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Monday Menu Plan: Week One January 12th

January 12, 2015 By Kelly Leave a Comment

It’s Monday which means it’s time for our Monday menu plan. This menu is our menu for the week and hopefully will help you find some inspiration to create your own menu this week.

As I shared last week we have an easy system we set up to create a year long meal plan. Simple doesn’t always mean it gets done though! I just completed our menu for 4 weeks this morning due to a busy schedule a nasty cold we passed around. Last week we just sort of did whatever we could manage (and no takeout of course), but we’re back on track this week with week two of our 4 week meal plan.

You can read the 5 easy steps we use to create our meal plan and then download the printable 2015 Menu Plan.

New for 2015

I’m tweaking our menus a lot since we are focused on healthier eating overall. In addition to no gluten in my diet I’ve also dropped dairy, and we’ve mostly eliminated sugar from the family diet. While many of our staples didn’t need makeovers certain family favorites did. I’ll be sharing what we find that works along the way.

In addition, I will be sharing what’s on our Week One, Week Two, Week Three, and Week Four with small tweaks throughout the year for seasonal changes, new recipes we love, and more.

Since we’re getting started late this year we’re still starting with Week One. It’s important to note that even with the passing of the official New Year you can start this planning anytime this year since it simply requires repeated meals.

January Week One

Week One Menu: January 12th, 2015

I’ll be heading out of town from Friday- Monday so I’m not responsible for meals those nights, but it’s helpful to have plan in place.

Monday: New Recipe Night

New recipe night means we’re trying out a new recipe each week.

This week we’re trying Nom Nom Paleo’s cracklin’ chicken. On the side we’ll add Steamy Kitchen’s warm bacon salad, a salad, and green beans.

Tuesday: Brinner (breakfast for dinner)

We recently tried Nicole’s Naturals pancake and waffle mix* and it was mouth-watering good. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it! It’s a gluten, dairy, and soy free mix that’s filling and so tasty.

We’ll be having pancakes with a side of bacon, smoothies, and fruit salad.

Wednesday: Taco Night

Taco night is always a favorite. I’ll make my taco beef and we’ll serve it with all our favorite sides-salsa, shredded cheddar cheese (dairy-free for me), shredded lettuce, and my easy guacamole.

Thursday: Rotating Protein 

Each week we’ll have a rotating protein depending on what’s on sale, what we ate Monday for new recipe night, and what fits the season. As in no pot roast during the summer.

This week’s plan is to have seared strip steaks, roasted potatoes, and salad.

Friday: DIY Pizzas

Friday night is always pizza night. We either make our own dough or work with a mix or pre-made dough depending on the week and our schedules. We’re still working on perfecting our gluten-free pizza dough recipe.

Saturday: Clean out the Fridge Night

Each week we reserve a day to ‘clean out the fridge’ to help reduce our food waste and eat up leftovers. It’s always a hodge podge of food, but it’s kind of fun.

Sunday: Hearty Meal to Start the Week

Starting the week with a hearty meal always makes things feel better on Monday mornings. Mondays are always the worst!

This week’s plan is to have steak sandwiches with sides of salad.

What’s on your menu this week?

Kelly

*We received this product as a review sample.

 

About Kelly


Kelly Whalen is the founder and editor of the Centsible Life. She started the blog in 2008 as her family faced a mountain of debt and the fixer upper they purchased became a FIXER UPPER. The website was born out of her desire to share what was working (and what was not) on her family's journey to financial security. Kelly lives in Minneapolis with her family.

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