Meal Plan for March (and beyond...)

I've already spent WAY too much money on groceries this year, so I decided to play the "eat what you have" game for the month of March. (I just realized that I stocked up on sale diapers a few weeks ago, but still...they still fall into the grocery budget!)

I'm hoping to only have to go to the store for milk, bread, eggs and fresh produce. My goal is to spend less than $40/week on groceries this month. Wish me luck!

Here  are the meat/main dishes that I currently have in my freezer:
- 1 pizza dough
- 2 pkgs ravioli
- Baked Potato Soup
- Deceptively Delicious Spaghetti Pie
- 2 pkgs salmon
- 4 pkgs turkey sausage
- 3 lbs ground beef
- beef meatballs
- turkey meatballs
- 2 whole chickens
- 1 pkg plain chicken
- Oil, Vinegar, Soy Sauce & Garlic (4 chicken breasts)
- Fajita Marinade (3 chicken breasts)
- Sweet & Salty Marinade (2 chicken breasts)
- Ginger Chicken Marinade (4 chicken breasts)
- Greek Grilled Chicken (2 chicken breasts)
- OJ Marinade (2 chicken breasts)

Week 1: Feb 28 - March 6
Monday - Bowties with Broccoli & Sausage
Tuesday - IHOP free pancake day from 7am-10pm!!!
Wednesday - Vegetarian Lentil Soup (*new*) with Strawberry Spinach Salad
Thursday - Sweet & Salty Chicken  (*new*) with Black Bean Couscous Salad  (*new*)
Friday - (Fish Fry with Mike's parents)
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - BBQ - hamburgers, fries, baked beans and grilled artichokes

Week 2: March 7 - 13
Monday - Corny Mango Salmon (*new*) with mashed potatoes and salad
Tuesday - Vegetarian Southwestern Quinoa Casserole
Wednesday - White Chicken Chili with Whole Wheat Corn Bread
Thursday - Fajitas
Friday - OJ Chicken (*new*) over broccoli and Orange Rice
Saturday - Whole Chicken in the Crock Pot , Orange Rice, green beans (then make chicken stock in the crock pot overnight)
Sunday - Vegetarian Tamale Pie

Week 3: March 14 - 20
Monday - Chicken Fried Rice with Ginger Chicken Marinade  (*new*)
Tuesday - Spaghetti and meatballs with salad and Light Oat Bread (*new*)
Wednesday - Bean Soup with Tortilla Chips
Thursday - Vegetable Penne with Pesto for St. Patrick's Day!
Friday - Ginger Salmon (*new*) with brown rice and green beans
Saturday - (birthday party for a friend)
Sunday - Meatloaf Roll Up with mashed potatoes and corn

Week 4: March 21 - 27
Monday - Rice, Bean and Cheese Casserole with tortilla chips
Tuesday - Spaghetti Carbonara
Wednesday - Baked Potato Soup with Whole Wheat Bread
Thursday - Breakfast for dinner: eggs and Buttermilk Pancakes

Week 5 - March 28 - April 3

Monday - Ravioli with Balsalmic Brown Butter Sauce
Tuesday - Deceptively Delicious Spaghetti Pie
Wednesday - Crock Pot Minestrone Soup plus squash, Light Oat Bread
Thursday - Greek Grilled Chicken (*new*) with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables
Friday - Meatball Calzone
Saturday - Whole Chicken in the Crock Pot , Orange Rice, green beans (then make chicken stock in the crock pot overnight)
Sunday - Spinach Rice Casserole (*new*)

Week 6: April 4 - 10
Monday - Bowties with Broccoli & Sausage
Tuesday - Oil, Vinegar, Soy Sauce & Garlic Chicken (*new*) with brown rice and vegetables
Wednesday - Chili and Whole Wheat Corn Bread
Thursday - Quesadilla Pie
Friday - Spaghetti with meat sauce
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - Vegetable Lasagna (*new*)