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Menu Plan Your Butt Off {October 2}

[ 2 ] 10/02/2011 |

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Once again Jen is sharing her bad-to -the-bone menu plan with us! Lots of great slow cooker recipes for those of you experiencing cooler weather FINALLY. As for me, Texas can kiss my butt, because it’s still pretty summer-like there. That doesn’t stop me from cranking down the A/C and making chili though! This week we’re also including a great shopping list! Be sure to link up your menu-plan below, and link back to us here in your post!

Sun 10/2
Big Man’s Chili (no recipe here – Big Man will NOT give up the secret but here is a base chili recipe )with baked potatoes and salad

Mon 10/3
Naked Ravioli, simple chicken cutlets (chicken breast pounded thin, dredged in seasoned flour & pan-fried in very little oil)

Tue 10/4
Spicy Chicken Stew (crockpot) and salad

Wed 10/5
Breakfast for Dinner – breakfast sausage spinach pie and homefries

Thu 10/6
Slow cooker shepherd’s pie (crockpot) and salad

Fri 10/7
Make Your Own Pizza (pizza dough) – using leftovers from dinner and leftover veg and salad

*some of my recipe call for frozen vegetables but I will be using all fresh! I have a great produce store near me where I get bulk produce at cheap, cheap prices. I get 5-pound bags of yukon gold potatoes for $2, 2.5pounds of baby leaf spinach for $4, 3 1-pound bags of carrots for $1, and eggs are 3 dozen for $4.

Grocery List:

VEG:
5 -lb bag Potatoes (your choice here)
2.5 -lb baby leaf spinach
1-lb bag of carrots
6 ears fresh corn
5 Onions
celery
bell peppers
HOT peppers
Salad stuffs

Grocery:
tomato paste
ricotta cheese
Parmesan cheese
half and half
eggs
flour
unbaked pie shell
Swiss cheese
jar salsa
2 Quarts chicken broth
jar marinara sauce
2-3 cans tomato sauce
2-3 cans mixed kidney beans
active dry yeast
olive oil

Meat:
breakfast sausage (no casing)
2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
4 pounds lean ground beef

Seasons/spices:
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Nutmeg
Ground Cumin
Chili Powder
Worcestershire sauce

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  • http://www.jeninreallife.com/ jeninRL

    just to let y’all know – I would crockpot like this if it was 100* – with the ankle injury and busy school weeks and physical therapy and needing to get ready for surgery – the crockpot just allows my brain to breathe! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1532221391 Jill Fickling-Conyers

    I take advantage of crockpot cooking year around. It’s too convenient not to. Linked up my menu and workout plan this week.