This chart always makes me chuckle — The Paleo Diet in a nutshell. Jokes aside, I know that meal planning can seem super time consuming and overwhelming and I get asked quite a bit how I do it. So tomorrow I’m going to break down how I get 10-12 hot meals on the table each week while working dealing with normal busy life.
You know, How To Meal Plan LIKE A BOSS.
In the meantime, let’s get to the good stuff — what’s going on the table this week:
Monday
Lunch: Pioneer Woman’s Brisket (adapted for the crockpot – 12 hrs on low — which I am cooking today) + Buttery Herbed Spaghetti Squash
Dinner: AndreAnna’s Asian Beef and Fried Cauliflower Rice Bowls (a perennial favorite around here)
Tuesday
Lunch: Stovetop Carnitas + Sauteed Squash + Onions
Dinner: Grilled Marinated Flank Steak, Grilled Asparagus + Salad
Wednesday
Lunch: Greek Salad with Gyro flavored Ground Beef (inspired by my AMAZING lunch last week with Sarah
Dinner: Turkey Taco Burgers with Homemade Guacamole + Roasted Carrots + Onions
Thursday
Lunch: Grilled Sausages and Leftover Veggies/Salad
Dinner: Breakfast For Dinner! (To Be Determined, but I’m thinking it will involve sun-dried tomatoes and eggs for sure!)
Friday
Lunch: Grilled Chicken Thighs + Hot Bacon + Cabbage Slaw (recipe coming soon — hot damn, it is easy and delicious!)
Dinner: Southwest Burgers + Sweet Potato Fries + Salad
Saturday
Lunch: Paleo Orange Chicken + Steamed Broccoli
Dinner: Italian Beef Stew
Sunday
Hit up the grocery store, lather, rinse, repeat.
So…watcha cookin’ this week, friends? Any new recipes you are excited about?
August 8, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Here’s ours! (dinners only, alas…)
M:
Jerk Chicken Breasts ,
Fresh Corn Salad
T:
Tomatillo-Braised Lamb Shanks , cauliflower “rice”
W: grilled pork chops,
Thai Eggplant
Th:
Flat Iron Steak with Bloody Mary Tomato Salad
F: sausage-stuffed zucchini boats
[did my links work this time?!]
August 8, 2011 at 12:38 pm
OW OWWW! Heck yeah they did!
August 8, 2011 at 12:46 pm
It’s the little things..
August 8, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Oh I LOVE lamb! But I’m always scared to cook it at home. You’ll have to let me know how the lamb shanks turn out, they looks delicious! Guy Fieri grilled a leg of lamb this weekend on Food Network that looked sort of manageable. Maybe I will get brave next week.
(And yep — links worked!)
August 10, 2011 at 11:43 am
Confession…I have been one meal shy of miserable for weeks now, following my diet for gestational diabetes, which severely limits all carbs. I find it both severe and limiting, but fried cauliflower rice sounds amazing! Maybe I’ll try something spicy for the beef (no honey).
August 10, 2011 at 11:58 am
Can you use agave instead of honey or no sugar subs at all? The Fried Rice is seriously delish. Plus there are a million variations — Cilantro Rice, Spanish Rice — whatever kind of rice you miss, cauliflower makes a damn good substitute!
August 10, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Has to be carb-free (i.e., Splenda) for the next 6 months :/
August 11, 2011 at 11:25 pm
Test
August 11, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Thanks babe!