December Meal Plan
Breakfast.......................... Lunch................................. Dinner............................... Snack
Breakfast.......................... Lunch................................. Dinner............................... Snack
I hope you have started to notice a pattern in a lot of these meals. I a making foods that are wrapped! We've done tamalles, stuffed cabbage, this week we are doing two different stuffed chickens, and beef wellington. I hope you are continuing to enjoy wrapping up these meals with me.
12/14-12/20
M Eggnog Oatmeal / Red and Green Deviled Eggs/ Burrito Bowl/ Trail Mix
T Scrambled Eggs and Fruit Salad / Left over Burrito Bowl (in a tortilla) /Beef Wellington/ Popcorn Snowman
W Smoothie/ Macaroni and Cheese / Stuffed Chicken Breast and baked Sweet Potatoes / Dried Fruit
F Snow man Mini bagel with cream cheese blueberries and orange slice / Left over Stroganoff/ Coconut Chicken over Rice/ Whole Wheat Graham Crackers and Milk
S Gingerbread Pancakes / Bacon Wrapped Guacamole Stuffed Chicken/ Apple and Cheddar Cheese
U Breakfast with Nana /Quiche / Yogurt and Granola
Recipes
This week I plan to buy chicken breasts, bacon, and some form of beef. Beef is expensive, so I am not going to be picky, I usually look for the manager specials and work with that.
This week I plan to buy chicken breasts, bacon, and some form of beef. Beef is expensive, so I am not going to be picky, I usually look for the manager specials and work with that.
1 cup uncooked rice or quinoa
1/2 cup salsa (restaurant-style, or your favorite store-bought brand)
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
2-3 roma tomatoes, diced
1 1/2 cups corn (I used frozen corn, thawed)
Romaine lettuce, chopped
Creamy chipotle sauce
Other additions: onion, green onion, bell pepper, avocado, cilantro
INGREDIENTS
Your choice of beef
3/4 C mushrooms
1/2 onion, cut into quarters
a pinch of thyme leaves
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons garlic oil
1/4 cup red wine
2 sheets puff pastry
1 egg yolk mixed with 2 tablespoons milk
1/2 onion, cut into quarters
a pinch of thyme leaves
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons garlic oil
1/4 cup red wine
2 sheets puff pastry
1 egg yolk mixed with 2 tablespoons milk
Stuffed chicken
INGREDIENTS
Beef Stroganoff
INGREDIENTS
1lb. Chicken breast cut thin or pounded out
Bread crumbs (optional)
3Tbs butter
1 clove garlic
1/4 C cheddar cheese
Filling
Then mix together:
1 Bar cream cheese (you can use Neufchtel or cottage cheese if your trying watch calories)
1/2 Bar cheddar cheese (use feta or Parmesan if watching calories)
Seasoning (a little salt and pepper or whatever you want I usually buy mixed seasonings)
1 tsp garlic
2 C steamed broccoli or spinach
Directions:
First preheat your oven to 350F.
Then, butter the chicken generously with the mixture and roll the chicken up.
Next coat with an egg wash (I just mix an egg and milk together), then toss in bread crumbs till completely covered (if you are looking to cut calories you can skip this step).
After place in a pan, once have finished rolling and breading, drizzle with melted butter and garlic, and into the oven for 20min.
Last step, after your 20 min, sprinkle more cheese on top, and put back in till melted about 10 min.
Beef Stroganoff
INGREDIENTS
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
- 4 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 lb beef stew meat
- 1 large onion
- 1 package egg noodles
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms
Coconut Chicken
INGREDIENTS
One chicken (cubed)
Coconut milk, 12oz
Tomatoes (chopped), 3
Onions (sliced), 2
Cloves of garlic (minced), 2
Ginger root (grated), 2 tsp
Coconut oil (for frying)
Salt
Pepper
Lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
Grated lemon zest, 1 tsp
Cayenne pepper
Preparation:
In a large bowl, place the chicken with salt,
pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and zest, let it marinate for a few hours.
Heat oil in a wok and fry the onions and garlic
until the onion is soft, add the chicken and continue cooking until the chicken
is browned all sides.
reduce the heat and add the tomatoes and the
ginger, stir for a few minutes before adding the coconut milk.Allow simmer
until the chicken is tender and the sauce becomes thick.
Serve over rice.
Bacon Wrapped Guacamole Stuffed Chicken
4 (6 ounce) chicken breasts, butterflied or pounded thin
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup guacamole
8 slices bacon
Quiche
INGREDIENTS
1 C non-fat plain Greek yogurt
1 9-inch pie crust
1 small yellow onion
1 T olive oil
1 10 oz package thawed frozen spinach, water squeezed out (broccoli is good too)
8oz cheese ( they call for Gruyere, but cheddar works or Parmesan for a healthy choice)
4 large eggs
1/4 C milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg
(I add bacon to mine)
Eggnog Oatmeal
Red and Green Deviled Eggs
Gingerbread pancakes
Candy Cane Pizza
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