December Meal Plan
Breakfast.......................... Lunch................................. Dinner............................... Snack
Breakfast.......................... Lunch................................. Dinner............................... Snack
We will be unwrapping some fun meals this whole month, can't wait to get started!
11/30-12/6
M Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal / Snowman Cheese Quesadilla (use black beans and baby carrots to decorate/ Falafel Burgers / Dark Chocolate Almonds
T Egg Omelet/ Left over Falafel Burger /Chicken Goulash/ Strawberry and Banana Candy Cane
W Smoothie/ Left Over Chicken Goulash / Peanut Linguine/ Celery and Cream Cheese
Th Cereal/Snowman pizza/ Chicken Stew with Corn Bread Dumplings/ 1/2 Grapefruit w/Honey
F Toast w/ Jelly and Cream Cheese / Left over Stew or Linguine/ Stuffed Cabbage/ Yogurt
S Elf Pancakes / Meatballs in a Cranberry Sauce with Brown Rice and Broccoli/ String Cheese and Apple Slices
U Breakfast with Nana /Cold Cut Sandwich/ Carrots and Hummus
Recipes
This week three of my dishes use chicken, to save money I a going to buy a whole chicken and break it down. The breasts will be used for my goulash, the legs, thighs, and wings for the stew, and the rest of the meat that I scrape off the bone will be used in my linguine.
This week three of my dishes use chicken, to save money I a going to buy a whole chicken and break it down. The breasts will be used for my goulash, the legs, thighs, and wings for the stew, and the rest of the meat that I scrape off the bone will be used in my linguine.
Falafel Burger
INGREDIENTS
FALAFEL
1 bundle fresh parsley (~2 cups chopped)
3 large cloves garlic
1 large lemon (~2 1/2 Tbsp juice)
scant 1/2 tsp sea salt + black pepper
1 1/4 tsp cumin
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, well rinsed and drained
1/4 - 1/2 cup ground raw walnuts, pecans, almonds or GF oat flour
TOPPINGS / FOR SERVING
Garlic Dill sauce
Chili Garlic Sauce or Sriracha
Hummus
Tomato, Lettuce, Onion
Pita or sturdy greens, such as chard or collard greens
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 large yellow onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
6 yellow or orange bell peppers (or a combination of the two), chopped
3 tomatoes, diced
3 chicken breasts (about 1½ pounds), cubed
¼ cup paprika
3 chicken bouillon cubes
½ teaspoon salt
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
Salt and pepper to taste
Sour cream
Chicken Stew and Cornbread Dumplins
INGREDIENTS
2½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
3 tbsp olive oil
pinch salt and pepper to season
3 cloves minced garlic
1 large white onion
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups chicken stock ( 5 cups in total will be needed)
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
4 carrots
1 cup corn kernals, fresh or frozen
½ cup peas, fresh or frozen
4 rounded tbsp flour
½ cup water
For the Cornbread Dumplings
1 cup flour
½ cup yellow cornmeal
2 tbsp sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
⅓ cup cold butter
⅔ cup milk
2½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
3 tbsp olive oil
pinch salt and pepper to season
3 cloves minced garlic
1 large white onion
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups chicken stock ( 5 cups in total will be needed)
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
4 carrots
1 cup corn kernals, fresh or frozen
½ cup peas, fresh or frozen
4 rounded tbsp flour
½ cup water
For the Cornbread Dumplings
1 cup flour
½ cup yellow cornmeal
2 tbsp sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
⅓ cup cold butter
⅔ cup milk
Peanut Linguini
INGREDIENTS
1lb linguini
1 clove garlic
5 Tbs rice wine vinegar
5 Tbs sesame oil
4 Tbs soy sauce
2 tsp ginger
1/2 C peanut butter
Directions
Cook linguini;drain and return to pot. Toss in remaining ingredients and toss to combine.
1lb linguini
1 clove garlic
5 Tbs rice wine vinegar
5 Tbs sesame oil
4 Tbs soy sauce
2 tsp ginger
1/2 C peanut butter
Directions
Cook linguini;drain and return to pot. Toss in remaining ingredients and toss to combine.
INGREDIENTS
(I am adding chopped meat or sausage to mine)6 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons butter
½ small onion, finely diced
1 small zucchini, peeled and sliced
4 carrots, peeled and diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ cup frozen peas, thawed
2 cups rice
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Sauce
Cranberry Jelly (or sauce)
Chile Sauce
2 tablespoons butter
½ small onion, finely diced
1 small zucchini, peeled and sliced
4 carrots, peeled and diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ cup frozen peas, thawed
2 cups rice
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Cranberry meatballs
INGREDIENTSSauce
Cranberry Jelly (or sauce)
Chile Sauce
- Meatballs
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 C bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup dry minced onion
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal
http://www.southerninlaw.com/2014/11/secretly-skinny-healthy-gingerbread-baked-oatmeal-recipe.html
1/2 cup (45-50g) oats
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp molasses
2 tbsp (30g) unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup milk
Optional: If you like things sweeter, add ~1/2-1 tbsp maple syrup/honey/sugar to your oatmeal mix.
Snowman pizza
Strawberry Banana Candy Cane
No comments:
Post a Comment