Weeks worth of menus?

So, what do you typically coon in a week? Do you do the same (or some of the same) dishes each week or do you switch it up? DH and I are getting serious about saving some $$$$ and cooking more and I'm starting to sit down and compile recipes (Which some of i got off of here- THANKS)
Can you please post some of your favorite complete meals (main dishes and sides) so I can start preparing my grocery lists? I've been printing recipes all afternoon and am updating my recipe box tonight!
TIA!!!

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hum...here are some of our favs:

chicken cutlets (grilled, breaded & fried, or stuffed with a numerous amount of fillings like roasted red peppers/mozzarella, bread crumbs & mushrooms/parm cheese, ham & swiss, you can stuff a chicken breast or roll it around just about anything and bake it in the oven). Buy the thin cutlets if you want to roll it.

common sides w/chicken:
cous cous (we like the parmesean flavor)
frozen creamed spinach (they have a low fat one that is really good)
mac & cheese (not the healthiest but both dh and I love boxed mac & cheese!)
frozen corn w/thyme (YUM!)
we always have salad

beef stir fry (beef, peppers, onions) over white rice (I usually make a gravy out of beef stock and deglaze both the veggie pan and the beef pan with it to add flavor and add flour to thicken). You can also serve w/egg noodles.

chicken sausage cut up and browned along w/mixed veggies (i like green & yellow zuchini and I add a can or two of stewed tomatoes)...over rice or pasta.

Flounder (baked w/fresh spinach & fresh lemon juice)

We like success brown rice boil in bag (its actually really good, doesn't come out soggy at all)...this is a common side for us.

Lets see, we also make meatloaf on occasion out of turkey chop meat. We also like tacos, out of the turkey meat (you can get almost fat free turkey).

I like to make veggie pizza (boboli crust or fresh pizza crust, peppers, artichokes, all types of cheese, etc etc (I usually make a chicken cutlet on the side for DH, I'm not a big meat eater)

HUMMmm...some nights we just do grilled chicken over salad or hamburgers, or I get a rotisserie chicken if I dont feel like cooking.

OK thats all I got for now! HTH!!!

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chicken pot pie...easy just chicken, pie crust, can of cream of celery, can of mixed veggies

pot roast..another easy one, in crockpot..just potatos, celery, onion and carrots

meatloaf

chicken and rice

stuffed chicken

spaghetti and meatballs

we also eat a lot of soups

grilled chicken salad

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pork chops - grilled with seasoning
pasta with homemade sauce
shrimp sitirfry
turkey tacos
chicken something (cutlets, marsala, etc.)
occasionally chicken sausage over pasta
fish

All are served with rice (lately whole grain) or potatoes and either veggies with EVOO and garlic OR salad

We are in such a rut, so I need new ideas - good thread!

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This Week's menu:
MON: Brown Rice, Chicken & Veggie Stirfy
TUE: Sweet Potato Fries, BBQ Glazed Pork Chops, Sugar Snap Peas
WED: Brown Rice, Beef Chili w/ fixins
THUR: Chicken & Sausage in a red sauceover linguini
FRI: Pizza

Last Week's Menu:
MON: Eggplant Parm with Linguini
TUE: Filet Minon, Baked Potatoes, String Beans, Carrots
WED: Grilled Chicken Sandwiches, Lentil Soup
THURS: Mustard Maple Pork Chops, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Asparagus
FRI: Pizza

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Chicken Cordon Blue
Chicken Rolled and Stuffed with Stuffing
Cheesy Chicken Parm
Grilled Chicken
Chicken Over Rice
(Many different Chicken recipes)
Pasta with Any Sauce
We BBQ a lot (even in the winter)
MeatLoaf
Pork Chops
Baked Ziti with Turkey Sausage (so good - I will look up the recipe for you)
Taco's
Chili
Pizza (we make our own)
Salmon
Pasta Salad
Salad
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Corn, Rice, Stuffing, Vegetables, Potatoes (Baked or Mashed)

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I am a vegetarian so this is what I love:

Eggplant (my favorite)
Tofu
Soup

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-Chicken Cutlets
-Salmon/Tuna Steaks with Avocado
-Meatloaf and my onion baked potatoes-yum-this is my personal favorite
-homemade tacos
-Stir Fry

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Pasta with sauce or cherry tomatoes, arugula and tempeh bacon

Bean burritos - Refried beans, salsa, loads of veggies

Veggie burgers with either fries or bean salad (we're obsessed with my bean salad)

Veggie stir-fry with either tempeh or tofu over udon noodles

Homemade pizza on homemade crust

Soup with a really nice bread, like a rosemarry baguette

Last night we made falaffel from a Fantastic Foods mix and it was great

We also love punjab choley, which is an Indian chickpea dish that we buy at Trader Joe's pre-made and serve over cous-cous

And one of our favorites is a butternut squash and mixed veggies concoction with Israeli cous-cous. It's the best thing ever.

