Up on the menu this week…
Monday… Broiled Tilapia Parmesan
Tuesday… Cheeseburger Pie
Wednesday… Meatball Subs
Thursday… Favorites Buffet
Friday… Family Birthday Dinner :)
Saturday… Brown Pork Chops {leftover from last week}
I have to just say that the Poppy Seed Chicken elicited LOTS of comments from everyone last week, and I am happy to say it did NOT disappoint! The Picky King himself {aka the Wadester} had TWO helpings.
Uh, no, you did not hear me wrong. I said TWO helpings!
I even ended up making it sans sour cream since I somehow left that off the shopping list, and it was still scrumptious. :) It was definitely a keeper!
Since the Slow Cooked Steak from last week was a leftover meal I stashed it in the freezer to keep until I was ready for it. I had planned to put in the fridge to thaw the day before but forgot, oops!
I was so surprised how easy it was taking it right from the freezer to the crockpot! It was stored in a gallon Ziploc bag, and all I had to do was loosen the bag on either side and the whole thing came out in one big frozen chunk and went easily straight into the crockpot!
In other big blog news, I at long last FINALLY twisted my mum’s arm hard enough to get her to push that big bad FOLLOW button. I’ve only mentioned her NOT being a follower one or twenty times which she says she NEVER remembers, though somehow she claims she reads EVERY post. Hmmm… :)
Glad she is back in town for me to coerce in person. :)
Only three meals to prep this week…
We had the meatball subs a while back and they were simply SCRUMPTIOUS! I haven’t made them since, however, because they ended up being 700 calories each!! Yikes! Uh, not exactly the most helpful meal when we are both counting calories and trying to LOSE the poundage!
So I decided to try and see if I could do a lower calorie version with Turkey Meatballs!
They were only 150 cals for 5 meatballs as opposed to the regular version that was 260 cals for 6 meatballs. I also went with white-wheat hot dog buns too and a lower calorie sauce. Instead of the 70 calorie slice of provolone {x2}, I got a bag of shredded mozzarella so we can do just a sprinkle {or more if you want, hunny! Don’t panic!}. Here’s the breakdown…
- Bun… 90 calories
- Turkey Meatballs… 150 calories
- Spaghetti Sauce… 70 calories
- Mozzarella Sauce {1/8 cup} … 40 calories
Bringing our grand total to… da da dun… only 350 calories instead of a whopping 700!!
Cutting the calories in HALF ain’t too shabby! Now I can have two helpings. :) Er, wait. Now, that wasn’t the point of this, was it?
{Hopefully it will still be tasty, AND I will maintain some semblance of will power!}
:)
Click for more info on my meal prep plan if you wanna take a stab at a stress free dinnertime. {Did I mention I ♥ them?}
…. and here for more Monday Menu Inspiration from orgjunkie!
I did my own version of a week's prep today. I made two dishes at once and have some ready to go in the oven and the other half of each dish in the freezer. I have been inspired by your idea. I find it hard when cooking for just one. So today I made two dishes that used half a can of soup each. I love how the prep, cleanup, etc is done now and I have this food ready.
Next week I plan to do more meals on Sunday or Monday – thanks for your great posts and sharing how great this works for you. I was ready to give it a go!!!
Wow cut the calories in half! Go you! Hubby would FLIP if I messed with his meatball subs anymore than I have :(
I need to start prepping my meals when I meal plan, that way I can spend even less time in the kitchen.
I blogged about my meals and put a link to your blog on there. Thanks for sharing this plan – I was finally motivated to do it!
http://themissionarylifeofamy2.blogspot.com/2011/06/trying-something-new.html