2/23 menu plan

sunday: 

• we eat a mix of leftovers and meal prep:

  • brett makes bread for the week

  • i prep salad stuff, make croutons for the week

    • I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar

  • make smoothie cups with leftover bananas and these deli containers

  • i rinse + destem grapes for the week

    • these are my favorite produce containers bc of how they stack

  • clean out fridge or make something easy for dinner:

monday:

• little morning meal prep:

  • egg bites, hard boil eggs in Instant Pot

    • and/or a double batch of chicken meatballs (freeze half)

  • my favorite tomato soup - triple the amount of carrots, sub bone broth, add tomato powder to taste (to mask carrot taste)

    • freeze half for Future Haley, for camping trips, etc - i love to use these deli containers

    • or make my veggie rice soup

• framily dinner

  • on mondays we - with my three best friends’ families - rotate between gathering at each other’s houses for dinner, for play, for connection.

tuesday:

• burrito bowls

  • leftover grilled chicken

  • instant pot mexican rice or instant pot brown rice

  • pinto beans + “ refried” black beans

    • i usually do 2 c beans + 7 cup water + 2 TB bouillon + 1 tsp salt + 1 tsp onion powder + .5 tsp garlic powder in an Instant Pot for 30ish minutes (or a Slow Cooker for 8ish hours) - or I sub Pinto Bean Seasoning for the spices

      • I may remove some liquid and blend the cooked beans (using an immersion blender) with a little butter to make a “refried” situation

    • if I make it fresh, I always freeze half - so some weeks I’m just reheating frozen beans. but i’ve learned we love to have both pinto beans and “refried” black beans on hand each week

    • i love to freeze in these deli containers

  • shredded cheese or our weekly batch of queso

    • i use yellow or white american, i use tillamook mexican cheese, i double the jalapeno, and I omit the cilantro

    • why we make queso each week

    • these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep

  • mashed avocado, corn, cilantro, tomatoes, jalapeno

  • tortillas, tortilla chips

wednesday:

• leftover chicken + rice in one of these sauces

  • or this sauce we always have

• edamame + broccoli or green beans

thursday:

• a quick reel on why we love a weekly Thursday dinner of eggs, bread, and smoothies

• smoothies

• scrambled eggs

• leftover sourdough toast

friday:

• grilled chicken sliders or grilled chicken wraps

  • an array of sauces: chicken sauce, caesar, ranch, buffalo, mayo, etc

  • lettuce, avocado, tomato, onion, croutons, cheese

  • tortillas or rolls

• sweet potato fries + big bowl of fruit

• big ol salad

saturday:

• family movie night + snack dinner saturday

  • movie night must-haves - a play tent and a big ol crash pad

  • why we have a dvd player and some special kid dvds

  • snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans

    • why a weekly snack dinner is crucial for me to rest as a mom

    • our popcorn favorites + our smoothie favorites

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2/16 menu plan

sunday: 

meal prep:

• grill chicken

• roast bacon, store in mason jar for the week

  • here are my other favorite things for organizing my fridge

• prep salad stuff, make croutons

  • I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar

• make egg bites, hard boil eggs in Instant Pot

• make a big pot of soup

  • my favorite tomato soup - triple the amount of carrots, sub bone broth, add tomato powder to taste (to mask carrot taste)

    • freeze half for Future Haley, for camping trips, etc - i love to use these deli containers

  • my veggie rice soup

• make smoothie cups with leftover bananas and these deli containers

• make something easy for dinner/lunches:

  • big pan of pizza beans

  • pull a frozen loaf of sourdough from freezer

  • chicken meatballs

monday:

• leftover chicken meatballs

• ravioli in the freezer

• roasted frozen broccoli

• big bowl of fruit

• big ol salad

tuesday:

• burrito bowls

  • leftover grilled chicken

  • instant pot mexican rice or instant pot brown rice

  • pinto beans + “ refried” black beans

    • i usually do 2 c beans + 7 cup water + 2 TB bouillon + 1 tsp salt + 1 tsp onion powder + .5 tsp garlic powder in an Instant Pot for 30ish minutes (or a Slow Cooker for 8ish hours) - or I sub Pinto Bean Seasoning for the spices

      • I may remove some liquid and blend the cooked beans (using an immersion blender) with a little butter to make a “refried” situation

    • if I make it fresh, I always freeze half - so some weeks I’m just reheating frozen beans. but i’ve learned we love to have both pinto beans and “refried” black beans on hand each week

    • i love to freeze in these deli containers

  • weekly batch of queso

    • i use yellow or white american, i use tillamook mexican cheese, i double the jalapeno, and I omit the cilantro

    • why we make queso each week

    • these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep

  • mashed avocado, corn, roasted sweet potato, sauteed peppers

  • shredded cheese, crema, creamy jalapeno

  • cilantro, onions, tomatoes, jalapeno

  • tortillas, tortilla chips

wednesday:

• host playdate!

  • applesauce + cheese sticks + fig bars

• easy dinner:

  • leftover grilled chicken + rice + one of these sauces

    • or this sauce we always have

  • fruit + salad

thursday:

• brett gone to a bball game - for his birthday, I surprised him with three tickets to take his two best friends to a very, very special basketball game :)

• use up those biscuits in the fridge

• scrambled eggs + leftover bacon + fruit or smoothies

friday:

build your own pizza

• tortillas, naan, english muffins, or homemade pizza dough

  • marinara sauce, pesto

  • pepperoni, leftover grilled chicken

  • cheese

• or a leftover batch of pizza beans

• cucumbers + carrots + ranch

• big ol bowl of fruit

saturday:

• family movie night + snack dinner saturday

  • movie night must-haves - a play tent and a big ol crash pad

  • why we have a dvd player and some special kid dvds

  • snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans

    • why a weekly snack dinner is crucial for me to rest as a mom

    • our popcorn favorites + our smoothie favorites

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and know that when you share kind words with me or share my page with your followers, I do a happy dance. your support means everything, and your support allows me to spend time creating free content, like this menu plan. xo.

2/9 menu plan

sunday: 

• meal prep:

  • prep salad stuff, make croutons

    • I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar

  • rinse + destem grapes for the week

    • these are my favorite produce containers bc of how they stack

  • slice lemons for lemon water, store in mason jar for the week

  • make egg bites, hard boil eggs in Instant Pot

  • thaw the soups in the freezer

  • make cheese english muffin pizzas

  • make pepperoni pizza rolls

  • pull that frozen pasta out of the freezer

  • brett grills those wings in the freezer

monday:

• air fried chicken sandwiches with those frozen breaded patties from costco

• frozen sweet potato fries + tomatoes

• big bowl of fruit + big ol salad

tuesday:

• make mississippi pot roast

  • + big pot of rice + the trader joe’s frozen mashed potatoes

• rosemary buttered rolls + the trader joe’s mushrooms + the trader joe’s carrots

wednesday:

• bean and cheese nachos

• thaw the hawaiian chicken tacos in the freezer for brett’s lunches

thursday:

• camping!

• leftover grilled chicken + rice + one of these sauces

  • or this sauce we always have

• buttered english muffins + fruit + salad

friday:

• camping!

  • pizza!

saturday:

• quesadillas + avocado + creamy j

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want more?

i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
and know that when you share kind words with me or share my page with your followers, I do a happy dance. your support means everything, and your support allows me to spend time creating free content, like this menu plan. xo.