Monday:
meal prep monday
for haley: slow cooker broccoli cheese soup (from freezer) + saltines
for brett: leftover tamales
make big batch of orange berry fruit salad (omit poppy seeds for personal preference -- edited to add: I didn't even make the dressing this time)
make big batch of orange berry fruit salad (omit poppy seeds for personal preference -- edited to add: I didn't even make the dressing this time)
meal prep monday:
- green apple juice: omit water, triple the recipe
- make a batch for the week, store in these bottles
- shop my favorite juicer here
- make smoothie cups of pregnancy smoothie, mango + strawberry + raspberry smoothie cups
- shop my favorite smoothie cups, straws, and blender here
- make a container of supremed oranges + grapefruit
- slice apples, slice grapefruit
- assemble yogurt parfaits
- (yogurt + hempseeds + fruit + frozen raspberries...then add granola just before eating)
- shop my favorite mason jars + reusable lids here
- balsamic vinaigrette
- shop my favorite salad dressing shaker here
- grab refried beans from chuys?
Tuesday:
taco-ish tuesday
bean and cheese nachos
tortilla chips + chuy's refried beans + mexican cheese
broil or bake until cheese is melted and/or golden
Wednesday:
chicken/fish + vegetables
chicken/fish + vegetables
spinach or mixed greens + goat cheese + tj's candied pecans + halved grapes and/or diced apples + thinly sliced red onion (optional) + balsamic vinaigrette
+ oven roasted sweet potato cubes (except I roast these for muuuch longer - until caramelized and bits of crispy - probably like 45ish minutes)
+ buttermilk drop biscuits (I sometimes blend a bag of spinach into the buttermilk because WHY NOT, but this is totally optional)
Thursday:
sandwiches or leftovers
- shop my favorite leftover containers here
chicken pot pie + roasted green beans (olive oil + trader joe's onion salt at 400 until caramelized)
grapefruit slices
grapefruit slices
- chicken pot pie or like this (pulled from from freezer - my original recipe notes below)
- edited to add: I used these recipes as guidelines, and did the following:
- 3 potatoes, diced small + 4 TB butter, saute for 5-7 minutes until smells yummy
- add in 1/4 c flour until all potatoes are coated
- add in 3 cups broth + 1/4 c milk/cream/half and half (I used a combo of cream and half and half I needed to use up - let bubble and thicken
- add in 1 rotisserie chicken and 2 bags of frozen mixed vegetables
- add more broth/cream/milk/liquid until desired soupiness
- salt and pepper to taste
- puff pastry + egg wash on top
- freeze or bake
- (refer to recipes for temperatures - I just winged it)
- made enough for 1 small pyrex for dinner and 3 freezer meals
Friday:
pizza + movie
english muffin pizzas (from freezer) with veggie packed pizza sauce (I think I used spinach + steamed cauliflower + steamed carrots) and high-fiber english muffins
+ roasted green beans (olive oil + tj's onion salt, 400 degrees until shriveled and caramelized)
shop my favorite salad dressing shaker here
Saturday:
snack dinner saturday
or leftover nachos
or leftover nachos
Sunday:
quick, slow cooker, or instant potbreakfast: breakfast casserole (pulled from freezer - I bake before freezing, cut casserole into "bars" like granola bars, then freeze so that we can heat up a few "bars" for breakfast)
dinner: frito pie (slow cooker chili + frito scoops + thick, shredded cheese) (freeze leftover chili)
- in the chili, use 1 pound of ground beef + 2 cans of pinto beans instead of 2 lbs beef, also add in lurking can of black beans in pantry
my favorite posts/pages to help you:
- meal planning 101
- my favorite things (kitchen, home, life, etc)
- our routines (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly)
- our annual traditions + two ways I use Google Keep
- our priorities (what we prioritize in our home, schedule, and life)
- visit my amazon store for my favorite kitchen + home things
- see my instagram stories and pinterest boards for more ideas
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