Weekly Menu Planning

Happy Monday everyone! This week I decided to plan ahead.  I really don't have time to be running to the grocery store every other night, especially when I usually don't leave work until after 6pm. This past weekend was the first that I had two days off with nothing at all planned, probably since spring! I decided I would spend Saturday morning actually planning what I would cook all week before heading out to the grocery store. This way I would be able to get everything I needed for meals all week without wasting money on grabbing things I could possibly not use or end up with 10lbs of more frozen meat in my freezer. Here is what I plan to make this week and if all goes well there will be plenty of recipes to share along the way:

Monday:
Tomato Basil Chicken Breast over Veggie Pasta 
Tuesday:
Marinated Grilled Pork Chops with Butternut Squash and Mashed Potatoes
Wednesday:
Crock Pot Beef Roast with Red Potatoes
Thursday:
Left Over Beef from Wednesday
Friday:
American Chop Suey or Tacos (this one is still up in the air but we always have the ingredients for both on hand)
Saturday:
Pulled Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

A few of these I have made before so you can find the recipe for them by clicking on them above. As for the others I will add then as the week goes on. Hope everyone has a great week!

Mini Pizza to Order!

Of course my husband and I could agree on a pizza if we had to but we have completely different tastes when it come to a good pizza.  To him, the more meat the better and to me, the less of everything the better.  I came across individual pizza crusts at the store the other day which are just perfect for us. To have with my "New Year, New You" post  I picked up a couple packages, whole wheat for me and regular for him. You can put almost anything on a pizza so it is completely up to your taste.  Here is what I used on ours tonight:

Whole Wheat Crust

Organic Pizza Sauce

Black Olives

Low Fat Mozzarella 

Basil

Regular Crust

Bacon (cooked and chopped)

Pizza Blend Shredded Cheese

Jalapeno Block Cheese

Green Onions

I used the same sauce on both pizza crusts.  I then added cubed mozzarella, black olives and basil to the whole wheat crust.  Mozzarella is a cheese that is high in protein which is why I chose it since I am not easting meat this month.  Now on to Scott's, he wanted me to try two different versions (both of which he loved).  On half we did just the shredded jalapeno cheese with chopped green onion.  On the other side we did a layer of bacon topped with the pizza cheese blend and then topped with more bacon and green onion.  Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on top of both to your liking and pop them in the toaster oven or regular oven.  They will only take about 8 minutes to cook so they are easy to throw together even for a quick lunch! 

The small crust is a perfect serving size which will help you not overeat. Enjoy!