Menu Plan Monday

This week I plan to get some extra stuff done around the house so many of my meals will be quick, easy and use the crock-pot. Thank goodness for Reynolds crock-pot liners!

Monday Lunch Eating out between shopping trips to CVS, Target, Walgreen's and Kroger
Dinner Roasted Lemon Chicken with scalloped potatoes, green beans and rolls

Tuesday Sandwiches and fruit
Dinner Black Bean Chili

Wednesday Lunch Quesadillas
Dinner Turkey meatball subs (these will be made in the crock-pot also)

Thursday Lunch grilled cheese with ham
Dinner Crock-pot Chicken Stew and French bread

Friday Lunch left overs
Dinner Parmesan Drumsticks, corn, and salad

Saturday Lunch Greek Salad
Dinner Fajitas and Spanish rice (I have the chicken cooked and sliced already in the freezer along with a separate bag of sliced raw onions and peppers)

Sunday
Dinner Crock-pot Pull Apart Chicken on fresh kaiser rolls, salad and fruit


Lemon Roasted Chicken

1 whole chicken
1 dash Salt
1 dash Pepper
1 teaspoon Oregano
2 Cloves minced garlic
2 tablespoons Butter
1/4 cup Water
3 tablespoons Lemon juice

Wash chicken, pat dry, season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle 1/2 oregano and garlic inside cavity. Melt butter in large frying pan. Brown chicken on all sides. Transfer to crock-pot. Sprinkle with oregano and
garlic. Add water to fry pan, stir to loosen brown bits. Pour into crock-pot. Cover. Cook on LOW 8 hours. Add lemon juice in the last hour of
cooking. Transfer chicken to cutting board. Skim fat. Pour juice into
sauce bowl. Carve bird. Serve with some juice spooned over chicken




Pull Apart Chicken

3/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 C water
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp celery salt

1.Mix up all the ingredients except the chicken in the crock-pot. After mixed, add the chicken in. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours
During the last two hours of cooking, use a fork to break apart the chicken into strands The longer it cooks the easier this becomes.

2.Spoon this onto hamburger buns and serve.


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