Happy Monday, everyone! Hope you’re gearing up for a wonderful October. I’m in the groove with fall soups, baking lots of yummy things, and easy dinners. It’s the lunches I’m struggling with! This week, I’m writing a few posts about dealing with the lunch grind. It’s only been a few weeks of school and I’m already there. I also struggle with weekend lunches; I don’t want to cook what is essentially a full meal for the five of us (and often more, with visitors), but we need to eat. I’ll also be asking your advice over on the MoneywiseMoms Facebook page–I just love how everyone helps out with great ideas there!
Here’s the dinner plan for this week:
Sunday–BBQd steak with neighbors, salad, broccoli and French Bread
Meatless Monday–Italian Spinach Pie and cornbread
Tuesday–Lemon Pesto Chicken and angel hair pasta, salad
Wednesday–Corn & Potato Chowder, leftover salad
Thursday–Cheese Tortellini with pesto, mixed with broccoli and roasted red pepper
Friday–Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken, baked potatoes (mashed if I have time), green beans
Saturday–I’m heading up to Philadelphia to pick up my mom–I’ll have the family clean out the fridge of leftovers.
Find fabulous meal plans and inspiration at Menu Plan Monday at OrgJunkie.
I’m enjoying making various pasta salads for lunches. They’d keep well in lunchboxes if necessary, and you can add some extra chicken to one of your dinner nights, shred it up (MUCH easier & faster cold) and toss it in the pasta salad for a weekend lunch idea.
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Great idea, Heather! That’s a good way to use up little bits of leftover veggies and meat from the week’s meals.
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Great menu plan! I struggle with lunches too….although its mostly due to my hubby. I can have a simple sandwich or salad, my kids would also be satisfied with a sandwich, but hubby is not!
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