Menu Plan Monday 3/18

Monday- Chicken fries, Chicken Wraps with homemade fries
Tuesday- Simple Fried Rice with peas (and homemade broth) and Egg Rolls
Wednesday- Spaghetti with meatballs
Thursday- Chicken and Rice Casserole
Friday- Leftovers
Saturday-  Lasagna
Sunday- Whole Chicken with stuffing

Last week was a little crazy but not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be.  I got Monday's standard dinner on the table.  Tuesday we had leftovers so I heated up chicken and made a chicken wrap and my husband had fried rice and chicken tacos.  Wednesday we had Spaghetti and I threw the leftover cheese ravioli in the sauce to reheat and I had those.  Thursday we had defrosted Omaha Chicken with white rice.  I used some seasoning that we had in the back of the cupboard and both of us decided that we didn't like it....I guess that is what I get for trying to mix it up.  Friday we made a decision ahead that we were going to order pizza after a long week and we were supposed to go to movie night at the school but it turned out that my son decided he was too tired so he was asleep before the movie would have even started so I thank the pizza and the very full stomach for that wonderful night home.  Saturday I made Steak and Cheese Sandwiches with some clearance steak that I found at Harris Teeter it was $2.13 for the whole pack of Angus Sirloin so I decided to throw it in a quick marinate and then grill it before cutting it into strips and heating it up in the pan with cheese to melt.  We grilled the last of the homemade rolls and it was super tasty with two sandwiches each.  I made leftover spaghetti into a spicy lo mein dish with teriyaki, sriracha, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, and soy sauce.  It was a nice side dish to have with our meal and almost the only leftover in the fridge.  My son ate the leftover white rice.  Sunday was a batch of fresh rolls for more sandwiches and a batch of chicken broth from leftover bones in the fridge.  I made my husband turkey and rice soup from some of the broth and stuck the rest in the fridge.  I made roast beef and cheese grilled sandwiches on fresh rolls for dinner with stone ground mustard and horseradish sauce.  I can't believe that I made it through the week and changed so much.  I was excited to get all the meals I did on the table and enjoy our first takeout towards the monthly budget.

I hope that you have a great week planned!!!  I am trying to finish up the plans for the rest of the month with all of the things that I have gotten in the recent sales.  The bad news is that I used up all my grocery budget for the month so things are going to be mostly from the freezer and trying to use up the older things in the pantry first.