Free Meal Plans: Black Bean Soup

When Jake began raving about the butter chicken being served in his high school cafeteria, I decided to try to make my own! I don't profess to know anything about Indian food, but this recipe is amazing. Fragrant, marinated chicken in a spicy, creamy sauce, this is a curry chicken worth trying!

The marinated chicken is delicious even without the sauce, and would be wonderful shredded up and tucked into wraps.

Busy Mom Tip: This recipe can be made ahead-please follow the link for the detailed how-to!

Butter Chicken

steamed rice

pappadams or naan bread

tossed green salad

So easy that even my 13 year old makes them, these versatile (and scrumptious meatballs are easy to make ahead and then stash in the freezer. Rich lamb, salty feta, and a bit of rosemary pairs up deliciously tucked into a pita with tomato, lettuce, cucumber, and tziziki.

Lamb and Feta Meatballs

Pita bread, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, tziziki

Greek Salad

I love this casserole-spicy sausage, yummy tomato sauce, and lots of mozzarella cheese! It's a great way to warm up on a cool fall day. Since the recipe is large, I often bake half and then freeze the other half for another day when I need something to just pop into the oven.

Italian Sausage Baked Pasta

Tossed salad or raw veggies and dip

Garlic toast

Did you know that you can make cedar planked salmon in your oven? Yes! You can! Pick up an untreated plank and make sure to soak it in water well, then just follow the recipe. It's so easy, and the salmon turns out juicy and tender.

Cedar Planked Salmon

Steamed rice

Your favorite veggie

With a bit of spice and chock full of healthy beans and veggies, this soup is something you can feel good about serving to your family! Serve it with a variety of toppings so that everyone can choose their own, or change things up by melting some cheese over tortilla chips for some quick nachos.

Busy Mom Tip: Make the soup ahead and freeze in single serving sized containers for a quick meal.

Black Bean soup

Tortilla chips and fixings

Tossed Salad

From the Cookie Jar:

Rocky Road Cookies

Pumpkin Squares

About the Author 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. Posted by Karen Humphrey in free meal plans on October 15, 2009 More from this author  |  Author Website Follow Karen Humphrey on:  |

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