Day #1
Share Your Menu And Your Meal Planning Calendar
I’m so glad that you’ve decided to join us for THE WHAT’S FOR DINNER SOLUTION Challenge. For five days, you’re going to go into the week knowing what you’re eating, and then cooking. (And I’m giving you a handy meal planning calendar – to boot!)
(BTW – the challenge is for Monday through Friday, but if you’re coming to the party late, you can just tell us what you’re eating for the next five days.
I want to know what you going to eat Monday – Friday. Just leave your menu in the comments below.
If you’d like a handy weekly meal planning calendar, you can download it here on Kathi Lipp’s Facebook Page.
Also, if you’re having trouble coming up with what you’re going to eat each and every single night, check out my list of 50 Dinner Ideas. I keep these is my recipe binder and next to me when I’m working on my meal planning calendar, for inspiration.
Planning out your weekly menu’s helps you stay on track with your budget at the grocery store and guarentees you have a great meal every night!
And for one of my blog readers, it will be a double win: not only will you have your meals planned out, but one randomly drawn commenter will receive THE WHAT’S FOR DINNER SOLUTION! (We’ll announce the winner on Wednesday!)
I cannot wait to see all the yummy meals everyone is going to eat this week. And don’t forget to download your free meal planning calendar! This is great inspiration to anyone who feel they are in a cooking rut.
Oh – and if you’re wondering what we’re eating this week:
Monday – (Kimber and I are going to be out of town visiting my parents) Roger is having leftover lasagna
Tuesday -Veggie and Leftover Chicken Stirfry with Brown Rice
Wednesday – Turkey Chili and Salad
Thursday – Pesto Chicken
Friday – Pita Pizzas
Where can the calendar and dinner ideas list be found now? The links above are no longer valid 🙁
Thank you! 🙂
Wednesday- crock pot BBQ chicken
Thursday- katsudon
Friday- crock pot roast
Saturday- eat out night
Sunday- steaks
Monday – Nacho El Grande – Tortilla’s with taco meat and veggies topped with Salsa and Yoguart
Tuesday – Taco Salads with Roasted Corn
Wednesday – Cheese Pizza and Chicken wings with celery sticks
Thursday – Corn Chowder with homemade Sourdough Bread
Friday – Salmon with Brown Basmati Rice and mixed veggies
Sat – Left Overs
Sun- Roast Chicken, baby bakers, and veggies
It’s great to get back to menu planning instead of last minute, “What do I have on hand?”
Sunday–Easy taquita casserole, quacamole, chips, tres leche cake
Monday–Left over smoked pork loin, baked sweet potatoes, peas, whole cranberry sauce
Tuesday–8:00pm Scholtsky’s–after grandson’s B-ball game followed by mission prayer team
Wednesday–Church fellowship meal
Thursday–Chicken and rice casserole, salad
Friday–Date night
Saturday–Venison Stew
Monday – Schewan Shrimp with rice
Tuesday – grilled chicken with veggies and rice
Wednesday – spaghetti and tomato sauce
Thursday – leftpver spaghetti and tomato sauce
Friday – take out pizza
Monday: Leftover Pasta from dinner at Brio Italian Grille
Tuesday: Roasted Chicken Halves and Sugar Snap Peas
Wednesday: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans
Thursday: Chicken Tortilla Soup
Friday: Publix Subs (on our way to the campsite)
Saturday: Foil Packets on the campfire
Sunday: Ribs, roasted potato veggies
Monday: Rotisserie Chicken Soup and Sliced Baked Potatoes
Tuesday: CORN (Clean out Refrigerator Night – mama’s having a procedure, everyone else is on their own!)
Wednesday: Baked Spaghetti
Thursday: Baked White Roughy, veggies and quinoa pilaf
Friday: Family Pizza Night
MONDAY – chicken, tofu, broc and whole wheat noodles casserole
TUESDAY – Movie night with my dd – seeing Beauty & Beast 3D!!!! Prob gonna head to chikfila
WEDNESDAY – dinner at my MIL’s – leftovers from Sunday Dinner
THURSDAY – Peppers, onions, chicken sausage and brown rice
FRIDAY – Mock lasagna – tofu for the cheese, ground turkey, greek yogurt to add creaminess
Can you tell we are on a health kick? Hard to find easy quick cheap and healthy meals that we can all agree on, but I’m trying!
M- Pizza (Special night out for the kids at John’s Incredible Pizza)
t- tacos
w- Enchilada Casserole
th- Texas hash
f- chicken noodle casserole
s-leftovers
Don’t count me in the for book prize, I already have one to keep and one to give!!
I head about a possible goodie basket……..
http://thedistracteddomestic.blogspot.com/2012/01/whats-for-dinner-solution-challenge.html
I am in this whole hog!!!
I know my week always goes much better when I take the time to meal plan.
Monday: pork chops, mashed potatoes and a veggie
Tuesday: chicken alfredo and salad
Wednesday: we usually eat chick fil a before church
Thursday: beef tips and rice
Friday: tacos
Monday: Way Out West Omelet | Spinach and Pink Grapefruit Salad
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Pizza Pork Chops | vegetable or salad from my fridge(using what I have)
Wednesday: Southwestern Meatloaf | Apple Spinach Salad and baked potatoes
Thursday: White Bean Chicken Corn Chowder | Fresh tortillas
Friday: Garlic-Lime Shrimp and Grits | Salad
Monday – Meatballs and noodles
Tuesday – Spagetti
Wendesday – frozen pizza
Thursday – Swiss Chicken
Friday – pizza at the pine wood derby for my boy’s boy scout troops…
Monday – Meatballs and noodles
Tuesday – Spagetti
Wendesday – frozen pizza
Thursday – Swiss Chicken
Friday – pizza at the pine wood derby for my boy’s boy scout troops…
MONDAY- pasta with Trader Joe’s turkey meatballs, salad
TUES- flank steak salad
WEDS-Salmon, cous cous, asparagus
THURS- leftovers
FRIDAY- homemade pizza (check out the Pioneer Woman’s “Fig and Prosciutto Pizza” recipe! YUM!
