Family Dinner Meal Plan: August 17 - August 23

My mom is in town to help us with our day care needs.  School starts in one week and camps ended last week.  Amazingly our calendar is pretty clear this week.  Maybe I shouldn't put that out there.  Looking forward to spending the week with the girls before they head back to school.  They are getting excited.  They organized their backpacks today!

Sunday: Leftover tailgate Fried Chicken with Doctored Store Bought Mashed Potato and Corn on the grill.

Monday: State Dinner - Cedar Plank Salmon, Asparagus and Rice Pilaf

Tuesday: Black Bean and Beef Taco Tuesday 

Adapted from Dine and Dish Walking Tacos.
1 pound lean ground beef, crumbled, browned and fat drained
1 package taco seasoning
3 Tbs water
1 can Black Beans, drained

With your browned grown beef still in the skillet, add the Bush’s black beans, 3 Tbs of water and your taco seasoning. Heat through.

Wednesday: French Toast and Sausage

Thursday: Beer can chicken

Friday: Vegetable Lo Mein
Recipe from Wegmans

You can add teriyaki chicken too.

 

Ingredients 

1 pkg (21.15 oz) Asian Classics Lo Mein Noodles (Frozen Foods), prepared per pkg directions

2 Tbsp Wegmans Vegetable Oil
1 small onion, peeled, thinly sliced
1 pkg (12 oz) Food You Feel Good About Cleaned & Cut Asian Slaw
1/2 cup Asian Classics Stir-Fry Sauce (International Foods)

Directions

1. Drizzle oil around sides of stir-fry pan; tilt pan to distribute evenly. Heat oil in pan on HIGH until oil faintly smokes. (If oil smokes too much, pan is too hot.)
    
2. Add onion. Stir and toss, 2-3 min, until onions are soft. Add slaw; stir and toss 2 min. Add noodles and stir-fry sauce. Stir briefly, 1-2 min, to heat through.

Saturday:  Celebrating a good friend's engagement! I was planning on bringing a dish known as Funeral Potatoes.  Perhaps that is a bad idea.  Though, I also know this recipe as Harvest Potatoes.  That sounds a lot better, right?!