October Meal Plan

Fall is here and hopeful some cooler temps.  Leaves are falling from my trees, but the colors are not changing that much.  I am blaming all the rain we got this year.  Football is in full swing at our house and the girls gymnastics competitive season starts in 1 month.  We are as busy as ever and loving every minute of it!  Our sweet Bren turns 8 this month.  How can that be?  More on the birthday girl later.  For now, here is the October meal plan....(remember if no links provided, check for recipe below)
Tues 1st  leftovers
Wed 2nd  Sloppy joes
Thur 3rd  chicken and dumpling casserole
Fri 4th  Pizza
Sat 5th  Mac and Cheese (Brad and I have a wedding to attend)
Sun 6th  Turkey burgers
Mon 7th  Beef stroganoff
Tues 8th Poppy seed chicken
Wed 9th  BLT'S
Thur 10th  Baked slow cooker chicken
Fri 11th  Pizza
Sat 12th  Broccoli cheese soup
Sun 13th Ranch cheddar chicken
Mon 14th  Savory chicken tacos
Tues 15th  slow cooker honey BBQ chicken sandwiches
Wed 16th  strawberry french toast
Thur 17th  chicken chili
Fri 18th  Pizza
Sat 19th Out to Eat-Brenna Caroline's 8th Birthday
Sun 20th  Rosemary ranch chicken kabobs
Mon 21st  Spaghetti and meatsauce
Tues 22nd  crockpot cheesy chicken spaghetti
Wed 23rd  Beef tacos
Thur 24th  slow cooker ceamy chicken soup
Fri 25th  Pizza
Sat 26th  BBQ ribs
Sun 27th Grilled porkchops
Mon 28th  Grilled ham and cheese
Tues 29th  slow cooker chicken potpie stew
Wed 30th  Quesadillas
Thurs 31st  Chicken wings and treats for Halloween

Beef Stroganoff by Joy Belt

1lbs ground beef
1 medium onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1 can beef broth
1/2 cup water
3 cups uncooked noodles (I use egg noodles)
In skillet brown beef and cook onion until tender. Drain and blend all ingredients into pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 min or until noodles are done. Stir often

Savory chicken tacos

1 Rotisserie chicken deboned and shredded
12 oz steamable white or brown rice uncooked
1 cup shredded quesadilla cheese
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
1 cup sweet corn
1 jar enchilada sauce
taco shells
sour cream optional
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and spray a 13X9 baking dish. Mix all ingredients together except for taco shells into a large bowl and spread into baking dish. Bake at 450 for 20 minutes or until bubbling. Spoon into taco shells and serve with sour cream

Chicken chili

1 Rotisserie chicken
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 can rotel tomatoes
1 pkg chili seasoning
A little bit of water if it is too thick
(whatever beans you like, for example...
1 can pinto beans
1 can navy beans
1 can chili beans
1 can black beans
I shred the chicken and put all the ingredients in crockpot for about 4 hours.
Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup ranch dressing
3 Tbls Worcestershire sauce
1 tbls minced fresh rosemary
2 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp white vinegar
1/ tsp black pepper
1 Tbls white sugar optional
5 boneless skinless chicken cubed into 1 inch pieces
Combine all into a bowl and place chicken into marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 min to 1 hour. Preheat grill. Put chicken on skewers and discard marinade. Lightly oil grate and grill skewers for 8-12 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.

Ranch cheddar chicken from slice of Forsyth cookbook

1/2 c original ranch dressing
1 T flour
4 chicken breast, boneless, skinless
1/4 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 c grated parm cheese
Preheat oven to 375. Mix together dressing and flour. Coat each chicken breast with mixture. Arrange on a baking sheet. Combine both cheeses and sprinkle over chicken breasts. Bake 25 minutes.

Broccoli cheese soup

4 c chicken broth
1 c water
1 c half and half
4-6 slices cheddar singles
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c finely diced onion
1/4 tsp ground pepper
4 c broccoli florets-bite sized
Garnish with cheddar cheese and parsley
Combine chicken broth, water, half and half, cheese, flour onion and pepper in a large sauce pan. I use a pot because I double this recipe. Although this will feed a family of 5 comfortably. My family just loves left overs. Whisk to combine and break up any lumps of flour, then turn to medium/high heat. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. Add broccoli to soup and simmer for 15-20 min until broccoli is tender but not soft. Serve with garnish

September Meals

After a long weekend off with a nice break at my parents, I am getting this up a couple days late.  I am going to continue daily/weekly themes.  It is just easier to plan this way.  For example, Fridays are pizza day, Wednesdays are sandwich days, Mondays are Italian day and Tues/Thur are crockpot days.  You can make your days your own themes.  It is easier to look at a months calender and plan your weeks out.  Hoping September brings drier, cooler weather.  In our 4th week of school, we are in the swing of our school schedule.  Kids are loving their classes and teachers.  Best of luck to all who are returning to school this week!
Sun 1st-SC
Mon 2nd-SC
Tues 3rd-chicken salad
Wed 4th-sloppy joes
Thur 5th-baked crockpot chicken
Fri 6th-Pizza
Sat 7th-Hamburgers
Sun 8th-bacon wrapped filet
Mon 9th-chicken spaghetti
Tues 10th-pot roast
Wed 11th-BLT's
Thur 12th-crockpot beef fajitas
Fri 13th-Pizza
Sat 14th-BBQ ribs
Sun 15th-chicken and noodles
Mon 16th-spaghetti and meatsauce
Tues 17th-crockpot ranch porkchops
Wed 18th-crispy steak sandwich
Thur 19th-crockpot chicken tetrazzini
Fri 20th-Pizza
Sat 21st-bratts
Sun 22nd-chicken potpie
Mon 23rd-chicken parmigiana
Tues 24th-crockpot beef and mushrooms
Wed 25th-ranch chicken sandwich
Thur 26th-crockpot chicken taco soup
Fri 27th-Pizza
Sat 28th-pork loin
Sun 29th-BBQ chicken wings
Mon 30th-fettuccine alfredo (add chicken)