New Year, New Menu

Happy New Year! So there will be posts to come about my New Years resolutions about food, as well as everything else I am planning on doing. I am hoping to cut out some processed foods and incorporate more veggies. I am going to do this slow since I want it to be a realistic change. My family actually eats pretty healthy. We eat veggies multiple times a day and there is only a handful of things that are "processed" that I would consider eliminating from our diet. Having a picky two year old is also a good reason to take it slow when altering a family diet. So stay tuned to see what changes are coming for 2013. For now, here is our weekly menu. Thank you pinterest for linking me with some great sites that have these awesome recipes!

Tuesday: Italian Crockpot Chicken

****Italian Crockpot Chicken -4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts 16 Ounce Bottle of Italian Dressing 1/2 Cup of Parmesan Cheese Italian Seasoning 4-6 Potatoes scrubbed cut in half or wedges (you can peel if desired) 1/2 bag of mini carrots ****

Wednesday: Ham and White Northern Bean Soup and cornbread

Thursday: Chicken Milano a la Marie

 

 

Chicken Milano 

8 oz. bowtie pasta

2 tb. butter

1-2 cloves garlic

mushrooms

1/4 c. sundried tomatoes

2-3 tb. chicken base

1 c. heavy whipping cream

2 tb. chopped basil

1 lb. chicken breast

boil or bake chicken breasts and shred.  Set aside.  cook pasta and set aside.  sautee mushrooms in butter and garlic.  in a separate pot boil 1 c water and chicken base with the sundried tomatoes and bring to a boil.  boil until tomatoes are soft.  add mushrooms.  add 1 c heavy cream and basil and bring to a boil.  heat until sauce covers the back of a spoon.  Add chicken and sauce to pasta, stir and serve.

Friday: Oven roasted Sausage, Potatoes and Peppers

Saturday: One Pot Pasta

1 box pasta
1 head of broccoli
6 TBSP Olive Oil
5 Cloves garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 pound Parm. cheese
1/2 a lemon (Juice and zest)**** When I did it, i used a whole lemon and it just seemed like way to much
little dash of garlic and onion powder
little dash of dried basil

Sunday: Pork Loin, Rice Pilaf and Peas & Veggie

Have you noticed how cheap pork loin is at Marc's lately? If you haven't pick some up! I grabbed an 8-lb doozy for 1.77/lb. We cut it up into 1.5lb pieces and put it in the deep freezer. Don't be surprised if this pops up on the menu for weeks to come.

Monday: Easy Orange chicken over Jasmine Rice

Boneless skinless chicken breasts cut up into aprox. 4 pieces per breast.
1 jar of jam. I use orange marmalade 

1 package of onion soup mix
1 bottle of Russian salad dressing

place a little dressing on the bottom of the crock. Add chicken pieces. Put a spoon full of jam on each piece of chicken. Sprinkle onion soup mix on top. Pour the remaining dressing over the top. Cook on low approx. 3 hours. Pull chicken into little pieces if desired. Serve gravy and chicken mix over egg noodles.

Recipe found here: http://www.crockadoodledo.blogspot.com/search/label/CHICKEN