Christmas 2019

Fav Treats:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies

Chocolate Chip cookies


Christmas Eve:
Crock Pot Swedish Meatballs

Cocktail Weenies with Chili sauce and grape jelly

Chili

Menu for December 8- 12, 2019

Sunday, December 8--BBQ, potato wedges, roasted butternut squash, brussel sprouts and bacon 

Monday, December 9-- Baked spaghetti for kids/ zucchini noodles for us

Tuesday, December 10-- Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken with cauliflower rice

Wednesday, December 11-- Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Thursday, December 12-- BBQ chicken with bacon and cheese, roasted veggies


Meal Prep:

• Chicken Avocado Egg Salad for lunches
• Chop veggies/ freeze for  chicken noodle soup
• Make lemonade 
• Prep zucchini noodles
• Prep/ freeze Cilantro Lime Chicken
• Make spaghetti for Monday

Thanksgiving 2019

Mama and I
Brine the turkey the night before

Herb Roasted Turkey

Homemade Gravy without drippings

Ham from HoneyBaked Ham

Cornbread dressing in the crock pot

Green Bean casserole

Bread (Sister Schubert's rolls)

Mashed Potatoes (Mama's recipe)

Watergate salad (Mama's recipe)

Applesauce jello 

Chocolate Satin Pie

Red Velvet Cake (Mama's recipe)

Adam's mom
Pineapple casserole
Banana pudding
Sweet potato pie
Drinks
Napkins, silverware, paper plates

Adam's aunt 
Mac and cheese
Cranberry salad

Menu for November 21-30, 2019

Thursday, November 21-- Tilapia, salad, corn

Friday, November 22-- ??

Saturday, November 23-- Softball fundraiser

Sunday, November 24-- Instant Pot White Chicken Chili 

Monday, November 25-- Chicken sausage, roasted peppers and potatoes

Tuesday, November 26--  Chicken stir fry with bok choy, red peppers, and broccoli

Wednesday, November 27-- Take out--probably order a pizza

Thursday, November 28-- Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 29-- leftovers

Saturday, November 30-- Last home CCU game!

Menu for November 16-22, 2019

Saturday, November 16-- Chili

Sunday, November 17-- BBQ chicken with bacon and cheese, Roasted butternut squash, corn on the cob

Monday, November 18-- Salad for us, baked spaghetti for kids

Tuesday, November 19-- Healthy Roasted Chicken and Veggies

Wednesday, November 20-- Sesame Chicken, green beans, cauliflower rice

Thursday, November 21-- Cheesy Chicken Casserole, roasted veggies

Friday, November 22-- frozen pizza

Prep for the week:

• Wash/ chop all fruits and veggies
• Kids' fruits and veggies for lunches
• Lunches for Adam and I
• Celery Root hash (for breakfasts) 

Menu for November 9- 15, 2019

Saturday, November 9-- Eggplant parmesan

Sunday, November 10-- Chili 

Monday, November 11-- Leftover spaghetti for kids (frozen from last week), salad for Adam and I
Zero time to cook.  So I've been cooking on Sunday and reheating at different times on Monday so each kid can eat before dance or karate 

Tuesday, November 12-- Baked chicken fajitas

Wednesday, November 13-- Bacon Cheeseburger Soup (crock pot meal)

Thursday, November 14-- Roasted chicken sausage, peppers, and onions 

Friday, November 15-- Leftovers


Now that cross country is over for Boy, he just has karate on Mondays and Wednesdays.  Harp still has dance also on Mondays and Wednesdays.... and Adam and I try to go to 9round after school Monday-Friday, if possible.  With everything going on, my window of time to actually cook dinner on weeknights is very short.  This is one reason why meal prepping on the weekends is so important to me.  This week, thanks to my Misfit Market boxes, I have more veggies than I know what to do with.  I'm going to do some freezer meals in hopes to preserve/ use up some of these vegetables!  The kids are at Adam's mom's house and Adam is planted in his chair with football on... so I'm free to do all the things with no interruptions!  Let's do this!


