Weekly Meal Planning: Weeks 3 & 4

June is crazy busy in our house so I will be planning fairly simple meals two weeks at a time!

Monday (June 1) -- leftovers
Tuesday (June 2) -- Grilled burgers, baked beans and corn on the cob
Wednesday (June 3) -- Grilled pork chops, seasoned rice and grilled veggies
Thursday (June 4) -- Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken with asparagus
Friday (June 5) -- Tomato soup (canned) and grilled cheese sandwiches
Saturday (June 6) -- Spaghetti and meatballs with green beans
Sunday (June 7) -- leftovers
Monday (June 8) -- Chicken sausage, Noodles Alfredo and green peas
Tuesday (June 9) -- TBD 
Wednesday (June 10) -- Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes with chili and green beans
Thursday (June 11) -- Grilled chicken, seasoned rice and green salad
Friday (June 12) -- Tacos with tortilla chips and Guacamole
Saturday (June 13) -- Takeout
Sunday (June 14) -- Grilled pizza

Weekly Meal Planning: Week 2

So, my three-year-old oven is currently out of commission (and I'm not happy about it!), so for now all my meals will be stove-top cooked, grilled, slow-cooked or eaten out ;)

Monday  -- Memorial Day! Grilled burgers, potato salad, tortilla chips and Guacamole
Tuesday  -- Slow cooker green chili chicken over rice with sautéed bell peppers
Wednesday -- Grilled pork chops, seasoned rice and grilled veggies
Thursday -- Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes with cheese and chili, and green beans
Friday -- DATE NIGHT ♥
Saturday -- Greek Chicken Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce
Sunday -- Grilled Pizza and green salad

Weekly Meal Planning: Week 1

Monday  -- Skinny Meatballs with tomato sauce over baked spaghetti squash with green beans
Tuesday  -- Turkey Chili and cornbread
Wednesday -- Teriyaki grilled chicken and veggies with rice
Thursday -- Ground beef taco salad with fresh Guacamole
Friday -- Leftovers
Saturday -- Chicken Sausage with Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Sunday -- Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas with homemade Fajita Seasoning

Meal Planning -- August 2014

1. DATE NIGHT ♥
2. Mexican Chopped Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing and chicken
3. Pesto Grilled Shrimp, Grill-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes and corn-on-the-cob
4. Grilled pizza
5. Baked chicken thighs, easy boxed rice and green beans
6. Leftovers
7. Easy Crockpot Tortellini Soup
8. Chicken Fajitas
9. Girls' Spa Night! Tea Sandwiches & Spinach Salad
10. Grilled Chicken Sausage (We like Sabatino's Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Sausage from Costco!) with Simple Roasted Brussells Sprouts
11. Grilled chicken and Strawberry and Avocado Spinach Salad
12. Chicken Tortilla Soup
13. Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice with pot-stickers 
14. Grilled pork chops with roasted parsnips and carrots
15. Nasty Nachos with roasted asparagus
16. Leftovers
17. Spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad and garlic bread
18. Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes with all the fixin's
19. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and green salad
20. Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken with Lightened Up Coleslaw
21. Breakfast for dinner!
22. Takeout
23. Grilled chicken with rice and teriyaki grilled veggies
24. Salsa Verde Turkey Burger and Sweet Potato Fries
25. Baked Ziti (Tip: Double the recipe and freeze one pan for another dinner later!)
26. Sloppy Joes and green salad
27. Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas
28. Mediterranean Baked Chicken
29. Tortellini Skillet Lasagna and green salad
30. DATE NIGHT ♥
31. Simple Ground Beef Enchiladas and green salad

