Meal-Planning Mondays

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Good afternoon lovely readers. I hope each of is having a great day! It's hot here ... hot, hot, hot. I guess it's the start of summer! In usual Monday fashion, here are a week's worth of menus for this week. I hope you find at least a few recipes to enjoy!

MONDAY
Grilled Chicken
Spinach and Strawberry Salad


GRILLED CHICKEN
Fire up the grill and cook some organic chicken breasts. This recipe by Real Simple for Grilled Garlic Chicken is one of my summer favorites. Grill 2-3 extra chicken breasts for tomorrow's dinner.

SPINACH AND STRAWBERRY SALAD
Recipe by Whole Foods. Get it here.

TUESDAY
Chicken Tortilla Soup

This recipe came courtesy of a friend of a friend, so I don't know the original source. (If that friend happens to be reading, please let me know so I can credit appropriately.) It is satisfying as a meal on its own, but serve with corn bread and a green salad if you want something even heartier. In our family, we like to top the soup with Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream and sliced avocado. This also makes a generous portion, so enjoy the left-overs for lunch on Wednesday.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
2 - 3 cooked chicken breasts, meat shredded or diced
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
1 can stewed tomatoes, dices
1 box chicken broth
1 can tomato soup
1 can black beans (I use dry beans that I've prepared ahead of time)
2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. cumin

Combine onion, jalapeno and garlic cloves with a little of the chicken broth in a large pot. Let it simmer for a couple minutes, then add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for an hour.

WEDNESDAY
Chicken Recuerdos De Tucson

There isn't an image for this ... my apologies! If you make this dish, photograph it and we'll run the image next week!

This recipe is courtesy of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Get it here.

THURSDAY
Corn & Summer Vegetable Saute
Spinach and Cheese Quesadillas


This saute is a great way to take advantage of summer's fresh bounty. Cooking Light suggests adding diced cooked chicken to it at the end for a complete meal. Here we've simply paired it with spinach and cheese quesadillas.

CORN AND SUMMER VEGETABLE SAUTE
Recipe courtesy of Cooking Light. Get it here.

SPINACH AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS
Top whole wheat quesadillas with shredded monterey jack cheese and fresh spinach. Fold over. Press in a heated panini press or heat stovetop in a griddle.

FRIDAY
Homemade Pizza


Ahh ... Fridays are pizza days! And though we usually stick to the same tried-and-true recipe (click here and scroll down to Friday for my favorite pizza dough recipe), I do like to mix it up one way or another.

This week, try this homemade pizza sauce and top with your favorite toppings.

SATURDAY
Corn and Potato Chowder
Green Salad


Perfect for a weekend dinner, you can make this ahead of time if you're busy and reheat before serving. Serve with a green salad.

CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER
Recipe courtesy of Cooking Light. Get it here.

SUNDAY
Left overs or dine out! Enjoy your Sunday evening!



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