Meal plan 3/31 - 4/5 2014

Monday - scalloped potatoes and ham  
Tuesday - slow cooker balsamic pot roast recipe  New!
Wednesday - chicken hard tacos
Thursday - Hut Dogs w/ oven roasted fries & salad
Friday - Pizza ( dough recipe ) More info Here
Saturday - pork roast with apples and onions   New!
 

Chicken Cordon Bleu casserole

Some meals are just a pain! There I said it! For me Chicken Cordon Bleu is one of those meals. We love it but I hate preparing it! It is just soooo putzy! We are talking like a 10 here folks.

About a year ago I ran across this recipe on Pinterest for Chicken Cordon Bleu casserole It is soooo good! Yes it is still a little bit putzy but it makes a lot! Today I actually split it into 2 8x8 casserole dishes and freeze one (I will let you know how that turns out later).

A few changes I make are that I personally hate swiss cheese. I know I'm missing out but I just can't get around it. I usually use a mix of whatever I have on hand. I have used Mozarella, Colby jack, Monterey jack, you name it. All have turned out fine. I do always use the Parmesan called for. I also usually make my own breadcrumbs. I actually haven't purchased bread crumbs in years!

Also I am thinking of using this sauce mixture as my "go to" Cream soup.It is that good and so versatile!

So head on over to Cooking Classy And drop Jaclyn a note to say thanks for this delicious recipe.

My Putz Factor... 3.5 but soooo worth it!

Edit 7.21.13   I have frozen this multiple times and it turns out awesome! I put it in an aluminum disposable pan (usually the smaller square) and freeze it (uncooked) after its frozen I can fit this size pan in a large zip top bag of in my large foodsaver bags. I try to take it out of the freezer the morning I want to bake it or at lease a few hours before. It takes 45 minutes to an hour depending on how frozen it is. Since it has raw chicken in it I err on the side of cooking a little longer.

What we ate last week and this weeks plan

Time got away from me last week so I never posted last week’s dinner plan. Here is what we ate last week.

Sunday …  Easter ham I saved .50 a LB and got the same cut as the Spiral Ham I normally get from Aldi and looked up a glaze recipe. Basic Ham glaze

Monday…  I was under the weather so I caved and we had frozen Pizza from Aldi

Tuesday…Scalloped Potatoes and Ham A-la The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond

Wednesday… Rush hour Chicken Fajitas One of my favorite recipes from my time as a Pampered Chef consultant. Every Busy mom needs this recipe!

Thursday… Sloppy Joe’s

Friday… Pork Chops w/roasted sweet potato wedges

Saturday… Burgers on the grill w/ Loaded baked potato Salad

And here is the plan for this week…4/15/12 - 4/21/12

Sunday …  Whole Chicken roasted in the Crockpot

Monday…  Cheeseburger Macaroni

Tuesday… Shredded Chicken Hard Tacos courtesy of Nick at Macheesmo

Wednesday… Pulled Pork (not totally sure of how I will prepare this yet except it will be in the Crockpot

Thursday…  Tortellini bites (basically served with a Parmesan and butter sauce)

Friday… Pizza

Saturday… Meatloaf, I saw a great episode of Cooks country this weekend and I want to try out their recipe.

Enjoy!

So sorry I have not had a chance to type up my Easter bread recipe's I will get to it I promise!