Pantry Raid: The Plan

In the beginning there was a Meal Plan. And God said it was good.

When the going gets tough, the tough make a meal plan.

Meal Plan, it's whats for dinner.

It's not delivery, it's your Meal Plan

Yo Quiero Meal Plan


Ok. Ok. I'll stop. That last one was a pretty pathetic attempt anyways.

The meal plan is essential. It's the guide, the road map, the security blanket. It's the impenetrable shield against drive through windows, dollar menus and "super-sizing". It's the red caped super hero that swoops in and saves dinner time from the evils of nagging kids, unscheduled overtime, soccer practice, parent/teacher conferences, traffic jams and whatever else causes our evenings to spiral out of control and all of a sudden it's 7pm (or after) and you haven't stepped foot in the kitchen.

Luckily for me, Planning is my middle name. Ok, really it's Elizabeth, but it should have been Planning. On any given day I've got a plan for something (work, cleaning, crafting, errands). My plans have plans. My plans plans have back up plans. See where I'm going with this???

I've inventoried my pantry, freezer and fridge. I scoured my recipe box, pinterest, magazines, my cookbooks and my brain and the result is the following 4 week meal plan.

Week	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
Week 1	Veggie Beef Soup	Exception	Italian Pasta Salad	Chicken Salad Sammie	Left Overs	Red Beans and Rice	Ham & Cheese Quiche
Week 2	Pasta w/ Garlic and Tomatoes	Taco Tuesday	Ham and Casserole	Chicken Nuggets	Dogs & Fries	Pork Tenderloin and Cabbage	Spaghetti
Week 3	Breakfast for Dinner	Ham & Pepper Jack Sliders	Pulled Pork Tacos	Baked Potatoes	Burgers	Chicken Broccoli Pie	Chicken Nuggets
Week 4	Asian Stir Fry	Ham and Taters	Sausage Rice & Beans	Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad	Corn Dog Muffins	Chicken & Dumplings	Breakfast for Dinner

Meal Plan: Check!
Up Next: Grocery Shopping..... brace yourselves.