Prep:

• Acorn squash and carrot soup 
• Roast last week's leftover veggies for lunches
• Instant pot chicken for lunches
• Cut up veggies for this week's veggie tray 
• Fruits/ veggies for kids' lunches
• Prep/ freeze bacon cheeseburger soup 
• Wash and cut up lettuce for salads 

Menu for November 1- 7, 2019

Friday, November 1-- Frozen pizza

Saturday, November 2-- CCU game

Sunday, November 3-- Chicken Cordon Bleu casserole, Potato wedges, roasted radishes, roasted rutabaga  

Monday, November 4-- Baked spaghetti for kids, zucchini noodles for us

Tuesday, November 5-- Chicken stir fry with cauliflower rice and yellow squash and this sauce

Wednesday, November 6-- shrimp taco bowls

Thursday, November 7-- leftovers

Menu for October 20-25, 2019

Sunday, October 20-- Chicken Philly Casserole, Baked Fennel with Parmesan and Cream,

Monday, October 21-- Spaghetti with meatballs (zucchini noodles for us)

Tuesday, October 22-- Chicken in Instant Pot with Stir Fry with Bok Choy, red peppers, and broccoli

Wednesday, October 23-- No clue right now

Thursday, October 24-- Roasted peppers, chicken sausage, onions, and potatoes 

Friday, October 25-- frozen pizza

October 11-18, 2019

Friday, October 11--frozen pizza

Saturday, October 12--CCU game!

Sunday, October 13--Meatloaf, roasted radishes, collards, potato wedges

Monday, October 14-- One Pot Chicken lo Mein

Tuesday, October 15-- Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken

Wednesday, October 16-- Salad with chicken

Thursday, October 17-- Instant Pot BBQ chicken, zucchini, roasted veggies

Friday, October 18-- ??

Menu for October 5-11, 2019

Saturday, October 5-- Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Spaghetti Squash, Brussel Sprouts and Bacon

Sunday, October 6-- Baked ravioli

Monday, October 7-- Leftovers

Tuesday, October 8-- BBQ Chicken with bacon and cheese, zucchini, mac and cheese

Wednesday, October 9-- Tacos

Thursday, October 10-- Baked chicken, leftover  mac and cheese, green beans

Friday, October 11-- Frozen pizza

Meal Prep:

• Taco meat
• Fruit and veggies for kids' lunches
• Lunches for Adam and I
• Granola bars 
• Lemonade with Misfit Market lemons 

Menu for September 28- October 4, 2019

Saturday, September 28-- Stouffer's lasagna

Sunday, September 29-- Chicken in crock pot, brussels sprouts and bacon,  rice

Monday, September 30-- Sloppy joes, roasted veggies

Tuesday, October 1-- Chicken fajita (frozen from last week's leftover veggies), cauliflower rice

Wednesday, October 2-- Spaghetti (frozen from leftovers two weeks ago)

Thursday, October 3-- Chicken and Cabbage stir fry, Garlic Bok Choy

Friday, October 4-- pizza

Menu for September 22- 27, 2019

Sunday, September 22--Instant Pot Eggplant Parmesan with Roasted Leeks

Monday, September 23--Salad with avocado, boiled eggs, and chicken

Tuesday, September 24--Roasted chicken sausage, red potatoes, red onion, and yellow squash

Wednesday, September 25-- Tacos with organic corn, black beans, and cauliflower rice

Thursday, September 26--Baked chicken, Instant Pot Mac and Cheese, roasted veggies

Friday, September 27--Pizza night!

Menu for September 13-20, 2019

So on Mondays and Wednesdays the kids have dance and karate.  They both start at different times, but they both end at 8:00.  After last week I realized that I need two meals that I already cooked and can just be heated up on those days.  That way everyone can eat at whatever time is convenient for them and not wait for me to cook.  Hopefully that will help with some of the crazy on those days. 

Saturday, September 13-- CCU Game... dinner will be "whatever you want"

Sunday, September 14-- Instant Pot Roast, Squash casserole

Monday, September 15-- Spaghetti

Tuesday, September 16-- Cobb salad

Wednesday, September 17--Taco night!

