Meals:

Chicken Broccoli Lo Mein

Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks served with a side of Microwave Taters

Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

Amy’s French Toast served with turkey bacon

Meatloaf Muffins served with mashed potatoes & steamed broccoli

Pizza Hut Style Pizza & Cheesy Bread

Shopping List:

BAKERY

1 loaf white bread
BAKING

flour

baking powder

cornmeal

sugar

CANNED FOOD

tomato sauce

instant mashed potatoes (herb & butter flavored)

applesauce

tomato paste

CHEESE

parmesan cheese

mozarella or Italian cheeses

CONDIMENTS & OIL

Caesar dressing

soy sauce

vinegar

ketchup

olive oil

vegetable oil

PASTA

penne or elbow macaroni (whichever is available)

spaghetti or linguine (whichever is available)

DAIRY

milk

eggs

butter

MEAT

1 pound ground turkey (frozen)

1 bag chicken breasts (frozen)

1 bag chicken drumsticks (frozen)

1 package turkey bacon (cooler)

FROZEN FOODS

broccoli cuts

PRODUCE

broccoli hearts

romaine hearts

cherry tomatoes

potatoes

mushrooms

SPICES & SEASONINGS (NOT Guaranteed to be at Aldi, but you can check)

cinnamon

garlic powder

onion powder

Italian herb mix

yeast

vanilla extract

salt

pepper

APPROXIMATE COST for meal planner: $44 (this will include everything you need for baking and will also leave you leftovers for lunches & such)

You are probably going to see this recipe every week because we have pizza night every Friday evening. It is our family night and we pair this with a good movie to watch together!

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This dish was included in the Iron Chef Moms Challenge. Please visit today’s post to get the scoop on the contest. Don’t forget to visit Meredith’s blog too!

Meatloaf Muffins
Yields Four Servings

1 pound ground turkey (purchased in the frozen section)
1/3 cup breadcrumbs (the Italian variety work well or fresh breadcrumbs)
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, but only use about ¼ of the tomato sauce in the meat mixture. Press the meat into the muffin cups (you should be able to get eight out of this amount of meat). Top with a dollop of tomato sauce on each one. Cook for 30-35 minutes. Serve two per person.

This was served with freshly steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes (we like the butter-flavored variety).