Menu Planning

I usually plan my menus on Sunday because I shop for what's on sale with a coupon for items that I can get for free or super cheap on Sundays and I plan our meals around that for as long as I can.

This weeks dinner menu:

Tuesday (last night): Grilled cheese & Tomato soup (one of my husband's favorites!)
Wednesday: Hamburger gravy & Rice
Thursday: Tater-tot casserole
Friday: Crockpot chili & Cornbread 
Saturday: Spaghetti
Sunday: Breakfast for dinner- Omelets
Monday: Meatballs & Gravy
Tuesday: Corn Chowder
Wednesday: Spaghetti


That's as far as I have gotten. I could probably squeeze a few more meals out of the items that we have on hand without going shopping for any extra ingredients, although I will still go shopping every Sunday. I have everything needed for all of these recipes EXCEPT for a few things that the corn chowder recipe calls for. Menu planning saves so much money and time! I have a monthly calendar wipe-off board with the menu filled in- I will have to take a pic and post it! It's nice because if we have Spaghetti written down one night and that night comes and we feel more like chili, I can quickly erase it and change the board accordingly.