizza

22-out

23-ham and potato soup, bread

25-pancakes

26-tacos

27-fritata, toast

28-pizza

29-meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggie

30-chicken calzones

We eat at my mom's once a week so those days aren't posted.  I only plan dinners, lunches are sandwiches or leftovers.  Breakfasts are bagels, oatmeal, casseroles, eggs.

Edited by Alyantavid - 1/20/11 at 4:00pm

[Ambivalent Dreams]

May I join?   I'm ready to get back on track in January.  I've got about 10 lbs to loose and really need to cut down on spending.  I just went grocery shopping today and bought food for 8 planned meals.

Tonight's supper is going to be whole wheat linguine with spinach, mushrooms, marinara sauce and cheese and green beans.

Alyantavid, I don't plan breakfast or lunch either.  We eat the same things for breakfast over and over (usually oatmeal) but I may need to start planning lunch or making larger suppers so we have leftovers.  I've been eating out for lunch too much.

[lapoli]

Oh, I'd love to join in, too! I'll have to sit down, take a look at January and what we've got in the pantry. 

[Alyantavid]

Originally Posted by Ambivalent Dreams 

May I join?   I'm ready to get back on track in January.  I've got about 10 lbs to loose and really need to cut down on spending.  I just went grocery shopping today and bought food for 8 planned meals.

Tonight's supper is going to be whole wheat linguine with spinach, mushrooms, marinara sauce and cheese and green beans.

Alyantavid, I don't plan breakfast or lunch either.  We eat the same things for breakfast over and over (usually oatmeal) but I may need to start planning lunch or making larger suppers so we have leftovers.  I've been eating out for lunch too much.

 Of course!

I just make sure on the weekends that we have something for lunch.  Sometimes I'll make a big pot of soup that dh and I can eat all week, but even just bread and something to put on it works.  DS2 eats at daycare and ds1 eats at school or we pack something so I have to have sandwich stuff on hand for him.

[springmama]

Ok here's what I have been working on for the past hour. I try my best to make everything from scratch. I find it saves us quite a bit and feels good too! I usually serve dinner with a side veggie and a salad. Some nights we will have leftovers and I will probably make a few of these things twice. As for breakfast that is generally oatmeal and toast, but sometimes cold cereal or if we have time breakfast potatoes (mushrooms, onions, spinach, turmeric, garlic salt sauteed in a skillet, my fave!!!) or pancakes/waffles. Lunch is usually leftovers, sandwiches or a quick quesadilla and fruit.

January (in no particular order)

1- chicken pot pie, homemade bread

2- kale and squash pasta bake

3- spaghetti with meatballs

4- burritos

5-tostadas

6-chili w/ corn bread

7- chicken stir fry

8-leftovers

9- potato cheese soup w/ homemade bread

10- whole chicken in the crock pot,

11- red bean and rice,

12- lima bean soup w/ cornbread

13- chicken broccoli pasta, garlic bread

14- chicken tenders w/ homemade fries

15- naked burritos

16- pizza

17- minestrone soup

18- tamale pie

19- fettuccine with spinach and mushrooms

20- tri-tip w/ baked potatoes

21- spaghetti w/ garlic bread

22- lasagna

23- stuffed acorn squash

[SpuglyRoo]

I finally had a chance to go through my cupboard and freezers to write down the random bits and pieces floating around in them so I could more effectively plan their use in the coming month's menu.  There was surprisingly not much that needed to be used, I must be doing a better job using ingredients than I had thought.  Here is our sketch of the month:

January
Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thur.	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.
					Spanakopita	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Beef Tacos	Chicken Tortellini Soup	Fried Fish Sandwiches	Crepes	Cider Baked Ham, Roast Veggies, Scalloped Potatoes	General Tso's Chicken	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Ham and Bean Soup	Chicken Marsala, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Roast Carrots	Ham Sandwiches or Omelets with Ham	French Toast, Sausage	Salad Pizza	Steak, Fried Mushrooms & Onions, Creamed Spinach, Salad	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Meatloaf, Roast Veggies	Rice and Beans	Horseradish Honey Salmon	Waffles, Bacon	Spaghetti and Meatballs	company	Salmon Salad Sandwiches
Pepperoni Pan Pizzas	Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, rice, green beans	Spinach Lasagna	Eggs, Home Fries	Slumgullion	Buffalo Chicken Wings, Fries, Salad	Salmon Salad Sandwiches

[Ambivalent Dreams]

Thanks!

