If you've been thinking about trying your hand at menu planning, I highly recommend reading over her posts on how to get started. Her first post goes over why she menu plans, and her second post gives you some great resources to start menu planning.
And, she's great at keeping you accountable too! She's had two challenges thus far....
1) Create a list of 10 of your families favorite meals.
and,
2) Add 5 more meals to that list, plus a list of side dishes (fruits/veggies) your family enjoys.
Frog Prince and I have been meal planning (with weekly accountability through Organizing Junkie's Menu Planning Monday) for almost a full year now, and I don't think we'll ever go back to not planning. You can read more about why we meal plan, and how we do it here.
Since I already have created a top-10 list of sorts, I'm jumping in this week with 5 more meals, and side dishes. My five additional meals are "fall-themed" as this season quickly approaches.
5 (okay 7) Additional Favorites
Chicken Stew
Lucy's AMAZING Chili
Meatball Tortellini Soup
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Crockpot Broccoli Beef
Unstuffed Pepper Skillet
Crockpot Chicken Parmesan
Side Dishes we love
Roasted Asparagus
Vegetable Medley
Herbed Green Beans
Sauteed Zucchini
Baked Potatoes
Buca Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Potato Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Zesty Potatoes
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Cauliflower
Apple-y Carrots
Carrots, steamed
Corn on the cob
Mixed Veggies -either mixed or separate (peas, corn, carrots, green beans)
Sauteed Mushrooms
Squash (Acorn/Spaghetti)
Herbed veggies (red, yellow bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, with olive oil and herbs.)
Beans (I love 'em... we're working on Froggy)
Rice (brown, wild)
Blueberries
Cherries
Applesauce
Pineapple
What are your favorite side dishes?
For more ideas, check out Menu Planning 101 at the Happy Housewife!
My favorite side dish is a great green salad with lots of vegetables in it. It is probably the one I serve the most. Also mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, or steamed broccoli are also good simple ones. Coleslaw is another good one. We tend to stick to simple here!
ReplyDeleteThat list looks great. Instead of meal planning from now on, I think I will just always copy you. It makes me feel so great that one of my recipes made it onto your list! whoo hoo!
ReplyDeleteMMmmmmmm...your blog always makes me feel like cookin' and eatin' up a storm!
ReplyDeleteI love all your pics.
:)
Your pictures are so delicious! I just ate dinner and I am starving after reading your post! The sauteed zucchini looks really yummy!
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