Menu Plan - Pantry Challenge Week 10

We attended an Oscar party on Sunday.  Since we had not seen any of the movies besides the two for best original song (Muppets & Rio) we were not well equipped to give our picks for the winners.  Our friends, who host this party every year, go all out with the movie theme and it's always fun.

For the month of March, I tried something a little different, I made out a month's worth of dinner options and we will cross them off as we eat them.  I have a little flexibility then as well to add or delete food as necessary and if we go out (on a gift card) or have leftovers, it won't throw off my groove.

Along those same lines, we are now down to the portion of the freezer that houses several big hunks of meat i.e. two turkeys and a ham.  I may be spending my Thursdays making up casserole after casserole for the next month. 

Our church is having a "Beans & Blessings" fundraiser after the service for a local homeless shelter. Members were asked to donate Crock Pots of cooked beans and/or pans of cornbread for others to give donations to sample the offerings.  What a yummy and a creative fundraiser!

This month we will be eating (in no particular order):

1. Beef Stroganoff & Salad
2. Sweet Potato Chili & Rolls
3. Steak Fingers, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans
4. Pumpkin Soup & Rolls
5. Tuna Noodle Casserole & Steamed Veggies
6. Salad Nicoise
7. Sausage, Biscuits, & Gravy
8. Croque Monsieur and Stewed Apples & Cranberries
9. Ribs, Roasted Sweet Potato Salad, Greens
10. Quesadillas, Rice, & Beans
11. Roast Turkey, Green Bean Casserole, Dressing, and Cranberry Sauce
12. Pasta Salad, Rice Salad, Green Salad
13. Stuffin' Muffins, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Chard
14. Turkey Broccoli Rice Casserole & Sauteed Veggies
15. Quiche & Salad
16. Tin Foil Dinners
17. Beans, Greens, & Cornbread
18. Turkey Curry over Rice
19. Soft Tacos, Rice, & Refried Beans
20. Enchiladas, Rice, & Beans
21. Stir Fry over Rice
22. Roast, Rice, & Gravy, Steamed Veggies
23. Grilled Turkey, Brie, & Cranberry Sandwiches & Slaw
24. Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese
25. King Ranch Turkey Casserole and Salad
26. Hashbrown Casserole & Mixed Vegetables
27. Ham, Salad, Sweet Potato & Collard Soup, Cranberry & Brie Crescents, Marinated Broccoli, Mung Bean Salad
28. Cuban Sandwiches & Beans
29. Chicken in a Cloud with Steamed Broccoli
30. Frito Pie made with Homemade Chili
31. Ham & Apple Casserole

We'll see how this new approach to menu planning goes.  I'm not sure that my peeps are going to like this method.

This is part of Menu Plan Monday.