Delicious Dinners...what's on YOUR menu?
 

What does everyone have planned for dinner this week (or today, if you're not a weekly planner)? I love hearing new ideas!

Today - Roasted pork tenderloin, marinated in soy, ginger, and garlic, brown rice and lentil pilaf, kale sauteed with garlic.

Tuesday - Stuffed lean burgers on sourdough toast (I stuff them with laughing cow wedges and dijon mustard, and top with caramelized onions), side salad

Wednesday - Pork Chile Verde w/ peppers, onions, and zucchini, served on whole wheat tortillas with olives, salsa, and fat free sour cream

Thursday - Whole Wheat Pita Pizzas (Pita, pizza sauce, light cheese, grilled chicken, broccoli, red onion, olives), side salad

Friday - Grilled chicken skewers, roasted butternut squash cubes, steamed broccoli

Here's the plan for this week:

Monday - gingered salmon filet, brown rice of some kind (I like the pilaf idea), and cabbage sauteed in garlic

Tuesday - Grilled chicken breast, baked sweet potato, sesame-soy broccoli

Wednesday - Baked pork chops with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and garlic, asparagus

Thursday - Crock pot stew with chunks of lean beef, onions, mushrooms, carrots, new potatoes, and whatever other goodies I can scrounge up (probably a splash of red wine as well). Probably a spinach salad on the side.

Friday - Some friends are having us over for baked salmon burgers. We're taking whole grain buns and asian cole slaw so I can stay on track. Then bowling afterwards ... :)

Saturday - Burgers on the grill (beef/turkey burgers) on whole grain buns, with blue cheese for me. Probably just a big platter of chopped veggies and fruit for snacking on while watching the ball games.

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Photo - they take about the same time and amount of water to cook. I cook an onion and a clove of garlic in the bottom of my saucepan until soft, add the lentils and brown rice and "toast" a bit, then add chicken broth (I use 1/2 cup lentils, 1/2 cup rice, 2 cups broth, for 4 servings) and spices (depends what I'm serving with...saffron, cumin, chili powder, curry, etc are all options). Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 45-50 minutes and you have pilaf.

That sounds yummy. Def going to try that tonight! :)

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MON - vegan mac & cheese (tofu & nutritional yeast based) w broccoli in it (I'm not vegan, but want to try it)

TUES - salad: brown & wild rice, grilled veggies w orange dressing, kidney bean, pine nuts, maybe some feta

WED - tagine w veggies, chickpeas, raisin; toast w avocado

THURS - pumpkin & caramelized onion baked ziti (w tofu/cashew "ricotta"); green salad

FRI - veggie burgers (homemade), open face on multi grain sprout bread w sauteed onion & mushroom, avocado, mozzarella, fresh homemade salsa, tomato, lettuce

SAT - nachos w fresh homemade corn tortilla chips, black beans & corn, avocado, fresh homemade salsa, lettuce, mozzarella

Wow...these menus sound great!

Tonight: Chili con carne, celery stuffed with fat free cream cheese and sprinkled with paprika.

*drool*

Holy smokes my stomach just started rumbling and I'm not even hungry. I love anything pumpkin. Would you be willing to share the recipe??

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I will a little later, but I haven't made it before ;). But yeah, I had the same reaction :dizzy:.

I second that!! MmmMmm!

this morning before I left the house for my 7am train- I put onions, tomatoes, garlic, sun dried tomatoes, capers, chicken bullion, thyme, oregano, basil, several bunches of baby spinach and chicken thighs into a crock pot.

hopefully it will be yum :)

Today: Crustless spinach-artichoke quiche with feta cheese, with sweet corn spires on the side

Tuesday: Whole-wheat penne with roasted red pepper/onion sauce, slivered almonds and broccoli

Wednesday: African sweet potato stew (sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes, green beans) and whatever side veggies I pick up from the mid-week farmers' market

Thursday: Whole-wheat calzones stuffed with onion, red pepper, spinach, and cabbage

Friday: Leftovers and steamed broccoli and spinach tossed in peanut sauce.

Wow some of these menus sound awesome! Good thread too. I've got some new ideas now from people that I think successful in weight loss.

For the next several days my menu will be oatmeal for breakfast, sugar free popsicles and a variety of soups for both lunch and dinner as I am down and out at home with a very nasty case of strep throat.

Oooh ... my sympathies. I get strep about once ever 2 years and it's always a doozy. Hang in there.

I don't know if you can get them where you are, but when I'm sick I LOVE Edy's Whole Fruit popsicles. They're about 80 cals each and they do contain sugar, but no HFCS, which is a plus for me. :) They have no sugar added versions, but the ones with sugar have fewer artificial ingredients - so whichever makes you more comfortable.

