Free Meal Plans: Squash and Goat Cheese Burritos

Halloween is here! What better way to send off those little goblins then with a tummy full of something nutritious before they dip into all that candy? This week's recipes are short on time but really deliver on flavor!

MONDAY

Chicken stew

If you are looking for a delicious, and yet quick stew recipe, this is the one for you. It tastes like it's been simmering for hours, and yet it's the quickest recipe I've ever found. The leftovers are great in a lunch box; that is, if you have any!

Chicken Stew with Cornmeal Buttermilk Dumplings

Tossed Green Salad

TUESDAY

3 cheese ziti

Bubbly and cheesy, it's great comfort food to come home to, and perfect for the little ones who don't like veggies in their pasta. It's so easy, you're kids could make it without a problem! Make sure to use a really good quality spaghetti sauce.

Three Cheese Baked Ziti

Garlic Bread

Ceasar Salad

WEDNESDAY

Thai Mango Salad

On the West Coast, many people BBQ year round! If you can't, don't worry-these little kebabs can be created under your broiler. To save yourself some time, freeze the meat in the marinade. We serve this with spicy peanut dipping sauce on the side, steamed rice, and a sweet but cruchy Thai mango salad.

Beef, Chicken, or Pork Saytay and dipping sauce

Thai Mango Salad

Steamed Rice

THURSDAY

Meatloaf

For years, I couldn't find a good turkey meatloaf recipe. Everything I tried always turned out horribly dry and tasteless, until I finally discovered this one a few months ago. Chock full of leeks, mushrooms, proscuitto, and cheese, it's full of flavor and moist, too! The leftovers are great in lunch the next day.

Yummiest Turkey Meatloaf

Mashed potatoes

Steamed broccolli

FRIDAY (featured recipe)

squash goat cheese burritos

Squash and Goat Cheese Burritos

Creamy goat cheese is delicious with spicy salsa, rich squash and black beans. These were very satisfying and made a wonderful vegetarian dinner. Try them paired up with a salad!

The spices can be adjusted to your taste, and the flavor could be a bit different depending on the kind of salsa you use. Feel free to experiment!

In the Cookie Jar:

Applesauce Oaties

Pizza Party Pinwheels (great with soup!)

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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 30, 2009