menu plan monday

Monday:

Sicilian Spaghetti, garlic bread and green beans

Recipe from my mom-in-law

and this is my sis-in-law, Kelsey's, favorite :)

1 1/2 cup diced ham (deli thinly sliced)

1 cup half and half (I add a little more, 1/2 cup or so)

1 can cream of chicken (or mushroom) whatever you have in the pantry :) 

3 Tb. parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp. pepper (less is better in my opinion)

2 Tb. parsley

1 tsp. liquid smoke

1 tsp. garlic powder (I do a little less)

rotini noodles

Mix sauce together and bring to boil.  Pour over noodles. 

Tuesday:

Beef Stew and Cornbread 

Also my mom-in-laws recipe

2 lbs stew meat (I use less to cut down on cost)

chopped onion

2 garlic cloves minced

1 Tb. worchestershire

1 bay leaf

1 tsp dried oregano

1 Tb salt

1 tsp. pepper

3-4 cups water

7 potatoes, peeled and quartered 

1 lb. carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces

frozen peas (add the last 15 minutes before serving)

Throw all of it (except peas) into the crockpot cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours

Wednesday:

Poppyseed Chicken, mixed veggies and strawberries

recipe from Marci Epp :)

6 cooked cut up chicken breasts

place chicken on bottom of 9x13 pan and salt and pepper

mix 2 cans cream of chicken, 1 tub sour cream and 1 cup milk

Pour over chicken

Crush 2-3 packages Ritz crackers and pour over top

Melt 2 sticks butter and pour over top

Sprinkle top with poppyseeds

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes uncovered

Thursday:

Crockpot Chicken Fajitas

Recipe from pinterest here

On Thursday's I try and always have a crockpot meal planned

since I babysit my one time a week for Jazzercise from 4:15-5:15 and after getting out of there I usually don't get home until 5:30 or 5:45ish so it's just nice to have something already ready when I get home.  And the timing usually works out that Caedmon is needing to eat as soon as we get home as well so I have no time to cook :)

Friday:

Homemade pizza with Trader Joes garlic pizza crust

Sat./Sun.:

Saturday we'll probably eat out

Sunday is a snack-y supper at our Life Group....always yummy! :)

And because this post needs at least one picture...

here's one from our mini photo shoot at the beach yesterday