Thursday, September 18-- Chicken stir fry (using the dressing from this recipe as the marinade), cauliflower rice, green beans

Menu for September 8-13, 2019

Saturday, September 7-- One Pot Chicken Lo Mein

Sunday, September 8-- Instant Pot Chicken Philly, Oven Roasted Beets, Roasted Leeks

Monday, September 9-- Cobb Salad

Tuesday, September 10-- BBQ chicken with bacon and cheese,  Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

Wednesday, September 11-- Instant Pot Pesto Pasta Chicken

Thursday, September 12-- Cheeseburger Wraps, salad

Friday, September 13-- Make your own pizzas (kids will have regular crust, Adam and I will use this cauliflower crust)


Prep for the Week:

• Cut up fruits/ veggies 
• Make and freeze cheeseburger wrap meat 
• Make bacon for Monday and Tuesday meals
• Lunches for Adam and I
• Chicken Avocado Egg Salad
• Boiled Eggs
• Celery and peanut butter 

Menu for August 31- September 5, 2019

Saturday, August 31-- First CCU game!  No cooking for me!

Sunday, September 1-- Sundays are for total cheat meals!
Chicken and dressing, with lima beans
This is one of Mama's recipes:
1 can cream of chicken
1 can cream of celery
1 bag Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoning Stuffing
1 can chicken broth
Cooked chicken
1 stick of butter (soften)
Mix butter, soups, stuffing and half can chicken broth. Then add chicken.  Add more both if needed.
Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes

Monday, September 2-- Eggplant Parmesan

Tuesday, September 3-- Sesame Chicken Chopped Salad
(I just buy a bag of coleslaw mix instead of the separate cabbages and stuff like the recipe calls for.  Because, again, it's called survival!)

Wednesday, September 4-- Chicken and Cabbage Stir Fry

Thursday, September 5-- Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken with cauliflower rice


Prep for the Week:

• Cut up fruits/ veggies for the week
• Make lunches for Adam and I
• Prep fruits/ veggies for kids' lunches
• Make Chicken Avocado Egg Salad
• Use last week's leftover veggies and eggs to make breakfast casserole thing 

Meal Prep containers that I use:

• Kids' divided containers for their lunch fruit and veggies
• 3-compartment containers for our lunches
• Divided container for our fruit/ veggie trays 

Menu for August 25-30, 2019

Sunday, August 25-- Meatloaf, green beans,

Monday, August 26-- Spaghetti with meatballs

Tuesday, August 27-- Southwest Chicken Bake

Wednesday, August 28-- Italian chicken in Instant Pot with Instant Pot broccoli and cheese pasta

Thursday, August 29-- Taco meat with cauliflower rice

Friday, August 30-- I don't cook on Fridays! :)


Prep for the week:
No-Bake Granola Bars
Avocado Chicken Salad  
Fruits and veggies
Lunches for Adam and I
Fruits and veggies for kids' lunches

Back to School Meals for 2019!

Back to life... back to reality

Cheeseburger Wrap Meat

Taco Meat

Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas 

Instant Pot Honey Bourbon Chicken

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

Menu for June 13- 20, 2019

Thursday, June 13-- Leftovers

Friday, June 14-- Shrimp taco bowls

Saturday, June 15-- Cobb Salad

Sunday, June 16-- BBQ Chicken with bacon and cheese, Chickpea salad

Monday, June 17-- Chicken Parm (zucchini noodles)

Tuesday, June 18-- Hot dogs, tater tots, salad

Wednesday, June 19--

Thursday, June 20--

Meal Prep and Menu for April 28- May 3, 2019

Sunday, April 28-- Leftovers

Monday, April 29-- BBQ Chicken with bacon and cheese, roasted veggies

Tuesday, April 30-- Shrimp tacos with cauliflower rice

Wednesday, May 1-- Chicken sausage with roasted veggies

Thursday, May 2-- Teriyaki chicken with this sauce, cauliflower rice, roasted broccoli

