Since I am new to blogging and do not know how to successfully save and publish, this is round 2 for me with this one! Tried to publish last night but no success! I hope I can remember all that I wrote. I did detailed recipes, so I will try again.
In between tree hunting and basketball games, the kids and I were able to choose some healthy meals for our busy week ahead. Elle and I hit the market in between getting the lights on the tree and decorating the tree. We girls know how to shop and shop quickly!
So here is what we came up with for our meals:
Monday: chicken parm and salad. I bought thin chicken breasts and will bread them with whole wheat Panko bread crumbs. Bake until crispy and then spoon some sauce and sprinkle with cheese and pop back in oven until cheese has melted. Meanwhile, Grant will make his favorite romaine salad with broccoli slaw. Easy to quick fix after we return from his evening game.
Tuesday: broiled salmon, string beans, and quinoa. Ellie's night, so she will prepare the string beans so they can be steamed, I'll cook the quinoa, and together we'll make the honey glaze for the salmon. I use 1-2 tablespoons of honey and mix with the juice from one orange. Then drizzle over the fish. The kids love how sweet the fish tastes.
Wednesday: Chinese noodles with tofu and sesame sauce. This is a new one for me! Johnny found it in our new Cooking Light cookbook. I bought flat, wide, brown rice noodles and will boil them in water while we stir fry broccoli, carrots, snow peas, and fresh finger in the wok seasoned with sesame oil. I'm not using the tofu because no one is crazy about it. Instead I'll throw in some shrimp. Once veggies look crisp I'll toss in the noodles, stir it all up, add some low sodium soy sauce and it's a meal! Chop sticks are always a bit hit with meals like this one.
Thursday: Teddy's pick always involves some sort of soup. So it's homemade meatball soup. I bought lean ground turkey to make the meatballs and will mix egg, nutmeg, parm cheese, salt,pepper and garlic into the meat. Teddy will help make tiny meatballs. I'm using homemade chicken stock from the freezer as my base and will sauté onions and garlic and add carrots and celery to the soup. Once it has come to a boil I'll add the meatballs and let simmer. About 15 minutes before we are ready to eat I'll boil up some pasta (the kids are now used to the brown rice pasta that I love) and we'll be ready to serve it up.
Friday: Scott's pick is baked ziti. Easy for me to do early in the day. I'll make the ziti, mix together with my sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, and parm cheese and it will be ready to pop in the oven. Easy for Fridays! However, not my favorite meal so I will have some roasted veggies for me. Sorry, Scott!
Saturday: chicken chili. This meal was such a hit from last week we decided to make it again! Easy for me to make in the morning, so we can be doing fun things throughout the day and I don't need to think about cooking.
Sunday: crispy halibut with brown rice and veggies (not decided yet!). I'll lightly bread the fish and season with lemon pepper and drizzle olive oil infused with lemon on top.
I hope you find these helpful! Please share some of your favorite meals. I love learning new recipes and having more choices with my family.
Enjoy.
Donna
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