Monday, April 02, 2007

Menu Plan Monday


I'm joining the ranks and playing along with this one, too.

I need to be accountable for menu planning. What better way? :)

I always make a meal list with the flexibility of changing the meals around to fit us best. So what I list as Monday may actually wind up on Tuesday, etc. You get the idea! I just love having at least five planned with those ingredients already in the house. It's a stress-reducer!

Monday: Meatless Spaghetti with Salad and Garlic bread sticks

Tuesday: Balsamic Chicken with Thyme (thanks to Barb for the recipe!)

Wednesday: Vegetable Casserole (recipe listed below)
Thursday: Chicken with Pasta and Vegetables
Friday: Vegetarian Refried Bean Burritos
Saturdays and Sundays tend to be free-for-all around here, with my husband cooking something on the grill. Sunday we will most likely celebrate Easter with family, joining them for a ham dinner.
Have a great week! Happy Menu Planning!


Vegetable Casserole- serves 4
(from Healthy, Hearty & Simple One-Dish Meals by Pam Spaude & Jan Owan-McMenamin, R.D.)
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3/4 cup diced onion
1 tsp. minced garlic
2 cups sliced potatoes
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1 cup chopped zucchini
1 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
1 1/2 tsp. oregano
1 1/2 tsp. basil
3/4 tsp. cumin
1/8 tsp. pepper

In a skillet, heat oil. Add onions and garlic; saute. Add the remaining ingredients; mix. Simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender. (nutritional info. available if needed-just leave me a comment!)

*blogger! I have tried to edit this post several times to make it easier to read, and blogger won't complete my edits. Sorry!

5 comments:

Anne said...

Hi Sharon! Thanks for commenting on my blog- it's nice to "meet" you! :) Yes, it does look like we have some interests in common. I've really gotten into the idea positive, grace-based parenting and am trying to learn more about it.
Your veggie casserole looks tasty! Have a wonderful week!! :)

Barb Szyszkiewicz said...

Let me know if you like the chicken. We LOVE it here. (Well, the kids don't go for the onion sauce but they happily eat the plain chicken. More sauce for me and TheDad!)

In Light of the Truth... said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Yes, the chicken dish is done in the crockpot. I got the recipe off of someone else's MPM a couple weeks ago and wrote it down right away but didn't save the link. Looks good though!

Aldara said...

Sounds yummy. I usually plan about 15 meals but its all flexible for what we are in the mood for! Have a great Holy week!

Haley said...

Thanks for stopping by! Best wishes for the birth of your new baby. I hope that when you are feeling up to it you can stop by again sometime!

Have a great week!

Haley