Sunday, March 15, 2009

Menu Plan Monday

We did not stick to our menu or our budget last week. It was the first week this year we've gone over our $40/week goal, and we went way over! Hubby had minor surgery on Thursday and his mother came up for a couple of days to help us out, so it was not a typical week. There was a lot of eating out and convenience foods. We're going to get back on track this week!

I didn't make the beef stew I had planned last week, so it's on the menu again. The beef stew and lasagna should each make enough leftovers for a couple of meals, so I'm only planning five lunches and five dinners.

BREAKFASTS
oatmeal
cold cereal
biscuits and sausage
scrambled egg and toast
granola bars, yogurt

LUNCHES
hot ham & cheese sandwiches, chips, apples
pizza muffins and tomato soup, carrot sticks
ham and cheese waffles, fruit
peanut butter sandwiches, pretzels, fruit
chicken nuggets, fries, fruit

DINNERS
spinach lasagna (slow-cooker), garlic bread, salad
beef stew (slow-cooker), biscuits
teriyaki salmon over spicy peanut noodles and broccoli
tortilla soup
chili dogs, french fries

You can find more menu planning inspiration at $5 Dinners this week.

7 comments:

$5 Dinner Mom said...

That Spinach Lasagna sound scrumptious! And in the crockpot...how great! Enjoy!

:) Erin

Kayren said...

How funny! Beef stew is the one thing on my menu from last week that didn't get made either.

Anonymous said...

what day do i need to be there for teriyaki salmon over spicy peanut noodles and broccoli?!!!

We Eat Cheap said...

Tami, that was actually last night-sorry you missed it! :) But it was super-easy. I used frozen salmon filets from Aldi, marinated them with some Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce (I get it at WalMart), then cooked some thin spaghetti tossed it with a mix of the Veri Veri Teriyaki and peanut butter and a little of the pasta cooking water to make a sauce. I added a couple dashes of cayenne for heat, and threw in the broccoli. It was yummy!

Unknown said...

You have plenty of good meals planned for the week.
It's getting late and I have to work tomorrow. So, I'll resume my MPM blog visiting on Monday.
I hope you have a great week.

Krisi and Adam said...

Great looking menu. THanks for sharing.

Ruth Saves $ said...

I *never* stick to my budget or my menu! I do try, though. Aren't crockpots the best?