Trying to figure out a meal plan for this week. Any suggesti

thats what i was just thinking about, also. i think tomorrow i will have oatmeal and half a banana for breakfast, lunch peanut butter on a bagel thin with half a banana, and for supper maybe baked chicken with mixed vegies and a salad!

I try to cook items that will have left overs to make other meals. For example, I almost weekly will cook a roast. We will have it one night with say a salad & root vegetables. I will then plan on making tacos or enchiladas or some other type of casserole with it another night. I do the same thing with chicken. I will bake a whole chicken, we will eat it one night & I will turn the leftovers into something else.

It works for my family! They never realize they are eating leftovers if I'm able to recreate it somehow!

I like getting rotisserie chickens from walmart they're about $5 and provide me w/two good meals. I'll cook up chili which gives me 4 servings. The slow cooker is a godsend. Google slow cooker meals and you can find tons of meals that are ezy to make. My current favs are lean pork loins in pork gravy and chicken breasts in salsa. I also like making tacos which can provide a few meals as well. mmmmm im hungry.

stop by my blog! http://www.everythingisbetterwithcheese.blogspot.com

this week's menu is http://everythingisbetterwithcheese.blogspot.com/2010/12/menu-planning-1226-11.html
turkey and gravy open-faced sandwich
chicken cordon blue (with swiss)
creamy asparagus soup
flatbread alfredo pizza
beef enchiladas
chicken and dumplings
ham, portabella mushroom and spinach crepes (with smoked gouda or feta)
halibut over angelhair pasta with asparagus, olives and tomatoes

i have about 50 weeks of menus and probably around 25-30 recipes. i am sure you can find something that will inspire you.
dawn