Menu Plan Monday

Last week I tried two new recipes Mexican Chicken and Tomato Herb Pasta, which I served together with garlic cheese biscuits. That was a great meal. I highly recommend them.

After seeing calzones on someone else's menu plan, I changed my plans last week and made calzones instead of Homemade Pizza. I followed Erin's (at $5 Dinners) directions for Pepperoni Calzones but used my usual no-rise pizza crust recipe since I don't have a bread machine.

This week since we have plans with family for Easter, I won't have to cook Friday or Saturday. WhooHoo! To make it easier, we're having leftovers on Thursday because we have a Maundy Thursday service at our church that night.

I'm trying to learn to plan my menu based on what I already have in the pantry and freezer. Here's what I ended up with:

Monday: Tacos, Spanish rice, tortilla chips, cheese sauce.

Tuesday: Chicken pot pie with cheesy biscuit topping.

Wednesday: Baked pork chops, black-eyed peas, macaroni and cheese, and corn bread.

Thursday: Leftover Chicken Spaghetti, salad, and French bread.

Sunday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup or leftovers.

I still have a few leftovers in the freezer for lunches this week. Beyond leftovers, I plan to fix:

Turkey BLT Wraps
Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches
Brown bag burritos

I also plan to try this new muffin recipe for breakfast one morning:
Oatmeal Tea Muffins.

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