Back to Menu Planning! After a week of no routine, it’s important to plan the menu so I don’t waste the things in the fridge that I thought I would make last week, but didn’t because there wasn’t a plan.
And if you’re having a little brain-freeze trying to plan a menu, I’ll give my best piece of advice.
Ask your husband what he’d like.
I did this a few weeks ago when I was feeling uninspired, and he immediately rattled off three things that are some of our favorites but I hadn’t made in a while. So, the burden was off of me to come up with ideas, and he was happy too!
Monday – Chicken Stir Fry over rice
Tuesday – Spaghetti with homemade breadsticks (I’m planning to make a ham/egg/cheese version of the breakfast pockets I made a few weeks ago, so I’ll save some of the dough for breadsticks).
Wednesday – Tator tot casserole
Thursday – Chicken cooked in the crockpot with Italian dressing, served over rice. (I’ll cook extra rice on both Monday and Thursday, and should have enough left over to make chicken fried rice next week.)
Friday – Eat out
Saturday – Leftovers
Sunday – a freezer meal
Do any of you have a great Sunday lunch recipe? We’re eating at home for lunch on Sundays more now, and I would like to start having real meals, instead of just sandwiches. We’re looking for things that cook while we’re at church and are ready when you get home. I’m thinking crockpot type things that cook in 3-4 hours.
I’m linking up to Menu Plan Monday at Orgjunkie.com.
See now, I have finally learned NOT to ask my husband what he wants, because he always says the same thing – shrimp. It's his favorite thing, and I love it too. But every day? Argh.
For Sunday lunches – What about one of those breakfast casseroles? They usually have eggs, bread, meat (bacon/ham/sausage) cheese, veggies (mushrooms, peppers). You put it all together the night before and it sits in the fridge. After church all you need to do is throw it in the oven to bake. Add fruit or green salad and you are done!
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And about the shrimp, my hubby would ask for shrimp all the time except that he has accepted that I'm too cheap. He knows that if he gets shrimp, I expect to get some type of cooking/wife-of-the-year award.
Kite Koop, I'm emailing you. Sorry that I have no idea how to put an email-me thingy on my blog.
For Sunday lunch…with a crockpot. One of my favorite things is to throw chicken breasts in the crockpot and cover with cream of chicken soup and cook while at church. A few minutes before serving stir in a little sour cream. Serve over rice! It is really good and easy!
That's a good idea about asking the man of the house! I'll have to try that 🙂
I also have to try making some of those breakfast pockets! That's something we all would like.
Blessings,
Scarlett
Do you make hashbrown potatoes or cheesy potatoes? I've made those in my crockpot before for a side dish after church. Recently, I've been adding cubed ham to them and calling it a meal. That would be a good after church meal.
I hear you though. Sundays are so crazy on the schedules for the little ones. When you get home, you want them to eat in 2.4 seconds so you can put the cranky darlings to bed. Then if you have to COOK on top of that… we've been grabbing Subway on the way home. bad. 15 bucks not needed.
I used to cook for 15 every Sunday lunch (before kids) and I found that Saturday night cooking and Sunday afternoon reheating is really the way to go. I hate to say it as I know how you love your Saturday…
This year our congregation is meeting from 3-6pm (we share a building with 3 other congregations), so crockpot dinners are a must. I’ve mostly done various soups and had bread in the breadmaker. Even if the kids are picky about some of the soups, they will fill up on freshly baked bread.
I know this is an old post but I’m just finding it. i found your blog on Friday and its inspired me to not be intimidated by my house and get my own slobbiness under control. So far my bathroom and laundry have seen the biggest improvement. for easy crockpot meals we like salsa chicken. It can be more involved but I like just chicken breast and a can of salsa in the crockpot and then rice in the rice cooker. So easy and really yummy. it can also be in the oven for just twenty minutes.
I know this is literal YESRS later, but taco/bean soup
2 cans black beans drained
2 cans any other kind of whole beans drained
2 cans corn
1 can rotel
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1 pack ranch dip mix
1 pack taco seasoning
1 lb ground beef (I prefer to brown it before putting it in)
Dump all in crock pot I usually put it on low all day, but it would easily work on high for 3-4 hours. One friend used to make it on the stove top. Cheap, easy, goes a LONG way!!!
I can’t remember where this recipe came from but we found it online 5+ years ago 🙂
Happy Cooking!
I know this is an older post, but another idea for a Sunday crock pot meal is Pot Roast. Sliced onions on bottom of crock pot. Roast of your choice, peeled and cubed potatoes and a bag of baby carrots. You can use Beef Broth or Au Jus gravy for the liquid, or a bottle of Italian salad dressing. Throw it in on high for about 4 hours and you should be good to go. (Note: on Sundays we usually only eat two meals – brunch and lupper). Our family coined the phrase of lupper to describe a meal that’s a cross between lunch and supper.