Sunday, April 27, 2008

Menu plan Monday

Time to plan another week. At my last Weight Watcher weigh in, I lost another 2 pounds which means that I have now lost over 40 pounds. Planning my meals really helps me stay on points. I usually plan 7 meal and then decide throughout the week when I want to fix them. This is my plan until I go back to the grocery so it is a little longer than a week.
1. Beef Stroganoff Casserole(see recipe below)
2. Salisbury Steak(see recipe below), mashed potatoes, green beans
3. Deep Dish Pizza Casserole, 6 points; salad w/lite dressing, 2 points
4. Swiss Chicken Casserole- 6 points, green beans, mashed potatoes
5. Fat Free Hot Dogs on wheat buns-3 points; Baked Doritos-2 points, corn
6. Chili Dog Casserole(see recipe below)
7. Ranch Chicken- 8 points, salad
8. Spaghetti Casserole Bake (7 points), salad
9.Doritos casserole-7 points; corn
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Beef Stroganoff Casserole
1 can 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can 98% Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
8 oz. reduced fat sour cream
12 oz. uncooked egg noodles
1 pound lean ground beef
1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
Brown ground beef and drain. Combine soups and sour cream. Add beef and noodles, mix well. Cover with foil and bake in a 10 X 13 dish at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.
Serves 8. 7 WW points (Please check your ingredients and your points, this one can have different points for egg noodles, etc.)
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Salisbury Steak
1 pound lean beef
1 pack onion soup mix
1 can Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup water
1 cup FF beef broth
2 tablespoons quick oats
small can mushrooms, drained
Mix water, meat, quick oats, and onion soup mix. Make into 4 large patties. Cook on med/high heat and brown both sides. Combine other ingredients, pour over patties. Reduce heat to med/low. cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
4 servings, 5 WW points
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Chili Dog Casserole
5 Low fat Hot Dog Bun
8 Fat Free Hot dogs
1/4 cup diced onions(optional)
2 tablespoons mustard
1 (15 ounce) can Turkey Chili
2 cups Fat Free Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the bottom of the casserole pan with butter-flavored Pam. Break buns into bite size pieces, and place in bottom of pan with outside of buns on bottom. Slice hot dogs into bite size pieces and place on top. Mix mustard, onion, and chili and pour on top. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
Serves 8, WW points per serving 4
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6 comments:

Sharon said...

Congrats on the weight loss!! That's excellent. I am the same way-when I plan my meals in advance, I stay on program so much better and stay within my points (for the most part;).
Great menu. Thanks for sharing!

Mimi's Toes said...

You are so in control and you will reach that goal. You amaze me at your dedication.

B. said...

Love those WW recipes! Salisbury steak is one of my favoties. I make it all the time. You are doing really well with your weight loss. 2 pounds lost in a week is quite an achievement. I hope you are very proud of yourself!! You certainly should be. Very inspiring.

Jen said...

The Stroganoff sounds delicious! Just might have to make that one tonight. :) I need to be better and plan a week in advance. I have all these tons of recipes I wanna try and then I forget which ones when it comes to dinner time. With the stroganoff, I'm assuming you just put the cheese on top before you bake?

Anonymous said...

I just found you via orgjunkie.com but I'm going back to WW soon (been sick) and I'm definitely going to keep checking back here! I have about the same amount of weight to lose as you (well as you did congrats on 40lbs!!!).

Anonymous said...

Tried the stroganoff, only thing I'd do different is precook the noodles. We used whole wheat ones and they were still a little chewy, but even the kids liked it! Tonight it's the cheeseburger roll up!