Meatless March

Mostly Meatless March

Okay so I literally spent the entire day cooking for some meals for Meatless dinner March.  We are not going completely meatless, just for dinners and we are going to eat fish.  It is just something different!!  My husband isn't really on board, so we might be adding in a day of meat.  This also doesn't include going out or ordering in meals!

So the freezer is packed.  I made

Cheesy Burritos (2 )

Enchildas (1 with leftovers)

Veggie Potpie with sweet potato crust (at least 3 meals)

Veggie Lasagna (2)

Stuffed Shells (2)

Manicotti (2)

Tomato Orzo Soup (2 with leftovers)

Calzones (2 with extra)

Extra noodle lasagna (1)

So one day of cooking and 17 meals, not bad.  Of course the problem with bulk cooking is that you might make a large quantity but it is multiples of the same food.  My husband doesn't love leftovers and repeat meals have to be used sparingly.

So for this week:

Week 1

Monday- Cheesy Burritos with salsa on the side and corn/ rice as sides

Tuesday- Veggie Potpie

Wednesday- Manicotti

Thursday- Leftovers

Friday- Leftovers (yes I am trying this twice, this week!)

Saturday-  out/ Grilled Cheese and tomato soup

Week 2

Sunday- Fish, maybe Cod

Monday- Eggplant Parmesan (if I can find an eggplant, Giant was out this week!!)

Tuesday- Veggie Lasagna

Wednesday- Tomato Orzo Soup

Thursday- Spaghetti

Friday- Leftovers

Saturday- Out/ Eggs

Week 3

Sunday- Trader Joe's Crabcakes

Monday- Susie's Enchilada Bake with Lime Rice

Tuesday- Calzones

Wednesday- Stuffed Shells

Thursday- Leftovers

Friday- Perogies

Saturday- out/ Grilled Cheese and soup

Week 4

Sunday- Veggie Lasagna

Monday- Veggie Potpie

Tuesday-Roasted Veggies and Cannelini Beans with Feta Cheese

Wednesday- Cheesy Burritos

Thursday- Leftovers

Friday- Boboli Pizza

Saturday- Calzones/ out

Sunday- Portabello Mushroom Burgers

I am going to end it that Sunday since midweek it will be April.  I could still plan it all the way through.  So this is just a preliminary menu.  With this, I hopefully will not have much of a grocery bill because I won't have much to buy.  I also have a Quiche that I should use up so I need to find a spot to put that on the menu.  It might go on this Friday.  I have less then $200 to spend for groceries for the rest of the month (that is my budget).  Ideally I would like to see if I could stay $50 under this month.  We will see!!  I am excited to see that I will still have leftover food in the freezer after the month.