I have been trying to plan ahead and prep over the weekend for our nightly meals. It can be hectic when you work full time and have kids in nightly activities.

I have found if I find 5 recipes and cook the meat or cut up the veggies I will stick to cooking vs. eating out.

Prepping for the week
I put 6-8 boneless skinless chicken breasts in my slow cooker on Sunday afternoon with some water in the bottom and let them cook for 4-6 hours. Cut the chicken up and stored in the fridge for the weeks recipes.







Monday

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
 5-6 C. water or chicken broth
1 package long grain and wild rice - ready rice (pictured)
1 envelope chicken noodle soup mix
1 celery rib, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1/3 C. onion, chopped
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup cubed cooked chicken
In a large saucepan, combine water/broth, chicken soups and veggies, bring to a boil and cook until tender, next add the remaining ingredients, simmer for for 15 more min and serve.


















The night before I put the broth, soups and veggies in my pot so I could just grab it from fridge and put on stove top.




Tuesday

Chicken Alfredo
Fettuccine Noodle or whatever you want to use - I used Penne this time
1-2 C. cooked chicken breast (you can season with garlic and herb seasoning)
1 Packet of Knorr Pesto sause mix
1 Jar of Bertolli Mushroom Alfredo sauce
1 pkg frozen broccoli florets
diced onions
minced garlic
Large pkg of fresh sliced mushrooms (optional)

Saute the onions, garlic and mushrooms in some olive oil.
Meanwhile boil the noodles according to the pkg directions.
I actually bought the steamers broccoli and put it in the microwave so it was tender. Once the noodles were done I drained them and mixed everything together until combined and simmered it until it was heated through. My kids dont like mushrooms so I didn't use any.

Wednesday

Crock Pot Soup
 1.5 lbs ground beef

 1 small onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
1 can V-8 juice
1.5 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 C. chopped celery
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Brown meat and onion, drain.
Put in slow cooker with rest of ingredients. Cook on low all day and come home to a great soup!







Thursday

Breakfast Night
No pictures for this you can do whatever you want

Pancakes, bacon, sausage, burritos, breakfast pizza :)




Friday

Homemade pizza
 Sorry didn't get pictures of this either
I usually buy the thin pre-made crusts and just top them with whatever everyone wants, usually its taco pizza in our house, I will post the pictures next pizza night :)