Spaghetti
(make large quantity of sauce & freeze 1/2 for Friday's Ziti)
tossed salad
garlic bread
brownies
Tuesday
Hubs & I are enjoying a date night (thanks to reader Regina!)
My kids will enjoy family night at Burger King (kids' meals for $1.99)
ice cream (brownies a la mode w/ leftover brownies?)
Wednesday
Grilled chicken (grill large quantity outside, set aside 1/2 for tomorrow's dinner)
Knorr pasta side
steamed broccoli (when you wash/cut brocc, do a large quantity, set aside 1/2 for tomorrow's salad)
crescents
shamrock cookies (marked down after St Patty's Day)
Thursday
salad (make extra, sans chicken, set aside for tomorrow nite's dinner) with grilled chicken (from yesterday)
french bread (can be bought @ Jimmy John's, day old, for 50 cents!)
(after dinner, get out Monday's frozen sauce, thaw in fridge for tomorrow nite)
ice cream sandwiches (homemade w/ leftover shamrock cookies?)
Friday
"Now & Later Ziti"* (w/ yesterday's sauce) for tonight's dinner & tomorrow's lunch!
salad (w/o chicken, from last night)
toast (I gather my almost-stale pieces, slather w/ butter & garlic salt, & throw in toaster oven)
corn on the cob
banana bread (made w/ this week's brown bananas)
RECIPE FOR N&L ZITI: (prep time 5 mins/serves 12)
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs gr beef
- 1 lg onion (chopped)
- 1 jar (4 lbs 3 oz) pasta sauce
- 1 box (16 oz) ziti or med tube-shaped pasta, cooked/drained
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Cook beef & onion in saucepot 'til browned (pour off fat, yuck).
Stir in pasta sauce, ziti, & 2 cups of mozz cheese.
Spoon into 2 (12 1/2" x 8 pans).
Top with remaining mozz. & parmesan.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 mins. (or until as hot as you'd like it).
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