Monday, January 21, 2019

1/25 menu plan

Friday: Date night

Saturday: Brett grills/cooks
lunch:skillet creamy mac and cheese + ham in freezer
dinner Brett grills bratwurst + buns + sauerkraut

Sunday: loaded chopped salad/prep for week
Brett grills fajita chicken

chicken + cheese + pico quesadillas

Monday: beans

black beans + mashed avocado on a tostada with lettuce, cheese, and crema 
(2 c dried black beans + 6-8 c good, quality broth in crockpot on high for 8 hours)
(in the last hour, mash some of the beans to release some of the starch -- makes for thicker, syrupy beans YUM)

Tuesday: cook or pull something from freezer
make tater tot casserole (omit bacon), cut citrus
king ranch casserole (from freezer) + citrus

Wednesday: cook or pull something from freezer 
cheesy broccoli quinoa casserole (from freezer) + salad
balsamic vinaigrette + spinach + slice apples + crumble goat cheese + quinoa + candied pecans 

Thursday: Sandwiches, pizza, or quesadillas/nachos

crunchy black bean tacos or chicken+cheese quesadillas

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