Meals for a Month – May

I’m still loving my month-at-a-time meal planning. Like with any planning, it has saved me a bundle of time. But doing it for a month seems to save me even more time.

Once I plan my menu, I lay out a grocery list for the needed items each week. Recipes requiring special, more pricey ingredients, I plan to have at the end of the month so I can hopefully find what I need when it’s on sale.

Then, I schedule a cooking plan of meals I can make ahead, double the recipe, and freeze.

After that, it’s sit back and relax time. I love that!

Here’s what May shaped up to be:

1. Out of town
2. Out of town
3. Out of town
4. Chicken | Asparagus Casserole
5. Spaghetti, Salad, Focaccia 
6. OUT – Birthday dinner!
7. Pizza, Green Smoothies
8. Cilantro Chicken, Rice, Corn Casserole
9. Tacos
10. Turkey Loin, Veggies
11. BLT Pasta (I used orzo instead and topped with croutons baked in bacon fat – Yum!), Applesauce
12. Spaghetti, Salad, Focaccia 
13. Rotisserie Chicken, roasted potatoes, veggies
14. Pizza, fruit
15. OUT – Birthday picnic – Curried Tuna Wraps – YUM!
16. Dinner with friends
17. Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, homemade buns, leftover salad
18. Spaghetti, Salad, Focaccia 
19. Asian chicken, rice, stir-fried veggies
20. Tuna medallions, guacamole
21. Pizza, fruit
22. Leftovers
23. Tacos
24. Crab legs, garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed spinach
25. Chicken | Asparagus Casserole
26. Steak, veggies
27. Spaghetti, Salad, Focaccia 
28. Pizza, fruit, leftovers
29. Out
30. Out
31. Out – Happy Memorial Day!