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in Meal Planning, Recipes · August 17, 2014

Meal Plan and Prep 8/17/14

I tried to keep this week’s meal plan as simple as possible and involving little to no prep. I could have done more, but with getting back from vacation I just didn’t have the energy. Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

Sunday: Salmon, broccoli, roasted red potatoes

Monday: Pork chops (not sure how I’m making them yet), roasted butternut squash, asparagus

Tuesday: Spaghetti squash with ground turkey, tomato sauce, and spinach

Wednesday: Blackened chicken, cucumber and tomato salad<—(I leave out the sugar), baked potatoes

Thursday: Burgers, sweet potato fries, cauliflower/broccoli/carrot mix

Friday: Pasta, meatballs (made last week and frozen), salad

Saturday: Out (in NY for a bachelorette party!)

Breakfasts/lunches/snacks: Eggs with veggies and bacon, smoothies, salads with steak, black bean brownies (froze some that I made last week), fruit  

Food Prep:

meal prep Roasted the spaghetti squash, cooked steak for lunches, cut up chicken, washed fruit for the week

I don’t think any of the meals will take too long to put together during the week, so I’m okay with the minimal prep this week. But I’m hoping we have leftovers that I can bring for lunch, because I don’t think that steak will last me more than a couple days!

I’m linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers! Go check out their link up for lots of other meal ideas!

 

What are you planning to eat this week?

Any ideas for a really simple recipe to make with pork chops?

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  1. Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says

    August 17, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    Simple is key- especially in the last weeks of summer. Looks like a great plan!

    • [email protected] says

      August 19, 2014 at 3:13 pm

      Thanks! Yes, most weeks I try to keep it as simple as possible. It usually still turns out pretty good!

  2. Michele @ paleorunningmomma says

    August 17, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    Your planning is so organized and takes all the guess work out of dinners. My week will probably be similar to yours food wise, but of course nothing has been decided yet! There is always some sort of meatballs, burgers, spaghetti squash or veggie noodle “pasta” dish and probably a chicken dish and pork chops or steak too. I kind of want to experiment with some sort of paleo sesame noodles but we’ll see!

    • [email protected] says

      August 19, 2014 at 3:14 pm

      I ended up ordering a small spiralizer (there was one that was really on sale on amazon) so I’m excited to give it a try!

  3. GIselle says

    August 18, 2014 at 4:12 am

    Love simple meal weeks! I had one last week since I was gone Wednesday through today but this week will be back to normal. I’m not a huge pork fan but I do have a yummy recipe on my page for pork chops with an apple bacon sauce. We LOVE them that way!

    • [email protected] says

      August 19, 2014 at 3:15 pm

      Ohh apple bacon sauce sounds delicious on pork! I will have to try that out!

  4. Diana - Life in German. says

    August 18, 2014 at 9:31 am

    No Prep is the best, I will save some of these to try them out!

    [Stopping over via the link up!]

    • [email protected] says

      August 19, 2014 at 3:17 pm

      Thanks for stopping by! There are some weeks that I just can’t get alot of prep done, and it just makes it easier to plan simple meals those weeks:)

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