Menu Plan Monday - Week of February 28

So today is not only my 21st b-day... whoop whoop! But also the day I have resolved to start getting healthy and fit and skinny again. I am preparing my breakfast, snacks, and lunches every evening in a little baggy that I can grab on the run in the morning. I will also be making yummy healthy dinners at least 6 nights a week. Not only will this be good on our tummies but our wallets as well :)

So here is this week's menu (It sounds so yummy that I just can't wait until dinners this week!):

Garlic Potato Soup Eat Tweet p. 86

Veracruz Style Caesar Salad (This is how we had it on our honeymoon and we've been craving it since)

Recipe:

Two small heads Romain Lettuce

Onion Slices

Light Caesar Dressing

Shrimp (Fresh or Frozen Cooked)

Red Pepper Flakes

Salt & pepper

1 Tbs Minced Garlic

1.5 Tbs Chili Paste

Heat/Cook shrimp in med saucepan. Mix garlic and chili paste and pour over shrimp until coated. Season with red pepper, salt and pepper to taste.  

Wash lettuce, wrap each head with a few onion slices. Arrange shrimp next to lettuce heads. Drizzle with dressing and serve with garlic bread.

Fettuccine Alfredo w/ Shrimp Eat Tweet p.139

Hollandaise Steak served with Baked Potatoes (Inspired by the delicious Paris, Texas taco at Good To Go)

Recipe:

3 egg yolks

1 Tbsp Lemon juice

1/4 Tsp Dijon Mustard

Pinch of Cayenne

1/2 C Melted Butter

To prepare Hollandaise sauce: blend egg yolks, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and  cayenne for 5 seconds. Pour melted butter into mixture while blending on high. Keep sauce warm by placing blender container in a pan of hot tap water. 

Cook med potatoes in microwave until softened. Cook Steaks on grill or stovetop. 

Serve steaks with sauce poured on top and potatoes on the side with desired fixings. 

Beef Fajita Quesadillas 

Ground Beef Tacos

Doesn't this all sound so yummy!? And best yet I only have to get these few items to make these meals and our brown bag lunches possible. Cheers to pantry cooking!

bread

lunch meat

peanut butter

2 sm. onion

Chicken Broth (4 cups)

Garlic

2 sm. romaine lettuce

light caesar dressing

shrimp

chili paste

fettuccine

3 C Parm

avocado

1lb Ground Beef

under 100 calorie snacks - 100 calorie bag snacks, slim fast bars, etc...