Meal Planning Link Love

It's hard to believe this is the last week of the Plan It, Don't Panic meal planning challenge!


It's been a great 6 weeks! I've gathered and tried lots of new recipes, learned how to save more on our food budget and stuck it through with my plan (*most* of the time) when the temptation came to just throw in the towel and eat out!

I've found some amazing recipes (and bloggers!) through this challenge, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to share some of my great finds before delving in to this week's meal plan!


Recipes I Found, Tried and LOVED
Breakfast:

• green smoothie @Live Renewed
• egg, gluten, dairy-free breakfast bars @Frugal Food Allergies
• baked, soaked oatmeal @Vail Family Blog
• pumpkin-pear muffins @Day2Day Joys
• and I modified an old favorite Costa Rican breakfast: Gallo Pinto

Lunch:

• tuna salmon pasta salad @Quick and Easy, Cheap and Healthy

Dinner:

• Chicken Chili Mac @Picky Palate
• Chicken, Spinach & Bean Quesadillas @Other Side of 50
• Slow-Cooker Chicken and Quinoa @Christian Mommy Blogger
• Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore @Linda's Lunacy
• Italian Cream Cheese Chicken Casserole @Naturally Knocked Up
• Cooking a Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot @Live Renewed
• Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers @Stacy Makes Cents

Snacks:

• allergen-free pumpkin rice krispie treats @Fresh4Five
• no bake energy bites @Smashed Peas & Carrots

During this challenge, I've also been able to make friends with some other amazing bloggers who participated in the link-up: Nikki @Christian Mommy Blogger, Stacy @Stacy Makes Cents, Rachel @Day2Day Joys, Anne @Quick & Easy, Cheap & Healthy, LeighAnn @Intentional by Grace and Mindy @The Purposed Heart!

Five of us even decided to host a Flu-Fighting Foods series and link-up together!

If you can't tell already--let me just say: I had a BLAST during this challenge!

And without further ado, here's this week's meal plan!

Monday:
Breakfast-honestly? We ate leftover apple/pear crisp and some rice cakes!
Lunch-homemade chicken noodle soup
Dinner-Lemon Greek Chicken, squash, mushrooms, mashed potatoes

Tuesday:
Breakfast-egg/dairy/GF breakfast bars
Lunch-salmon pasta salad
Dinner- Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers

Wednesday:
Breakfast-egg/dairy/GF breakfast bars
Lunch-leftovers 
Dinner-rotisserie-style chicken in the crock pot, oven-roasted potatoes, sauteed or boiled green beans 
Thursday:
Breakfast-Bob's Red Mill GF pancakes w/ blueberries
Lunch-leftovers
Dinner-chicken tortilla soup (I throw in whatever I have on hand. This week, I'll probably use leftover chicken from Wednesday, black beans,homemade rotel and/or salsa, chicken stock and homemade taco seasoning.)

Friday: 

Breakfast-Gallo Pinto
Lunch-leftovers
Dinner-Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore w/ homemade marinara sauce 

Saturday: 

Breakfast-pumkin-pear muffins (modified to be GF/egg free)
Lunch-leftovers
Dinner-hmmmmm? It's my bday. Think hubby will cook? ;) 

Sunday:

Breakfast-muffins
Lunch-creamy potato soup w/ veggies
Dinner-leftovers

What's on your menu this week? Any links you'd like to share?

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• Lexie: Naturals (ends 11/08)

I'm linking up with Plan It, Don't Panic, Menu Plan Monday.