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MONDAY: Frozen Pizza — I have a deacon’s meeting

TUESDAY: Cuban Pork, potatoes and steamed carrots

from Leanne Ely of savingdinner.com

1/3 cup orange juice

3 tablespoons lime juice

2 cloves of garlic

1- 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano

salt and pepper to taste

1 -1/2 pounds of pork loin roast

Put all ingredients in a plastic Ziploc bag – freeze for later or marinate ingredients for a couple of hours.

Set oven to 375 degrees.

Place pork in roasting pan, reserving marinade.  Roast pork for 45 minutes, or until it reaches the internal temperature of 165 degrees.

In a pan, bring reserved marinade to a boil.  Let pork sit for 10 minutes and serve with sauce on the side.

WEDNESDAY: The Stokke’s are bringing us dinner!!

THURSDAY: Leftovers

FRIDAY: Cheesy Beef and Rice Casserole — this was in my freezer

SATURDAY: Sloppy Joe’s…I have girls night at Stir Crazy – yum!

SUNDAY: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

This week is all about making what we have and stretching our food budget until the 15th.  Luckily,  I have a few menus that I split from the previous weeks and froze for just such an occasion.

The new recipes I tried from last week were big hits, which were the Beer Brined Chicken and Katy’s Chicken Enchiladas.  So yummy!

MONDAY: Northwoods Chicken

TUESDAY: Mega Marvelous Meatloaf (freezer recipe from Leanne Ely, savingdinner.com)

2/3 cup dried stuffing mix
1 egg
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 pound extra-lean ground beef
1 1/3 teaspoons garlic powder
2/3 teaspoon thyme
1/3 cup ketchup
2/3 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste

Seal the bag and blend the mixture together by squeezing and kneading the bag.  Unseal the bag, starting at the bottom of the bag, roll the mixture to force out any air then seal the bag again.  Insert this bag into a gallon sized plastic freezer bag and place a copy of the recipe into the 2nd bag as well and seal it.  Place your label on the bag or write the name and date on the bag and place in the freezer.

When you want to have this meatloaf for dinner, thaw in the fridge overnight and then:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place meatloaf in a loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour or until done.

WEDNESDAY: Eggs to serve with bacon and toast

THURSDAY: Beef and Tomato Manicotti (in the freezer)

FRIDAY: Chicken Tetrazzini (in the freezer)

SATURDAY: House Group BBQ

SUNDAY: Crock Chili and Cornbread