Monday Menu

Wow, it's Monday and the meal plan is going up!!!  Here's what's cookin' in the Elliott household this week!

Monday - I went grocery shopping so I brought home a pizza to bake while I put away groceries.  I mean, who likes to cook after grocery shopping??

Tuesday - Weight Watchers Cajun Chicken Wraps - yup, those babies were so good I've been craving them since the first night! Add some chips and fruit and yum-o!

Wednesday - Porcupine Meatballs. So good and pretty easy, the only thing that takes time is rolling all the balls out, but they are de-lic-ious!

Thursday - Tacos - I told you, some sort of "Mexican" meal once a week in this house! 

Friday - Chicken Sandwiches - ending the week easy peasy!  Mix together your favorite seasonings, sprinkle on top and bake!

Saturday - Cookout at the in-laws!  Love when I don't have to cook on the weekends!

Sunday - Either oven-fried chicken or sweet and sour meatloaf.  I haven't decided yet, although you'll know based on next week's menu - whichever one shows up, well we had the other one on Sunday night!

Happy Eating! 

What's for Dinner - Weekly Menu

I know, I'm late again.. oh well... I kind of like posting on Wednesday rather than on the madness otherwise known as Monday!  So here is what we're having this week - I'd love to hear what you are eatin'!

Monday - I was supposed to make Braided Spaghetti, but I was going to make my own dough instead of what the recipe called for.  When push came to shove and the noodles and meat were on I couldn't find my yeast - CRISIS!!!  So we settled for regular ol' spaghetti instead and it was still delicious!

Tuesday - Chicken fajitas!  I did a really poor job at planning these recipes out.  First it was supposed to be steak fajitas using some steak I got on sale awhile back, but it was gone.  I either thought I bought it or someone made a midnight snack.... both are equally as likely!  So I went with chicken fajitas only to realize I was out of chili powder... ugh!!  My husband gratefully ran to Aldi (they have the best deal on spices) to pick some up for me since I literally just returned from the same store 20 minutes earlier with fajita shells.  (They make THE BEST fajita shells so we ended up using all I bought last week for another recipe - seriously. so. good.)

Wednesday - Tonight we're having Cajun Chicken Wraps - a weight watchers recipe, yay!  I was going to buy different tortillas but the ones from Aldi are soo beyond delicious that I'm sacrificing the calories for tastiness (have I mentioned have wonderful they are?)!

Thursday - Another weight watchers recipe courtesy of pinterest, we're having Bubble Up Enchiladas.  Can you tell we like to eat Mexican food in our house? I love, love, love enchiladas and hope these turn out wonderful as well.  I haven't decided if I'll do chicken or beef though...

Friday - Spinach Lasagna Rolls - they looked easy and delicious, just what we need on a Friday night!!!

I'll have a special blog just for our Saturday St. Patrick's Day Menu! 

*All my links of courtesy of Pinterest.com - best.website.ever.  Click on the link and re-pin them to your favorite boards!! 

Wednesday's Weekly Menu

I know, I know - these are supposed to be Monday Menu's but I forgot, so we'll just go with Wednesday this week!  I haven't even posted menu's in months, so a few days late will be OK, right? I've been finding so many yummy recipes on pinterest that we're enjoying new recipes more often - yay - so I don't have to post the same five things every week and wanted to share!!

Monday - Dirty Rice - nothing fancy.  Just a box of the mix and a pound of ground beef.  Add a side of vegetables and call it done.  We also made mac-n-cheese because I knew Emma wouldn't touch the dirty rice even if it was topped in chocolate!

Tuesday - Taco Tuesday - we eat tacos a lot.  Sometimes chicken tacos, sometimes my new obsession chicken crock pot tacos, and other times I break down and make traditional tacos using ground beef.  It's Emma's favorite and I aim to please!  Add refried beans and red beans and rice and we're good!

Wednesday - Tonight we're having another pinterest recipe.  Hawaiin Chicken in the crock pot!  Take frozen chicken breasts, a bottle of Hawaiian bbq sauce (or your favorite - I stuck with Sweet Baby Ray's to save myself $2) and a can of crushed pineapple.  Throw it all in the crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Serve over rice or on your favorite buns!  This also makes a great make ahead meal.  Throw all the ingredients in a ziploc bag and freeze until ready to cook - then throw in the crock pot. 

Thursday - I'm so excited for Thursday night's dinner.  I have been craving these bad boys for weeks!  I'm making whole wheat blueberry pancakes - OMG!  And of course I'll be making plain pancakes (whole wheat of course) for the man of the house and I'll probably make a few chocolate chip pancakes for the little ones.  I've got some turkey bacon too!  Can. Not. Wait!

Friday - We'll end the week easy with some Turkey BLT's with a side of fruit!  Maybe some chips....

One night this week I hope to make these:


Bite size apple pies.  Don't they look delicious??? I've got all the ingredients, just need to make them! Take a guess where I got the idea from.... PINTEREST

Next week is mostly all pinterest recipes - so excited to make them!!