Friday, May 3-- Frozen pizza

Prep:

• Egg, bacon, veggies breakfast bake thing
• Chicken Avocado Egg Salad for lunches
• Taco chicken meat for salad for lunches
• Cut up fruit and veggies for the week
• Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Menu for Sunday, April 21-25, 2019

Sunday, April 21-- BBQ, coleslaw, roasted veggies

Monday, April 22-- Mac and cheese and BBQ

Tuesday, April 23-- Spaghetti with meatballs (zucchini noodles for us)

Wednesday, April 24-- Shrimp tacos

Thursday, April 25-- BBQ Chicken with bacon and cheese, roasted veggies

Menu for March 17-23, 2019

Sunday, March 17--

Monday, March 18-- Spaghetti with zucchini noodles

Tuesday, March 19-- Chicken sausage with roasted veggies

Wednesday, March 20-- Shrimp tacos

Thursday, March 21-- Chicken stir fry with this teriyaki sauce

Friday, March 22-- Frozen pizza

Saturday, March 23-- ??

Menu for March 10-15, 2019

Sunday, March 10-- Chicken philly sandwiches, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese

Monday, March 11-- BBQ chicken with bacon and cheese, cole slaw, roasted veggies

Tuesday, March 12-- Spaghetti (zucchini noodles for us, regular for kids)

Wednesday, March 13-- Instant Pot Cilantro Chicken with cauliflower rice

Thursday, March 14-- Chicken salad

Friday, March 15-- Whatever! :)

Menu for March 1-9, 2019

Friday, March 1-- Frozen Pizza (Adam and Carter in Florence for softball tournament.  Harp and I have Literacy Night)

Saturday, March 2-- Sandwiches.  (Dance competition for Harp and I.  The guys will still be gone.)

Sunday, March 3-- Keto Hot Dogs, Broccoli salad, veggies

Monday, March 4-- Shrimp tacos

Tuesday, March 5-- Sesame Chicken Salad 

Wednesday, March 6-- Stouffer's Frozen Ravioli

Thursday, March 7-- Philly Cheesesteak Casserole, Loaded Broccoli Casserole

Friday, March 8--  Talent Show

Menu for Feb. 23- 28

Saturday, February 23-- Frozen pizza

Sunday, February 24--Philly Cheese Steak Casserole, brussel sprouts, Loaded Cauliflower broccoli casserole  

Monday, February 25-- Cheesy Chicken casserole, riced cauliflower, salad

Tuesday, February 26-- Chicken sausage, lima beans, mashed cauliflower

Wednesday, February 27-- BBQ pulled chicken, cole slaw, roasted broccoli

Thursday, February 28-- Chicken stir fry with stir fry veggies


Homemade granola bars
Coconut Oil Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Menu for Feb. 15-22, 2019

Friday, February 15-- Philly Cheese Steak Casserole, broccoli and cheese tots

Saturday, February 16-- Stouffer's lasagna

Sunday, February 17-- Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole, lima beans, cauliflower mac and cheese

Monday, February 18-- BBQ Chicken and Bacon, green beans, roasted cauliflower

Tuesday, February 19-- Shrimp tacos, cauliflower rice, organic corn

Wednesday, February 20-- Spaghetti (regular noodles for kids, zucchini noodles for us)

Thursday, February 21-- Keto pizza, roasted broccoli

Friday, February 22-- Family Game Night at school


Weekend Prep:

• Chicken Avocado Egg Salad
• Make lunches for Adam and I
• Veggies and fruit for kids lunches

Keto Snacks for the week:

• Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Cheesecake Keto Fat Bombs

Menu for February 10-15, 2019

Sunday, February 10-- Instant Pot Keto Meatloaf, cauliflower mac and cheese, salad

Monday, February 11-- Instant Pot Cheesy Ranch Chicken, roasted broccoli and cauliflower

Tuesday, February 12-- Instant Pot Honey Sesame Chicken, cauliflower rice, roasted broccoli

Wednesday, February 13-- Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken,

Thursday, February 14-- Valentine's Day....  Totally not cooking... Just sayin'

Friday, February 15--  Don't know, don't care right now :)

Weekend Prep:

• Wash/ dry/ cut all veggies and fruit
• Make Chicken Avocado Egg Salad for lunches
• Make lunches for Adam and I
• Kids' fruit/ veggies for lunches
• Meal prep all meals in ziploc bags 

Menu for Feb.1-9, 2019

Friday, February 1-- Frozen pizza for kids, cauliflower pizza for us with this crust

Saturday, February 2 (dance competition)-- Out to eat!  Woohoo!

