I have seen Menu Plan Monday on some of the other blogs I read, but I never participated because … well, because I didn’t menu plan.
Recently, I decided that I needed to overhaul my food budget and start implementing some serious money-saving measures. One way was to buy food on sale in larger quantities and plan my meals from what was on sale or on hand from a previous week.
And, voila, menu planning appeared in my house!
So, here is my first Menu Plan Monday.
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Sunday: Baked chicken drumsticks, carrots, homemade biscuits and gravy.
Monday: Chicken Pot Pie (made from left over drumstick meat and gravy)
Tuesday: Pasta and sauce, with salad and rolls
Wednesday: Pizza Swirls (see recipe below) and apple slices
Thursday: Tacos with homemade flour tortillas
Friday: BFD (Breakfast for Dinner) – Waffles, with a cooked apple-cinnamon topping, and sausage.
Saturday: Open until we decide what our plans are for the day.
Recipe: Pizza Swirls
1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed (or homemade dough)
1/4 cup pasta sauce
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons chopped pepperoni
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons each grated Parmesan and shredded mozzarella for sprinkling on top.
~ Pre-heat oven to 450. Pray baking sheet with cooking spray.
~ Roll out bread dough to a 10-inch square on a floured surface.
~ Spread with pasta sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni.
~ Roll up jelly-roll style.
~ Cut into 10 rolls (like you would for cinnamon rolls).
~ Place on baking sheet and brush tops with oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan and mozzarella.
~Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Be sure and check out what’s in other bloggers’ menu plans at Organizing Junkie.
I applaud you! I have been attempting the menu planning thing for two months now – what I have managed to do is just assign each day with a type of meal – but have yet to actually be able to get down to the meals! For example tonight is beef or pork and potatoes. Tuesdays is always our breakfast for dinner – Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day etc.
Please keep posting your weekly menus.
Lovely menu!
Well done for your first time…
Welcome to MPM. I have been doing it for a while and love it.
It looks like you have planned a good week. Good luck keeping to it.
MJ
Welcome to MPM! Your menu looks tasty!! Blessings on your week!
welcome to “the plan”
your plan sounds delicious this week. Have a wonderful week.
Great week & thank you for the recipe. Good luck on being more frugal!!
Welcome to MPM! I love homemade tortillas. Have a great week!
Hi! Welcome to MPM! I found that menu planning really helped me cut down on food waste as well as helping our budget. Enjoy! Your menu looks great.
-sea
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Hello! Welcome to MPM! I hope you find it as helpful as I do. Thanks for joining us!!
Laura