Menu Plan Monday

Breakfast:

Saturday Pancakes, Bacon, Milk

Sun-Fri  Continental Breakfast (HM Instant Oatmeal, cereal, muffins or bagels, crockpot casserole or boiled eggs, crockpot baked oatmeal, fruit, milk, juice)

Lunch:

Saturday Potluck Leftovers!

Sunday

• 1: Crockpot Stroganoff, Egg Noodles, Peas, brownies
• 2: Roast Chicken (save 1c and make broth), Carrots, Potato, dump cake

Mon-Fri: Sandwiches, Snack, Fruit/Veg

Dinners:

1. Beef & Bean Oven Taco’s, Salad
2. Lentil Sloppy Joes (double and freeze), oven fries, relish tray
3. Spaghetti (sauce in freezer), Salad, Garlic Toast
4. Ma Nelson's Hamburger Soup (brown 10# of meat freeze 9), Bread, Relish Tray
5. Chicken and Dumplings, Bread, Relish Tray
6. Tatertot Casserole (make 2 or 3 and freeze), Canned Corn, Applesauce
7. Chicken Nuggets, Fries, Pineapple
8. Papa Murphys, Relish Tray
9. Homemade Pizza, Relish Tray
10. Crockpot Debt Kickin Beans and Rice, broccoli, fruit salad
11. Crockpot Lentil Rice casserole (from freezer), broccoli, fruit salad
12. Christina’s easy Lasagna(make sauce and freeze 2 portions), salad, garlic toast
13. Snack Supper- Chip and Dip Night (lays and ranch dip)
14. Snack Supper- Mexican Night (rotel cheese dip and tortilla chips)

Feeding 9 on a Dime: Soup

"We are making Boy Soup Mom!"

How to make soup in 3 easy steps 

Or How to Use up Your Leftovers Like a Pro

 

Simmer your Veggies:  

First drizzle your soup pot with olive oil, butter or coconut oil and saute 2 to 3 cups of veggies for  a few minutes. I like to use Garlic, Onions, Carrots, Celery to start adding potato, squash, zucchini and peppers for different flavors. This is a good time to scour the fridge for leftover veg to toss into the pot

Add your Protien:

Next add a cup or two of any type of cooked protein you enjoy! Ground Beef, diced roast, cooked chicken, bacon, cooked beans are all wonderful additions! Another great way to use up the fridge leftovers! One steak can become a meal for 9 when diced into a soup! I have even crumbled a slice of meat loaf into a soup!

Add your Broth:

Then add 3-6 cups of broth with 3to 6 cups of water and seasonings like Salt, Pepper, Bullion, Cayenne pepper, Italian seasonings, cumin and whatever sounds good! Broth is easy to make yourself with a crock pot, chicken or beef bones, garlic, carrots, celery, onion and a little salt. Just simmer for 8-10 on low. Box, can or bullion broth is fine as well. Tomato sauce or diced tomato can be added at this time.

Add your Starch:

Finally add your starch and cook through! Pasta, Rice, Potato, Barely, and Quinoa are some great options to thicken up a soup! Simmer for at least 20 min to allow the flavors to meld together nicely. During the last 5-10 minutes you can add Kale, Spinach or other greens if you like.

Always serve with a hot crusty loaf of bread and a nice spread of real butter!

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Feeding 9 on a Dime: Menu February 2014

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sunday	Granola or Cereal *fruit, milk	Roast Veggies Dessert	Snack Plate
Monday	Muffins *fruit, milk	Leftovers or Soup and Sandwich	Soup Chicken Soup Beefy Mac Soup Hamburger Soup Potato Soup WW Bread!
Tuesday	(baked) Oatmeal *fruit, milk	Leftovers or Soup and Sandwich	~Casserole~ Chicken Rotel Rice Dirty Rice Tatertot Casserole Steamed Veg
Wednesday	Waffles *fruit, milk	Leftovers or soup and Sandwich	~Beans~ Lentil Taco’s Bean Bowls Black Bean and Beef Taco Chili  All the Fixins
Thursday	(baked) Oatmeal *fruit, milk	Leftovers or Soup and Sandwich	~Pasta~ Spaghetti Chicken Cheddar Ranch Pasta Steamed Veg
Friday	Granola or Cereal *fruit, milk	Leftovers or Soup and Sandwich	Pizza Finger Salad
Saturday	WW Pancakes Bacon *fruit, milk	Leftovers or Soup and Sandwiches	Fish Hot Pot Fish and Baked Potato

*Snacks: Cheese stick, popcorn, fruit