Upon reading the title you might just jump to thinking that I am recovering because we had a menu launch this weekend which is ALWAYS a bit hectic.
By the way, I hope you have checked out our October freezer cooking menus, they are full of fall favorites your family is sure to love! And with a menu for every eating style, diet, whole foods, traditional, gluten free dairy free, and vegetarian, you really can’t go wrong.
The real reason it was hectic around here is that I (Tricia) had a bit of an outpatient surgery on Friday and spent the weekend resting in bed. Now I knew it was coming so I did what any good freezer cook would do, I filled the freezer!
It was a bit crazy and I questioned if I was going to secretly be on that show about people who have babies when they don’t know they are pregnant as my cooking resembled that of a 9 month pregnant nester! Alas, I am not.
At any rate, I made up a slew of meals because I just wasn’t sure how long I would be down and out and I didn’t want my family to be without great meals. Here is what I ended up cooking up for the week (and beyond).
Freezer Cooking List
- 6 pounds of ground beef, portioned into 1 lb packages (cooked in the slow cooker)
- 2 Johnny Marzettis
- 2 Beef Stroganoffs
- 2 Taco Soups
- 8 pounds of chicken cooked in the slow cooker, portioned into 1 lb
- 4 pounds of chicken, diced raw, portioned into 1 lb packages for easy use with stir-fry meals
- 1 Chicken Broccoli Casserole
- 2 homemade pizzas using Kelly’s pizza dough recipe
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
- French Toast Sticks
- Blueberry Pancakes
So you can see why it appeared that I might be nesting? Gee whiz! In my defense, I wasn’t planning on the chicken items but our favorite butcher had them at a price I couldn’t pass up, so I didn’t.
Anyhoo, our week of meals is going to be easy peasy now, wouldn’t you say?
Menu Plan Monday
Monday –
- Toddler Lunch – Fish Sticks, California vegetables, applesauce
- Dinner – Chicken Broccoli Casserole, green salad
Tuesday –
- Toddler Lunch – Macaroni & Cheese, green beans, apple slices
- Dinner – leftovers
Wednesday –
- Toddler Lunch – Chicken Fingers, cheese sticks, grapes
- Dinner – Beef Stroganoff, green beans, easy garlic bread
Thursday –
- Toddler Lunch – PB&J packed lunch
- Dinner – Slow Cooker Soup – haven’t decided yet – which is your favorite?
Friday –
- Dinner – Dinner with family
Saturday –
- Lunch – leftovers
- Dinner – Slow Cooker Chicken Stew, rice, pot stickers
Sunday –
- Lunch – Lunch with Church Family
- Dinner – Oven Fried Chicken, special potatoes
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