Hey everyone! I haven't posted a meal plan in what seems like forever. We have been doing FANTASTIC with our food spending this past week. We ate in 5 days. Yes, I said that FIVE. This might sound stupid to you all, but we are really bad when it comes to eating at home.
I've been making a lot of new recipes (which are all super tasty) and I'm loving it. I noticed that a lot of you are on a “No Eating Out November” as I've seen on some of your blog posts.
Do any of you have a goal to not eat out this month at all, or maybe even limit your eating out? I know we do! Our goal is to eat in Monday through Friday right now.
Here's what I plan on making as our main course for each dinner:
- Monday – Chicken with Tomato Herb Pan Sauce via Chic Darling
- Tuesday – Chicken Teriyaki (I've gotten many rave reviews about my recipe)
- Wednesday – Steak
- Thursday – Three Cheese Chicken Penne (but I will use Steak instead)
- Friday – Smothered Chili Burritos
- Saturday – Out to Eat
- Sunday – Out to Eat
What's on your menu? Share any recipes 🙂
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Faith says
November 4, 2012 at 5:43 amThat’s awesome! We tend to eat out twice in the week too and eat in the rest of the days. The chicken teriyaki meal sounds amazing!
I have to make a meal plan today but in thinking tonight I’m making Cajun chicken.
MakingSenseofCents says
November 4, 2012 at 11:21 amCajun Chicken sounds yummy! What's your recipe?
Budget & the Beach says
November 4, 2012 at 9:00 amI've done this recipe a million times in my life. It's easy (if I can do it it's easy), great for colder nights, and makes a lot of leftovers. http://evascookbook.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/mine… (use spicier sausage if you want to give it a kick).
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MakingSenseofCents says
November 4, 2012 at 11:22 amOooh thanks! That looks so yummy.
Tanner says
November 4, 2012 at 10:31 amI hope I am not on the not-eating-out plan, because I've only eaten out twice in the past 3 months and was looking forward something in November! Where/how do you find your recipes, if you don't mind me asking? You always come up with something delicious, and I seem to have a short-attention span when it comes to looking for recipes. Is it Pinterest? Anyway, my menu is looking a lot like last week. I have a big package of chicken breasts that I'll probably dice up and stirfry with vegetables. Maybe that's one thing of eating for 1… you cook a big batch and it lasts for 3-4 meals!
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MakingSenseofCents says
November 4, 2012 at 11:23 amIt's from Pinterest and some are recipes that others post on their blogs. And you're right, having extras would be nice. We usually just eat everything until we are extremely stuffed haha.
LenaAtOnMySide says
November 4, 2012 at 10:47 amYum! You have a delicious menu planned! When i don't plan anything, we do terrible eating in. Last week we either ate out ot had a take-out 4 times 🙁 Staying in for sure this week!
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MakingSenseofCents says
November 4, 2012 at 11:23 amSame here. When there's no menu, it is horrible in this house!
SWR says
November 4, 2012 at 12:40 pmI just posted our menu as well. While I'm most excited about pork chops and mac n cheese tonight (this is, like, my absolute favorite comfort food meal), we don't have anything that interesting for this week. But for future reference, this is my absolute favorite site for fast and healthy(ish) weeknight meals:
http://www.iowagirleats.com
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Stephanie says
November 4, 2012 at 12:50 pmI hadn't heard of the no eating out thing, but we only go out to eat a couple of times a month, and since my birthday is in November, I am clearly going to go out for sushi, even if I do have to limit the kinds I can eat! This week I won't be going out to eat though. Lots of yummy stuff on the menu. I just made this for lunch: http://pinchofyum.com/creamy-thai-sweet-potatoes-…
And I'm using the other half of the cabbage to make a halupki casserole. So delicious! 🙂
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Julie says
November 4, 2012 at 3:10 pmWe eat out, at most, twice a week due to schedules so all our meals are made at home. It does save on the pocketbook a lot but not if your sig other eats like a garbage disposal! Good luck!
Marissa says
November 4, 2012 at 3:57 pmThanks for sharing, Michelle!
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Katie says
November 4, 2012 at 7:26 pmyum!! and that dessert looks delicious!! i have on my list a thai chicken crock pot recipe I found on pinterest!
Nichole Crews says
November 4, 2012 at 8:32 pm5 days of eating at home sounds like a success to me! Good going, friend!
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Hawaii Planner says
November 4, 2012 at 9:32 pmTHe chicken teriyaki sounds wonderful, & is that a lemon bar? YUM. Love lemon bars.
We're having lots of pasta this week, but my favorite quick & easy recipe is penne with grilled chicken (we make in big batches & freeze) + pesto (we buy prepared at Costco) tossed together & topped with pine nuts & shaved paremsan.
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Head to Toe Chic says
November 4, 2012 at 9:59 pmThat all sounds so good! I need to try out some new recipes.
xo,
Angela
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Mary says
November 4, 2012 at 11:44 pmHow do you pick the recipes you use for meal plan? I'm currently in a meal funk and can't seem to think of anything.
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MakingSenseofCents says
November 5, 2012 at 12:15 amI find them on Pinterest and when I read blog posts! I bookmark the links so that I can find them later.
Anna says
November 5, 2012 at 4:04 amI need to be better at planning out our meals as well. We eat out on the weekends as well.
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