The Organized Cook answers the question “What’s For Dinner Tonight?” with the answer- “What’s For Dinner This Week“. And this week we’re dishing up our favorite Fall recipes in our Weekly Meal Plan “Fall Favorites”.
Day 4: Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
FRIDAY
Day 5: Turkey Pizza Burgers with Minestrone Soup
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Looking for something to barbeque this Memorial Day other than tired hamburgers and hotdogs? These simple Memorial Day recipes are easy to make and delicious. Print out a complete Grocery Shopping List for this menu below!
Memorial Day Menu
Memorial Day Menu
Grilled Herb Flank Steak
I marinate my steak about two days in advance, so come Memorial Day the steak is ready to grill- saving me lots of time.
Jennifer is the lucky winner of our Manic Monday Giveaway and will receive the instructional on how to make her own chalkboard menu along with a Michael’s gift certificate to purchase the necessary supplies.
Contestants were asked to post a comment about their family’s favorite dinner on Facebook, and here is what some answered:
“chicken and pasta”
“chicken parmigana”
“homemade chicken wings”
“anything that is eaten around the table with all 5 of us sitting down”– my favorite answer; thank you, Anne!
“Mom’s french onion soup”
“tacos!”
For more ideas on answering the question, “what’s for dinner tonight?” with the answer, “What’s For Dinner This Week”, visit our Weekly Meal Plan Store.
Awhile back I posted this adorable menu board from Creative Designs by Toni– a DIY chalkboard menu she made from a frame- as our Manic Monday Giveaway.
Not only is it clever and decorative, it also compliments The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System.
Since then, I’ve made one for myself and I love it. I get so many compliments about it’s functionality and charm.
Now, Toni and I (Toni- yes, we have the same name) probably didn’t think far enough ahead to realize how difficult an item this is to ship.
Manic Monday Giveaway
But after making my own menu board I realized how simple it is to make yourself. So, for this week’s Manic Monday Giveaway from The Organized Cook I’m giving away the instructions and a $40 Michaels Gift Card to purchase chalkboard paint, vinyl lettering or stencil kit and the frame to make your own chalkboard menu.
Not only does this menu keep me organized and inspired, it’s somewhat comforting for my family to see our dinner menu at the beginning of their hectic day and know that we’ll be sitting together this evening to eat Chicken Madeira.
Ready to enter? Simply visit and “like” our Facebook page and leave a comment about your family’s favorite dinner routine.
Well- besides my vegan friend- who doesn’t love fried chicken?
For subscribers to The Organized Cook, Ranch Fried Chicken is what’s on the menu this week and it’s a family favorite for me.
Ranch Fried Chicken by The Organized Cook
Doing something as simple as adding ranch dressing mix to the flour coating can make a classic meal like fried chicken something to talk about. This week’s menu is all about the classics:
Kid Favorites
This week’s menu is both healthy and kid friendly with items like fried chicken, quesadillas and pot pie. Making dinnertime fun for kids is the trick I find to help get them out of ruts. Dress up chili with bowls of fun things for them to garnish:
Kid Friendly Chili
Garnish Chili with Shredded Cheese
Whole Grain Goldfish Crackers
And, for all you vegetarians out there…. stuffed pasta shells.
Helping Hands In The Kitchen
Stuffed Pasta Shells is another perfect meal that’s easy for kids to help. My girls love to help me in the kitchen, and sometimes it feels like more work finding something for them to do. At 7 and 5-years old, stuffing pasta shells with cheese mixture is easy and fun. I enjoy sharing my passion for cooking with them.
Stuffed Pasta Shell by The Organized Cook
Stuffed Pasta Shell by The Organized Cook
Reincarnating The Leftover
What to do…. what to do… with that leftover fried chicken. Using a simple technique I like to call “reincarnating the leftover“, that leftover Ranch Fried Chicken- with a little help from my good friend, frozen puff pastry- is now reincarnated into Chicken Pot Pie. Every time I say or hear “chicken pot pie”, I either hear that chicken from the movie Chicken Run say (in Brittish accent), “I don’t want to be a pie.” Or, I (depending on who is around) immediately say, “chicken pot pie and I don’t care”…. I’m not sure why, but I can’t help it.
Chicken Pot Pie by The Organized Cook
Saving Money on Family Dinners
This week’s Weekly Meal Plan will only cost you about $90 in groceries- that’s without sales or coupons. I would love to hear back from my readers who cooked this week’s menu about how much they spent on groceries with this week’s shopping list. Just leave a comment below, or email me at to**@***********ry.com, or on Facebook.
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