I spent the entire winter eating out--lots of Pho, Chipotle, and Chopt. Not the worst diet, but not the
best. I'm determined, for the sake of my health and wallet, to cook for myself this Spring.
My approach to weekly meals is to cook everything on Sunday and divide each dish into portion sizes to be reheated throughout the week. I like to have 3-4 dishes for a good variety of lunch and dinner options. Also, I almost always have meat sauce on standby in the freezer in case I need an emergency meal--spaghetti or stuffed shells. I made a huge pot of meat sauce last night, so I'm set there. This weeks meals:
Cuban Chicken and Black Bean Quinoa Bowls with Fried Chili-Spiced Bananas--a Pinterest find that I can't wait to try--it sounds amazing :)
Pasta with Roasted Tomato and Mozzarella
One Pot Pasta with Andouille Sausage
Because I cook for one and have a food budget, I like to reduce waste and save money by choosing meals that share a lot of the same ingredients--this week it's the two pasta dishes. Unfortunately, the Cuban Chicken dish needs a lot of ingredients so my shopping list is extra long.
Shopping List
Limes (5)
Bananas (2)
Mango (1)
Chicken Breast (1 lb)
Andouille or similar sausage (12.8 oz)
Butter
Spaghetti (1 lb)
Rotini (16 oz)
Quinoa (2 C)
Black Beans
2 Onions (Large)
Orange Bell Pepper
Grape Tomatoes (3 C + 1 lb)
Fresh Cilantro (1/4 C)
Fresh Basil (1 C + 1/2 C)
Garlic (4 cloves+3 cloves+3 cloves+4 cloves)
Coconut Oil
Honey
Soy Sauce
Olive Oil
White Wine Vinegar
Parmesan (1 C)
Fresh Mozzarella (8 oz)
Pepper
It's going to be good!
Hugs and kisses peeps,
Bethany
My approach to weekly meals is to cook everything on Sunday and divide each dish into portion sizes to be reheated throughout the week. I like to have 3-4 dishes for a good variety of lunch and dinner options. Also, I almost always have meat sauce on standby in the freezer in case I need an emergency meal--spaghetti or stuffed shells. I made a huge pot of meat sauce last night, so I'm set there. This weeks meals:
Cuban Chicken and Black Bean Quinoa Bowls with Fried Chili-Spiced Bananas--a Pinterest find that I can't wait to try--it sounds amazing :)
Pasta with Roasted Tomato and Mozzarella
One Pot Pasta with Andouille Sausage
Because I cook for one and have a food budget, I like to reduce waste and save money by choosing meals that share a lot of the same ingredients--this week it's the two pasta dishes. Unfortunately, the Cuban Chicken dish needs a lot of ingredients so my shopping list is extra long.
Shopping List
Limes (5)
Bananas (2)
Mango (1)
Chicken Breast (1 lb)
Andouille or similar sausage (12.8 oz)
Butter
Spaghetti (1 lb)
Rotini (16 oz)
Quinoa (2 C)
Black Beans
2 Onions (Large)
Orange Bell Pepper
Grape Tomatoes (3 C + 1 lb)
Fresh Cilantro (1/4 C)
Fresh Basil (1 C + 1/2 C)
Garlic (4 cloves+3 cloves+3 cloves+4 cloves)
Coconut Oil
Honey
Soy Sauce
Olive Oil
White Wine Vinegar
Parmesan (1 C)
Fresh Mozzarella (8 oz)
Pepper
It's going to be good!
Hugs and kisses peeps,
Bethany
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