Empty Nest Menu #36

Deep breaths...

Monday - Slow Cooker Lentil Soup, crescent rolls {off today, working on the yards}
Tuesday - Casserole in a Jiffy, chard {cook pork roast in the crock pot for two meals}
Wednesday - Jamaican Rice and Beans*, cabbage and carrots 
Thursday - Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos, lettuce, some leftover pico from last night
Friday - Baked Beans and Hamburger* (make with ground turkey), zucchini
Saturday - Eat at Highlands - Rotisserie chicken, Copper Pennies {wine club pick-up at 7 Creeks}
Sunday - Freezer meal - I've got an extra Penne Pasta with meat sauce OR Doritos Cheesy Chicken Casserole, and we will have a fresh veggie with it

No grocery shopping this week which thrills me no end!

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Here are two comfort food recipes I have been making for years:

*Jamaican Rice and Beans - Stir 1 1/2 c. diced leftover pork roast into prepared rice and beans.  Top with your own homemade pico de gallo, or a mixture of mango, cilantro, and red onion.

*Baked Beans and Hamburger - Brown 1 pound of ground beef with 1/4 pound of diced raw bacon.  Drain the fat off.  Add 1 small chopped onion, 2 cans of pork and beans, 1 can of drained diced tomatoes, 1/4 c. each of brown sugar and ketchup.  Simmer on the stove at low heat, covered, for about and hour and serve with garlic bread. (you can use ground turkey in this, too)

Gina