Week of Weeknight Meals: February 2023
On our menu: Chopped salads, seafood, Immediate Pot meals, some pre-made shortcut dishes and extra. Hopefully one thing under pops out at you and makes it onto your weekly menu quickly!
Week of Weeknight Meals: February 2023
Monday: Greek-Impressed Chopped Salad with Baked Hen
This chopped salad was what contemporary and nutrient-dense goals are product of and the one motive it occurred was as a result of I meal deliberate. If you happen to assume I might’ve taken the time to cut up all that stuff on the finish of the day when issues really feel chaotic, you’re sorely mistaken! As a substitute I chopped up all of the veggies after I picked up Ryder from preschool and he and Rhett had been entertaining one another within the early afternoon. Having all of the veggies prepared made the remainder of the meal a breeze! Within the salad: Chopped tomatoes, olives, cucumber, pink bell pepper, artichokes, contemporary parsley, black-eyed peas (random, I do know) and feta cheese. I tossed all of it with bottled balsamic dressing we had within the fridge and sliced hen breasts. (I marinated the hen breasts in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, rosemary, oregano and garlic powder and baked them at 350-degrees till they had been cooked by.) Additionally, I titled this meal Greek-inspired chopped salad as a result of that’s what it appeared wish to me however I actually do not know what it ought to be known as as a result of the elements had been everywhere. It was a winner although!
On the boys’ plates: I truthfully don’t know as a result of Ryan was in control of the boys’ dinners on Monday night time. I had a preschool board assembly to attend and forgot to ask him what he made!
This meal seemingly appears to be like acquainted in case you learn my Valentine’s Day recap! I nonetheless swear by ALDI’s wild caught tuna (discovered within the frozen part) — it’s solely $6! — and we used it to make Everything Bagel Seared Tuna and served it together with sesame ginger broccoli, edamame and a heat baguette we heated within the oven and served with butter. My recipe for sesame ginger broccoli is my all-time favourite strategy to make broccoli and I joke that I may eat a complete pound of it as a result of I like it a lot. I believe Rhett agrees as a result of he’s been all about that broccoli since he was a child!
On the boys’ plates: Shrimp, edamame, broccoli (from the above recipe), bread and butter
Ryan had a piece occasion on Wednesday night time and often on his work dinner nights I’ll do one thing like breakfast for dinner for myself and even oatmeal however I deliberate to make a salmon salad for myself once I did my meal planning and that truly sounded scrumptious! One other win for meal planning! I ready the salmon within the air fryer and positioned it on prime of a bagged chopped Asian salad combine together with avocado. Easy and engaging!
On the boys’ plates: Scrambled eggs, toast with butter and jelly, bell pepper slices and clementines
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Thursday: Hen Grain Bowls
This meal was semi-homemade thanks to a couple shortcuts. I first ready Kevin’s Thai-Model Coconut Hen in a skillet. (Price noting: We’ve made Kevin’s hen meals prior to now and making ready it on the stovetop vs. within the microwave is the best way to go!) I then added a frozen Asian quinoa combine I purchased from Publix that included brown rice, bell pepper, peas and squash. Gotta love a super-easy dinner!
On the boys’ plates: Quesadillas, carrot slices, apple slices and grapes
This meal appeared on my record of Blogger Recipes I Make Again and Again and clearly it’s nonetheless one I flip to very often! We love this recipe a lot as a result of it’s easy to make (particularly in case you use pre-chopped frozen broccoli which I at all times do). We served our hen and broccoli with a aspect of brown rice and beloved each chew!
On the boys’ plates: Macaroni and cheese, broccoli (from the above recipe) and blueberries
Query of the Day
What was your favourite meal of the week final week?