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?
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?!]
OW OWWW! Heck yeah they did! 😀
It’s the little things.. 🙂
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!)
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).
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!
Has to be carb-free (i.e., Splenda) for the next 6 months :/
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Thanks babe!