And they have soo many flavors - lemon, lime, pina colada, strawberry, mixed fruit, etc.

Hm. I might have to have one for dessert tonight. :)

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Tonites supper is grilled chicken breast with mrs dash southwest chipolte seasoning, grilled portebella shrooms, red & green peppers & onions all slathered on top. Plus a side of mini carrots for crunch & a big semi tart apple straight off my tree, sliced and dipped with peanut butter & raisins for a chewy & crunchy fall dessert!

*massive jealousy* :D

I miss my Meemaw's apple and pear trees.

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Photochick- No kidding about it being a doozy! I was just trying to tough it out until yesterday afternoon when my husband touched me and when he realized how hot I was he insisted I take my temperature and it was a whopping 101 degrees and then I realized I was really really sick and not just feeling blah and being a baby about it. So we found a "after hours" health clinic for me to go to since it was a Sunday since silly me was hoping that I still would be able to go to work today.

Those popsicles sound yummy I will have to look for them next time I go to the grocery store.

Today: Whole wheat mac and cheese (low fat mixed with regular cheese) with onions and tomatoes, Baked beans, green beans, mixed green salad
Tuesday: Whole wheat spaghetti/sauce/veggie meatballs, Caesar salad, green beans, whole wheat garlic bread
Wednesday: Lentil Roast, potatoes, broccoli, corn, mixed green salad
Thursday: Baked Beans, scalloped potatoes, corn, green beans, possibly a green salad
Friday: Veggie hot dogs on whole wheat buns, oven fries, coleslaw, left-over baked beans
Saturday: Enchiladas with cheese and veggie chicken, black beans with corn, avocado and tomatoes, green salad, Spanish rice
Sunday: Homemade vegetable bean soup, tomato sandwiches on whole wheat bread

I eat the same as the family and just watch my portions. If something is especially high in calories I make a small dish for myself with lighter ingredients.

wow you girls eat so good!! Great ideas..

Monday- baked chicken with brown rice with onions and red pepper with baby carrots

Tuesday- Turkey sloppy joes with corn

Wednesday- Turkey meatballs with spaghetti, green beans and bread ( wont be eating the bread)

Thursday- Chicken creole

Friday - pizza night and I plan on eating this..lol

Tonight is homemade soup - lean ground beef, tomato juice (or sauce), new potatoes, green beans, sweet peas, corn, and maybe black eyed peas and carrots.. mmm

How do you make this? Sounds divine.

Today - Tomato Soup with Onion Grilled Cheese (okay, not the healthiest thing in the world, but so good!)

Today We are making Turkey burgers cooked on the grill, condiments available include, sliced tomato, pickles, raw red onion, fried yellow onion, lettuce, ketchup, mustard, and light mayo. I will make sweet potato fries seasoned lightly for a side, and a small green salad with Newmans own light honey mustard dressing.

tomorrow? dunno yet, maybe home made chicken-pepper soup *** I have the pot going right now :)

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Me

Gosh you guys are so good at this! I think I lost my love for cooking when I started eating better. :( Use to cook lots of bad things.

Last night was yukon gold potatoes and turkey chili with 2% cheddar
Tonight... probably fish and rice
Tomorrow is supposed to rain so we'll do comfort food - grilled cheese and soup
Maybe braised chicken and butternut squash Thursday. Dunno. Might be going to some lame concert, so dinner might end up at Subway.

I need to get better at planning. Geez...

We are having breakfast for supper tonight. English muffin sandwiches, fresh pineapple, and roasted red potatoes (my take on hash browns).

Oh I love breakfast for supper nights. I haven't done that in a while, in fact, so I think I'll put it on next weeks menu.

My dad was always the breakfast cook in our house, so whenever mom needed a break, we'd do breakfast for supper and it was a huge treat. :)

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Oh boy, that's when I FOUND it.

Wow, what great planners you all are. And here I thought planning dinner during breakfast was amazing!

I'm going to make a concerted effort to plan a bunch of days ahead. I can see how it would be so much easier in the long run (and eliminate those last minute trips to the grocery store!).

Ingrid

I actually love my planning time on Sundays. I sit down with my laptop, my Excel spreadsheet, and whatever recipes I've bookmarked or torn out of a magazine in the past week ... and plan. I can throw out ideas for commentary to my husband (although I don't always take his suggestions), and I can just play around with what sounds good.

Then I can either go shopping that night or the next day after work to found out whatever I don't already have.

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