ON THE MENU WEEK OF FEB 5TH
Don’t you love doable dinner menus? This week let’s talk about dinner recipes using things you mostly have stocked in your pantry and frig and freezer! Super easy dinners that taste good and are satisfying!
Eat well this week! And take good care of yourself!
MONDAY- PASTA DAY
This is one of my favorite easy dinners to make. Since I keep bacon (or pancetta) in the freezer this pasta dish is one I can make with few ingredients. If you have never made pasta carbonara you will want to give this a try! The secret is stirring the eggs in furiously!
If you don’t have bacon you can make it without!
TUESDAY
As you probably know I grew up eating salmon patties and I love them! My mom used canned salmon and her salmon cakes were really scrumptious! So if you can’t get fresh salmon use canned! And I’ll be using roasted red peppers in a jar instead of fresh peppers because I can’t find them right now. If you don’t have breadcrumbs you can make them if you have bread!
This wonderful recipe is from Natasha’s Kitchen.
- BEST SALMON PATTIES
- FROZEN GREEN BEANS (How to make them taste better)
WEDNESDAY
Let’s make chili. If you can’t find hamburger used ground turkey and if you can’t find ground turkey how about ground sausage? No meat? No worry! Add an extra can of beans and add rice.
If you don’t have chili seasonings use a canned chili or use a small palmful of chili and about the same as cumin.
No salsa, don’t worry! Add tomato sauce or diced tomatoes or any canned tomatoes and a little ketsup!
You can substitute so many things when it comes to chili!
A big thank you to Becky at The Cookie Rookie for this easy mostly pantry meal!
THURSDAY
So many of these recipes this week are a real blast from my past. My mom made easy dinners that fed a large family! And may ingredients came out of a can!
I have a couple cans of tuna in my pantry and was looking for a tuna noodle casserole and came across this more grown-up version from Six Dollar Family. This is an amazing frugal-lovin’ site!
Our small local farmers’ market offers hydroponic greens. So I’ll get there early in the week and grab a head or three of gorgeous lettuce.
- GROWN-UP TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
- GARDEN SALAD WITH AN ORANGE VINAIGRETTE. You can see how to make a simple vinaigrette HERE.
FRIDAY- EASY SOUP DAY
Soup is a good way to use frozen broccoli. I have a big bag in the freezer and this soup will be not only easy to make with just a few ingredients but instead of heavy cream I’ll use evaporated milk and whole milk. Thanks to Monica at Food Recipe.
Beer bread is a family favorite! I’ve been making this for years and it is just delicious and filling! If you are finding it hard to find bread make beer bread! No beer? Use soda!
SATURDAYI
It’s a rare menu plan that does not have chicken on it! But no chicken this week. (However, there are a few below in OTHER YUMMY RECIPES)
I love quesadillas! And they are so so versatile! These are vegetarian and look amazing! Thanks, Jenny from The Diary Of A Real Housewife.
SUNDAY- BREAKFAST FOR DINNER
My husband loves breakfast for dinner. No wonder! Breakfast is his favorite meal of the day!
So honey, this is for you!!!!
- FLUFFY PANCAKES
- HOT SYRUP
- BREAKFAST SAUSAGE
- FRUIT
TREAT OF THE WEEK
It’s so important to treat yourself during this hard time. So, let’ make something we all love! And we all love chocolate chip cookies!
OTHER YUMMY RECIPES THIS WEEK…
MAPLE GLAZED BANANA BREAD SCONES
BLUEBERRY AND LEMON LAYER CAKE
CORN AND CHEDDAR MASHED POTATO FRITTERS
Have a safe and scrumptious week! I’m here… staying calm and carrying on!
I so appreciate that you cook simply and seasonally, and keep favorites in the rotation.
My family has enjoyed many of your recipes – thank you!
Wow, I want to use everyone of these recipes! Thank you!! Just wish there was an easy way to download all the menus/recipes at once.
Love your blog.
These recipes are not all mine and my dear blogging friends are so kind to let me share them on my blog. Head to their blogs and get the recipes there. Or better yet, save them on Pinterest.