I’ve decided to take meal planning to the extreme and change my 6 week meal plan to an 8 week meal plan. Crazy! I know. I know. BUT, it works out far better this way with our grocery rebate system. Gage works for the grocery store and at the end of the year they give us back 10% of what we spend there, but we have to go on specific days in the month. Since I only go shopping once a month anyway this works out great because now I have a time period where I have to go. This month it was between the 20th and 23rd.
I could just do a 4 week plan, but my whole reasoning behind the 6 week plan was that it gave me more time to forget about meal planning! So now I am going to attempt at an 8 week plan. If this works out, that means I have 2 months of no daily meal planning, which means more time for me to do more important things…like writing on this blog 😉 jk.
I re-worked the entire plan (pretty much) because I had my sister give me some feedback on the plan and I took off some of the meals (not all!) that she doesn’t like so much and replaced them with things I know she will eat.
So here it is!
February 16th – 22nd (Grocery Shopping)
M – Waffles & Eggs
T – Tuna Melts
W – Dinner with Family
Th – Beef & Bean Burritos
F – (Grocery Shopping Day)
Sa – Tortellini with Ham and Peas
Su – Broc, Cheese, and Ham Stuffed Potatoes
February 23rd – March 1st
M – Spinach Quiche
T – Chili Dogs
W – Pork Chops and Potatoes
Th – Fast Food or Restaurant
F – Dinner with Family
Sa – Broccoli and Chicken Penne Pasta
Su – Spaghetti
March 2nd – 8th (Quick Trip Week)
M – Fettuccine Alfredo
T – Chicken Piccata
W – Mushroom Macaroni
Th – Tacos / Tostadas
F – Dinner with Family
Sa – Tuna Casserole
Su – Hodgepodge Night
March 9th – 15th
M – Pasta Salad, Potatoes
T – Sweet & Sour Mini Meatloaves
W – My sister Gabby arrives! Staying in Omaha overnight. (Fast Food)
Th -ZOE’S 1st BIRTHDAY! CiCi’s
F – Dinner with Family
Sa- Zoe’s Birthday Party
Su- Ravioli, Salad
March 16th – 22nd (Grocery Shopping)
M – Ham & Broccoli Stuffed Potatoes
T – Ham & Cheese Melts, Veggies
W – Mom’s Chili and Cornbread
Th- Chili Burgers, Salad
F – Dinner with Family (GS)
Sa – Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Su – Taco Salad
March 23rd – 29th
M – Fettuccine Alfredo, Salad
T – Chicken Quesadillas, Corn
W – Chicken Tortellini Soup
Th – Chicken Tacos
F – Dinner with Family
Sa – Sloppy Joe’s, Veggies
Su – 3 Cheese Beef Pasta Shells
March 30th – April 5th (Quick Trip Week)
M – Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
T – Homemade Pizza or Pepperoni Rolls
W – Soup / Macaroni Night
Th – Banana Waffles & Eggs
F – Dinner with Family
Sa – Pasta Salad, Potatoes
Su – Spinach Quiche
April 6th – 12th
M – Hodgepodge Night
T – White Bean & Ham Soup
W – Fast Food / Restaurant Night
Th – Mushroom Mac
F – Dinner with Family or Beef Stroganoff (recipe @ KraftFoods.com)
Sa – Sloppy Joe’s, Corn
Su – Spaghetti
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