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What’s For Dinner This Week: Grandma’s Kitchen

Recently our family celebrated the 85th birthday of my grandmother (“Grams”).  So, this week we’re featuring our Weekly Meal Plan titled “Grandma’s Kitchen” as our menu from The Organized Cook.

Recipes inspired from Grams make up this week’s menu, so if you’re a subscriber to The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System, here’s what’s for dinner this week.

 

Ghoulash Recipe

Grandma’s Ghoulash & Bean Salad

 

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

 

Chili Recipe

Homemade Chili

 

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Chicken Pot Pie

 

Fish and Chips Recipe

Pub Style Fish and Chips

 

Meal Planning for Busy Families

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What’s For Dinner This Week: “Go-To Meals”

The “Go-To” Meal

“Go-To” Meals are those simple recipes that allow us to create family-favorite dinners effortlessly.  The Organized Cook is dishing up a week’s worth of our favorite “go-to” meals to save busy families even more time and money this week.  As a subscriber to The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System, here’s what’s on our family dinner menu this week.

Slow Cooker Beef Roast Recipe

Day 1: : Slow Cooker Beef Roast &Vegetables with Country Biscuits

 

Sesame Chicken Recipe

Day 2: Sesame Baked Chicken & Thai Coconut Rice with Peppered Green Beans

 

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Day 3: Peppy Spaghetti & Garlic Knots

 

Beef Enchiladas Recipe

Day 4: Beef Enchiladas &Toasty Tostadas

 

Day 5: Chinese Chicken Salad &Vegetable Fried Rice with Spring Rolls

 

weekly meal plan system

The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System

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Philly Cheese Steak Subs

Reincarnate The Leftover

This recipe is made with leftover steak, preferably London Broil, sliced thin.

Philly Cheese Steak Subs

Philly Cheese Steak Subs

Ingredients

  • leftover cooked sliced steak (preferably London Broil
  • thin deli-sliced mozzarella cheese- 1/4 lb
  • onion, peeled and sliced into thin strips
  • green bell pepper- 1, sliced into strips
  • mushrooms, sliced- 8 oz.
  • hoagie rolls
  • STAPLES
  • vegetable oil- 3 tablespoons
  • Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in heated or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat
  2. Add bell pepper slices, onion slices and mushrooms while seasoning with Worcestershire sauce to sauté until vegetables are tender, approximately 4 minutes
  3. Add steak slices and sauté for another minute
  4. Lay slices of mozzarella cheese over steak mixture to melt, approximately a minute, then use spatula to transfer to hoagie rolls
https://tonispilsbury.com/philly-cheese-steak-subs-sweet-potato-fries/

 

Choose The Perfect Side Dish

Philly Cheesesteak Subs go perfectly with Homemade Sweet Potato Fries:

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

 

Reincarnating The Leftover

This recipe for Philly Cheesesteak Subs is made with leftover steak from our Italy-Meets-London Broil:

London Broil Recipe

Italy-Meets-London Broil Recipe from The Organized Cook

 

more “Reincarnating The Leftover” ideas

Weekly Meal Planning For Busy Families

Weekly Meal Plan

The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System

 

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Mashed Potatoes

Homemade Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Mashed Potatoes are a frugal and versatile side dish.  This recipe will feed four people, so to cook for more or prepare extra mashed potatoes for freezing or using in other recipes, double or triple this recipe.  Read more about the Underestimated Mashed Potato.

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

  • potatoes- 2 lbs, peeled and diced
  • salt- 1 tablespoon
  • butter- 4 tablespoons
  • milk- 1/2 cup

Instructions

  1. place potatoes in large pot
  2. season with salt
  3. cover completely with water
  4. boil until potatoes are tender, approximately 15 minutes
  5. drain potatoes and transfer to mixing bowl
  6. add butter and milk
  7. mash with a potato masher
  8. for creamier potatoes, use an electric mixer
  9. add more milk or butter as desired
  10. season with more salt as desired
https://tonispilsbury.com/mashed-potatoes/

 

mashed potatoes recipe

peel and dice potatoes

 

place in pot and season with salt

 

cover with water and boil until tender

 

drain

 

add butter and milk

 

mash with a potato masher

 

whip with an electric mixer

 

Five Recipes To Make With Leftover Mashed Potatoes

Leftover Mashed Potatoes Recipes

Leftover Mashed Potatoes Recipes

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