Meal Plan 4/29/2019

Monday

• chicken curry
• kale chips
• brown rice

Tuesday

• taco salad
• instant pot black beans

Thursday

• leftover weeknight bolognese
• Trader joe's cauliflower gnocchi
• roasted eggplant + mushrooms

Meal Plan 4/22/2019

Sunday

• smoked beef tenderloin - no recipe! Chris did this on his smoker.
• farro with tomatoes
• baked spinach
• deviled eggs

Monday

• instant pot chile verde
• I used hatch chiles from Trader Joes instead of the poblanos + anaheims
• It needed more liquid so I added 1 cup of broth to the chiles before pureeing
• I think it could have gone for an extra 5-10 minutes to get the pork super tender
• cheese quesadillas for the kids

Wednesday

• leftover tenderloin
• roasted zucchini with lemon vinagrette
• arugula pesto

Meal Plan 4/15/2019

Monday

• turkey meatloaf
• roasted okra
• sweet potato fries

Tuesday

• chicken stir-fry with magic mustard sauce (new recipe for us)
• brown rice
• Trader Joe's chicken gyoza or springrolls

Thursday

• leftover chili over purple cabbage slaw - using our leftovers from chili cook-off but this recipe is a good standby
• hot dogs for the kids
• chili fixins - fritos, onions, cheddar cheese

Meal Plan 4/8/2019

Sunday

• grilled shrimp - I used the recipe for Basque Style Shrimp in Joy of Cooking, which is similar to the one I linked, but doesn't have sugar in it - doesn't need it!
• steamed artichokes
• roasted potatoes
• aioli + garlic butter for artichokes
• aioli - 2 TBSP mayo + 1 tiny clove garlic, grated + squeeze of lemon (or lime!) + salt and pepper

Monday

• lamb naanwiches
• roasted eggplant with yogurt sauce

Wednesday

• chicken with dijon + herbs (new recipe!)
• roasted broccoli
• brown rice

Meal Plan 4/1/2019

Sunday

• broiled salmon with mayo/mustard sauce - from cookbook "Keepers". the sauce wasn't my favorite but I love the way they tell you to cook fish in the book:
• preheat your broiler for 10 minutes
• put a cast iron skillet under the broiler so your fish will be 4-6 inches from heat
• heat skillet for 5 minutes (should be smoking)
• prepare your fish while skillet heats by rubbing with olive oil and whatever seasoning you like. we like blackened seasoning or salt, pepper and dill
• carefully pull hot skillet from oven, add fish to skillet, topped with a bit of butter and put back under the broiler for 3-5 minutes depending on thickness of fish.  
• roasted asparagus with lemon
• rice

Monday

• posole with chicken - my mom had recommended this recipe, but I think I'm going to add in a couple of poblano peppers to keep it mild
• toppings: sliced cabbage, radishes, avocado
• cheese quesadillas for the kids

Wednesday

• rosemary grilled pork chops
• roasted potatoes
• spinach salad