Meal Planning -- July 2014

1. Grilled chicken and Healthy Pasta Salad Caprese
2. Taco Pasta Casserole and green salad
3. Grilled pork chops with roasted parsnips and carrots
4. Fourth of July BBQ!!!
5. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and green salad
6. Parmesan Chicken Bake and butternut squash
7. Baked Turkey & Jack Cheese Chimichangas with sautéed onions & bell peppers
8. Grilled chicken and Summer Pasta Salad with Baby Greens
9. Ham and Gruyère Crêpes with fresh fruit
10. Leftovers
11. DATE NIGHT
12. Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken and Easy Garlic Snap Peas
13. Easy Pesto Tortellini Salad
14. Grilled chicken sausage, grilled asparagus and Crusty Bread
15. Stuffed Bell Peppers and leftover crusty bread
16. Grilled Chinese Chicken Kabobs, pot-stickers and Sesame Garlic Green Beans
17. Chicken Stuffed Poblano Chiles over rice
18. German Cabbage Buns and green beans
19. Barbequed Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries and green salad
20. Take-out
21. Caprese Chicken with spinach salad and French bread
22. Beef & Spinach Lo Mein
23. Mexican Chicken over rice with salad
24. Smoked Sausage Hobo Packets with dinner rolls
25. Fresh Quinoa Salad with chicken and rolls
26. Chicken Enchiladas and green salad
27. Baked Potatoes with turkey chili and roasted squash
28. Hamburger Oriental Casserole and applesauce
29. Leftovers
30. Cream Cheese Chicken Bacon Wrap, salad and bread
31. Healthy Chicken Quesadillas with added veggies

Cream Cheese Chicken Bacon Wrap

We eat a lot of chicken breasts in our house {thank you Zaycon Foods!}, so we love finding new ways to cook them up! This recipe is A+ in our house -- both in taste and ease of preparation. Hope you will enjoy it too!

Ingredients:

• 2 large {or 4 small} chicken breasts
• 8 strips of bacon
• 1 8-oz container of fat-free cream cheese
• 1 4-oz can of green chiles

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease 9x13 baking dish.
2. Place a piece of a plastic wrap on top of each piece of chicken and use a meat tenderizer to flatten. If you have two large breasts, cut each in half before tenderizing.
3. Place 1/4 of the cream cheese and 1 ounce of green chiles in center of each piece of chicken and roll with cream cheese mixture on the inside and 2 slices of bacon on the outside.
4. Place chicken breasts -- seem side up -- in the baking dish and bake covered {I used aluminum foil} for 45 minutes.
5. Uncover and bake for an additional 5 minutes to brown the bacon.

Serves 4.

Meal Planning - June 2014

 

1. Skinny Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole
2. Grilled Pizza with Mango Ginger Habanero sauce, sautéed onions & bell peppers and fresh mozzarella 
3. Grilled Chicken Sausage (We like Sabatino's Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Sausage from Costco!)with Simple Roasted Brussells Sprouts
4. Fresh Quinoa Salad with chicken
5. Leftovers
6. Family Night @ Home! Nasty Nachos and green salad with Crescent Sopapillas for dessert
7. DATE NIGHT ♥
8. California Chicken Burgers, Grilled Tator Tots and Grilled Asparagus
9. Simple Ground Beef Enchiladas and green salad
10. Grilled chicken salad
11. Baked Ziti, green beans and Garlic Knots
12. Healthy Chicken Quesadillas with added veggies
13. Meatloaf and butternut squash {recipe to come}
14. Take out!
15. Ranch Turkey Burgers, green salad and Sweet Potato Fries
16. Father's Day! Treat dad to Grilled Steaks, Party Potatoes and Grilled Veggies {recipe to come!}. Polish it off with Homemade Ice Cream
17. Grilled chicken, teriyaki grilled veggies and Wine and Rosemary Quinoa
18. Mexican Chicken over rice with Sautéed Bell Peppers
19. Leftovers
20. Breakfast for Dinner!
21. Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese and green salad
22. Grilled hot dogs, sliced watermelon and Loaded Baked Potato Salad
23. Saucy Asian Meatballs, Jasmine Rice and vegetable pot stickers
24. Spaghetti with meat sauce, Caesar salad and garlic bread {recipe to come}
25. Stuffed Bell Peppers and Homemade Naan
26. Leftovers
27. Grilled chicken & veggie skewers {recipe to come} and Caramelized Green Beans
28. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and green salad
29. Grilled BBQ Chicken Quesadillas and corn-on-the-cob
30. Sloppy Joes and green salad