Five-Week Menu and Shopping List
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Must we re-think the weekly menu and grocery list fifty-two times a
year! What if we create a basic monthly menu and general shopping
list which can be used over and over? Of course, this is flexible,
and new items can be added to your menu while the ones you're tired
of can be deleted, but the idea is to MAKE a menu plan, PRINT IT OUT
and take it with you when you MUST make an emergency trip to the
grocery store.
Hopefully, this will prevent the problem of "I got a full basket of
groceries and NOTHING to eat!" Most of these are simple meals that
don't need a lot of fuss to get to the table.
My 5-week plan has 5 dinner meals each week. This allows for one
leftover night and one night out. You can make the meals as simple
or complicated as you want. For example, many grocery stores offer
baked chicken in the deli. You may choose to purchase this instead
of baking it yourself at home. You may choose canned green beans and
instant mashed potatoes or you may have the time to make the baked
chicken yourself, fresh green beans and homemade mashed potatoes.
You decide what works for you!
Week One:
Hamburgers, lettuce, tomato, cheese, oven fried potatoes
Baked Chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy
Macaroni and Cheese, Spinach
Pea Soup and ham, garlic bread
Shrimp and rice, broccoli
Week Two:
Tuna noodle casserole, corn, chicken soup, cheese, noodles, mayo
Polish sausage, pan-fried potatoes, red cabbage
Veal stew, potatoes, carrots, beef bouillon
Tacos, cheese, taco seasoning, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, ground beef
Chicken Chinese meal, snow peas, rice, chicken breast, carrots
Week Three:
Chicken breast, rice, spinach, mushrooms
Spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, salad
Pork chops, Au gratin potatoes, sauerkraut or red cabbage
Beef Stew, potatoes, and carrots
Lasagna, salad
Week Four:
Hot dogs, baked beans, sauerkraut
Steak, rice, salad
Omelets and pan-fried potatoes
Meatloaf, potatoes, carrots
Soup and sandwich (egg or tuna salad), chicken noodle soup
Week Five:
Homemade Pizza, salad
Vegetable dinner, steamed squash, corn on cob, carrots, green beans,
hot rolls
Cabbage rolls, soft bread steaks, salad
Chicken noodle casserole, carrots or vegetable in season
Shrimp, red beans and rice, steamed broccoli
Focus on the weekly specials of fruit and vegetables in season--
changing as needed
Staples: flour, sugar, cereal, orange juice, soup, mayo, condiments,
salt and pepper, paper products, cleaning products, personal
products.
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