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Jan 24 menus
What is cooking this week?
Are you team Kraft mac or Velveeta?
Are you team Kraft mac or Velveeta?
Re: Jan 24 menus
Today is chicken, quinoa and broccoli casserole. Healthy, hearty and will be enough for tonight and tomorrow night.
Thursday I might do chicken pot pies - H has been wanting me to make the little ones in the muffin tin. Super easy, cheap and filling.
Friday I'm not sure. We might do a pizza night.
ETA - to answer the question, I'm team Kraft mac all the way!
Mon - tilapia on the George and frozen mixed veggies
Tues - leftover chili
Wed - out to eat with a coupon
Thurs - grilled chicken and salad
Fri - fast food with a coupon
Sat - beef roast. This is not something we are used to making. I'm not sure what veggies/recipe we'll use but I look forward to letting the crock pot do the work.
I grew up on Kraft mac and it is nowhere near as good as homemade but I don't knock it for a quick (and cheap) meal. H says he prefers Velveeta but he is also down with Kraft. I don't have a lot of experience with Velveeta so I'm not sure what I think of it but I generally don't like nacho cheese sauce things so I am skeptical. I like my Kraft mac with peas--anyone else eat it that way?
Tuesday - leftover pork with....something. Maybe rice and another veg.
The rest of the week will be whatever I feel like pulling out of the freezer. Pregnancy is still messing with my appetite so I try not to plan too far in advance so I can see what my stomach will be in the mood for each day. We're attempting to reign in our food spending and step one is to work through the freezer and pantry. Our choices are tacos, sausage (which I mix with pantry ingredients for a few different pasta dishes), and honestly...Kraft mac and cheese hahaha. My husband bought a MASSIVE box of it on super sale a while back to when we're extra lazy it's KD and dinosaur nuggets all the way. Breakfast for dinner is a big hit too and we do have some bacon to use up....hmmm....
Otherwise, I'm just eating what I feel like when I get home from work. I also have to bake some cookies tonight for a work potluck tomorrow.
Oh, and out of the two, Kraft I guess. My favorite boxed mac n cheese though, is Trader Joe's shells and white cheddar.
Monday- Leftovers of pasta for me and sloopy joes for H
Tuesday- broccoli cheddar soup we just made last night..maybe with grilled cheese
And...the rest of the week hasn't been planned yet..we are bad about cooking lately
The one and only Kraft mac and cheese....I love this stuff so much, I could eat it every night!
I honestly haven't even considered what I'll be cooking for the week. My head has been so wrapped up in the car stuff that's all I've thought about it.
Last night we had crab cakes.. YUM! We went out Sunday for dinner and ordered two just so we could have them to eat yesterday too.
Tonight we'll probably do chicken wraps.
I have no idea for the rest of the week.
I will eat any kind, but Kraft mac and cheese if it's in fun shapes (I'm still 10 at heart)
Mac and cheese is one of my primary food groups lol.
Wednesday, one of my freezer meals - Honey Dijon Pork Chops with green beans and potatoes
Thursday, leftovers.
Friday, maybe baked ziti and garlic bread.
Saturday and Sunday will be more leftovers/whatevers.
ETA: Definitely Kraft if I don't have the choice to make my own mac n cheese. 99% of the time I have the ingredients on hand to make Pioneer Woman's macaroni and cheese and I can't ever go back to the boxed stuff.
Tonight we'll probably have frozen chicken cordon bleu with veggies.
The rest of the week is up in the air, but we have a ton of meat and some fish in the freezer at our disposal.
Also, Kraft mac n cheese!
Well that makes me kind of sad, I never realized that! I've always had fun trying to figure out what the distorted shape was supposed to be lol. I also like the texture better of the shapes, but now I will probably buy more responsibly as well.
I'm going to sound super un-American, but I don't really care for mac 'n cheese. It's okay for a side, not for a meal. I've never had it with Velveeta. So I guess I fall on the Kraft side.
For me, the only way it can semi constitute a "meal", is if there is stuff added to it. I especially like it with Spam and fresh tomatoes. I realize Spam is a weird choice for most people but, my mom grew up in Hawaii, and we ate it a fair amount.
We buy the bulk boxes of Kraft a few times a year at Sam's Club. My H likes it and will sometimes cook it for dinner. I forage for other things on those nights, lol.
I need to try these dinosaur chicken nuggets.... They sound delicious. And I LOVE chicken nuggets.
soup, pasta/pasta salad, bean based dish/salad, quinoa based dish/salad, veggie hash like brussel sprout hash, stuffed pepper/tomato/portabello
This is one of my FAVORITE vegetarian recipes.
http://juliasalbum.com/2014/11/black-bean-and-butternut-squash-enchilada-casserole-recipe/
ETA: My FIL, who does not like butternut squash at all, LOVED this recipe when I made it last November.
@als1982 - roasted beet sounds great! I love beets in general.