Menu Plan: June 16-July 2

Our most recent Sunday dinner included smothered chicken (chicken breast with mushrooms, onions, and mozzarella on top), garlic butter rice, pan seared broccoli from our garden, and a few snap peas from the garden as well.

The hardest part of having a garden, at least for me, is coming up with ways to use some of the produce immediately.  The stuff I can save, and use later on, is great!  The stuff that I need to use within a couple days sometimes stumps me, especially when I have the meals all set.  But I'm trying to be better about moving things around and using the stuff as we get it.  Good practice for if we ever get a CSA too (although with a garden this size, we certainly don't need one).

This time around I had to plan ahead a little bit, because we have a trip in the middle of the meal plan.  Not only did I want to lower costs for that trip by bringing most of our snacks and one of our meals, but I also wanted to have most of the meal prep done for when we get back.  I'll have laundry and life to catch up on, so who wants to spend extra time shopping and in the kitchen?  I think I managed to come up with a plan that will work.

Tuesday, June 16
Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Oat Cakes (gluten free version)
Lunch: Spinach Pesto Quinoa Bowl using this pesto recipe
Dinner: Toscana Soup, Breadsticks
Snack #1: Bananas
Snack #2: Energy Bites

Wednesday, June 17
Breakfast: Gluten Free Peanut Butter Banana Oat Muffins
Lunch: Leftover Toscana Soup and Soup from the Freezer, Leftover Breadsticks
Dinner: Turkey BLT Salads
Snack #1: Popcorn
Snack #2: Pears

Thursday, June 18

Breakfast: Yogurt and Homemade Granola
Lunch: Italian Sausage with Peppers, Onions, and Mushrooms over Rice
Dinner: Turkey BLT Salads
Snack #1: Muffins
Snack #2: Pears

Friday, June 19

Breakfast: Squash Hash and Eggs
Lunch: Leftover Italian Sausage and Rice
Dinner: Homemade Pizza topped with Ham, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Spinach, Peppers, and Onions
Snack #1: Muffins
Snack #2: Yogurt

Saturday, June 20

Breakfast: Oatmeal with Pears and Frozen Blueberries
Lunch: Baked Potatoes with Ham, Broccoli, Peppers, Onions, and Mozzarella
Dinner: Mexi Rice topped with Fajita Peppers and Onions, Black Olives, and Cheese
Snack #1: Apples
Snack #2: Energy Bites

Sunday, June 21 (we leave after lunch to go to our synod convention)

Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Sandwiches, Fruit
Dinner: Sloppy Joe Mix, Rolls, Chips, Apples (I'm making the sloppy joe mix and rolls ahead of time and freezing them, so they'll thaw along the way for our trip, and we'll eat them at the hotel)
Snack #1: Anything left that needs to be eaten (energy bites, fruit, etc.)
Snack #2: Squeeze applesauce (I bought a big pack of these and a big pack of fruit cups for while we're on the road)

Monday, June 22

Breakfast: Hotel
Lunch: Eat Out
Dinner: Eat Out
Snack #1: Fruit Cups
Snack #2: Yogurt and Homemade Granola (I'm bringing granola from home and we'll buy yogurt there)

Tuesday, June 23

Breakfast: Hotel
Lunch: Eat Out
Dinner: Eat Out
Snack #1: Trail Mix (bringing from home)
Snack #2: Fruit Cups

Wednesday, June 24

Breakfast: Hotel
Lunch: me and the kids at my brother's house, Jesse is using a Chipotle gift card I got using MyPoints
Dinner: Eat Out
Snack #1: Applesauce
Snack #2: Yogurt and Homemade Granola

Thursday, June 25 (synod convention finishes up Wednesday night, and then we're heading to my parents' for a couple days)

Breakfast: Hotel
Lunch: at my parents' house
Dinner: at my parents' house
Snack #1: Applesauce/Fruit Cups
Snack #2: at my parents' house

Friday, June 26

Breakfast: at my parents' house
Lunch: at my parents' house
Dinner: at my parents' house
Snack #1: at my parents' house
Snack #2: at my parents' house

Saturday, June 27

Breakfast: at my parents' house
Lunch: Hot Dogs, Macaroni and Cheese, Peas
Dinner: Chicken Fajitas with Homemade Tortillas (both already in the freezer)
Snack #1: Applesauce/Fruit Cups
Snack #2: Popcorn

Sunday, June 28

Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Dinner: Gluten Free Mushroom Broccoli Alfredo
Snack #1: Trail Mix
Snack #2: Apples

Monday, June 29

Breakfast: Eggs and Sweet Potatoes
Lunch: Taco Soup
Dinner: Stuffed Peppers
Snack #1: Bananas
Snack #2: Black Bean Brownies

Tuesday, June 30

Breakfast: Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Muffins
Lunch: Leftover Taco Soup
Dinner: Southern Chicken Stew, Biscuits
Snack #1: Energy Bites
Snack #2: Black Bean Brownies

Wednesday, July 1

Breakfast: Leftover Chocolate Banana Muffins
Lunch: Leftovers from the past few dinners
Dinner: Broccoli Ham Egg Bake
Snack #1: Yogurt
Snack #2: Energy Bites

Thursday, July 2

Breakfast: Yogurt and Homemade Granola
Lunch: Black Bean Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries
Dinner: Oatmeal Pancakes, Cinnamon Apples
Snack #1: Canned Fruit
Snack #2: Popcorn