Weekly Dinner menu-6-18--6-22

Well, we have turned a corner in a few ways!  Asher is almost potty trained--yee haw!!!!  And we are finishing our basement (one 2x4 at a time) and are NEARLY done framing!  This weekend I participated in my first triathlon of the season (my 4th triathlon over all).  On top of all that we have come to the point in life where we are busy running kids!!! Bennett is in BOTH t-ball and swimming lessons!

This week we were looking for some ease and convenience, as I have to be gone Wednesday and Thursday for suppers.

This week the menu is:

Honey Dijon Chicken Pasta
Fish Fry with Avocado Salad
Breakfast for Supper (Mom gone Dad cooking)
Taco Casserole (pre-made)
Homemade pizza using Schwans pre-made crust

Shopping list:

Produce:  scallions, grapes, avocado (2), grape tomatoes, any fresh pizza toppings you desire, onion (if you don't already have)

Meat:  boneless skinless chicken breast, bacon, hamburger (1 lb) any meat you desire for pizza

General:  cornmeal mix (if you don't already have), honey Dijon mustard (or salad dressing already prepared), diced can tomatoes, olives (for casserole and pizza if you like) pizza sauce, linguini or any long noodle, black beans (2 cans)

Dairy--cheese-- for pizza and taco casserole, sour cream

Frozen--corn, fish (if you are like us and don't really fish in the lake)

RECIPES

Honey Dijon Chicken--
cook bacon in the oven on 400. (What I do is put the bacon on a cookie rack OVER a cookie sheet that is lined with aluminum foil).  Also at the same time cook a thawed chicken breast in the oven as well.

Meanwhile prepare your noodles per package directions.

Dice up 2 good-sized scallions and halve a good handful of grapes.

To prepare the Dijon sauce--use already prepared honey Dijon mustard (about a 1/3 cup) whisk in equal amount of EVOO.  Keep tasting it and try to get it to a runny consistency but retain the yummy honey Dijon flavor.  If you use too much oil squirt in a little more of the mustard.  (I have also used brown mustard, honey and EVOO when I didn't have already prepare honey Dijon)
At this point the bacon is probably ready and check your chicken breast.

Dice up about 4 of the bacon (after it is cooled and you are able to handle it) and either shred or dice up your chicken.  Throw everything together and enjoy! (Save the left over bacon for salads or b-fast for supper night)

Fish Fry and Avocado Salad


We aren't too fancy and I am going to find a beer batter recipe online, quite often we just use Shore Lunch.
We do fry our fish outside to keep the smell out of the house.

Avocado Salad

2-diced Avocadoes
Good handful of sliced grape tomatoes
1 cup thawed but not cooked frozen corn (I just run mine under the facet for about 5 min)
1 can black beans (rinsed)
1 small diced onion

Toss together and serve with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Taco Casserole


Hamburger--prepare as you would for tacos

in a 9x13 place the prepared hamburger,1 layer of rinsed black beans, 1 layer canned diced tomatoes, 1 layer of 1 cup frozen corn (not thawed), 1 layer of a small can of black olives drained, smear in 1 layer of sour cream, sprinkle on some cheese, if you'd like smear in a layer of salsa as well. (You may throw in sme jalapenos if you so desire as well)

HERE IS WHERE THE CORNMEAL COMES IN-  prepare a recipe as though you are making cornbread--smear this over the top of all the layered ingredients.  Bake the casserole following the BAKING directions for the cornbread!

I feel the other meals are fairly self explanatory and you may feel free to browse though older posts for ideas!


Have a great Week!  Happy Eating!