Tuesday, February 28, 2012

March Menu Plan

So, I was thinking about all the recipes I've been trying lately.  I use to plan meals every two weeks, but recently decided I was going to plan a whole month, and then shop every Saturday for the following week.  My goal is to save money (seems odd shopping every week, I know) and it makes the menu easier to adjust or switch around.  I am hoping that shopping every week I can stock up on things that I only need for that week, and it will eliminate the 'small/quick' trips I make during the week (where 1 thing can turn into 30)!   Anyway, I thought I would start sharing our monthly meal plan along with links to the recipes.  I figure if we are going to try and eat at home more, might as well enjoy it!  I hope you can find some recipes you enjoy too!

Here is March's meal plan with links below (there aren't links for everything, so if you have a question just let me know).  If it has a star next to it, it's something I've made before - and obviously something we've enjoyed enough to repeat!  I hope you enjoy!

1. Lion House Sweet and Sour Chicken   2. *Egg Salad BLTs   
3. Moctezumas (our favorite Mexican restaurant!)
4. *Turkey Burgers w/ Oven baked steak fries  5.  Chicken and Black Bean Tacos   
11. *Fiesta Taco Salad  12. Chicken & Roasted Red Pepper Penne  13. Breakfast Panini  
14.  *Taco Pizza  15. Smoky Orange BBQ Chicken Sandwiches  16. *Yaki Tacos w/ Coconut Rice  
22. *Grilled Chicken w/ Layered Salad and Bread sticks


Remember- you can always reduce the calories of a meal by using lean meats, turkey bacon, milk instead of cream, low fat cream cheese, light mayo, less cheese (I find most recipes that call for cheese use generous amounts),  whole wheat or whole grains etc.  Happy Eating! 
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