Weekly Meal Plan 017
Weekly Meal Plan 017
Last week my husband worked an obscene amount of hours and I was basically solo parenting. Because of this, I went very simple and familiar with our meal plan so I didn’t get overwhelmed. Also, my kids like all these meals so it took even more stress out of dinner time! We ended the week with a weekend without kids and we didn’t cook almost the whole weekend. It was a nice break but I was glad to be back in the kitchen this week!
Here are the recipes from last week’s menu. Click each meal to take you to its recipe below!
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Mac and Cheese and Green Beans
Stir Fry with Noodles
We love a good stir fry! Generally, I make it the same way any time we have it but I typically just use what veggies we have on hand, most times I’ll cook chicken to go in it (but didn’t want to thaw any out this time!) and then switch up between rice and some type of noodle. This is what it looked like this week:
Ingredients:
For stir fry:
2 T vegetable oil
2 cups broccoli florets
2 carrots, sliced
1 small red onion, cut into chunks
1 stick celery
1 red bell pepper, cut into chunks
2 packages Ramen noodles, seasoning packet discarded
For sauce:
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
Mix brown sugar, soy sauce and cornstarch and set aside. Cook noodles according to package directions. Heat oil in wok then add in vegetables. Cook vegetables until they begin to soften, add sauce and let simmer until vegetables are fully cooked through and the sauce has thickened. Remove wok from burner and mix in noodles.
Manicotti
This recipe is a family favorite. Growing up my mom would always let us pick what we wanted her to cook for dinner on our birthdays. We almost always said this manicotti! It’s simple and so delicious.
Ingredients:
Two 15oz ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
24 oz jar of spaghetti sauce
Grease a 13×9 pan. Add a few spoonfuls of spaghetti sauce and spread it across the bottom. In a bowl, mix ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper. Set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add manicotti noodles. Cook noodles until softened but still slightly firm. Remove noodles carefully from water and place them back on the trays they were packaged in to prevent them from sticking together. Pipe cheese mixture into manicotti noodles and place in greased pan. Cover the stuffed noodles with the remaining spaghetti sauce. Sprinkle a little mozzarella and Parmesan on top. Bake uncovered at 375 for 35 minutes or until bubbly and cheese melted.
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Mac and Cheese and Green Beans
I don’t do anything special with hamburgers and hot dogs. This week for the sides we went very simple and used box Mac and cheese and canned green beans. Sometimes we go way more “fancy” and make different sides but this week we needed fast and easy!
Chicken Pot Pie
My daughter requested chicken pot pie this week and I wasn’t upset about it! This is our favorite recipe.
Modification:
We use refrigerated pie crusts instead of making our own!
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
My husband and I have been eating this meal since we were dating! We ate this at a restaurant once and recreated it at home. It is so very simple. Here are a few recipes that are similar to how we make it.
https://www.justataste.com/chicken-caesar-pasta-salad-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-35000
Happy cooking!