We finally got our van back last week, so I was able to get to Walmart on Thursday.  I got enough produce and milk that I didn’t need to shop at all this week.  Of course, I stopped into Dillon’s and picked up sale items with coupons, but that was it!

Monday: Leftover Cowboy Pie, Mixed veggies
Tuesday: Shortcut Chicken Cordon Bleu, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit
Wednesday: Creamy Spring Soup, Biscuits, Fresh Fruit
Thursday: Enchiladas, Salad
Friday: Chicken Noodle Soup, Rolls, Fresh Fruit
Saturday: Ziti in the crock pot for a potluck
Sunday: Chad’s night to cook!

Some of these dishes are repeats from last week that I didn’t get around to making.  That’s why we’re having soup twice this week!  We’re big soup-eaters, though, so it shouldn’t be a problem. 

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We managed to make it through last week with just a quick trip to the store to pick up milk, broccoli and loss leaders! I’m pretty proud of myself, since we haven’t done a regular weekly grocery shopping trip since right before we left for Wisconsin…almost a month ago!

But all good things must come to an end and I am tired of eating from the pantry. Could we continue doing it for awhile longer? Yes, I know we could. But we’re getting sick of frozen or canned fruits and vegetables. So my goal this week was to plan meals that only required me to shop for produce, dairy, meat, and things that were already on my list because we’d run out of them.

Now to find time to shop for them! Chad’s van is still at the mechanic so he’s still using my car for work. And I’m not too keen on loading the kids in the uppababy vista (stroller) and hiking through the snow, even though Dillons is only half a block away.  I’ll probably end up taking the car some night after Chad gets home from work.  I can’t wait to be a two-car family again and I have new-found respect for those who live with just one vehicle all the time!

Monday: Casserole from the Freezer, Vegetables
Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas, Salad
Wednesday: Tuna Pasta, Fruit
Thursday: Cheddar Chicken Spaghetti, Broccoli
Friday: Chicken Noodle Soup, Rolls
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Pizza, Salad

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I miss doing Menu Plan Monday! I used to participate every week at Screaming Pennies, but when I stopped writing there, I stopped linking up. I never stopped menu planning, though…that’s a big part in keeping me sane! I’m not a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person, so I love knowing what I need to make all week and that all the ingredients are already in the house!

This week will be an Eat From Your Pantry kind of week here. We’re still sharing my car after our van accident last week, which makes it really hard to get out and do the grocery shopping. I made it to Dillons (half a block away) today to stock up on their loss leaders, but that will probably be the extent of my shopping this week. I might need to make a quick trip to buy milk in a few days, though.

But lucky for me, I always have a stockpile of groceries that I got free or very cheap by shopping the loss leaders with coupons! I bet I even have some of the herbs for colon cleansing somewhere around here…not that I know which ones those would be, but whatever.

Here’s what I plan to make this week:

Monday: Baked Ranch Chicken, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Tuesday: Beef Roast with Potatoes and Carrots, Biscuits, Peaches
Wednesday: Cheddar Chicken Spaghetti, Glazed Carrots
Thursday: Turkey Cheese Melts, Canned Soup
Friday: Beef with Broccoli, Mandarin Pineapple Salad
Saturday: Growing Kids God’s Way Potluck (still not sure what I’m bringing…the theme is “American Food” and I’m drawing a blank! LOL)
Sunday: Chad cooks!

A lot of my recipes this week came from Menus 4 Moms. I didn’t take them from a specific week because I was choosing recipes based on ingredients I already have. But you can type the recipe name in their search bar if you want the recipe!

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