This week’s winter meal plan makes good use of the slow cooker, and includes a number of healthy recipes to help you forget the cold weather. With Thai pumpkin soup, Mexican meatloaf, and Spanish chicken, we’ll soon have you planning your next holiday.
I had a great meal plan written up last week, full of healthy recipes for the family. Mr Grumpy had asked me to work a beetroot dish into the menu to use up the stragglers in the garden, and I dutifully planned a dish for Sunday evening. I lent heavily on Hugh’s Three Good Things to write my latest menu {and as an aside I’ve just discovered it is only $3 on Amazon Kindle, which is an amazing price for this book!}, and the dish I had planned was full of beetroot and hard boiled eggs – two of The Princess’s least favourite ingredients. Thank goodness for the freezer, as I had to revise the plan on the fly, and we went with shredded cilantro chicken tacos instead.
Our winter meal plan is also full of healthy recipes to help you take your mind off the cold outside. We make good use of the slow cooker this week, and there are a few recipes to transport you to warmer climes. So without further ado:
Winter Menu Plan
Sunday: Thai Pumpkin Corn Soup via Vintage Kitty
Monday: Low Carb Mexican Meatloaf via Art From My Table
Tuesday: 3 Ingredient Crockpot Meatballs via Suburban Simplicity
Wednesday: Spanish Chicken Traybake with Potatoes and Olives via me
Thursday: Slow Cooker Thai Turmeric Pork Ribs with Pineapple Slaw via The Gingered Whisk
A Little Something Extra
No Yeast Cinnamon Rolls via Carrie’s Home Cooking
Healthy Mamey Smoothie via Smart Little Cookie
Summer Meal Plan
Sunday: Slow Cooker Lime Cilantro Chicken Tacos
Monday: Pasta, Asparagus, Chorizo from Hugh’s Three Good Things. Although asparagus is not in season at the moment so I used beans instead.
Tuesday: Chicken, Tomatoes, Tarragon from Hugh’s Three Good Things, served with mashed potato* and a green salad.
Wednesday: Mince & Onion Pie with Cream Cheese Pastry from Save With Jamie, served with mashed potato* and steamed corn.
Thursday: Coriander & Turmeric Fish, served with steamed rice and pickled beansprouts (keep an eye out for this recipe next week)
* I made a large batch of mashed potato for dinner on Tuesday night, then just reheated the leftovers for dinner on Wednesday night. One less dish to make.
Bon Appetit!
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