Last week I saw the funniest post on Facebook, shared by a friend but originally from Modern Mommy Madness, and it reminded me of our weekly scrambles to get our meals planned and prepped. It made me laugh out loud, literally, and I instantly shared it on Facebook myself. We try very hard to stick to a budget and we try very hard to make a meal plan for two weeks at a time so that we can stick to that budget, but some weeks it is just so hard, and we’re just barely pulling some sort of meal together. This graphic put the reality check right out there, and I loved it.
I’m pretty sure we all can relate. Don’t you think so? My personal favorite is Friday’s meal. Thanks to Modern Mommy Madness for keeping it real.
So this week, instead of two weeks of meal ideas for you, I’ve got ten. By the time we got our meal plan together and shopped for it, we were down to ten days instead of 14. I’d say I’d share with you the other four, but I barely remember what we ate last night, nevermind ten days ago. I think I do remember a lasagna and a shepherd’s pie in there somewhere, a chicken pot pie made an appearance as well, but for now, we have ten meals. The kids have been helping with the meal planning, putting in their favorite meal requests, which has helped us come up with two weeks of meals every time. Hopefully this list will help to jump-start your own meal planning for the next couple of weeks!
- Oven roasted chicken dinner, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce
- Fajitas
- California chicken (chicken sandwiches with melted cheese, avocado, and sprouts if desired)
- Homemade pizzas (we did Hawaiian, plain cheese with sauce, and BBQ chicken this time)
- Ravioli
- Sloppy Joes
- Chicken and Broccoli quiche (recipe here)
- Chicken and Mushrooms in white wine sauce (recipe here)
- Sweet and Sour Meatballs with egg noodles (recipe here)
- Pastene “soup” and Meatball sandwiches
