Menu Plan for the third week of Advent 2007 through 12/26

OK, so it's Friday and I have not yet done this. But I did make the plan last weekend and followed it. Doesn't that count?

SUNDAY: Chinese takeout

MONDAY: Chicken Chili Blanco, Country French Bread

TUESDAY: Spaghetti

WEDNESDAY: Spicy Chicken from the Nov/Dec. Taste of Home Simple and Delicious (it was a wing recipe but I used b/s chicken breasts), fettuccine Alfredo (thanks, Lipton) and broccoli

THURSDAY: Beef Enchiladas, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables

FRIDAY: Cheese ravioli with marinara sauce

SATURDAY: Chicken crescent casserole

SUNDAY: Beef barley soup, Honey Wheat Bread

MONDAY: Christmas Eve at TheDad's cousin's house: Polish food with all the trimmings

TUESDAY: Christmas Dinner: filet mignon roast, baked potatoes, green beans, bread (to be determined later)

WEDNESDAY: Christmas "The Day After" with my side of the family; Mom's making turkey and boiled ham

Menu Plan for the second week of Advent 2007

SUNDAY: Five Cheese Lasagna

MONDAY: Chicken paprika, noodles, green beans

TUESDAY: Teriyaki pork, brown rice, broccoli

WEDNESDAY: Roast chicken, sweet potatoes, vegetable

THURSDAY: Spaghetti

FRIDAY: Pizza for Middle Sister's birthday party (it's an "awake-over!")

SATURDAY: Enchiladas made from frozen leftover roast beef

Five-Cheese Lasagna in the Little Nesco

We tried this tonight and it was very good. It's a variation on a recipe from the MomsMenu forums. This recipe is designed for a 4-qt. Nesco roaster but if you don't have one of those, just use a 9X13 pan (you might need a few more lasagna noodles in that case, though!)

5-Cheese Lasagna

12 lasagna noodles
8 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
8 oz mozzarella-provolone blend, shredded
1/3 cup grated Romano cheese
1/4 tsp oregano
3 cups your favorite spaghetti sauce (I used a batch of marinara)

Mix the Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese together.
Spread a little sauce on the bottom of the cookwell. Top with 3 lasagna noodles.
Add half the Cheddar-Jack mix, sprinkle with oregano, then top with sauce.
Make another layer of noodles, the rest of the Cheddar-Jack, and more sauce.
Make a third layer of noodles and top with the mozzarella-provolone mix. Add more sauce and top with the last noodles. Top the whole thing with sauce and sprinkle with Romano cheese.
Cover the cookwell and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

(If you're using a 9X13, the original recipe says to bake uncovered. I haven't tried it this way.)

Menu Plan for the first week of Advent 2007

SUNDAY: Beef Paysanne, bow tie noodles, mixed vegetables

MONDAY: Pollo con limon y ajillo, rice, green beans

TUESDAY: Spaghetti

WEDNESDAY: Roast Chicken

THURSDAY: Big Brother's Cross-Country Team Banquet

FRIDAY: Three Cheese Lasagna

SATURDAY: Beef Barley Soup from the freezer