Happy November! The year is coming to an end quickly isn’t it?
Since it’s Sunday, I’m linking up my weekly meal planning with Laura of Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers for the What’s For Dinner linkup. This is a great way to get inspired and stay accountable when it comes to meal planning.
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Last Week Recap:
I’m happy to say that meal planning and prepping went really well in my first week back. Of course as usual, everything didn’t go to plan, but overall the first week back to meal planning was a success!
Now I need to keep that momentum going and stay consistent, making meals that are nutritious and relatively easy to prepare. We’ve got some candy in the house, and I need to stay away from it!
Breakfast Quiche:
It was the first time in a long time that I made a quiche for breakfast. The best thing about it is that it’s so easy to make – saute veggies on the stove, then mix in with 6 eggs to transfer in a greased pan and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes. You can really use whatever veggies you have on hand. I ended up using a lot of broccoli which was a first – I’m not sure I’d use as much the next time.
I’ve also made the quiche in muffin form, and I think I prefer it. The pan wasn’t deep enough, so I didn’t really feel like the quiche was as filling as I’d like. And don’t be fooled by the photo – this was a pretty small pan. I’d have to double this up to really make it work for the whole week.
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins:
These were really good! Very easy to make and a little bit addictive. I started eating 2 of these with my quiche for breakfast because again, I needed to make sure I had a filling breakfast! Sometimes I’d have a banana with this meal as well. I would definitely buy the Krusteaz muffins brand again – if you didn’t know, they make amazing pancake mix as well!
Smoothies and Tuna Sandwiches:
The weekly lunch prep really is one of my favorite time-savers. Neither the smoothies or sandwiches were very photogenic, but they tasted pretty good! The big stars were swiss chard and kiwi berries – both were neglected in our farm share offerings so it worked great. I’m realizing I love smoothies with almond milk – there’s just something about the nuttiness that I really enjoy.
The tuna salad included black beans, cumin and cilantro with 2 parts mayo, 1 part Greek yogurt…I didn’t have any corn. It was pretty flavorful, so I’d probably make it again.
Pork Chops:
We had pork chops a couple of nights last week that Bret prepared. My plan was to bake them and have cornbread and veggies, but my week was a little hectic and it didn’t work out. I wish I took a picture of his meals – he did a great job.
Meals for the Week:
This week I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing. Since I’m off on Friday, that gives me a lot more freedom for cooking towards the end of the week and into the weekend – so I don’t have to plan everything!
Breakfasts:
Apple cinnamon muffins – this is the other box mix I purchased. I bet they will be tasty!
Quiche muffins
Cereal and milk
Lunches:
Green smoothies – spinach will be the star this week
Acorn squash with quinoa and kale
Pasta casserole? Still deciding
Dinners:
Skinny sloppy joes with sweet potato fries – let’s try this again!
Tilapia and veggies
Snacks:
Honey roasted peanuts – mid-morning work snack
Luna bars – always taste like dessert!
Greek yogurt and granola
Mountain Trail Mix from Wegmans
What do you have on tap for meals this week?
I first want to say.. I love your blog!! So much great info/fun stuff packed into it. Second, “hi” I’m Lisa and I found you through the blog hop. Meal planning is always such a struggle for me, so this post will be super helpful!
Looking forward to following your blog and reading more posts!! 🙂
Hi Lisa, so glad you like the blog – such kind words! Can’t wait to see you again 🙂
Meal planning makes life so much easier! That breakfast quiche looks SO GOOD! I love eggs and could probably eat them 3 times a day (maybe not the best idea?!), but I definitely love to incorporate them into my breakfasts like that.
I can’t wait to hear how your apple cinnamon muffins came out!
That breakfast quiche look awesome!
This is a great way to start your week and organize your meal plans (and I got some good ideas too!)
Janelle your meals look great! Do you reheat that quiche? Maybe I’ll try making one.
Yes, I just reheat the quiche in the microwave each morning. Oh I hope you make one, it’s so easy! 🙂
You’re a meal planning all star! I’m so lazy that I just make one big pot of something for lunches and have the same dinner. But Thursday I’m usually sick of everything though. I need to get more versatile!