We eat a lot of the same things each week. Usually salad before dinner, but if we've got a lot of veggies in the meal, we'll skip it. We're not big fancy cooks.

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i try not to cook the same things every week... but i don't have to cook every night because our schedules are opposite, so that makes it easier for me. i'm all about simple, quick recipes.
-baked ziti
-marinaded steak with tator tots
-homemade hamburgers made with lipton onion soup mix, and french fries
-homemade tacos
-no bean chile in the crock pot
-chicken parm with spagetti
-baked clams & crab cakes with pasta
-spagetti and cheese stuffed chicken meatballs
-pork chops (made with shake and bake), with twice baked potatos and cinnaman apples
-mini lamb chops with garlic mashed potatos and corn on the cob
-chicken bake (the recipe is on the stove top box, it uses chicken-stove top-cream of chicken soup-mixed veggies-sour cream) - i make it just with biscuts
-beef stew made in the crock pot
-rotisserie chicken from stop-n-shop, make it with noodles and gravy and a veggie
-roast beef if i'm going to be home all day to baste (then i used leftovers to make roast beef/mozzarella sandwiches on garlic bread with gravy)
-pizza (we use the boboli crust)

Message edited 3/22/2007 9:29:51 PM.

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Chicken with wine sauce and noodles
Tacos
Grilled chicken
Flounder
Broccoli and Macaroni
Pasta with tomatoes, garlic and oil
Chicken franchaise
Grilled chicken salad and soup
Ribs
Steak and potatoes

eta...

Salmon
Tuna melts
Turkey burgers

Message edited 3/23/2007 12:52:22 PM.

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Thanks everyone! They all sound so good!!!!!

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I have a few recipes, but I usually switch it up every week. I guess I have about a months worth of recipes.

Here are some ideas:

ravioli with tomato sauce
steamed salmon with veggies
chicken in pyhllo with green peppercorns
marinated chicken breasts (we have a great chicken shop here)
pasta with jarred pesto
pasta with broccoli
pasta with tomatoes
mushroom quiche
peri peri shrimp
a few different stir frys
chicken burgers
risottos
shrimp scampi
tacos
chicken saltimbocca
penne a la vodka
salmon with pesto mayo
chicken in a lime pepper marinade


i will make stuff and freeze stuff- easier and time saving for during the week.

Message edited 3/25/2007 4:12:30 AM.

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Things we cook:

Main Dishes
Breaded chicken cutlets, sauteed lightly in olive oil cooking spray
Unbreaded chicken cutlets, sauteed lightly in olive oil spray
Chicken Risotto (use any risotto recipe, add cooked pieces of chicken at the end)
Rib-Eye Steaks (either on the grill or grill pan)
Flank Steak (either on the grill or grill pan) either spice rubbed or marinated
Fatijas (make with chicken or steak)
Chicken Marsala
Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Chicken/Steak Stir-Fries
Chicken Tenders
Grilled chicken (I have about 20 marinades that I use in the last few minutes of cooking to add flavor)
Homemade Penne a la Vodka
Pasta and Homemade Sauce
Boneless Pork Ribs with BBQ Sauce
Homemade Meatballs
Sausage/Pasta Bake
Store Bought Ravolis
Frittata with Potatoes and Onions (I have a great Martha recipe that uses mostly egg whites, so it is healthier)
Corned Beef in my crockpot

Side Dishes
White Rice
Homemade Rice Pilaf
Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary, Olive Oil, and Garlic
Mashed Potatoes with Bacon Bits
Mashed Potato Spring Rolls (I had these at Grand Lux, loved them and recreated at home)
Store bought French Fries
Homemade Rice a Roni
Homemade or Store Bought French Fries
Store Bought Tator Tots
Hash Browns
Store Bought Sweet Potato Fries
Green Beans sauteed in Olive Oil and Garlic
Corn (on the cob or from a can sauteed with a little bit of butter and onions)
Sauteed onions
Pierogies (boil, then saute in oil/butter with onion)

Message edited 3/25/2007 8:42:17 AM.

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Some of our favorites:
breaded chicken cutlets
pork chops
meatloaf
sloppy joe
sausage
ham
sauce w/various pastas, meatballs & sausage
rotisserie chicken
fried shrimp
spinach pie
eggplant parm
chicken parm
homemade mac n' cheese
crockpot meals like beef stew & chicken dumpling
Digiorno pizza
Quiche
kielbasa
if it's a fast night maybe pancakes or french toast
now that it's nice out we will start using the BBQ again

Sides:
stuffing
veggies (corn, carrots, broccoli w/cheese sauce)
pasta roni
rice-a-roni
baked potatoes
scalloped potatoes
white rice
french fries
mashed potatoes
pierogies
sweet potatoes/yams
baked beans
sauteed sliced potatoes
noodles

Message edited 3/25/2007 3:02:49 PM.

