Menu Plan Monday 5/10

 

 

Pasta with Sausage Sauce and Pan Fried Zucchini and Garlic Knots and garlic bread

Grilled Caesar Chicken with Rice (Crispy Pepperoni)

Chicken Paninis and mac and cheese (Chicken Fries)

Ground Beef Mexican Rice Enchiladas (Hash Browns and Bacon)

Homemade Pizza

House Autry Fried Chicken and Tortilla Crusted Chicken with mashed potatoes (Pasta)

Chicken Fries, Chicken Wraps and Homemade French Fries

 

Last week was a little different then the menu but still went pretty well. I got all of the beginning of the week done but by Friday I was exhausted and the fridge was full of a bunch of different leftovers.  I made leftovers for the adults and individual pizza from the frozen crust for my son's dinner.  Saturday was also exhausting and we had a bigger lunch with more creative leftovers and we ate later in the day.  I decided on Pancakes, Eggs, Hash browns and bacon and we all enjoyed it.  It was a good week and we used up lots in the fridge which made it extra good. 

I have a few things on the menu to use up things this week.  We have a little of the House Autry breader still left after last month so I thought I would do what I could out of that and make the rest of the chicken into Tortilla Crusted chicken which will use up the chips that we aren't as interested in eating. I put some enchilada sauce in the freezer and I know that I will need to make more but I want to make sure that I use up what we already have and maybe make a full batch for the freezer.  At the same time, I might need to make a full batch of spaghetti sauce because I just started the last jar of my homemade sauce so I might open a big can of tomatoes to use or pull the smaller ones out of the pantry to clear out some of the other ones. I know there are a few more things I need to use up but working through the plan that I currently have for the month.  I think that we have plenty of groceries but I might need to get some lettuce and some more ground beef this month with the rest of the budget. 

Can't wait to see where the inventory leaves us for the June when I take it next week. I think that we will still have tons of food left in the freezer, fridge and pantry to start off the summer on the right foot. I hope that having a plan will make it easier at the end of the long and busy day leading up the end of school.  How are you doing with meal planning??