Menu Plan 8/29 - 9/4

It's time for Menu Plan Monday.

I think I have said it before but making a menu plan is so, so, so helpful for so many different reasons. It has really helped me save money by only having to go to the grocery store once a week. It saves time, and it definitely saves stress. I don't have to worry about what we are eating everyday. I just get it all out of the way in one thinking session, and then I can live in glorious bliss for 6 days until I have to plan again:)

Breakfast:
Same old - waffles, bagels, eggs with sausage or bacon, banana bread (recipe at the end of this post) yogurt, fruit

Lunch:
Grilled Cheese
Tuna Sandwiches
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
Macaroni and cheese
leftovers

Dinner:
Monday - Pasta with Tim's special sauce (we skipped this on Sunday because we got into a car accident on our way home from Jacksonville and didn't get home until almost 10 pm.)
Tuesday - Taco night with all the fixin's, homeade salsa, and Mexican Rice
Wednesday - Chicken tetrizzini (in the freezer from when I made it the last time)& bisquits
Thursday - Tortellini Soup (also from the freezer) with garlic knots
Friday - Pizza night
Saturday - Steak on the grill, twice baked potatoes, and broccoli
Sunday - Pasta again

BEST BANANA BREAD:
Ingredients:
• ½ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup white flour
• ¾ cup wheat flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup mashed banana (between 2 & 3 whole bananas)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup sour cream

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix. Add bananas and sour cream. Bake in greased loaf pan on 350 for 45 minutes uncovered. Then cover with foil loosely and bake for an additional 15 minutes. May need to cook an additional 5 minutes.