sunday: grill and chill
- brett grills chicken for burrito bowls (+ extra chicken for the week):
- mexican rice (I omit the vegetable oil and just throw it all in my rice cooker)
- instant pot black beans (1 cup dried black beans, 3 cups water/broth, high pressure 30 minutes in my instant pot, natural release, mash a few beans to release the starches so that it thickens, season to taste)
- guac + costco queso + crema + quesadilla cheese + heb's that green sauce or trader joe's jalapeno sauce + pico + diced red onions
- obsessed with my avocado tool
- brett requests I also add that trader joe's cotija street corn frozen thing
- I'll probably also have Brett grill some shrimp in our freezer that he can use for tonight's burrito bowls or Wednesday's pasta (and we need KK to try shrimp to be exposed to that allergen - see more about KK's baby-led weaning journey here)
- also also can brett make a few quesadillas for quick lunches this week?
- brett loves his grill, his smoker, and his prep table (see other grill and chill favorites here)
- see our other weekly routines here and our yearly traditions here
weekly meal prep:
- here and here's how I meal prep
- see all my meal prep instagram posts here
- here's what I do when I don't feel like meal prepping
- shop my favorite meal prep goodies here
- I love this article for inspiration
mexican rice (I omit the vegetable oil and just throw it all in my rice cooker)
instant pot black beans (1 cup dried black beans, 3 cups water/broth, high pressure 30 minutes in my instant pot, natural release, mash a few beans to release the starches so that it thickens, season to taste)
- cut tomatoes for tuesday's caesar wraps
- cut sweet potatoes for tuesday's parmesan roasted sweet potatoes (sometime's I'll prep the whole thing and stop just before the baking step so that all I have to do is dump the container onto a baking sheet on tuesday)
make food for me (and KK)
- *I adapt all these things for KK if need be if it's something we will share
- see more about KK's baby-led weaning journey here
- make a batch of this oatmeal for the week, if needed
- make oatmeal cups for KK (freeze leftovers for future weeks)
- make a batch of waffles, pancakes, or waffles, if needed
- freeze leftovers, or double the batch and freeze half
- make a batch of soft scrambled eggs, if needed
- make an oven omelette for the week, if needed
- here's my recipe (I loosely tweaked this oven omelette recipe and this recipe) or here's my post on similar egg cups.
- make these egg cups for KK - freeze leftovers for future weeks
- make smoothie cups and/or yogurt parfaits, if needed
- see my "smoothies" highlight on my instagram
- see more about my yogurt parfaits here
- make snack boxes in divided glass containers like this, if needed:
- see my "snack box" highlight on my instagram for this better explained + past boxes
- see my Pinterest boards to see where I save all food inspiration for snack boxes/adult lunchables/bistro boxes/whatever you call them
monday: soup + sandwich night
diy sandwich bar
tuesday:
chicken caesar wraps
- use grilled chicken from sunday
- use refrigerated caesar dressing (near the produce) - its SO MUCH BETTER
- we use halved cherry tomatoes, romaine lettuce, and shredded (not powdered!) parmesan cheese with good flour tortillas
- brett crumbles croutons (either caesar croutons, or cheese/garlic croutons) to sprinkle on top - this part is essential to add crunch to every bite
- brett adds thinly sliced red onion to his
- see this post and this post for photos + ingredients + step by step
- (I don't peel them and I cook them much longer - until caramelized - like in this photo)
wednesday:
single batch of pasta + grilled chicken from grill and chill + double batch of this garlic alfredo sauce, turned into this bake in this pan
bagged caesar salad or roasted veggies
thursday:
trader joe's mandarin orange chicken.
we'll see how we feel.
friday: fajita friday or leftovers
- shop my favorite leftover containers here
- also, on fridays I menu plan + order groceries. I try to post my step-by-step each week in my instagram stories if you want to see how I menu plan, but I have a highlight of me talking through my process in my "how I menu plan" highlight, if you prefer that.
- here are my three go-to dinner strategies I repeat over and over. and over.
- here's what I do when I don't feel like making what's on the menu plan.
saturday: snack dinner saturday
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