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Monday, January 21, 2008

Menu Plan Monday

Ok, so last week's menu planning didn't go so hot due to doctor's appointments and whatnot. This week I resolve to do better! Here's the menu folks!

Monday-sweet potato and chicken quesadillas (Rachel Ray recipe!), salad (green beans for Reagan)

Tuesday-Salmon patties, veggie

Wednesday-meatloaf, mashed potatoes, broccoli

Thursday-Whole Wheat Spaghetti, green beans

Friday-Chicken pot pie (homemade), salad

Saturday-chili and corn muffins (veggies in the chili!)

Sunday-roast and veggies
Recipes:
Salmon Patties
Ingredients:
16 ounces pink salmon, canned
1 egg
1/3 cup onion, minced
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil, for frying
Drain salmon. Set aside 2 Tablespoons juice in mixing bowl. Mix together salmon, egg, and onions until sticky. Stir in flour. Add baking powder to juice, then stir into salmon mixture. Form into small patties. Fry until golden brown (about 5 minutes).
Serving Size: 4
Meatloaf
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef, turkey or chicken
BBQ sauce to taste or use ketchup, mustard, brown sugar mix
1/2 chopped onion
1 egg
oatmeal, old fashioned (can use cracker or bread crumbs)
*optional: cheese
Mix all ingredients together. Press into greased (I use non-stick spray) loaf pan. Cook at 350 for 45 minutes.
Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients:
Cooked, shredded chicken (about 2.5-3 breasts)
1 can cream of chicken soup, reduced sodium
3 boiled eggs, chopped
chicken broth, either reserved from boiling the chicken or 1 can, reduced sodium
*optional: veggies-mixed, broccoli, peas
1 c. flour
2 tsp baking powder
salt
pepper
1 stick of butter, melted
1 c. milk.
Layer shredded chicken in a casserole dish. Add chicken broth and soup. Mix. Add in veggies if you so choose. Layer chopped boiled eggs over dish. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour over casserole. Bake at 400 for 35-45 minutes til crust is browned.
Chili
For a great chili recipe see my News Years Eve Post!

4 comments:

  1. Looks like a yummy week! Thanks for sharing your menus. I'm going to be checking out that Rachael Ray quesadilla. Have a great week!

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  2. Thank you for the lovely welcome. Had a look at your blog & lol at you wanting to get preggers again to lose weight, I have said the same many times. Looking forward to seeing you around & great menu by the way.

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  3. looks good, esp. chicken pot pie recipe-thanks for sharing@=!

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  4. Wow, those Rachel Ray quesadillas sound really yummy! I might have to try those out...

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