Wow!  Yall have planned a whole month out.  I'm only doing a week or so at a time.  I like reading other people's meal plans though, it gives me ideas.  Here's what I've got:

Jan. 1 - hamburger steak, black eyed peas, new potatoes, candied carrots, baked peaches

Jan. 2 - grilled chicken breast, cheese grits, mashed butternut squash, steamed broccoli

Jan. 3 - rice and dahl, broccoli, cinnamon apples

Jan. 4 - dear sausage,  cheese grits, asparagus, black eyed peas

Jan. 5 - black bean quesadillas, guacamole

Jan. 6 - mini apple cheddar turkey meat loaves, new potatoes, lima beans

I frequently end up switching my days around.  For example, by noon today I may decide I don't want rice and dahl for supper and I might fix the quesadillas instead.

[MaryElizabeth]

chicken with 40 cloves of garlic? Id love to see this recipe!

[SpuglyRoo]

Originally Posted by Ambivalent Dreams 

I frequently end up switching my days around.  For example, by noon today I may decide I don't want rice and dahl for supper and I might fix the quesadillas instead.

I do this ALL the time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaryElizabeth 

chicken with 40 cloves of garlic? Id love to see this recipe!

I haven't made it yet but I was thinking I'd use SmittenKitchen's recipe as a base.  I have liked a lot of recipes I get from her.  I'll let you know how it turns out when I make it, it isn't scheduled until later on this month, though.

[3xMama]

So after falling off the meal planning wagon last month, I am officially back on! Holy cow, I had forgotten how much it sucked to try and come up with dinner from random things that barely went together! Seriously, last night we had ramen and carrot sticks.

Well, here's from now until the 22nd:

Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, veg

Porkchops, rice, salad

Eggs w/ salsa, cornbread, fruit

Burritos

Baked Pasta, garlic bread

Enchiladas, corn

Meatloaf, mashed taters, veg

Chicken nuggets, homemade fries, salad

Tuna salad, crackers, cheese, raw veggies and fruit

French toast, sausagies (vegetarian sausage patties), fruit

Very glad to be back!

Originally Posted by Ambivalent Dreams 

I frequently end up switching my days around.  For example, by noon today I may decide I don't want rice and dahl for supper and I might fix the quesadillas instead.

 This is why I don't even bother dating my meals, I just make what sounds the best that day!

Also, Snugglyroo, what in the world is Slumgullion??

[SpuglyRoo]

Slumgullion was something my Mom came up with as a use for random bits of leftovers but ended up tasting so good that we started making it all the time, and not just from leftovers.  It is basically a ground beef stew with some onion broth and mixed veggies served over top of either elbow noodles (or really any kind of pasta) or mashed potatoes.  Some people like it with some shredded cheddar sprinkled on top.  She would used a package of dried onion soup as the broth but I am trying to get away from prepackaged foods (too much salt, MSG, chemicals, preservatives, etc.).  I will instead try to make the onion broth from scratch, if it turns out well I'll post the recipe on my blog.

I just looked it up because you made me curious if she had invented the word.  Apparently it is a real word and in cooking terms refers to a watery meat stew, which sounds spot on to me.

A rough approximation of her recipe would be along these lines:

Slumgullion

1 lb ground Beef
1 - 2 bags frozen mixed Vegetables
1 - 2 envelopes Onion Soup mix
Water to cover
2 -4 Tb Cornstarch dissolved in cool water  (optional, depending on if you want it thicker)
Cooked Elbow Macaroni, or Mashed Potatoes

In a large pot, brown the ground beef. Add all of the vegetables and soup mix and cover with water.

Continue cooking over medium to low heat until vegetables are tender. Stir occasionally and leave the lid on for part of the cooking time.

Thicken with the cornstarch and water by mixing the two together in a small bowl or cup and stir into the stew. Cook 3-5 more minutes.

Serve over the cooked elbow noodles or potatoes.

[StephandOwen]

Going to try and jump back on this bandwagon after falling off (and getting run over) the last month. LOL! I will start mine with the 13th, since dh won't be home until then.

13. Corned Beef

14. Chicken Parmesan

17. Meatballs (slow cooker)

18. Chicken Enchiladas

19. Pepper Steak (slow cooker)

20. Fish and Shrimp

21. Sloppy Joes

24. Chicken Tortilla Soup (slow cooker)

25. Roast (slow cooker)

26. Chicken and Dumplings (slow cooker)

27. Breakfast for dinner

28. Pizza (homemade)

31. Chili (slow cooker)

All Mondays and Wednesdays until May will probably be slow cooker meals since I have a class from 5-6:15. I think dh will be gone for work from Feb 4-20 (somewhere around there) so I probably won't meal plan most of February either. My plan will probably be to make slightly more for the next couple weeks and freeze a serving of most of these meals so I can just defrost them while dp is gone.

[momma22boys]

Would love to join! I've been planning meals for a few months to help fine to the grociery budget. I've been doing weekly menus and have'nt got this weeks done yet but will post when I do later today (probably during nap time!).