Monday – Country Chicken (crock pot)
Tuesday – Pasta with Meatballs and sauce, tossed salad
Wednesday – leftover day (as its a busy evening)
Thursday – Tuna Casserole
Friday – Shepherds Pie
Saturday – family movie night with Chinese takeout
Sunday – Pot Roast, Mashed Sweeet Potatoe, Green Beans
Some of these meals sound so good, I wish we could post the recipes!
Focus on the Family just aired a program this morning on how important eating meals together as a family is, especially in the lives of our children. Perfect timing for this idea!
Blessings to you all!
I always love to have my week pre-planned whenever I can!
Monday–Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuesday–Always Taco Tuesday (that’s easy)
Wednesday–Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie
Thursday–Leftovers (Line Dance Class Night)
Friday–Pork Chops and Rice, Salad, Rolls, Carrots, Yummmm!
I’m taking the challenge. It will make me commit to a menu.
Monday – Spagetti
Tuesday – Crock Pot barbeque chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans
Wednesday – Tacos
Thursday – breakfast food
Friday – Talapia, fried potatoes, corn
I do mine meal plans at least 2 weeks at a time but most of the times its a month at a time. Here is our Monday-Friday this week
Monday: Lemon Pepper Pork and mashed potatoes
Tue: Shake and Back chicken
Wen: Homemade Mac and cheese
Thur: Homemade Pizza
Friday: Burritos
WOW ! this is gonna be a huge help to me. We just ended a Daniel’s Fast that we have been on for 21 days. Durin g this fast we gave up meats, fats, dairy, white rice, breads, So coming up with meals at first was hard but now we have it kicked to eat healthy. This is going to be Big helper for me : ) Thank You Kathi for putting this together.
\Monday : Tufu stir fry with brown rice ( tufu picks up the flavor of the food your cooking )
Tuesday : Bean Tostadas with fresh mando salsa
Wednesday : Brown rice with Taco soup
Thursday : Creamy Patoto soup with celery & corn
Friday : Vegie Pizza ( we use a wheat pizza crust )
Mon: Steak & Mashed Potatoes
Tues: Mac – Cheese with Feta and Mozzarella
Wed: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll, and Banana Pudding (Church does lunch on Wednesday Nights 🙂 )
Thurs: We normally have Breakfast night and this week in my little boy’s turn to pick dinner 🙂 So not sure will find out what he is thinking tonight 🙂
Fri: Red Beans and Rice with Cornbread and Salad 🙂
Looking forward to getting some ideas
Mon: burgers & sliced apples
Tues: pasta w/ mushrooms & peas, salad, pears, bread
Wed: Southwestern fish, rice, salad, sourdough, coconut cream pie
Thurs: salsa chicken, rice, celery & carrots, corn tortillas, kiwi
Fri: lentil soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, salad, fresh pineapple
Monday: I am going out with friends but family is having left over potato soup
Tuesday: hamburgers and macaroni and cheese
Wednesday: waffles and bacon
Thursday: grilled chicken, salad and veggies
Friday: baked pork choose with hoison sauce with brown rice and steamed broccoli
Sat – potato, corn, chicken chowder (cheater meal – potato soup mix from a bag, added frozen corn and leftover chicken…yummy! Everyone loved it)
Sun – beef & veggie soup with cheesy sourdough bread
Mon – beans and rice with smoked sausage
Tues – cod, rice, broccoli
We’d – spaghetti and salad
Thurs – pizza then a wrestling match for DS18
Fri – basketball game (DD16 is a cheerleader) so its snack bar dinner
I really appreciate the 50 ideas and the menu planner; so much better than going thru 5 cookbooks looking for something to make and putting the menu on a scrap piece of paper to post on the fridge
In no particular order….
Breakfast: egg casserole, bacon, hash browns and fruit.
Chicken enchiladas with green sauce and cream
Mexican manicotti
Coconut crusted chicken
Crockpot pork chops in a mustard sauce that is to die for!
Monday: leftover chicken divan, brocoli and perogies
Tuesday: ravioli, red sauce and spinich
Wednesday: turkey, sweet potato tots, corn
Thursday: leftover ravioli
Friday: leftover turkey
It’s just me and my girls for the next few months while Daddy is deployed so whatever we eat one day we usually eat again two days later with a new veggie.
Monday is steak and baked potato and salad
Tuesday is hamburger and Mac n cheese
Wensday is fast food after church lol
Thursday is soup and salad
Friday is pay day so we will eat out lol been thinking about cracker barrel.
Hope I win the book I’ve bought all of them except this one. 🙂
I can’t wait to come back and get ideas from everyone else!
Monday: Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, couscous, green beans
Tuesday: Steak Tacos, avocado salad
Wednesday: Unstuffed Shells, salad
Thursday: Spicy Chicken Tenders, PW Mac n Cheese, corn
Friday: Leftovers Night
Can’t wait to read everyone’s posts. Here’s my menu:
Monday: Shake & Bake Pork Chops, Au Gratin potatoes & salad
Tuesday: Tacos
Wednesday: Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread
Thursday: Corn Dogs & Fries
Friday: Pot Roast & Carrots
Monday-Shredded chicken tacos (crock pot!) with all the fixins
Tuesday-Beef Stroganoff w/ Green beans & Salad
Wednesday-Spaghetti with garlic bread and Salad
Thursday-Chicken Broccoli Curry over Rice
Friday-Pizza night! 🙂
kathi I think there is such a need for this site..thank you…