Monday, February 6, 2012

what we're eating this week....

Well, the weekly menu isn't off to a great start on my part because I just ruined my roast for french dip sandwiches....oh pregnancy brain. One day, I will have a full working brain again. Until then, we'll enjoy some unplanned Chinese take out tonight :) Here's the rest of the weeks plan.......

Tuesday: Greek Chicken Pockets  (can't wait to try this!)
Wednesday: Mini Meatloaf and Sweet Potato Fries (recipes below)
Thursday: Spaghetti and Salad
Friday: Ritzy Chicken Casserole (didn't get to that last week)
Saturday/Sunday: Leftovers and Breakfast for dinner (maybe french toast? )


Sweet Potato Fries
-One medium sweet potato per person
-Non stick cooking spray
-optional spices: garlic, canjun season, salt, pepper, cinnamon
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and spray baking sheet with non-stick spray. Wash potatoes and dry (so they aren't soggy). Peel potato (or don't because the skin is very good for you!!) Cut each potato in thin strips (about 3/4 inch thick) and place on baking sheet. Spray the potatoes lightly with the spray (I like to use olive oil based sprays to do this) and add any of the spices you chose. Toss together and coat potatoes evenly and spread them out evenly over the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, flip them over and bake for another 10-20 minutes until they are done!

Mini Meatloaf
-1 lb ground beef
- 1 package cornbread stuffing (I only use about 3/4 of the package)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 medium onion chopped fine
- 2-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
-1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Topping:
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Mix all meatloaf ingredients together in a bowl (I sautee the onions and garlic beforehand just to soften them up). Separate mixture into muffin tin. Combine topping ingredients and spoon over each mini meatloaf (if you have extra you can add more toward the end of the cook time). Bake at 350 for 30 minutes! Easy and delicious!!

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