Midweek Meal Planning 9/24/15

Welcome back to Midweek Meal Planning for the week of 9/24/15! It’s more traditional to meal plan on the weekend, but since our Chicago grocery deals mostly flip midweek, and since Wednesday hump day is when many of us start running out of steam, we buck the trend here and go with Wednesdays. Or, sometimes, Thursdays. You guys would not believe the afternoon I had yesterday… I know, excuses, excuses…

Sunday Scratchups Sneaky Peek: This cheesy chicken bake was goooood. Boneless skinless chicken breast is on sale all over the place this week, while mushrooms are $.69 at ALDI and 16 oz mozzarella is $3.29. I’ll come up with a catchier name and bring you the full recipe this Sunday. 🙂

Midweek meal planning

• Sunday: Dinner with Nana.
• Monday: Clean out the fridge leftovers night.
• Tuesday: Salad Bar Tuesday — last week’s plan got bumped for something else, so needed to use up that spinach. That went with leftover soup from Sunday and fruit.
• Wednesday: The kids had ALDI chicken nuggets I found on clearance a while back. MashupDad and I had Portillo’s, because he worked late and… I told you it was one of those days…
• Thursday: Cheesy Chicken Bake with sauteed spinach and baked potatoes.
• Friday: There’s enough chicken left for low carb MashupDad, so I’m thinking pasta for me and the kids — I’ve been curious about that Barilla Pronto Pasta, and now have three free boxes to try. (One from Jewel MyMixx a while back, and two from Target.)
• Saturday: Grilling Saturday. MashupDad is advocating for burgers, but we’ll see. I also still have some MorningStar chipotle burgers in the freezer from Costco a while back.

Your turn

How’s your week of meal planning going? Are you cooking mostly out of your pantry, or are you taking advantage of this week’s grocery sales? Let’s inspire each other! And if you’re looking for additional inspiration, read all the Midweek Meal Planning posts (and others’ comments!) here.