Menu and Grocery List (Nov. 19 - Nov. 25)

What am I having for dinner Nov. 19 - Nov. 25?

Monday
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Rice

Tuesday
Swiss Steak
Mashed Potatoes
Corn

Wednesday
Sausage Ziti Bake
Salad
Bread stick

Thursday
THANKSGIVING

Friday
Pizza
Salad

Saturday
Chicken and Noodles Skillet
Green Beans

Sunday
Free day

I am only posting 5 days this week because of Thanksgiving. I have a feeling most of you already have plans for food on Thursday!

Next, I want to explain what I have called the 'free day'. I have used other menu planning services and found that there was always one day that my family would eat out. The free day is the opportunity for you to either eat out, catch up to my meals if you are behind, or make something that you or your family loves.

Grocery List

Baking Supplies
1 tablespoon Corn Starch (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1 tablespoon Brown Sugar (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1 1/2 cups Flour (Swiss Steak)

Basic Cooking Ingredients
1 tablespoon Canola Oil (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1/4 cup vegetable oil (Swiss Steak)
2 teaspoons vegetable oil (Swiss Steak)

Beverage
1 cup Red Wine (Swiss Steak)

Canned Goods
1 8 ounce can Pineapple Chunks, with juice (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
2 14.5 ounce cans tomatoes Diced, undrained (Swiss Steak)

Condiments and Salad Dressings
1 tablespoon Vinegar (Sweet and Sour Chicken)

Dairy, Eggs, and Milk
8 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded (Sausage Ziti Bake)

Ethnic Foods
1 32 ounce jar Spaghetti Sauce (Sausage Ziti Bake)
1/4 cup soy sauce (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1/3 cup teriyaki sauce (Swiss Steak)

Frozen Foods
1 cup broccoli (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
Frozen Pizza (Pizza)
Green Beans (Suggested Side)
Bread sticks (Suggested Side)
Corn (Suggested Side)

Herbs and Spices
to taste salt (Sausage Ziti Bake)
to taste pepper (Sausage Ziti Bake)
1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (Swiss Steak)
1 teaspoon garlic powder (Swiss Steak)
1 teaspoon pepper (Swiss Steak)
1 teaspoon onion powder (Swiss Steak)
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning (Swiss Steak)

Meats, Fish, and Seafood
1 pound Chicken breast Boneless, Skinless, cut into bite sized pieces (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
1 1/2 pounds Italian Sausage Sweet, bulk (Sausage Ziti Bake)
1 pound Chicken Breast Boneless, halves, cubed (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
4 pounds Flank Steak about 1/2 inch thick (Swiss Steak)

Pasta, Rice, and Beans
1 cup Egg Noodles Uncooked (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
1 pound ziti uncooked (Sausage Ziti Bake)
Rice (Suggested Side)

Produce
1 medium onion chopped (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
1 cup carrots baby-cut, cut lengthwise in half (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
1 large onion chopped (Sausage Ziti Bake)
2 cups fresh mushrooms sliced (Sausage Ziti Bake)
Green Salad (Suggested Side)
Potatoes (Suggested Side)
1 clove Garlic minced (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1 cup carrot strips (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1/2 cup Green Bell Pepper Sliced (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
1/2 teaspoon Garlic crushed (Swiss Steak)
1 cup celery chopped (Swiss Steak)
1 1/2 cups Fresh mushrooms sliced (Swiss Steak)

Soup
1 14 ounce can Chicken broth (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)
1 10.75 ounce can Cream of Chicken Soup (Chicken and Noodles Skillet)

Be sure to check you refrigerator and pantry for any of these items that you already have. Also, don't forget to add items for breakfast, lunch, THANKSGIVING and every day items. Going grocery shopping is much easier if you have a list of everything you need.

Email me at carriescooking@gmail.com if you would like the grocery list emailed to you on a weekly basis.