Menu Plan Monday

We did pretty good at staying on our menu last week. We changed it once because everyone was feeling icky Saturday. In fact we had to cancel Vincent's Birthday party.

I will be posting my homemade roll and bread recipes later this week so be sure to stop back by.


Monday Lunch Grilled Cheese and salad
Dinner Bavarian pork chops, scalloped potatoes and green beans recipe bellow

Tuesday Lunch chicken pitas
Dinner Spaghetti, salad, french bread

Wednesday Lunch tossed Salad
Dinner Black bean tostadas and Spanish rice

Thursday Lunch vegetable platter and fruit cocktail
Dinner Parmesan Chicken, steamed broccoli, corn, rolls recipe bellow

Friday Lunch Chicken salad, fruit
Dinner Pizza and Greek salad

Saturday
Dinner Subs on home made Kaiser rolls


Bavarian Chops
4 boneless pork loin chops, about 1/2-inch thick
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 cup chopped green onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1/2 teaspoon thyme
8 ounces beer, room temperature or apple cider vinegar
Salt Freshly ground black pepper
Butter noodles (optional)
Minced fresh parsley (optional)

Lightly flour chops. Melt butter in nonstick skillet over medium-high
heat until foaming. Brown chops quickly on both sides. Remove, reserve.
Add green onion, garlic, mushrooms and thyme; saute for 2-3 minutes, until
onion is soft. Return chops to skillet, add beer; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer 7-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve with buttered noodles, garnished with parsley, if desired.

Baked Chicken Parmesan

6 boneless chicken breasts
1 cup bread crumbs
1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. pepper
Salt to taste
1 clove garlic or 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
3/4 cup melted butter
Combine bread crumbs, cheese, oregano, pepper, and salt; set aside. Lightly saute garlic in 2 T. butter then stir in remaining butter. Dip chicken in garlic butter then roll each piece in bread crumb mixture. Place chicken in 9x13 pan and sprinkle with remaining bread crumb mixture. Pour on remaining butter. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes.

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