New Year Meal Plan
We are approaching the new year and if you don’t regularly meal plan, the new year is a great time to start.
If you need a few dinner ideas scroll down to see what’s cooking this week.
Over the years, I’ve found that making a meal plan can really help save money. But not only save money but also keep from wasting food too. By using up what you have on hand.
If one of your goals is to eat at home more or to save money meal planning can help. If you need help getting started check out how to plan a month’s worth of meals in just about an hour.
Now onto this week’s meal plan, just in case you need a few dinner ideas…
This week’s menu plan has some easy to make meals, along with a few freezer cooking meals too. I’m keeping my sides simple too. I’ll be making a big batch of mashed potatoes to use a few nights this week. I’ll also make a big batch of rice to use a few nights too.
I also realized it’s been about a while since we have had pizza for dinner. My family loves pizza, so it’s on the plan for this week too.
Here’s what’s cooking at our house this week
Build Your Own Haystacks and Fruit
Italian Chicken (freezer meal), Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
Ham Slices (from freezer), Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Fruit
Thai Thighs, Rice, and Stir Fry Vegetables
Pizza and Salad
Thai Chicken Stir Fry and Rice
Brown Sugar Steaks, Baked Potato, and Salad
Lunches
Leftover most days
Crispy Bean Burritos, Salsa and Chips
Breakfast
Toast, Eggs and Oatmeal
Pancakes, Eggs and Sausage
Mini Apple Muffins, Eggs and Sausage
What’s cooking at your house this week?
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Your menu looks good, Shelly. We’re planning on having meals like pancakes, french toast, rice and beans, and quesadillas this week. 🙂
Now I’m hungry for french toast. It sounds really good right now. 🙂
I’m very ready to get back to some sort of a routine although my boys don’t go back to school until Wednesday. I can’t even imagine going a month without pizza around here! It’s one of our staples. Your menu sounds great!
Thanks, Jean. My kids would love to have a few more days off, but we went back to homeschooling today. Hope your week goes well.
Looks like a yummy week ahead! I’m in the beginnings of a pantry challenge right now … not so much of a challenge just yet, thankfully!
A pantry challenge, that’s what I need to do every so often to make sure we are eating up things in the pantry before they go bad. Thanks for stopping by!
Those brown sugar steaks sure look good!
We are having an Italian chicken skillet meal this week for the first time…I hope it turns out nice! I love one-pot meals, since it makes clean up so easy.