Meal Plan: January 13 - January 18

This week I'm reaping the rewards of cooking frozen meals last Saturday.  Side note: Can you believe it is only the second full week of 2015?  I feel like we celebrated the New year weeks ago.  It's going to be quite the year.

Sunday - Lasagna with Béchamel Sauce

Ingredients

1 lb 80% lean ground beef

1 jar (24 oz) Food You Feel Good About Smooth Marinara Sauce

2 cups water

salt

pepper

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups low-fat milk

1 pinch ground nutmeg

3-1/4 cups Wegmans Whole Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1/3 cup + 2 Tbsp Italian Classics Grated Italian Blend, divided

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

12 sheets Italian Classics Fancy Cut No. 15 Lasagne, uncooked

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

1. Brown ground beef in large saucepan on MEDIUM; drain off excess fat. Add pasta sauce and water to ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil, about 3-5 min. Set aside.

2. To make bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk in the flour. Allow the flour and butter to cook until light and foamy, about 2 minutes, whisking constantly; whisk in milk, a little at a time. Whisk in the pinch of salt and nutmeg and bring the sauce to a bare simmer, whisking constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove sauce from the heat and set aside.

3. Layer in following order in 9"x 13" baking dish: 1-1/2 cups sauce, 4 lasagna strips, 1/2 bechamel, cheese, 1-1/2 cups sauce, 4 lasagna strips, bechamel, cheese, 1-1/2 cups sauce, 4 lasagna strips, bechamel, remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses.

4. Cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake on center rack in oven 40 min. Remove cover; bake 15 min. Let stand 10 min before cutting.

Monday - Breakfast Dinner

Tuesday - Taco Tuesday

Wednesday- Ham and Asparagus Risotto in the Actifry
I love LOVE risotto and can't wait to see how it cooks in the Actifry.

Thursday - Steak and Potato Birthday Dinner for hubby!!
Broiled Steaks - Great for the winter when it's too cold to grill.
Smashed Potatoes - Recipe from Pioneer Woman
Roasted Broccoli - Recipe from The Neely's

Friday - Light King Ranch Chicken
Recipe from Cooking Light

Saturday -  Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
Recipe from Cooking Light