Wow, what a week. I'm tired. Anyone? It just seems like so much craziness lately, then there is dinner time. I always had this image (I'm somewhat idealistic) that we would always sit around the table at night and talk about our day and really enjoy each other's company during dinner time. Then...I was hit with the reality (at least in our house) that we are lucky most nights if we eat at the same time, get the kids to eat at all, and not end up in some sort of time out for one of us (including mommy). Just being honest. It's insanity sometimes, but I know this is just a season and soon I'll miss trying to get them to sit and eat dinner every night. And someday maybe, just maybe, even sit around a table together. Patiently (truth be told not so patiently) waiting to eat like a normal family...wait, maybe this is normal...hmmm...
So, it's week's like this that I'm so thankful to have dinner already figured out. Here's what our week looked like (do not picture Donna Reed though).
Sunday - White sauce chicken enchiladas
http://www.raininghotcoupons.com/chicken-enchiladas-with-sour-cream-white-sauce/
Tips and tricks: I did this one on a Sunday because it was my first time. I used frozen shredded chicken as I've explained how to prep in #1 week in review. You could easily prep the stuffed tortilla portion in advance and freeze (or just refrigerate for a day), then do the white sauce when ready to top and bake. It was soooooo..... good and super easy. We will do this one again.
Monday - enchilada leftovers. The recipe makes 8-10 enchiladas. My hubby at 2 in a serving, I had one and the boys split (actually they didn't really eat, but anyways).
Tuesday - Chili (my first time ever making) and cornbread
http://temeculablogs.com/5-ingredient-crockpot-chili-recipe/
Tips & tricks: This recipe called for ground turkey, which we did. Oh my goodness, this was so delicious. We were all going back for seconds. This really only needed to cook for 4 hours, as opposed to my full workday of 8 hours, so it was handy to have a nanny available. I really don't think 8 hours would hurt, but I would definitely double the batch. We had just enough for one night and were bummed. Seriously, so good. Why have I not made this before??? We made with cornbread, my only tip for this comes from my mom's cornbread growing up. Make whatever cornbread recipe you like, and add some real corn. Just perfect.
Wednesday - Well, we planned on Chili but as mentioned we at it all in one night, so we pulled out Spaghetti fixings we always keep on hand.
Ingredients: Ground Turkey, 2 jars of favorite marinara, and spaghetti noodles
Tips & tricks: We always keep these ingredients in the house, for just those occasions. Get Spaghetti sauce when it's on sale! Our nanny browned the meat (which you could do in advance) then we put in the crockpot to heat up with the sauce. Hubby just had to boil noodles and heat up bread. I threw together a green salad when I walked in the door.
Thursday - Spaghetti leftovers
Friday - Grilled cheese sandwiches w/ tomato soup
We don't really have a recipe, but there are a lot of grilled cheese ideas on pinterest. We like the Pacific brand tomato soup. Organic and nummy.
Not sure what we're doing for Saturday yet, but I better go figure it out now!
Have a great week.
