Menu Plan Monday

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I guess I should preface this by saying that AG has a casein allergy, so any recipe that calls for milk, butter, or any other dairy product is subsituted in our house. I don't typically cook with cheese unless you can add it once the meal is on your plate. Yes, we tried the vegan cheese, which is what she can eat, but it doesn't melt well, and according to AG's daddy, he isn't going to fight her for it!

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfasts: Cereal-Since AG is 18 months old, she is still eating fortified cereal each morning, with some type of fresh fruit or applesauce. Brian eats whatever cereal on hand, and I eat oatmeal.

Lunches: usually leftovers, or something easy like chicken salad, tuna patties

Dinners:

Sunday- Chicken Chili- recipe below

Monday-spaghetti with spinach marinara sauce and garlic toast

Tuesday- Chicken Fried Rice with fried noodles (AG loves loves these noodles!)

Wednesday- Vegetable or Potato soup-not sure which one yet

Thursday- baked chicken with roasted cauliflower and broccoli

Friday- baked tilapia with crashed potatoes

Saturday-Brian is going to use his new grill, probably pork chops with a baked sweet potato

Snacks for AG:
pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (I used vegan choc chips for AG)
blueberry muffins
smoothies
graham crackers
fruit


Chicken Chili: slightly modified from this link:
3 cups water1 tsp lemon pepper1 tsp ground cumin1 Tbsp olive oil2-3 chicken breasts1 garlic clove1/2 cup chopped onion1 can corn1 or 2 cans of chopped green chiles (I use 1)1 tsp cumin 2-3 Tbsp lime juice2 cans northern white beans (although, I cook dry beans, and use a quart size ziploc bag) Combine water, lemon pepper, 1 tsp cumin, and olive oil and bring to boil. Add chicken and return to low boil, simmer for 20-30 minutes. Remove chicken and cut into pieces, then put it back. Add garlic, onion, corn, chiles, 1 tsp cumin, lime juice, and beans, bring to a boil and simmer until the chicken is completely done. Top with cheese, if you want.