Menu and Grocery List (June 1 - 7)

Menu

Monday 
Hamburgers
Corn on Cob
Baked Beans
Tuesday
Bread Crumb Beef
Baked Potato
Peas
Wednesday
Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole
Green Salad
Thursday
Beef and Bean Chimichangas (Freezer Friendly)
Refried Beans
Friday
Pizza
Green Salad
Bread Sticks
Saturday
Thai Chicken Thighs (Reader's Featured Recipe)
Rice
Sunday
Free Day

First, I want to explain what I have called the 'free day'. I have used other meal 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.

Second, a great suggestion was made to have one meal a week that is freezer friendly. (Thanks Andrea, from MommySnacks) You can either make the meal and eat it, make it and freeze it, or double the recipe and do both. If you have the space, it is great having a few premade meals in the freezer. Just put the meal together, don't cook it, and freeze it. Then when it is time to eat it, defrost and follow the cooking instructions.

Grocery List

Bakery Item
4 Hamburger buns (Hamburgers)

Baking Supplies
1 1/2 cups Bread crumbs Italian Style (Bread Crumb Beef)
1/4 cups peanuts chopped (or cashews) (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Basic Cooking Ingredients
1/4 cup Olive oil (Bread Crumb Beef)

Beverage
2 tablespoons lime juice (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Canned Goods
baked beans (Suggested side)

Condiments and Salad Dressings
ketchup (Suggested Topping)
mayonnaise (Suggested Topping)
mustard (Suggested Topping)
pickles (Suggested Topping)
1/4 cup peanut butter (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Dairy, Eggs, and Milk
1 tablespoon butter melted (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
1 (16 ounce) package Monterrey Jack cheese shredded (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
1/2 cup Romano Cheese Grated (Bread Crumb Beef)
1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
1/2 cup milk (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
cheese (Suggested Topping)

Ethnic Foods
8 12 inch flour tortillas (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
2 cups taco sauce (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
Refried Beans (Suggested Side)
1/4 cup soy sauce (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Frozen Foods
1 1/2 cups corn whole kernel (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
1 cup mixed vegetables frozen (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
Frozen Pizza (Pizza)
Peas (Suggested Side)

Herbs and Spices
2 teaspoons chili powder (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
1 teaspoons garlic salt (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
1 teaspoons ground cumin (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
2 teaspoons Parsley flakes (Bread Crumb Beef)
to taste Pepper (Bread Crumb Beef)
to taste Salt (Bread Crumb Beef)
1/4 teaspoon black Pepper ground (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne Pepper (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Meats, Fish, and Seafood
1 pound ground beef lean (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
4 tenderloin Steaks or your favorite (Bread Crumb Beef)
1 pound ground beef formed into patties (Hamburgers)
2 cups chicken cooked and cubed (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
8 Chicken Thighs skin removed (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Pasta, Rice, and Beans
2 cups egg noodles medium, cooked and drained (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
Rice (Suggested Side)

Produce
3/4 cup green bell pepper diced (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
3/4 cup onion chopped (Beef and Bean Chimichangas)
3 to 4 cloves garlic finely chopped (Bread Crumb Beef)
Corn on Cob (Suggested Side)
Green Salad (Suggested Side)
Potatoes (Suggested Side)
lettuce (Suggested Topping)
onion (Suggested Topping)
tomato (Suggested Topping)
2 tablespoons cilantro fresh (Thai Chicken Thighs)
cilantro chopped, fresh (Thai Chicken Thighs)
2 teaspoon ginger root fresh, minced (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Soup
1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of Mushroom Soup (Hearty Chicken & Noodle Casserole)
1/2 cups Chicken Broth (Thai Chicken Thighs)

Be sure to check your refrigerator and pantry for any of these items that you already have. Also, don't forget to add items for breakfast, lunch and every day items. Going grocery shopping is much easier if you have a list of everything you need. Check out the Master Grocery List to make sure you aren't missing anything.