Meal Planning – A (Half) Week of Menus

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My husband works Monday through Wednesday this week, so we really only have a half week of “normal” meals and then, of course, Thanksgiving. For our family Thanksgiving on Thursday we’re taking a Seven Layer Salad (click for the recipe). On Saturday after Thanksgiving we have some friends and family over and I still haven’t finished the menu, but it’s probably just the standards.

Breakfast

• Ham and Cheese Casserole (Make Ahead)
• Pancakes (freeze for later)
• Scrambled Eggs
• French Toast (freeze for later)
• Sausage Gravy and Biscuits
• Breakfast Bake

Lunch

• Chili
• Chicken Nibbles
• Mac & Cheese
• Shepherd’s Pie
• Tacos
• Chili Dip

Dinner

• Beef Pot Roast
• Beef and Noodles
• Chicken Pot Pie
• Pork Pot Roast
• Ham and Bean Soup
• Meatloaf
• Thanksgiving Leftovers

Those are my meals for the week, and some of the recipes will be coming along shortly. My favorite cookbook this week is the Gooseberry Patch Church Suppers book. A good hunk of these recipes came from or were inspired from recipes in that book. I also played with some of the artisan bread in five minutes a day recipes, but I’m not entirely satisfied with the output yet. This week I’ll be excited to make Parker House rolls for Thanksgiving at our house!