What Cooking? Simple Dinners Meal Plan
It’s Monday and it’s time to decide, if you haven’t already, what’s for dinner this week. I have our meal plan ready below. It’s nothing too fancy but it will keep us fed this week.
Back in November 2019 we decided to eat at home even more than we usually do.
We informally decided we wouldn’t be eating out for a month or so. Nothing set in stone. We will off and on go out to lunch or dinner here and there.
But not more than once a week. So making another small changed seemed very doable.
It was very doable. We are now starting month 40 of this experiment. We haven’t eating out since the end of October 2019. Not even a drive thru pick up. Or a quick stop for pop or a coffee.
I was surprised I haven’t missed eating out. We are spending a bit more on groceries but not that much. No where near what we would have spent if we had been eating out.
It’s been pretty easy to stick to. But that is because I meal plan every single week. If you’ve been following my meal planning posts, you know we don’t eat fancy food. But it all delicious frugal meals that are easy to make.
Because we are all too busy to spend all day in the kitchen cooking.
How long will we keep up this no eating out strike? I don’t know for sure, but when we do go out to eat, it will likely be with extended family for birthday celebration or something like that.
But let’s get to what we’ll be making at home this week.
Here’s what’s on our Meal Plan for this Week,
Dinners
Pan Fried Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
Tacos, Refried Beans, Chips, and Salsa
Southern Fried Tofu over Egg Noodles with a Salad
Sesame Chicken, Rice, and Stir Fry Vegetables
Pancakes, Sausage, and Eggs
Salmon Patties, Rice, Tartar Sauce, and Vegetables
Chicken Mushroom Noodles, Salad and Fruit
Lunches
Leftovers most days
Waffle Maker Pizza Pockets with Salad
Hoagie Roll Sandwiches, Chips, and Fruit
Breakfast
Toast with Eggs
Cinnamon Twist Scones, Eggs, and Sausage
Eggs, Sausage, Hash Browns, and Toast
Do you need help planning your menu? Find my menu planning tips here with a free printable menu planner page and here for my frugal menu planning tips.
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Looks like you have some yummy meals planned for this week!
I made a pork loin roast last night, but it didn’t turn out so well. I marinated it in an herb and garlic sauce, but it didn’t take up the flavor too well, so it tasted bland.
Tonight we’re having tacos, which is so easy to make and I know it always tastes good 🙂
Have a great week!
Tacos are always a yummy dinner. I’m sorry to hear your pork roast didn’t take up the flavor very well. You might try cutting a slit here and there through the top of the roast and adding a half garlic clove to each one. That helps to get the garlic flavor into the meat.
I hope you have a great week too!
We did “breakfast for dinner” last night – French toast, sausage links and eggs. And we are doing pork chops tomorrow.
I’m doing a 1950s style menu this week. If you’d like to check it out, here is the link: https://lifewithdee.com/menu-monday-1950s-style/
Have a beautiful week!
Yum, french toast sounds so good! I hope you have a great week too!