Sue me, I’m late on posting our weekly meal plan. Rest assured, there has been a meal plan. There’s always a meal plan here. And last night we had black bean tacos for those of you keeping score at home. 🙂
Here’s what’s for dinner on the Royal Table this week:
Tuesday: Whole Wheat Spaghetti
topped with Baby Portabella Mushrooms, Spinach, Onion, and Sundried Tomatoes in
Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar {for the big people}
topped with Ragu for the girls
Fresh Mozzarella
Salad
Blueberries
It was really good.
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Steamed Broccoli
Sliced Strawberries
Thursday: Slow Cooked Pulled Chicken
Green Beans
Alexia Waffle Fries
Apple Sauce
Friday: The King of Free’s Birthday!
Chicken and Noodles
Mashed Potatoes
Biscuits with Apple Butter
Green Beans
Butterscotch Cream Pie
I obviously have my work cut out for me.
Saturday: Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Homemade Pizza
Sunday: Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Grilled Pork Loin
Asparagus
Potatoes {not sure if I’ll bake or mash ’em}
Fresh Fruit
Planning meals was definitely one of the biggest keys for success in our paying off over $127K in debt. It’s an easy step to make the most of what you have and keep you out of the drive thru. Somewhere midway through our journey, I created this document to help us plan meals and keep track of our grocery list. Hope it helps you get a bit more organized, too!
If you look at the photo above, you’ll see a sample of my scribbling from a previous meal plan. I’m typically a paper and pen sort of gal. So I fill in the menu on the appropriate days and then on the right hand column, I make my grocery lists. It’s divided in the center because I weekly shop at two stores – ALDI and whichever store has the best deals/coupons for our plan. If craziness ensues {which often it does in the Queendom}, I’m not afraid to swap out a quicker meal on a different deal or even jumble around our side dishes. I just have peace of mind and am prepared to make any of the meals listed before the week begins. And that keeps us from overspending at the grocery store {or restaurant} and making the highest best use of what we have purchased.
What are you having on your Royal Table this week?
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