Menu Plan: March Weeks 1 and 2

Here is my menu plan for the next 2 weeks. February showed that not planning too far in advance is good, but also having a plan for the whole month was good too.It sounds kind of odd but it's the truth.
There were days that filled up schedule-wise and the meal on the calendar was not going to happen, so I re-arranged meals, or made sandwiches or Ramen or we ate on the go. By the end of the month, there were meals that had not been used, though I did the shopping week by week, so nothing went bad or was wasted. We went over budget a little bit, but not nearly as bad as what has happened in the past.
The plan is the same for March, although for now, I have only planned 2 weeks of meals, as I have not had time to sit down and go through recipes to get the rest of the month. I only have 1 newbie this time, from the back of the Lipton Soup box, the Beef and Broccoli. I will post the recipe soon. Everything else is a familiar or tried and true recipe from my files.

March Dinner Menu – Week 1 and 2
Sunday	Hot dogs and baked beans
Monday	Spaghetti and garlic toast
Tuesday	Slow Cooker Creamy Tacos
Wednesday	Paul's Stroganoff
Thursday	Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie
Friday	Pizza
Saturday	Slow Cooker Sweet Chicken
Sunday	Shepherd’s pie
Monday	Spicy Peach Glazed Pork Chops
Tuesday	Lasagna
Wednesday	Beef and Broccoli
Thursday	Creamy Chicken Lasagna
Friday	Pizza
Saturday	Mild Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
Sunday	Tangy Chicken

Paul's Stroganoff

Brown:
1 lb beef
2 TBSP butter 
1/4 cup fresh onion- chopped.

Season with Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder.

Add:
2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 TBSP Beef Bullion
Add milk to taste.
Simmer up to 1 hour on stove top.
When ready to serve, fold in 8 oz sour cream.
Serve over rice or noodles.




Shepherd’s Pie

Preheat oven to 350

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
salt and pepper
2 cans green beans, drained
2 cans tomato soup

Mashed potatoes:
5-6 large potatoes, boiled and mashed

To mashed potatoes add:
1 egg
½ cup milk
Beat until fluffy.

Brown beef and onions, season to taste. Add drained beans and soup. Pour into square baking pan. Top with mashed potatoes and Bake 30 minutes.

Lipton Beef and Broccoli

1 TBSP Bertolli Olive Oil
1 lb sirloin steak, cut into 1 inch strips
1 package frozen broccoli florets thawed,
1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Onion Mushroom Soup Mix
1 ¼ cups water
1 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce

In 12 inch skillet heat olive oil and brown steak, stirring occasionally, in two batches. Remove.

Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, 2 minutes.

Return steak to skillet; cook 1 minute or until steak is done. Serve with hot cooked rice.




 

Menu Monday and Lasagna recipe

This week's menu at a glance:

Sunday: Sloppy Joes and Fries (Always a hit)
Monday: SAHC Mac and Cheese  (New to us and super tasty! Review to come)
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Sweet Chicken and Fried Rice Or Leftovers
Wednesday: Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Thursday: Mexican Casserole 
Friday: Little Caesar's pizza
Saturday: Apricot Chicken and Chicken Rice Pilaf
Sunday: Lasagna (possibly in the crock pot)

Our Favorite Lasagna
based on Pioneer Woman's Best Lasagna Ever

Ingredients 
2 packages sliced Mozzarella cheese
1 box oven ready noodles

Set these aside.

2 lbs ground beef
1 tbsp minced garlic
Cook these together until meat is browned. Drain.

Add:
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 can Hunts spaghetti sauce
2 - 6oz cans tomato paste 
¼ cup sugar
 or
28oz can diced tomatoes
2 - 6oz cans tomato paste 
1/3 cup spaghetti seasoning
1 tsp salt
¼ cup sugar

Mix thoroughly and simmer uncovered 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a separate bowl mix:
 3 cups of cottage cheese
2 beaten eggs
½ cup Parmesan cheese (canned is fine).

Layer in 9x13 pan a small amount of beef mixture, then a layer of oven ready noodles, a layer of cottage cheese mixtures, slices of mozzarella cheese and then a good layer of the beef mixture again. Repeat layers, ending with beef mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese and bake in oven as noodles package directs. About 5 minutes before done, top with more slices of mozzarella cheese.
Cool 15 minutes to set.

We have also used Pioneer Woman's actual recipe, The Best Lasagna ever , minus the sausage. I like the sausage but my children do not. There's no use in wasting money on it.