Back to school means back to menu planning

Tomorrow the girls start school. With that milestone, many things will be changing in our household. Most notably, we’ll be getting back on a regular schedule. No more dinners at 8PM and bedtimes creeping closer and closer to 11PM (!). We’ll be back to eating dinner at 5:30-6:00 each evening and bedtimes closer to 9PM.

AND – I’ll be back to menu planning. I’ve sort of kept it up all summer. But I have been pretty loosey-goosey with the plans. Thankfully, I had a lot of meals in my freezer and we were stocked up on meats there, too. I have been trying to “cook down” the freezer as much as I could. Especially since it was so hot and our poor, ancient freezer was not doing the best job keeping everything frozen. (soft serve ice cream, anyone?)

So, I thought I’d share with you the list I brainstormed to help me when I’m stuck on my menu plan. I went through a lot of my old menu plans, picked out the favorites and the tried-and-true hits. These are the ones that will be my go-to items this fall when life is crazy and I need inspiration as I’m planning out my week’s meals.

Menu Ideas:

Chicken Enchiladas(crockpot/oven)	Potato Soup recipe coming soon
Tacos	Beef Stew
Chicken Stir Fry (served with Fried Rice)	BBQ Chicken
Fajitas	Asian Chicken
Bourbon Street Chicken (crock pot)	Roast Beef (crock pot)
Shredded Beef Burritos (crock pot/oven)	Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Meatloaf	Beef Tips with Gravy recipe coming soon
Ham & Rice & Black-eyed peas	Creamy Chicken & Rice (crock pot)
Chicken Chili	Chili
Baked Potato with Salad	Shepherd’s Pie
Sub Sandwiches	Breakfast for Dinner
Homemade pizza	Pizza Bread recipe coming soon
Salmon Croquettes	Cuban Pork with Black Beans & Rice
Beef Stroganoff	Pasta Fagioli
Chicken Noodle Soup	Chicken &Wild Rice Soup
Chicken & Dumplings	“ Rotisserie” Chicken (crock pot)
Bourbon Chicken