Sunday, February 3-- Super bowl!  Super bowl snacks for dinner!  Keto Low Carb Pizza Casserole,  Keto Hot Dogs (regular hot dogs for the kids), roasted veggies

Monday, February 4-- Spaghetti with meatballs (zucchini noodles for us)

Tuesday, February 5 (dance and karate)-- Taco meat, cauliflower rice, organic corn

Wednesday, February 6 (dance)-- Instant Pot Italian chicken, green beans, roasted cauliflower

Thursday, February 7 (dance and karate)-- Baked Chicken Fajitas, cauliflower rice

Friday, February 8-- ??

Saturday, February 9-- Fundraiser for Adam's school


Sunday plan to prep for the week:

• Wash/ dry/ cut fruits and veggies
• Make lunches for Adam and I
• Chicken Avocado Egg Salad (for lunches)
• Kids will make their fruit and veggies for their lunches
• Low Carb Cheese Crackers
• Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
• Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Menu for January 26-31, 2019

First week of softball!  #marriedsinglemom #quickmeals

Saturday, January 26-- Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Chicken, cole slaw, cauliflower mac and cheese 

Sunday, January 27-- Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Monday, January 28-- Instant Pot Cheesy Ranch Chicken with Creamy Zoodles

Tuesday, January 29 (dance and karate)-- Chicken taco salad

Wednesday, January 30 (dance)-- Chicken Stir Fry with this sauce and cauliflower rice

Thursday, January 31 (dance and karate)-- Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken with cauliflower rice

Weekend Prep:

• Wash/ dry/ chop all veggies and fruit
• Use last week's leftover veggies to make breakfast casserole type thing
• Make Chicken Avocado Egg salad (for lunches)
• Prep zucchini noodles
• Make meat for chicken tacos (in Instant Pot)
• Prep Chicken Stir Fry and Cilantro Lime Chicken in freezer bags 
• Make lunches for Adam and I
• Kids will fix their lunch veggies for the week 

Keto Week 3

Breakfast
Keto Bacon Egg Cups

Lunches
Chicken Avocado Egg Salad
Keto Broccoli Salad

Dinner
Keto Hot Dogs, Cauliflower Mac and Cheese, Veggies
Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Rice and Egg
Keto Chili
Sesame Chicken Salad
Chicken Taco Salad
Spaghetti with meatballs (zucchini noodles for us)

Keto Week 2

Breakfast
Bacon Egg Cups

Lunch
Chicken Avocado Egg Salad
Veggies
Strawberries

Dinners
Sesame Chicken Salad
Keto Bagel Hot Dogs, Cauliflower Mac and Cheese, veggies
Breakfast Fried Cauliflower Eggs and Bacon
Spaghetti with Meatballs (zucchini noodles for us)
Instant Pot Roast, cauliflower mashed potatoes, lima beans
Chicken Sausage with roasted veggies

Desserts
No Bake Keto Peanut Butter Bars

Keto Meal Plan Weeks 1 and 2

Breakfasts
Bacon Egg Cups 

Lunches
Chicken Avocado Egg Salad
Mexican Chicken Salad
Veggies with cream cheese and strawberries

Dinner
Chicken Zucchini Casserole
Healthy Sesame Chicken Salad
Korean Beef with cauliflower rice
Baked Chicken Fajitas
Chicken sausage with roasted broccoli
Chicken Stir Fry with this sauce, cauliflower rice, and carrots
Spaghetti (zucchini noodles for us, regular for kids)