{"id":477,"date":"2008-08-31T22:43:44","date_gmt":"2008-09-01T03:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=477"},"modified":"2012-01-07T17:27:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T23:27:38","slug":"menu-plan-september-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/menu-plan-september-1-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Menu Plan, September 1-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s what the 144 family will be dining on this week:<\/p>\n

Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakfast- waffles with bananas, berries<\/p>\n

Dinner-left-over grilled chicken from fajita party in stir fry chicken and vegetables<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakfast-scrambled egg whites and cheese, toast, yogurt smoothies<\/p>\n

Dinner–\u00a0 Chicken and shrimp quesadillas (just grilled chicken and shrimp for mom plus some spinach) broccoli, pineapple<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakfast- cereal, yogurt<\/p>\n

Kid dinner: soy corn dogs, berries<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakfast- smoothie popsicles<\/p>\n

Dinner-Maple-brined pork chops, apples<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakfast-Chocolate chip pancakes<\/p>\n

Kid dinner-Pick your leftover night<\/p>\n

(Grownup date night)<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dinner-Baked Ziti (Carbs for the endurance I’ll need the next day!), breadsticks, salad, broccoli<\/p>\n

Recipe Baked Ziti (8 servings)<\/strong><\/p>\n

12 oz uncooked ziti<\/p>\n

2 tsp olive oil<\/p>\n

2 medium garlic cloves, minced<\/p>\n

1\/3 pound raw lean ground beef<\/p>\n

1 tsp each: dried oregano, thyme, rosemary<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp table salt<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp black pepper<\/p>\n

28 oz canned crushed tomatoes<\/p>\n

1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and saut\u00e9 2 minutes. Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 3 to 5 minutes; drain off any fat and set pan back over medium heat.<\/p>\n

Add oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir to coat beef. Cook until herbs become fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n

Spoon a small amount of beef-tomato mixture into bottom of a 4-quart casserole dish (just enough to cover surface); top with half of cooked ziti. Next, layer with half of remaining beef-tomato sauce and half of mozzarella cheese. Layer with remaining ziti and then top with remaining beef-tomato sauce; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Slice into 8 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sunday <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ride day<\/a> for Mom!<\/p>\n

Mom’s breakfast- peanut butter sandwich with bananas, honey<\/p>\n

Dinner-Hamburgers, corn on the cob, cut fruit<\/p>\n

Looking for more meal-planning ideas? You can check out about 300 others at Menu Plan Monday<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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