Simple meal plan for one week (for one person)

michellew91

Being in college, not only do I have little time to cook, I also live alone so making dinner every night can be difficult. This is my meal plan for the next week, I thought it might give people ideas to post it. If anyone else does this please share!
Saturday Roasted chicken, potatoes, and carrots
Sunday The Whole Enchilada Chicken Soup (Using leftover chicken, leftovers soup are lunch for rest of week, save a little for salad on Wednesday)
Monday Sweet potato with margarine and brown sugar
Tuesday Pan-Fried tilapia with snow peas
Wednesday Spinach salad with chicken, feta, dried cranberries, and pecans
Thursday Veggie Stir-fry with zucchini, tomatoes, spinach, onions, and mushrooms (or just use what you have in your vegetable crisper at the time)
Friday Chicken Fajitas
Hungry Girl The Whole Enchilada Chicken Soup
Ingredients
3 cups fat-free chicken broth
1 1/4 cups finely chopped celery
1/2 cup diced sweet yellow onion
3 cups green enchilada sauce
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
10 oz. cooked boneless skinless lean chicken breast, chopped or shredded
1 cup frozen white (or yellow) corn
Optional: dash hot sauce, or more to taste
Optional toppings: shredded fat-free cheddar cheese, crushed baked tortilla chips
Directions
In a large pot, bring broth to a low boil on the stove. Add celery and onion, and simmer for about 5 minutes, until slightly tender.

Stir in enchilada sauce and pumpkin. Once soup returns to a low boil, add chicken and corn, and mix well. Cook for an additional 3 - 5 minutes, until soup is heated throughout.

Add a dash or more hot sauce. (Or not. It's your soup.) Serve and, if you like, top with shredded cheese and/or crushed chips.


Number of Servings: 9
Basic Microwave Sweet Potato
• sweet potato
• paper towel
Wash sweet potato. Puncture a few times with a fork. Place on paper towel on microwave-safe dish. Cook on high for 4-5 minutes for the first potato, plus 2-3 minutes for each additional potato. Turn over potato halfway through cooking.
Pan-Fried Tilapia
Add 3T flour to Ziploc bag (and any spices you wish to add).
Add tilapia fillet, seal bag, and toss to coat.
Heat frying pan on medium heat and coat with nonstick cooking spray.
Add tilapia, after shaking off excess flour.
Cook on both sides until golden brown. When fish is done it should flake easily with a fork.

Cranberry-Pecan Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing
Nutrition info: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1920734
Salad:
1 bag of baby spinach (1 pound)
1/2c pecan pieces
3/4c reduced fat feta
1/2c Craisins

Dressing:
2T white wine vinegar
2T cider vinegar
3T canola oil
1/4c sugar
1T toasted sesame seeds
1t minced onion
1/8t paprika

Fajita Seasoning Mix
1T cornstarch
2t chili powder
1t salt
1t paprika
1t sugar
3/4 t chicken bouillion
½ t onion powder
¼ t garlic powder
¼ t cayenne pepper
¼ t cumin

Sprinkle on chicken breast cut into strips and cooking frying pan.