Here is my menu using the stuff from June’s box of Angel Food Ministry goodies. I tried my best to stretch these items for two weeks worth of dinners, but I just couldn’t make it work. So, you get 10 great meal ideas. Oh well, ten dinners for $30 is still a great deal in my book!
These recipes are assuming that you already have some basic staple ingredients. I’m trying to list recipes that don’t need a lot of outside main ingredients. If I don’t have an ingredient on hand, I try to substitute something else for it, or I just leave it out all together. This menu is mostly just for main courses. You can add whatever sides you have available from your own pantry. Depending on the size of your family, you may have enough left over for lunch the next day, or even another dinner!
1. Pan-Seared Ribeye Steaks, Steamed Carrots with Lemon-Dill Butter
2. Golden Honey Chicken, Pork and Beans
3. Sizzle Burger Hamburgers, Oven Baked French Fries
5. Vegetable Stew (based on this recipe’s filling) with Bisquick Dumplings
6. Supreme Pizza
7. Italian Sausage Casserole (*make sure to save about 1/4 of the sausage for another recipe)
8. Cheddar and Chile Egg Casserole
9. Mac & Cheese Dinner (just mix in leftover cooked sausage and veggies)
I haven’t tried any of these recipes yet (except for my carrots), so I’m experimenting. Let me know what you think! Since I’ve just started ordering these boxes, I’ve decided to try to plan menu’s based on them each month. Eventually I’d like to add Aldi meals in as well. If you have any suggestions or requests please feel free to send them my way!
Stephanie says:
This was my first month ordering a box and decided to try to follow your plan. Thanks. Two thumbs up to the sizzle burger recipe which we had for lunch after picking up the box.
June 28th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Kendra says:
Stephanie-
Oh good! Thanks for sharing that with me. I’m encouraged to hear that this has been helpful. Hope the rest of the recipes are just as yummy!
June 28th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Andi says:
Thank you! I just got my box of food this morning - thanks to your blog about it! I did a search online and found this site that also has recipes for the June box.
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/angelfood/june08.html
June 28th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Carrie says:
Thanks so much for posting your menu. We’re trying AFM out this month due to your post on it last month. Those burgers sound good! (I love reading your web site! :-))
June 28th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Mrs. J says:
This is also my first time to order through AFM and I’ll also try some of your menus here. Thanks so much for sharing them.
June 28th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Andi says:
I made the pan-seared ribeye steaks tonight for dinner. I didn’t have the paprika on hand so I used our Sweet Smoked Mesquite rub instead. The cooking method is excellent and the steaks were very tender!! The steaks are a little thin so adjust the cooking time accordingly. We did two minutes on each side in the oven and they came out with just the slightest hint of pink. Thanks again for sharing the recipes!!
June 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pm