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I usually make a some kind of pasta/soup dish first, then meat&sides 2nd.
Everything is homemade-I try to buy everything fresh-not premade or in a box.
I make the same things every week, but will switch up the 1st dish&sides...example:

First Dish:
Lentil Soup
Escarole&Bean Soup
Pasta Fagioli(fasulli)
Orecchiette w/broccoli rabe&sausage
Pasta w/Broccoli or Califlower

Second:
Steak on BBQ
Chicken Cutlets-plain or parmiagiana/marsala/roletini etc
Pork Chops
Pork Loin
Veal Chop or cutlets
Beef Stew
Meatloaf
Sausage(&peppers)
Whole chicken or chicken parts-made diff ways

Sides:
Risotto
Sweet Potato
Potatoes(mashed or roasted)
Broccoli rabe
Red peppers or fryers
Fresh string beans-w/breadcrumb or Marinara sauce
Spinach salad

umm...thats all i can think of for now-HTH

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BBQ Chicken marinaded in BBQ Sauce

Chili made in crockpot

Chicken Cacciatori Made in Crockpot

Pot Roast made in Crockpot

Lipton Meatloaf

Taco Salad Minus the Tacos - Made with 93% fat free beef.

Chicken Parm - w/Home Made Sauce not breaded and not fried

Eggplant Parm made the same way

Macaroni and Home Made Sauce

93% FF Beef w/ Onions/Mushrooms/Peppers/Zucchini/Stewed Tomatoes over Macaroni.

Home Made Chicken soup

HomeMade Meatball Soup



Scott

Message edited 3/26/2007 1:43:51 PM.

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This week:

MON Filet Minon, mushrooms & onions, French Fries, Sauteed Asparagus

TUES "fried" Pork Chops, Sweet Potato Fries, Sugar Snap Peas

WED Garlic Chicken Wings & Thighs with roasted potatoes, mushrooms, and onion

THURS Beef Chili, Brown Rice, all the fixins, salad

FRI Pizza

Message edited 3/26/2007 8:11:49 PM.

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So far this week:
Monday - Fresh Macaroni(not boxed) w/Home Made Sauce

Tuesday - BBQ Chicken breasts. I put them in the marinade yesterday
Yams and Salad or veggies

Wednesday: Cut up Chicken Sausage with peppers, onions, mushrooms, Zucchini, Stewed Tomatoes over Brown Rice

Scott

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This is a great thread - I get so tired of our same old meals. Once we get settled and back to eating normal every night I'm definitely trying some of these.

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This week its:
Sunday - Take out Curry (yum)
Monday - Chicken Fajitas
Tuesday -Chicken Matzoh Ball Soup
Wednesday - Satay Pork Chops w/Broccolli and Rice
Thursday - Lamb Korma Curry w/rice
Friday - Chinese and American Idol
Saturday...dunno yet

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Meatballs (either Turkey or Beef) and Pasta (usually Linguine) with homemade Sauce
Chicken Cutlets (grilled or fried using Italian breading) with Homemade Penne Ala Vodka
Shrimp, Chicken or Beef Fajita Tacos with homemade Corn Tortillas served with Tex-Mex Rice
Carne Guisada (beef Stew)
Chicken Relleno (using a Poblano Pepper)
Filet Mignon (medium)
Beef or Turkey Chili made with a veggies
Lemon Chicken (I use Japanese panko crumbs) served with homemade vegtable fried rice
Chicken Francese
Veal Francese
Pot Roast
Enchiladas
King Ranch Chicken Casserole
Meatloaf
Salmon Teryaki
BBQ Ribs
Turkey Burgers
Hamburgers
Chicken or Eggplant Parm
Veggie Lasagna using no pasta!


Sides-
Yellow Squash topped with Parmesan
Spaghetti Squash
Grilled Zucchini
Sauted Mushrooms
Sweet Potatoes
Sauted Spinach
Grilled Asparagus
Broccoli
Broccoli and Cheese and Rice Casserole
Snap Peas
fResh greenbeans
Red Potatoes drizzled with Olive Oil and Rosemary
Fingerling Potatoes (same as above)
Salad with blue cheese crumbs or feta cheese with homemade vinagrette ( I usually throw in slices of flank steak in the salad)

Message edited 3/28/2007 9:07:01 PM.

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Bump for New week