As usual, we juggled last week's menu plan a bit. We ended up eating all of the dinners I'd listed, but not in that order.
The thin-sliced chicken that I'd breaded and frozen (uncooked) was a great time-saver! After I breaded them, I laid them in a single layer on a sheet of plastic wrap, then folded over the wrap and put the whole thing in a freezer bag. That way the chicken pieces weren't stuck together. I didn't thaw them, but carefully put the pieces into a skillet of hot oil. The breading stuck flawlessly and the results were very good. Next time I see boneless chicken breasts on sale, I plan to stock the freezer with breaded cutlets.
This week we're still working out of the freezer. I'm also planning some dinners to try out the new slow cooker / roaster oven. Here's the plan:
Monday: Slow-cooker chili, sourdough bread
Tuesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, sugar snap peas
Wednesday: Stuffed pepper soup (a new recipe for me)
Thursday: Baked chicken drumsticks, mashed potatoes, corn
Friday: Oven-fried tilapia sandwiches
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4 Comments:
We have moved dinners around to meet the needs of our changing schedules. There is so much less stress when you already have the ingredients to make several meals and have a flexible attitiude!
Oooh, slow cooker chili! Do you have a recipe for this? I'm always on the look-out for slow cooker recipes . . .
I agree the chili is so calling my name!
You always have the best recipes! I'm doing good a planning but sticking to days yup that is always toss :)
I am going to make meatloaf this week too. Nice plan.
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