Cooler Weather Transition Meal Plan
It’s the start of a brand new week. Which means it’s time to figure out what to eat.
When you meal plan you can avoid getting stuck for what to eat when 4 or 5 o’clock rolls around. If you don’t have your plan yet, it’s not too late. Below is what’s cooking at our house this week.
I picked up about 10 pounds of chicken last week to prepare for the freezer. It’s simple and easy to do and I love having meal starts waiting for me.
We are getting really low on chicken so was nice to restock.
As I was searching the freezer to take inventory, I found a package of Italian chicken and cooked chicken. So we will be enjoying them this week.
It’s been unseasonably warm this year here. Even though we have had nice sunny days recently, the air is cool and crisp on other days. We’ll be enjoying hamburger soup this week on one of the cooler days. I’m ready for soup season to begin.
I’ll also be running the oven to cook the artichoke chicken and hamburger cups but if it ends up too hot on those days, we’ll bake those dinner in the wood fired barbecue.
How is the weather where you live? Have you had to turn on the heat yet?
Finally, we’ll be making smashed burritos. I made them once and everyone loved them. My son dreamed them up. He wanted to smash burritos and cook them in the waffle iron. I wasn’t sure it would work too well. But it surprisingly, it worked out well the first time.
We’ll be making those again this week.
I would love to know what’s cooking at your house this week too.
Here are our Meals for this Week,
Dinners
Artichoke Mushroom Chicken over Egg Noodles, Salad, and Fruit
Hamburger Soup, Fruit, and Biscuits
Smashed Burritos, Salad, and Fruit
Italian Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
Waffles, Sausage, and Eggs
Sloppy Joes, Fruit, and Baked Fries
Hamburger Cups, Salad, and Fruit
Lunches
Leftovers most days
Grilled Sandwiches with Fruit
Skillet Chili with Homemade Cornbread
Breakfast
Toast with Eggs
Chocolate Chip Scones, Eggs, and Sausage
Pancakes, Eggs, and Sausage
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It’s nice that you’ll have a new stock of chicken, Shelly! I’m sure that helps save a lot of time and money. Your menu looks good, and I hope you and your family enjoy a great week. 🙂
What a good idea to smash burritos in the waffle iron! My kids would probably enjoy that too!
Hope you have a great week 🙂