What’s For Dinner 11/1
November 1, 2011
I have decided that making my menu is easiest when I am hungry–tee hee! I actually popped this one out in about 10 minutes since there was so much to choose from this week.
Can you tell that I am going for easy one pot meals? My crock-pot is getting quite a workout here lately!
I have a request and hope that you guys can help me out. I always use bottled pasta sauce. We have a couple of favorite Bertolli sauces that I rotate between for my recipes. When I was working, I had a client who made the most phenomenal pasta sauce. This was a family recipe that had been passed down for many generations and while he would give me a basic idea he would never share that secret recipe! So…any of you guys willing to share your favorite “to die for” pasta sauce? I would love to cook up a big batch and freeze it. Email it to me or share it in the comments for everyone to see.
MONDAY
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Side Salad
Garlic Bread
TUESDAY
Caramel Apple Pork Chops
Balsamic Shrooms
Dressing
WEDNESDAY
Chicken & Dumplings (Amy’s recipe in the comment section)
THURSDAY
Beef Stroganoff
Side Salad
FRIDAY
Stuffed Bell Peppers
SUNDAY
Baked Potato Soup
Rolls
Here is what you’ll need from the Publix ad
Ground Sirloin, $3.99/lb
Barilla Pasta, 13.25 to 16 oz, (excluding Barilla plus and Lasagna) BOGO $1.23
Pork Sirloin Chops, $2.99/lb
Red or Golden Delicious Apples 3 lb bag, 2/$5
Cole’s Garlic Bread, Toast Slices, Cheessticks, or Cinnamon Sticks, 10.5 to 16 oz, (excluding Mini Loaf and Mini Toast), BOGO $2.99
Portabella Mushrooms, $2.69
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, $1.99/lb
Swanson Broth, 32 oz, (excluding Organic), BOGO $2.69
Publix Baby Cut Carrots, 4/$5
Sweet Onions, $.99/lb
Boneless Chuck Steaks, $4.79/lb
Fresh Attitude Salad, 5 oz, 2/$5
Green Bell Peppers, $1.49/lb
Tuttorosso Tomatoes, Puree, or Tomato Sauce, 28 to 29 oz, BOGO $1.87
Johnsonville Brats or Sausage, 13.5 to 14 oz, 2/$6
Idaho Potatoes, 10 lb bag, $4.89
Publix Chunk Cheese, 16 o, $4.99
Cream
What you else you’ll need:
Bacon
Stuffing/Breadcrumbs
Celery
I fancy the Pork Chops… I’ll be round about 7?
C’mon over
They are really good!!
lol..I was gonna ask the same thing! (“And what time will you be expecting me tonight, Michelle?”)
Will have to give that one a whirl very soon. 
That recipe looks soooo good!
http://5dinners1hour.blogspot.com
Michelle, not sure if you heard of this subscription but I like her concept. I did a subscription but haven’t tried it yet. It reminds me of a blend between “Whats for dinner” from your blog, e-mealz and freezer cooking. I am going to give it a try but I wondered if you wanted to see from all your readers what their various “methods” for meal planning are. Flylady.net has a concept too that appealed to me – write down what you ate for two weeks (even if you ate at a restaurant) and that is a basic meal plan you can rotate from. Then shop and stockpile the key ingredients of these 14 meals and you always have something for dinner!
Might be a good reader spotlight or section??? I would love to hear what others have tried (maybe even the ones that didn’t work) and what they like!
Sherri
I was gonna be a wise guy, but I see I have already been beaten to the punch line by Clare and AmyC! ha ha…..I was gonna say I’d see you on Wed. for the CHicken and dumplings! I need to make some of those….with the chicken breast on sale for $1.99, I will wait until I do my shopping Thurs. and make it over the weekend. Thanks Michelle for giving me ideas for dinner…
Barefoot Contessa’s Tomato Sauce is the best! I usually triple the recipe and freeze it.
Pasta sauce is super easy and easily adaptable to your family’s likes. I prefer using tutterosso tomato purée (on sale this week). I don’t use measurements much when I cook, so bare with me.
Sauté 2-4 cloves minced garlic and chopped onion in olive oil (a few swirls around the pot). Add 2 large cans purée and 1/2-3/4 can of water. Keep pot on low. Add salt, pepper, parsley (or Italian seasoning) and cayenne pepper (if you like it hot, my kids don’t like it that way).
If I have veggie purée already made in the freezer, I like to add puréed carrots for extra healthy-ness!
Add cooked meatballs or Italian sausage to sauce and let it simmer for 30 min or all day in your crockpot.