Sample Menus!

So, here are a few months worth of dinner menus..... I put them together not too long ago.  What I did was, look up ALL our favorite recipes.... wrote them ALL on index cards, planned the meals onto the calendar I made, then made a grocery list for each of the months. Now, this is no fool proof plan. I'm sure there are plenty of changes to be made and not everyone will like all the meals I have included. Also, I think finding all the recipes again would be crazily time consuming so feel free, if you choose to use them, to google a recipe or be creative and come up with your own.

Also, with the grocery lists, the amount you purchase will depend on how many you have in your family. When we grocery shop, I try really hard to get most things we will need for the month. Things that will stay good that long. 

Now.... we don't eat meat any longer and can't have pasta and pizza, things like that. So I choose to substitute meat and gluten items for other things.... feel free to substitute anything you don't like. Remember, this is just a sample. Feel free to change anything around to better suit your family. I just thought that this might be a good start for all of us.

Also, I only made around 3 months.... meaning I can rotate them. Use 1-3... then start back at 1. Just an idea.

Let me know your thoughts!

1.

Day	1	2	3	4
Monday	Fish Green beans Sweet potato	Egg/tuna salad Tortilla shells/bread Kidney beans/egg/cheese	Veggie kabobs	Spaghetti salad
Tuesday	Fajitas Cheese Mexican rice	Quesadillas Rice Pilaf Refried beans	Taco Salad (beans, cheese, salsa, lettuce)	Bean/chicken Burritos Tortilla chips Fruit salad
Wednesday	Jambalaya	Mu shu (cabbage, itl. Dressing, chicken, bbq sauce)	Stir fry	Greek Lettuce Wraps
Thursday	Veggie kabobs	Spaghetti salad	Stuffed Peppers	Mashed Squash, Chicken, salad
Friday	Cheesy Spaghetti Squash	Stir fry	Zucchini Pizza	Veggie Enchilada Casserole
Grocery List:	Fish Green Beans Sweet Potatoes Chicken Shredded Cheese Rice Fresh Veggies Spaghetti Squash	Eggs Tuna Tortillas Kidney Beans Cheese Rice Refried Beans Cabbage Italian Dressing Chicken BBQ Sauce tomatoes Zucchini Tomatoes Carrots Shredded mozz. cheese	Fresh Veggies Corn Chips Beans Salsa Lettuce Shredded Cheese Rice Frozen Veggies Green peppers Canned	Pasta (GF) and Regular Lettuce & Fresh Veggies Chicken Black Beans Tortilla chips Salsa Fresh Fruit Carrots Lime juice Oregano Plain yogurt

2.

Day	1	2	3	4
Monday	Crunchy Veggie Wrap	Stir fry	Vegetarian Sheperd’s Pie	Crunchy Baked Fish Bites
Tuesday	Quesadillas Rice Pilaf Refried beans	Chicken and Veggie Treasures w/ pasta	Green Bean and Hamburger Pie	Turkeyloaf Burgers
Wednesday	Stir Fry	Meditteranean Veggie Bake	Greek Lemon Rice and Chicken Soup	Rice and Beans
Thursday	Potato and Corn Chowder	Mediterranean Pasta soup	Stir Fry	Turkey Chili
Friday	Turkey Lasagna	Chicken and Summer Veggie Tostadas	Easy Chicken Casserole	Chicken Calzones
Grocery List	Cream cheese Tortillas Lettuce Cabbage Tomatoes Carrots Shredded mozz. Cheese Rice Refried Beans Frozen Veggies Corn Potatoes Margarine Onion Milk GF(gluten free) flour	Pasta Sauce GF lasagna noodles? Onion Green pepper Parm. Cheese Cottage cheese Eggs Zucchini Yellow squash Peppers Fresh spinach Chicken GF bread crumbs? Chick. Broth Garbanzo beans	Diced tomatoes Corn Salsa Cilantro 2 10 oz. cans condensed tomato soup green beans pasta ground turkey applesauce black beans 15 oz. can tomato sauce pizza dough kidney beans	Rice Lemon juice 2 15 oz. cans cream of chicken soup frozen veggies corn flakes tallapia

3.

Day	1	2	3	4
Monday	Rice and Chicken/spinach patties	Stir Fry	Taco Casserole	BBQ Chicken Pizza
Tuesday	Creamless Creamy Potato & broccoli soup	Baked Chicken Drumsticks	Gluten Free Meatloaf	Mu Shu
Wednesday	Stir Fry	Ratatouille	Chicken and Spinach Soup	Tortilla Pizza
Thursday	Chickpea/rice/spinach burgers	Greek Lettuce Wraps	Mashed Squash, salad, Grilled Chicken	Cheesy Spaghetti Squash
Friday	Zucchini Pizza	Veggie Enchilada Casserole	Stir Fry	Crunchy Veggie Wrap
Groceries	Rice Stir fry veggies Chicken Carrots Frozen peas Bell pepper Chicken gravy Mayo Poultry seasoning onion Potatoes Margarine Tomatoes Ground beef/meat Worcestershire sauce Ketchup Fresh spinach Soy sauce Sugar Acorn squash	Thyme Chicken broth Frozen broc. Chickpeas Canned spinach Eggs Flax seed Zucchini Flour Black olives Mushrooms Syrup Bbq sauce Parm. Cheese Pizza dough Mozz. cheese	Shredded mozz Tomatoes Mustard Breadcrumbs Chives Drumsticks Zucchini Tomato paste Oregano Fresh spinach Lime juice Plain yogurt Med. Spaghetti squash Margarine Parm cheese Cream cheese Cabbage Tomato	lettuce enchilada sauce sour cream frozen corn black beans bell pepper mex. Cheese blend tortillas kidney beans baking mix tortillas