I swear if I don't do a weekly dinner menu on Sunday we ate crap all week long. For some reason I can't organize myself mid-week so it's either all or nothing with me. This week I got really organized and planned out my week's menu and went shopping for it on Sunday afternoon. I also added something new to my list, a kids menu. I try really hard not to be a short-order cook with my kids and get them to eat a variety of foods. But the reality is, they are 2 and 4 and I just can't expect them to try everything Joe and I like to eat. My compromise is that they eat some of what Joe and I eat, but maybe a modified version. For example, tonight I made chicken and cheese enchiladas, but I know there is no way they will eat them with spicy (ok mild!) red sauce. So before I made the chicken mixture I separated out some chicken and mixed in seasonings and cheese, rolled the mixture in tortillas and baked them when I baked my enchiladas. Easy, kid-friendly and not a lot of additional work.
Sunday - Chicken enchiladas (no real recipe, just throw them together) and rice. kid menu - chicken and cheese tortilla rolls, rice, fruit
Monday - Farfalle Pasta with chicken, tomatoes and spinach. The recipe doesn't include chicken but I boiled more chicken than I needed for enchiladas and will toss some in to the pasta. kid menu - buttered pasta, chicken, baby carrots
Tuesday - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes (from a box), grilled asparagus (season with EVOO, salt and pepper and grill in oven). kid menu - meatloaf, french fries (frozen ones, bake in oven when I put in asparugus) and peas. For some odd reason my kids don't like mashed potatoes...I'm sure they will eventually.
Wednesday - Stir Fry Chicken Paprikash and noodles. kid menu - plain noodles, red bell pepper, plain chicken from our dinner
Thursday - Greek Chicken pitas and salad. kid menu - chicken in pitas and some fruit or veggie.
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Take out or go out!
So now you know what we will be eating this week. If any of these dinners sounds good to you, stop on by!
2 comments:
Amazing your weekly dinner menu. very nice choose food every day. i like your idea and Excellent this post . colorful and lovely recipe in your menu. i like that
You are awesome! I love that you do this and I also think I will be creating a kids menu...it is so difficult to get them to eat the same as we o! Xo
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