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Free Meal Plan: Macaroni And Cheese

Written by Karen Humphrey

With the talk of the rising costs of food, this week I included three meatless meals.  Going without meat doesn’t mean tofu and lettuce, but what about a great chili, or baked pasta?  Pair them up with a big green salad and everyone will be happy.  Eating less meat is easier on your wallet, better for you, and easier on the environment.  Go ahead, try it!

 

MONDAY

Free Meal Plan: BBQ Chicken SaladMy husband would eat chicken with salad every day if he could, and I thought I was in a rut until I saw this fantastic salad over at Two Peas and Their Pod. Oh my! Boring salads, begone! The great thing about dinners like this is that you can mix and match things to suit your own family’s tastes, or they are easy to adapt for kids.

BBQ Chicken Salad

Photo copyright Two Peas and Their Pod, used with permission

TUESDAY

Free Meal Plan: Orange Mochi PancakesPancakes! Pancakes! More Pancakes! Pancake week is still going strong over at La Fujimama! Get in on the fun with pancakes for dinner, lunch, breakfast, snacks, or dessert! How do you like YOUR pancakes?

Orange Mochi Pancakes
White Chocolate Coconut Pancakes

WEDNESDAY

Free Meal Plan: FocacciaVeggie chili is a great way to introduce your family to some meatless meals. I love serving mine with some great bread to dunk, and a big salad. If you have leftovers they are great stirred into pasta and baked, ladled over hot baked potatoes and topped with cheese, or tucked into a lunchbox.

Vegetarian Chili
Focaccia
Caesar Salad with Merry’s Home made Dressing

THURSDAY

Free Meal Plan: Shredded Beef Sliders with Carrot Apple SlawI love sliders. Little sandwiches, stuffed with all kinds of yummy fillings, the perfect size for little hands or enough for us bigger people to eat a couple. These ones by Evil Shenanigans feature shredded beef with a carrot apple slaw, and look so good I can’t wait to try them myself. These would be great for a party, too!

Shredded Beef Sliders with Carrot Apple Slaw

Photo copyright DeusxFlorida, used with permission

FRIDAY

free_meal_plan_mar_mac_cheeseMacaroni and cheese is a rarity at our house but in a last minute decision with nothing else to cook and few groceries, I whipped this up and served it with a big green salad.

Macaroni and Cheese

 

Karen Humphrey

Karen Humphrey

Karen (aka Scattered Mom) has been passionate about food since the 1970s, when she created tasty treats from her Easy Bake oven. Literally thrown into the kitchen at the tender age of 21 when she became foster Mom to 4 teenagers, it was pretty much a do or die situation. Her specialty? Cookies. Her real passion? Writing. Put them together with a marriage to a guy 20 years older, their own teenager, and life on the West Coast of Canada, and you have her blog, Notes from the Cookie Jar.

Website: notesfromthecookiejar.com

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