Menu Plan Monday

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Menu Plan Monday!

I really seem to be struggling with dinner lately. I'm not sure if its the cold, the dark or what but dinner lately seems like such a struggle. I've learned if I wait until after I get off work to plan dinner and make a frantic run to the store by the time I do finally get home I'm too hungry and tired to care!

I have been reading Menu Plan Monday for months now. I always enjoy seeing people's menus yet I had not taken the time myself to participate. In addition to the menu planning I also am trying to plan ahead with some things I can make extra and freeze for a future meal.

This week's plan ahead meal: Firehouse Chili
I spent some time Sunday getting this made. It was not anymore work to double the recipe and I froze half of it after it was finished. The other half goes to dinner tonight and leftovers will be made into lunch this week. I used extra lean ground beef so it should be fairly healthy. I will let you guys know how it turned out.

Menu 1: Chili with cornbread, oranges
Menu 2: Mini Greek Meatballs on pita with Tzatziki, served with romaine lettuce and tomatoes, alexia potatoes
Menu 3: Soup and Sandwiches, I plan to cook a turkey breast early this week so I can have it to take for lunch (I like this so much better than packaged deli turkey), fruit
Menu 4: Sweet Vidalia Spinach Salad with Chicken, apples

Mat and I have plans the other nights of the week. Hopefully this planning ahead will result in better for us foods and overall savings compared with last minute eating out and junk food.

To check out other people's menus visit Laura over at The Organizing Junkie