Weekly Meal Plan: Late Summer/Early Fall #1 (Print Version)

Weekly Meal Plan: Late Summer/Early Fall #1

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Meal 1 - Chicken

Time to Table: 1 hour NOTE: Start chicken marinating the night before!

Chipotle Grilled Chicken (BBQ or Contact Grill)
Mexican Rice
Fresh Green Beans, steamed or boiled

Meal 2 - Pork

Time to Table: 1 hour

Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Onions and Apple
Boxed Wild Rice Blend (Like Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice)
Fresh or Frozen Peas

Meal 3 - Fish

Time to Table: 15-20 minutes

Broiled Mayonnaise Catfish or Tilapia
Pan Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Boiled sweet corn

Meal 4 - Meat-Free

Time to Table: 30 minutes

Egg, Tomato and Cheese Grilled Panini
Smashed Fingerling Potatoes
Cucumber Salad

Meal 5 - Pasta

Time to Table: 30 minutes

Giada's Pasta Primavera
Cheese and Rosemary Breadsticks

Sweet Treat

Crunchy-Top Blueberry Muffins

Shopping List

** Assumes you always have eggs, milk, bread, butter, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, olive oil, garlic bulbs, soy sauce, salt, pepper, sugar, balsamic vinegar, mayonnaise, white vinegar, baking powder, baking soda on hand. If you are missing any of these, please add to your shopping list.

Each item on the grocery list shows which recipe it corresponds to. If you are skipping any particular item, simply cross out all ingredients from that recipe. Of course, if you already have an item on-hand, cross it off as well before heading out to shop.

Meat/Fish

Package of Chicken - Skinless or Skin-on, Breasts, Legs, Thighs or Assorted (1a)
Pork Tenderloin (2a)
Catfish or Tilapia Fillets (3a)

Pantry Items

Adobo Sauce (1a)
2 cans tomato paste (1a and 1b)
Chicken Stock (3 cups) (1a and 1 b)
Beef Stock (2 cups) (2a)
Large can diced tomatoes (1b)
Long Grain White Rice (1b)
Boxed Wild Rice Mix (Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice) (2b)
Dried Italian Salads Dressing Mix (3a and 3b)
Jarred Pesto or Sun-dried tomato pesto (4a)
Bowtie Pasta (5a)
Spice - herbes de Provence (5a)
Apple Juice (1/2 cup) (2a)

Produce

Fresh Green Beans (1c)
Fresh Peas (or frozen) (2c)
Cilantro (1b)
1 Lime (1b)
1 Lemon (3a)
1 Orange (Sweet Treat)
Fresh Blueberries (or frozen) 1 1/2 cups (Sweet Treat)
4 onions (2a)
1 Apple (2a)
Cherry Tomatoes (5 cups) (3b and 5a)
1 Tomato (4a)
2 jalapeno or chipotle peppers (1a)
Green Onions (3b)
Sweet Corn on the Cob (3c)
Fingerling Potatoes (or new potatoes) (4b)
2 Large cucumbers (4c)
3 carrots (5a)
2 green zucchini (5a)
2 yellow squash (zucchini) (5a)
1 red pepper (5a)
1 yellow pepper (5a)
Fresh Rosemary (5b)
Fresh Parsley (general garnish)

Breads/Bakery

Panini Rolls (4a)

Cheese/Dairy

Sliced Mozzarella Cheese (4a)
Parmesan Cheese, block or grated (5a)
Pillsbury Bread Sticks (5b)
Small block Gruyere Cheese (5b)
Plain Yogurt (1/2 cup) (Sweet Treat)
(6 Eggs needed for 4a)

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