Hello! This has been such a long weekend for me…but unfortunately not very fun because I’m still sick! We’re at the start of a new week, which means it’s time to talk meal planning! I’m joining Laura of Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers for the What’s for Dinner Link Up!
Last Week’s Meals:
Last week didn’t exactly go to plan. I didn’t make the Chunky Bean and Chicken Chili on Sunday because I realized I didn’t have the right beans (cannelini). On Wednesday I came down with a bad cold, and we ended up getting Indian food take-out. And on Saturday, we had take-out once again. Sometimes the unexpected comes up, and it’s okay! I just want to feel better soon.
Skillet Lasagna
Fortunately, I did make the skillet lasagna! This was another recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens 30-Minute Dinners magazine. Of course, the photo in the magazine looked all kinds of perfect and made things seem a lot easier than it really was.
You take about 8 ounces of lasagna and cook that while at the same cooking the ground beef in a skillet. I buy the not-so-cheap 95% lean ground beef, which seems to take a bit longer than the regular ground beef. I added some minced garlic because I read somewhere that garlic is good for you when you’re sick.
The process is simple: Put down a layer of pasta, add pasta sauce, cooked meat on top of that, then shredded cheese (I used Parmesan), and repeat. I added some marjoram seasoning to add a little more flavor.
The bottom ended up being burnt because it took a long time for the top-most layer to cook in the skillet. But once it was done, it was really good, and Bret liked it so it was a win! I think I prefer making lasagna in the oven though…a while back I made a garden lasagna that was to die for!
Meals for the Week:
We have once again gotten to the point where we’re low on food, so I need to pick up a TON of groceries, but I’m not sure when that’s going to happen. We have freezing rain all day today and we’re being warned to stay off the roads, so I think I’m going to be restricted to what’s already in the kitchen. I really need to figure out another good lunch option. While the avocado egg salad worked well for a couple of weeks, I’m in need of something different.
Sunday 1/18:
- Lunch: Leftovers
- Dinner: Still deciding…
Monday 1/19:
- Breakfast: Green smoothie and cereal
- Lunch: Will be doing service for Martin Luther King Day, so will probably have to pick up lunch
- Dinner: Bret’s night
Tuesday 1/20:
- Breakfast: Green smoothie and cereal
- Lunch: Will need to pick up bread to make some sandwiches
- Dinner: Homemade tacos
Wednesday 1/21:
- Breakfast: Green smoothie and cereal
- Lunch: PB&J and fruit…
- Dinner: Bret’s night
Thursday 1/22:
- Breakfast: Green smoothie and cereal
- Lunch: PB&J and fruit…
- Dinner: I have a happy hour event to go to with the Society of Women engineers. Looking forward to it!
Friday 1/23:
- Breakfast: Green smoothie and cereal
- Lunch: PB&J and fruit…
- Dinner: Leftovers
Saturday 1/24:
- Brunch: French toast and sweet potato veggie hash
- Dinner: Going to a Penn basketball game so we will probably eat out before the game.
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Janelle, another great meal plan!! Sorry that your skillet lasagna got burnt a little on the bottom, but it does sound easy peasy!!
Thanks Marnie! A little burnt, but still tasty!
I LOVE peanut butter sandwiches possible my favourite lunch of all time. unfortunately we have a nut free school so I can’t enjoy them as often as i like.
Nut free school, that’s a thing now?! I can’t even imagine!
Gosh, sounds like you’ll be having a fun social week too!! What does Brett make for dinners? My fiance will cook every so often, but typically makes something superrr easy…like reservations 😉
Haha, yes Bret makes pretty great meals! He likes throwing random veggies together and will make chicken and rice. He likes the Trader Joe’s frozen foods that are overall pretty healthy. Hopefully your fiance will make something yummy for you while you recover!
Looks like you have a great plan! That lasagna looks great…makes me miss being able to eat cheese:)
Wait, Whole30 has no cheese?! You’re better than I am!
Enjoy the basketball game, what fun! Sounds like a busy week, hope it is a fun one for you! 🙂
Thanks Kate!
Skillet lasagna does sound amazing. I’ve had great success with making it in the crock pot. Except the noodles do sometimes crisp up more than they should. Secretly I kind of like the extra crunch!
You know the crunch I had with my lasagna wasn’t bad at all! I’ll have to try the crockpot next time…sounds so yummy!
girl I’ve been sick too so I feel your pain but I generally love garlic in everything so that sounds normal to me. Skillet lasagna? I don’t know if I have the patience. Anything I can throw in the oven crockpot whatever that’s hands off and has a timer is perfect lol
I hope you feel better too! The skillet lasagna didn’t take too long to make, I just had an extra layer so it took a bit longer. I need to make more crockpot meals too…
Now I’m craving lasagna! Yum. I’m sharing your mornings of green smoothies 🙂
Thanks for linking up and sharing your menu!
Green smoothies are definitely my favorite way to start the day!
Looks like you have such a fun week scheduled! And I just love that you eat PB & J! I would eat that everyday if I could! Although, my favorite is actually PB and fluff! So good! Have a great week!
I haven’t had peanut butter and fluff in YEARS! That takes me back! 🙂
Yum, lasagna. Now I have to make some . . . I haven’t had a lot of green smoothies, but I want to try more. What’s your favorite recipe?
Thanks for sharing – the skillet lasagna looks great!
We are cleaning out the refrigerator for a trip – so this week for dinner will be some weird stuff – like plain spaghetti with butter and cheese and maybe some peanut butter crackers!