I pretty much love anything with eggs, so that breakfast quiche is perfect for me! I actually eat omelets for lunch quite often–I may need to make this. I bet it reheats well.
Yes, it does reheat well. I think if you make it as muffins, it works well for lunch too! I haven’t made an omelet in a really long time…long overdue!
Sounds like you’ve got some good eats planned! The weather here took a dump this week – from 80 last week to the 50s and wet this week – so Im doing lots of soups this week! Not that I mind at all, I could eat soups and chilis every dang day!
Ooh soup sounds fantastic! I need to try out some recipes 🙂
That breakfast quiche looks yum!
Thanks, it was pretty good! I’d use less broccoli next time!
Yum!! I love seeing new recipes and these look fantastic! I spent Saturday prepping and planning and we’ve got some great chicken, spaghetti, and chili recipes on tap for this week, but I’m definitely going to be adding a few of these to next week’s plan!!
That sounds awesome! I need to add chili to my list of meals! 🙂
you are very organized this week! I love breakfast casseroles and tend to make them for dinner and then eat the leftovers for breakfast for a few days. Great way to start the day!
If I don’t organize, I’m a complete mess haha! I need to try breakfast casseroles.
Posts like these make me wish I was a better meal planner. For some reason, I just can’t get myself into doing the advance prep work. Hopefully, one day. That quiche looks delicious.
Thanks! I think you just have to give it a try and give yourself time to prep. It’s really not so bad once you get going!
Meal planning makes the world much easier. I don’t plan for the week usually but try for the day every morning.
I wish I could plan each morning – I’m too lazy!
That quiche and those muffins look delicious! And also… how do you make skinny sloppy joes? I want to know!
Here’s the recipe – one of my favorites! http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/10/skinny-sloppy-joes.html
Thank you!!
What a good idea to meal prep some boxed muffin type things! Such a yummy snack with banana and maybe even some PB mmmm
Oooh that sounds even better! I’d love it 🙂
I have a chicken in the crockpot right now – we’ll eat chicken with barbecue sauce for the next two days and then the broth and remaining chicken will be that base for soup later this week. Not sure what else we’ll have this week…
Yum, crockpot chicken, great idea! I need to get back on it!
Your breakfast quiche looks great. It has been ages since I tried a quiche… better do that! Thanks for the reminder and I hope you have a great week.
No problem, Elle 🙂
I have to say that breakfast quiche looks amazing! And I think these would be great as muffins also. I’m going to have to try this. I make green smoothies also.. usually with spinach or kale.
I love spinach and kale smoothies!! Yes, quiche muffins are great – I think I’m going back to muffins.
You are having some of my favorite foods!! I should just come eat with you every day lol
Hehe 🙂
Thank you! I’m in SERIOUS need of some meal planning options. Takeout is happening WAY too often.
Takeout is so tempting…meal planning helps fight the urge!
wow…I’ve never really done meal prepping. I tend to get bored with eating the same foods and will end up wasting my money. That quiche looks amazing though.
I know some people meal plan a variety of foods throughout the week, so they seem to keep a good variety! One week at a time is good enough for me!
The quiche looks amazing!! I would eat for breakfast or lunch. Great job on the awesome meal planning!!
Thanks, Natalie! 🙂
I have never done much meal prep, unless you include going to the grocery store and having a general idea about what’s for supper. Ha. I love quiche and poppyseed muffins. That would be a great combination. I’m curious, when you bake quiche in a muffin tin, how long does that usually take? Thanks for the tip about putting black beans into tuna. I make tuna salad pretty often, usually with red grapes and pickles. I’ve never thought about black beans but imagine it would be very tasty. I’m enjoying this hop!
Hey! I baked the quiche for about 20 minutes around 375 degrees…it doesn’t take long! Red grapes sounds really tasty in tuna salad, I need to try it!
I can’t imagine starting my week without a menu and meal prep Sunday.
I hope to get to that point, soon! 🙂
Looks great! I have really started meal planning and prepping the past month or so. It is super easy to get out the door in the morning – just pack up the containers already filled and go!
I need to get to the point where the containers are set up!
the breakfast quiche looks delicious! how many days does that last you? Do you just microwave it in the AM?
The quiche lasted for a week! And yes, I microwave it in the morning!