Since we are making a major eating change, I decided that we should get creative with the 'ol budget and meal planning and eat up what is in our freezer stock pile currently, so we can start fresh. Sounds easy, but I have to keep in mind we are so, so busy during the week and sometimes, stuff just plain doesn't sound good to me (thank you pregnancy!). So, I am tentatively making a 3 ish week meal plan. That should take us up to our meat delivery and pretty much eat everything we have.
So, I took a quick inventory tonight. We have:
8 packs of chicken
3 Filet Mignons
1 pack ground turkey
1 pack turkey kielbasa
4 chicken sausages
1 bistro steak ( think fajita meat)
6 packs of ground beef
1 pack Tilapia
1 pack Ahi Tuna
Total: approx 23 dinners with leftovers
Here are my dinner ideas so far:
Healthy fettuccini Alfredo (low fat, rice noodles, veggies)
Sour Cream Enchiladas (chicken)
Stir fry (chicken)
Beef and broccoli (with the bistro steak, gonna steal recipe from my friend Sarah!)
Tacos
Burgers
Enchilada Bake
Grilled Po Boy Sammiches (chicken sausage)
Chili
Grilled kielbasa with veggies
Steak and Baked Potatoes
Lemon mushroom herb chicken over Rice
Blackened Ahi and pasta
So now, I need ideas. I need a couple really yummy chicken recipes, ground beef, and tilapia. Anyone have any to die for recipes that I can try out to use my stockpile? I am hoping this will cut back on our grocery bill but we will see! I am just excited to eat it up and start fresh!
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Well, I love tilapia. I like to make coconut crusted tilapia. It's unsweetened coconut flakes finely shredded (can find at Sunflower Market, Sprouts, or Whole Foods). Dip the tilapia in some egg and then roll it in the coconut. You pop it in the oven at 375 till it browns (15 minutes) and then serve with veggies. I like broccoli, carrots and some sweet potatoes. Just a thought!
ReplyDeleteI know you already have one similar, but... My sister makes the best meal with kielbasa... It's basically grilled with red, yellow and green peppers that have been salted/peppered and then served with her yummy mashed red potatoes.
ReplyDeleteI would sear the Ahi with onion and mushroom and call it a day!