Menu Plan Monday, October 29

SUNDAY: Pot roast, mushrooms, onions, noodles and gravy

MONDAY: Tandoori Chicken, baked potato, vegetables

TUESDAY: Lemon Mushroom Herb Chicken, rice, crescent rolls, vegetables

WEDNESDAY: Meatball sandwiches. I've got the meatballs all made already, and I'll just start a roaster full of sauce in the afternoon.

THURSDAY: Pork Teriyaki, rice, broccoli

FRIDAY: Pierogi (bought frozen at our church's Fall Festival)

SATURDAY: Chili

Menu Plan week of October 22

OK, so I am really late doing this menu plan!

SUNDAY: Chicken parmesan, spaghetti, salad

MONDAY: Beef Paysanne with bow-tie noodles (New recipe, and it was delicious!)

TUESDAY: School fund-raiser night at Chick-Fil-A

WEDNESDAY: Chicken lo mein (a takeoff on my cashew chicken recipe, minus the nuts--I have to use up all the leftover spaghetti!)

THURSDAY: Spaghetti and meatballs

FRIDAY: If we have One More Pasta Dish this week I think the family will rebel! So it will be Spanish Garlic Shrimp over jasmine rice.

SATURDAY: A Pork Dish to be Named Later

Scarborough Fair Chicken Soup

2 bone-in chicken thighs (frozen is fine)
6 cups chicken broth
1 onion, chopped fine
2 stalks celery, chopped fine
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1 cup cooked chicken, cubed
handful of dried parsley
seasonings to taste:
sage
rosemary
thyme
black pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
1/2 lb bow-tie pasta (farfalle)

I made this soup in my 4-qt Nesco. Put in the chicken thighs and the broth. Turn on roaster to 225 until it boils, then down to 200. Let cook a few hours. Remove the chicken and let cool. Add remaining ingredients. Remove skin and bone from chicken thighs, cube the meat and return it to the pot. 20 minutes before serving, pour in the pasta.

Serves 6, generously.

This soup couldn't have been easier or more delicious. See if you can season it without channeling your inner Simon and Garfunkel.

Menu Plan week of October 15

I feel like I'm in something of a cooking rut here. And I can't figure out what I will be making for dinner Wednesday night. I need some good inspiration.

SUNDAY: We visited my parents. Grilled London Broil and "turkey London Broil" along with boiled red potatoes, corn on the cob and green beans.

MONDAY: Chicken Crescent Casserole

TUESDAY: Spaghetti

WEDNESDAY: I have NO idea!

THURSDAY: Taco skillet

FRIDAY: Shrimp fried rice

SATURDAY: Philly cheesesteak casserole (this one is an "invention in progress" so I will post it after the fact; inspired by a recipe I saw posted at Family Corner)

Menu Plan week of October 8

SUNDAY: visiting my in-laws. Pop's a great cook and my family is an appreciative audience--a winning combination.

MONDAY: Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegetables

TUESDAY: Spaghetti and meatballs (time to make the Big Batch)

WEDNESDAY: Hawaiian chicken with pineapple, Jasmine rice, broccoli

THURSDAY: Spanish rice with pork, corn muffins, salad

FRIDAY: Cheese ravioli with marinara sauce, salad

SATURDAY: Minny's Monte Cristo Sandwiches (new recipe of the week), fresh fruit

Menu Plan week of October 1

MONDAY: Pork medallions with onions, hash brown casserole, vegetable

TUESDAY: Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup and homemade bread

WEDNESDAY: Chicken piccata

THURSDAY: Spaghetti

FRIDAY: Quesadillas

SATURDAY: Appetizer night--Pepperoni bread, chili cheese dip

SUNDAY: Roast chicken

Menu Plan for the Month of October 2007

Here are 30 dinners to be served in October. I left one day open for "eat out" or visiting.

In no particular order:
4 spaghetti (including "make the big batch")
Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup
Chicken noodle soup (using leg quarters)
Vegetable alphabet beef soup
Chicken piccata
2 Appetizer Night: Pepperoni bread, Chili cheese dip
Breakfast for Dinner
Filet mignon (it's on SALE! Won't this be a nice surprise?)
Spanish rice with pork
Oven stuffer roaster
2 shrimp meals, could be Spanish Garlic Shrimp, Rainbow Stir Fry, Shrimp Marinara or Quiche
Taco skillet
Pork chops
Pork roast
Quesadillas
Ravioli marinara
Chili/hot dogs
Chicken noodle casserole
Pot roast
Hawaiian chicken
Cashew chicken
"Mummy dogs" for Halloween
Ranch chicken strips
Sausage with spaghetti