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

4. Honey Barbecue Riblets

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)

10. One Dish Chicken Parmesan

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!

Here’s my menu for the week. It’s so nice now that the baby is 1 yr. old, and can eat pretty much whatever we are having (in some form or another). He’s a good eater, and enjoying table food!!

• Breakfast

Cereal and Oranges
Egg Burritos
English Muffins
Blueberry Waffles
Oatmeal
Breakfast Smoothie
Cinnamon Biscuit Blossoms

• Lunch

Grilled P.B. & Banana, Carrot sticks
Popcorn Shrimp, Squash, Apples
Grilled Cheese and Hearty Tomato Soup
Keilbasa and Mac ‘n Cheese
Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, and Bread
Chicken Nuggets, Peas, and Applesauce
Turkey Wrap and Fruit Salad

• Dinner:

Beef and Bean Burritos, and Avocados
Paprika Chicken w/ Sour Cream Gravy (still haven’t made this yet!!)
Chicken Stir Fry
Taco Salad
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Leftovers

• Snacks:

Pears
Apples
Bananas
Grapes
Veggies and dip
Cheese Nips
Baked Fruit Crisps
Organic Bunny Grahams
Yogurt
Applesauce

• Drinks:

Milk
Apple Juice
Water
Orange Juice
Sweet Tea
Hot Tea
Chocolate Milk (for you hubby)

I have come to realize that even though I make a detailed menu for the week, life is full of the unexpected, and it is impossible to plan perfectly. Sometimes we are invited out to lunch or dinner, or eat at mom and dad’s, (or I realize I don’t have a loaf pan to make the carrot bread I planned on)! So, I have a few meals that were unused from my week 1 and week 2 menus for this month. For this week, I’ll just be adding some of my leftover plans to the menu (you’ll see I have quite a few), plus some new ones.

Breakfast:

Oatmeal
Cereal & Oranges
Carrot Bread (I borrowed a pan!)
Waffles
Blueberry Yogurt Muffins
Mexican Scrambled Eggs & Toast

Cinnamon Rolls
Smoothie

Lunch:

Potato Soup, and crackers
Mozza-Chicken Strips, Steamed Veggies
Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Carrot Sticks
PB and Banana, Fruit Chips

Soup and Buttered Bread, Fruit Cocktail

Club Quesadillas, Mixed Fresh Fruit
Leftovers

Dinner:

Kids Love Tuna Mac
Paprika Chicken w/ Sour Cream Gravy
Soppy Joes
Meat Loaf and Mashed Red Skin Potatoes
Catalina Chicken Breast, Mixed Veggies
Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Drinks:

Water
Milk
Chocolate Milk (Homemade Choc. Syrup)
OJ
Apple Juice
Tea

Snacks:

Apples
Bananas
Crackers
Veggie Sticks
Cheese and Crackers
Popcorn
Yogurt
Applesauce

This should do. Looks good to me!