Weekly Menu # 2

This is the 2nd of what I hope to be a series of weekly menus and shopping lists.  Each week I will include at least 1 or 2 “quick and easy” recipes in my menu that I can throw in the crockpot or on the stove quickly for hectic nights. This shopping list was designed to meet the following needs:

• 6 nights of Kid friendly recipes
• 2+ nights of quick and easy meals
• Ingredients that can be used in more than 1 dish
• Budget and calorie friendly (600 calories or less per dinner)

The Menu:

Bean Soup and corn bread (quick and easy) (1 ½ cups of soup and 1 jiffy cornbread muffin= 418 calories)

Oven Baked Chicken Tenders with Hungry Girl Onion rings (393 calories)

Penne Chicken Florentine and Stuffed Mushrooms (524 calories with 3 mushrooms)

Parmesan Tilapia with broccoli and Rice* (quick and easy) (340 Calories)

Unstuffed Peppers and simple salad (418 calories)

Roasted Red Pepper and Swiss stuffed chicken breast* with roasted potatoes and turnip greens (560 calories)

*I’m putting chicken bouillon cubes on your grocery list. When you cook your rice to go with your Tilapia, throw that in there. The extra calories are negligible but it enhances the flavor a ton. For the Broccoli, you’re just going to steam it and add a little spray butter and salt. I don’t have a recipe for steamed broccoli. Calories include 1 cup steamed broccoli, and 160 calories worth of Rice.

*For the Roasted Red Pepper and Swiss Stuffed chicken, You’re going to use the laughing cow garlic and herb instead of regular swiss that’s in the recipe. I’m doing this because the stuffed mushrooms also call for laughing cow, and this way you won’t have to buy 2 different types of laughing cow (it’s too expensive for all that, and combining these 2 recipes uses up a full container).

The List:

Produce:

Onion 3 (at least one large onion)

Onion- Red- 1

Celery

Carrots

1 lemon (or lemon juice)

12 large mushrooms

Broccoli

1 cucumber

1 tomato

2 bunches of turnip greens

Meat:

1 country ham hock

6 oz of country ham pieces for seasoning (chunks, not slices. an 8 oz ham hock could also work)

1 lb of chicken tenderloins (or breast meat, sliced into tenders)

12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast

4 (5 oz) chicken breasts, boneless, skinless

Tilapia filets (fresh or frozen, 3-4 oz each)

1 lb lean ground beef

Center Aisles:

Olive Oil

Chicken stock (26 oz)

Chicken broth (1 can)

Minced garlic (sometimes found in produce)

Dry navy beans or great northern beans (1 lb)

Jiffy Cornbread mix – 1 box

All purpose flour, or seasoned flour if available

Panko bread crumbs

Fiber One Cereal

Ronzoni smart taste penne (1 box)

Brown Instant Rice

Diced tomatoes (1 can)

Tomato sauce (15 oz)

Worcestershire sauce

Chicken bullion cubes

Balsamic vinegar

Roasted Red Peppers

Fat free mayo

Cold:

Eggs

Milk

Low fat ricotta cheese (8 oz)

Grated parmesan cheese

Powdery parmesan cheese (optional)

Laughing cow cheese wedges- garlic and herb

Shredded cheddar

Frozen:

Frozen spinach

Mixed peppers

Seasonings/Spices:

Bay leaves

Salt

Pepper

Thyme

Rosemary

Onion powder

Garlic powder

Nutmeg

Oregano

Crushed red pepper

Italian herbs

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