Meal Planning 1/24/15

Weekly Meal Plans

This Saturday has been amazing! Great day with my family and great night with friends… I just got back from dinner. I met some of my old friends for a girls’ night. Fun times with a bunch of lovely ladies that I used to teach with. Those were the “good old days” of my teaching career. My friends I grew up with fresh out of college. We went to bars together; we fell in love, got married, had babies; we went to grad school and more grad school; we all just bonded in a really special time in our lives. They were not all there, but each one holds a special place in my heart. I love you girls =)

Here is my meal plan for the rest of the week-

Sunday- Going to a birthday party for one of my BFF’s sons. Thinking of either using my “Kids eat for free” coupon at Chili’s or go home and eat bacon and waffles.

Monday- Pan fried fish, rice, and a veggie 023

Tuesday- Grandparents take the girls for dinner. I have yoga. Leftover pizza.
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Wednesday- Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings- So easy…can’t wait to share this with you!

Thursday- Baked Ziti from the freezer 013

Friday- Date Night- ??????

Hope you guys have a great week filled with fun, family, friends, and food!!!

Throwback Thursday- Girls’ Night In

Girls' Night Out/In, Throwback Thursday

Every so often, my girls and I have a girl night at home. Tonight was one of those! Usually this happens…we girls love our pizza!

Thin Crust White Pizza with tomatoes, bacon, and feta for me…
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Regular Crust Mushrooms and Black Olives for the girls…
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And always Cheesy Bread
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https://funfoodiefamily.com/2013/11/12/girls-night-pizza/

Crockpot Turkey Chili

Crockpot /Make Ahead Meals, poultry, Soups

Happy hump day! Here is an easy, healthy recipe you can use for a busy weeknight meal. You can throw all the ingredients in one pot and let it cook on low all day. When you come home, you will have dinner waiting on you. How easy is that?

Crockpot Turkey Chili

Ingredients

3/4-1 pound ground turkey
1 can each of black beans, kidney beans, and cannelloni beans- drained and rinsed
1 small can green chilies
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 small can diced tomatoes
3/4 container or so of stock (turkey or chicken)
2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Brown the ground turkey in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until turkey crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
Add turkey into your crock pot; stir in the rest of the ingredients until well blended.

Cook at HIGH 4 to 5 hours or at LOW 6 to 8 hours. Top with crackers, cheese, sour cream, etc

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Mushroom Ravioli with Garlic Mushroom Sauce

Pasta, Vegetarian

Happy Tuesday! The girls had dinner plans with Nana and Papa tonight (Five Guys). I had yoga and hubby went to hockey, so I was on my own for dinner. So tonight I planned on making some kind of “Mommy Meal.” This is basically a meal that I make for myself that generally no one else will most likely eat. I bought a ton of mushrooms and thought I might make a risotto. Then I contemplated a mushroom fettichini. Then last night I spied some mushroom ravioli in the freezer. I decided to go with that and am glad I did.

Mushroom Ravioli with Garlic Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

1 container fresh premade mushroom ravioli
1 container fresh baby portabello mushrooms, sliced
1 container “gourmet” mushrooms (or a couple handfuls of the fancy mushrooms bought by the pound) Splurge on yourself!
1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped
olive oil, about 1/4 cup all together
white wine, approximately 1/4 cup
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Add a drizzle of olive oil to a large skillet. Heat on Med/High Heat.
Add onions. Cook 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cook 4 more minutes. Add your seasoning and wine. Reduce down, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook ravioli in salted water, just under package cook time.
Add more olive oil to mushroom sauce. Add pasta to sauce with a touch of pasta water. Add cheese. Mix well.

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Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry with Chinese Noodles

Asian, Chicken

Evening guys! This dinner was pretty yummy! I hope you give it a try!

Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry with Chinese Noodles

Ingredients

2 tablespoons peanut oil
Combo of what you have on hand; sesame oil, fish sauce, oyster sauce, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, or any other Asian flavor you like…
4 boneless and skinless chicken thighs, cut in bite sized cubes
1/2 yellow pepper, 1/2 orange pepper, thinly sliced (use a combo of red and green if you like, all sweet pepper colors are yummy)
1/2 stalk of broccoli florets
1 handful of snap peas
1 can Chinese mushrooms (or add sliced raw mushrooms earlier to the mix)
1 can water chestnuts
1 can bamboo shoots
1 can baby corn

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons of peanut oil- cook your chicken (with a bit of salt and pepper added, not too much, since your sauces will have a lot already) almost all the way through, about 8 minutes.
Add your raw veggies- peppers, broccoli, snap peas, (mushrooms) Cook 5 minutes.Start adding your combo of what you have on hand; sesame oil, fish sauce, oyster sauce, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, or any other Asian flavor you like
Add your canned veggies- water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, baby corn, mushrooms, Cook 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, boil some salted water and par boil your Chinese noodles, about 6 minutes. Taste- add more flavors here if you think you need them.
Add your noodles to your chicken and veggie mix. Stir all together.

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