Meal Plan: Easy Does It

This week's menu posed a bit of a challenge for me. Since I had to work this weekend, I didn't have an opportunity to do any prep cooking for the week ahead — that means everything has to be prepared the night we plan to eat it. We're both looking down the barrel of a very full week — so meals have to be quick and simple to make. And last but not least, the fridge is full of unused items — time to get creative and utilize them!

Dinners:

• Sunday: Pizza, salad
• Monday: Portobello ravioli with tomato-shiitake sauce*
• Wednesday: Quick pork ragu^ with pasta*, zucchini
• Thursday: Bulgogi (Korean BBQ beef), brown rice, sweet & spicy cabbage
• Friday: Choose your own adventure pork tostadas

Lunches:

• Green salad
• Mango, bacon, spinach, and cheese sandwiches

Snacks:

• Apples
• FF American cheese
• RF Wheat thins

Sources: * Cooking Light The Essential Dinner Tonight Cookbook: Over 350 delicious, easy, and healthy meals

Notes: ^ I will be making both pork tenderloins in the slow cooker and then shredding them. Half will be used in the quick pork ragu and half will be used for the tostadas.

Make Ahead:

• Portion lunches
• Make provolone cheese toasts

Grocery List:
coming soon