If you checked out the Tip Tuesday post from yesterday, you know that I’m working to organize recipes to break up that meal plan monotony. When I made the plan this past weekend, it was oh so easy to consider falling back down that slippery slope of the meal plan monotony rut.
But I knew I couldn’t let that happen. Plus, I had several recipes that I had originally planned for the previous week that really needed to see the light of day.
I decided I needed to really make it easy for myself and form a list from the recipes that I had already started investigating on various blogs, to organize that list using the parameters I mentioned yesterday: main protein, preparation, type, and website.
Here is my first (of hopefully many) of those organized, coded lists. The code is found on the Tip Tuesday post.
Crock Pot Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwiches (LitL) CP/U, PWE, chicken
Taco Potatoes (LitL) M, PWE (Thursday meal), ground meat
Spaghetti Pie (LitL) I, PWE/WE, ground meat
Ranch Chicken Enchiladas (LitL) M, PWE, chicken
Taco Lettuce Wraps (LitL) M, WN/PWE, ground meat
Loaded Chicken and Potato Casserole (LitL) U, WE, chicken
Chicken Cheesesteak Baked Potatoes (LitL) U, PWE, chicken
Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps (LitL) U/F, PWE, ground meat
Bowtie Skillet Lasagna (LitL) I, WN, ground meat
Chicken Parmesan Bake (LitL) I, WE, chicken
Sloppy Joe Squares (LitL) U, PWE, ground meat
Fuji Chicken (MRB) A, WE, chicken
Cabbage Roll Casserole (MRB), U/E, WE, ground meat
Cheesy BBQ Chicken and Rice (MRB) U, PWE, chicken
Spaghetti, Chicken, and Bacon Dish (MRB), U/I, PWE, chicken
Enchirritos (MRB) M, PWE, ground meat (sausage)
Tater Tot Nachos (Buns in My Oven) M, WN, ground meat
King Ranch Mac and Cheese (LitL) F/M/U, PWE (possibly with spaghetti), chicken
Mexican Pizza (LitL) F/M/U, PWE, ground beef
Bean and Cheese Enchiladas (try refried beans) (T+T) M, PWE, meatless
Beef and Scallion Stir Fry (T+T) A, PWE, steak
Cashew Chicken (T+T) A, PWE, chicken
French Onion Soup (T+T) E, WE, meatless
Texas Cheese Fries (T47) U, PWE, pork
Potato Pizzas (WB) P, PWE, pepperoni
Loaded Potato and Chorizo Casserole (WB) U/M, PWE, pork
Potato and Chicken Croquettes (WB) U, WE, chicken
Marmalade-Glazed Pork Chops (WB) U, WE, pork
Pulled Pork Nachos (FFM) U/F/M, PWE, pork
Waffle Pizza Dippers (FFM) P, PWE, pepperoni
Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken (FFM) CP/A, PWE, chicken
This is only the tip of the iceberg. I foresee three more We Plan Wednesday or Meal Plan Monday posts on the recipes that I’ve categorized and organized so far. And those are by far not the end of them.
What recipes are your go-to prep ahead, weeknight, or weekend-only meals?
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