My how things have been hectic lately. We are getting ready to PCS ("move" for those non-military types) and we have just put our house on the market, which surprisingly has impacted my menu planning. No buyer wants to walks through a house that reeks of food, especially fish, so I have to plan wisely. And I won't even get into the struggles we've had with our little celiac and school - it's been a stressful time, for sure...
So here is what I will be cooking this week:
Mon - Blackened Shrimp Salad (Blackened Shrimp Salad) with Garlic Bread.
Thankfully it is going to get up to 65 degrees outside today so it is a good night to open the windows and screen doors and cook some shrimp! I'll use GF turkey bacon instead of regular bacon and make the garlic bread with Schar's ciabatta bread of course :-)
Tues - Chicken Lasagna Alfredo (Chicken Lasagna Alfredo) with broccoli.
I love to make lasagna but sometimes the marinara sauce is too much (heartburn). So, I thought I'd try a recipe using Alfredo instead. I will use fresh, chopped up spinach instead of frozen because that is what I have on hand and I'm sure I'll season with some garlic powder. Here is a picture of the noodles and sauce that I will be using:
Wed - Grilled Tilapia (Grilled Tilapia) with Crispy Parmesan Potatoes (Crispy Garlic Parm Potatoes) and Corn.
Thurs - Chicken Noodle Soup (Chicken Noodle Soup).
Since I can't find GF Egg Noodles I am just going to use GF pasta instead. Hopefully it will taste OK.
Fri - Crockpot Beef Stroganoff (Crockpot Beef Stroganoff) with mashed potatoes and peas.
Sat - Roasted Chicken and Veggies (15 Min Roasted Chicken and Veggies) with Idahoan Loaded Baked Potatoes Casserole (kids love them):
Hope you have a great week!
-Jackie
Holy cow it's been a while since I've shared my weekly menu! While grocery shopping this morning my husband said (in not so many words) that I basically set out to start a blog to share my gluten-free menus, recipes, and experiences, and I've failed to follow thru. It's important to note that this weekly grocery shopping time is our once-a-week date with no kids - where we walk thru the aisles, talking about our excitement for our upcoming move, bantering back and forth, and just flirting with each other in general. So his pointing out a critical flaw of mine (my failure to follow-thru) put a damper on our date. With that said, here is what I will be making this week for dinner (and thus my attempting to again follow thru with blogging):
Mon - Lasagna Mueller's Lasagna with Peas
I will be using Mueller's Gluten-Free No Boil Lasagna Noodles (delicious) and Prego Traditional sauce for this. Usually I make garlic bread using Schar's white bread and garlic salt but my Type 1 Diabetic is coming out of Honeymoon and his blood sugar has been everywhere so I think the carbs in the lasagna and peas is enough for one meal.
Tues - Hot dogs with Baked Beans
Nothing special here. We like Oscar Mayer Selects Turkey dogs because we know they are gluten free and they taste good to us. I serve them on Schar's Hot dog Buns although to be honest, my daughter just kind of picks at the bun so she ends up just eating the dogs by themselves. Bush's baked beans are our go-to beans. Simple mean that the kids and husband love.
Wed - Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bake (should be renamed "Jackie's Favorite) Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bake
I LOVE THIS. I do substitute rice for the quinoa because my kids are not crazy about quinoa and I plan to use a mixture of Parmesan and Asiago cheeses because that is what I have on hand. If you follow my menus you will see that at least once every 3-4 weeks because I just love this that much. Although I must be honest - I kind of pick around the chicken because I don't really like chicken so much.
Thurs - Cheeseburger Pie Cheeseburger Pie with Salad
I made this once before and everybody liked it, but we all decided it was missing something. So this time I am going to try making it with 1/2 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound sausage instead of just 1 pound ground beef. Hopefully that will give it the extra "umph" it was missing.
Fri - Tilapia Broiled Tilapia and Baked Potato Casserole Baked Potato Casserole with Green Beans
I am trying the Baked Potato Casserole for the first time. I'm trying something I've tried in other recipes to try and make it a little healthier - instead of using the entire 1 cup of mayo (or 1 1/2 cups), I'm going to use 1/2 cup of mayo and 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt.
Sat - Parmesan Ranch Chicken Tenders Parmesan Ranch Chicken Tenders with Tater Tots
Sun - Soft Tacos with Chips/Salsa and Corn
For the tacos I am using ground beef and a packet of GF Taco seasoning. Also my family likes corn tortillas so we will use those. As a side note, I learned that the trick to folding or rolling corn tortillas without them breaking, is to warm them in a pan with a little bit of cheese on them before filling them.
I hope you all have a great week and I'd love to hear if anyone tries any of these recipes and makes any note-worthy substitutions!
-Jackie
