March Meal Plan
Here we are again, planning our Monthly Meals, wow, where did February go? We have been very excited here at Hoosier Homemade, last week we celebrated our 1 year Blogging Anniversary, please enter my awesome giveaways and I also was very honored to share my Mexican Fiesta Dinner, complete with Apple Enchiladas on $5 Dinners.
Many bloggers and homemakers that I know, meal plan for the week. But I think meal planning for the month can be a little overwhelming to some. I thought I would share with you a little of how I plan our monthly meals.
The first thing I do is print a monthly calendar, nothing fancy, just the full month. Then I get my calendar from last year (because I cook seasonal meals, Spring, Winter etc) and my menu from the prior month, to see what, if anything, we want to repeat.
We have lots of family favorites, and in a pinch for time, like last month, I just duplicate what we had the year before. This month, I decided to add quite a few new recipes. There are so many yummy looking recipes that I have been wanting to cook and share with you, I thought it would be best to add them to the menu.
Then I gather up my cookbooks and my very big stack of magazines like, Taste of Home, Kraft Food & Family and Pillsbury.
I add any holidays or special events that we have that month, then add in the meals. I always include, Breakfast for Dinner at least twice, a Mexican, an Italian, and a Crockpot Meal each week. In the past I used to have our larger meals on Sundays, but lately I have been so busy baking and preparing for the week ahead, that I decided to make Sunday a simple meal.
Here is what we are having this month…
1 ~ Bobby Dean’s Favorite Goulash (Mommy’s Kitchen recipe), Parmesan Knots & Salad
2 ~ Kielbasa and Rice
3 ~ Stuffed Baked Potatoes and Soup
4 ~ Chicken Pot Pie (roasted 2 chickens on Sun. will make 2, and freeze 1)
5 ~ Cheeseburger Mac (Recipezaar), Oven Fries
6 ~ Appetizers
7 ~ Chicken Tortilla Soup (recipe from Little Llamas)
8 ~ Breakfast for Dinner – Breakfast Tacos ,Fried Potatoes & Smoothies
9 ~ Chicken in a Haystack (recipe from Taste of Home)
10 ~ Taco Ring and Spanish Rice
11 ~ Mostacolli, Garlic Bread, Salad
12 ~ Chicken Fajitas, Rice
13 ~ Stuffed Crust Pizza (recipe from Taste of Home)
14 ~ Taco Soup and Cheesy Chili Dip
15 ~ Asian Chicken Stir-Fry and Rice
16 ~ Chili Cheese Dog and Baked Mac & Cheese
17 ~ Happy St. Patrick’s Day ~ watch for a “green” menu
18 ~ Mini Meatloaves, Mashed Potatoes, Corn
19 ~ Stromboli (Pillsbury)
20 ~ Chicken Bacon Quesadillas (Pillsbury)
21 ~ Honey Sauced Chicken Wings (Recipezaar)
22 ~ Beefy One Pot Dinner (recipe from Kraft)
23 ~ Breakfast for Dinner ~ Homemade McGriddles
24 ~ Cheesy Chicken & Salsa Skillet (Kraft)
25 ~ Spaghetti and Meatballs, Parmesan Knots, Salad
26 ~ Hamburgers, Loaded Waffle Fries
27 ~ Pulled Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches (recipe from Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free), Potato Salad
29 ~ Ham & Cheese Calzones (Kraft), Oven Fries
30 ~ Slow Cooker Orange Chicken and Rice
31 ~ Lasagne Cups, Salad
Whew, I guess you can tell what recipes are my favorite! 
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It looks like another great month!
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Wow…I am impressed that you plan for the WHOLE month.
Good job!
Your plan does look good and I am sure that is nice to have it all planned out!
Blessings,
Bella
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Sounds like a great plan! Like most people, I plan for a week at a time. Last week, because I was trying to use up what’s in the freezer, I planned for two weeks. It was easy and helpful, but I don’t know if I’ll continue to do that.
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Can you tell me how you do your kielbasa and rice. I am working on my menu plan for the month of March right now and I would like to make that one along with alot of your other ones for my meals this month. Also the smoothies how do you make yours.
Thanks in advance
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CupcakeLady Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 9:24 am
@Anne, I just cook the kielbasa and rice seperate. Simple, quick meal. And the smoothies, I use frozen fruit, yogurt and splash of juice and usually a fresh banana. Thanks so much for stopping by! Good luck with your monthly meal and let me know how it turns out.
~Liz
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Wow, I’m impressed with your planning–I’m doing good to get my menu planned for a week at a time! Great work!
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Great menu plan, Liz!! I used to plan for a month and now am doing about three weeks at a time and hoping to extend those days further with leftovers
Wonderful ideas for meals- thanks so much!
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What do you do with your leftovers? Or do the boys eat it all and leave none
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CupcakeLady Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:13 pm
@Nutmeg Nanny, If we have leftovers, and that’s a big if, we have them for lunch, my husband packs his and I have some too.
~Liz
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