{"id":5008,"date":"2010-03-22T07:58:40","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T12:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2010-03-22T08:28:46","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T13:28:46","slug":"weekly-dinner-menu-plan-32210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/22\/weekly-dinner-menu-plan-32210\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Dinner Menu Plan: 3\/22\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"
\n

Spring makes me feel like a kid in a candy store, so do giveaways.
\nBe sure to enter mine to win 3 cookbooks<\/a> and a Pioneer Woman t-shirt!<\/center>
\n
One of the things we strive for when planning our menus is making everything fit together into one nice, neat little package. We look to use ingredients in different ways throughout the week so that we’re benefiting from the ability of do-aheads and being able to buy in bulk. We also benefit from a well-stocked pantry<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n


Monday \u2013 <\/strong>Asian Orange Chicken Salad<\/a>
\n
Tuesday \u2013 <\/strong>Ham (or leftover corned beef) & Asparagus Frittata<\/a>
\n
Wednesday \u2013 <\/strong>Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas<\/a> with steamed brown rice and vegetables
\n
Thursday \u2013 <\/strong>Spaghetti Carbonara and side salads<\/a>
\n
Friday\u2013 <\/strong> Mushroom Casserole<\/a> with Chicken, side salads
\n
<\/p>\n

The Preparation Shortcuts:<\/h3>\n

1.<\/strong> When grilling the chicken for the salad on Monday, grill 4 extra breast pieces seasoned only with salt and pepper. Save these for use in the enchiladas and the mushroom casserole.
\n2.<\/strong> Fill and roll the corn tortillas and store in an airtight container on Monday. On Wednesday, simply make the sauce and transfer the rolled enchiladas to the pan, cover with remaining sauce and bake.
\n3.<\/strong> On Wednesday, make 3 extra cups of brown rice and save for the mushroom bake on Friday.
\n4.<\/strong> Prepare the mushroom casserole ahead of time (any time after Wednesday when the rice is made) so all that is left to do is toss it in the oven and wait for dinner on Friday.<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

The Shopping List:<\/h3>\n

1\/2 pound precooked ham (not necessary if using leftover meat)
\n3-4 pounds chicken breast
\n8 ounces spring mix or other field greens
\n2 pounds mushrooms
\n1 bundle asparagus
\n2 onions
\n2 serrano chiles
\nsmall piece fresh ginger
\n1 bunch fresh parsley
\n1 bunch cilantro
\n3 cups chicken broth
\n10-ounce can tomatillos
\n12 corn tortillas
\n1\/2 cup half and half
\n3 cups sour cream
\n1 cup cottage cheese
\n1\/4 cup romano cheese
\n1 cup parmesan
\n2 cups monterey jack cheese
\n
Pantry<\/a> Items:<\/strong>
\neggs
\nbutter
\nflour
\nolive oil
\nwhite wine
\nrice wine vinegar
\nhoney
\nsoy sauce
\nsalt and pepper
\ngarlic
\n1 pound uncooked spaghetti
\nsilvered almonds
\ncumin
\ncayenne pepper<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Last week from Food for My Family<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

Ganache-Topped Mint Brownies with the Kids<\/a>
\nBlog Birthday Cookbook (and t-shirt) Giveaway!<\/a><\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more menu plans:<\/center>\"orgjunkiempm1\"<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring makes me feel like a kid in a candy store, so do giveaways. Be sure to enter mine to win 3 cookbooks and a Pioneer Woman t-shirt! One of the things we strive for when planning our menus is making everything fit together into one nice, neat little package. We look to use ingredients […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,41],"tags":[344,359],"class_list":{"0":"post-5008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-menu-planning","7":"category-the-monday-menu","8":"tag-meal-planning","9":"tag-sample-menu","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5008"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5017,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions\/5017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}