Meal Plan Mondays

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Meal Plan Mondays

• January 26th, 2009

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Meal Plan Mondays

• Plan and save more at your local grocer with Meal
  Plan Mondays
• Von's
• Smith's
• Albertson's
• Food 4 Less
• Featured in this Issue
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Meal Plan Mondays

• Monday
• Taco Bake
• Start To Finish
• 35 minutes
• Makes 6 servings
• Sales Found at
• Smith's Food Drug
• 1 pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni Cheese
  Dinner
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS
  Taco Seasoning Mix or generic
• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream or
  generic
• 1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided
  or generic

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Meal Plan Mondays

• Tuesday
• Quick Chicken a la King
• Prep Time 15 minutes
• Serves 4
• 1 tbsp. margarine OR butter, 1/4 cup chopped
  green pepper OR red pepper, 1 can (10 3/4 oz.)
  Campbell's Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup ,1/2
  cup milk ,1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken OR ham
  ,4 cups hot cooked regular long-grain white rice
• HEAT margarine in saucepan. Add pepper and cook
  until tender.ADD soup, milk and chicken. Heat
  through. Serve over rice.
• Add 1 box Green Giant Steamers Vegetable , your
  Choice

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Meal Plan Mondays

• Wednesday
• Swiss Steak
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ,1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8
  teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 pound boneless
  beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips ,3
  tablespoons Vegetable Oil, divided ,1 medium
  onion, sliced 2 cans (8 oz each) Hunt's Tomato
  Sauce ,1-1/4 cups water, 1 envelope (1 oz each)
  au jus gravy mix
• Combine flour, salt and pepper in large
  resealable plastic bag. Add steak seal bag.
  Shake bag gently to evenly coat steak with the
  flour mixture set aside.Heat 1 tablespoon of
  the oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
  Add half of the steak cook 3 minutes, or until
  evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove
  steak from skillet cover to keep warm. Repeat
  with remaining steak. Add the remaining 2
  tablespoons oil and the onions to same skillet
  cook 4 minutes, or until onions are tender,
  stirring frequently.Add tomato sauce, water and
  dry au jus mix to skillet stir until well
  blended, scraping up browned bits from bottom of
  skillet. Add steak stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce
  heat to medium-low simmer 15 minutes, or until
  gravy is thickened, stirring occasionally.

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Meal Plan Mondays

• Thursday
• Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp or Chicken
• 6 ounces dry angel hair pasta, uncooked, 1/2 cup
  chicken broth 2 tablespoons La Choy Lite Soy
  Sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon
  ground ginger, PAM Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking
  Spray 1 small bunch green onion, cut into
  1/2-inch lengths (1 bunch about 1/2 cup) 2
  cloves garlic, minced (2 cloves about 1 tsp) 1
  medium yellow summer squash, cut into 1/4-inch
  slices 1 small red or green bell pepper, cut into
  thin strips 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken
  breast, cut into 3/4-inch pieces 4 ounces medium
  shrimp, thaw if frozen, peeled, deveined
• Cook pasta according to package directions,
  except omit any salt or fat.2. Meanwhile, whisk
  broth, soy sauce, cornstarch and ginger in small
  bowl with wire whisk until well blended set
  aside. Spray large skillet with cooking spray.
  Heat 1 minute over medium-high heat. Add onions
  and garlic cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until garlic
  is golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove
  onions and garlic from skillet set aside.3.
  Add squash to skillet cook 2 minutes, stirring
  frequently. Add bell peppers cook 2 minutes, or
  until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring
  frequently. Remove vegetables from skillet set
  aside. Add chicken and shrimp to skillet cook 3
  to 4 minutes, or until chicken pieces are no
  longer pink in centers and shrimp turn pink. Push
  chicken and shrimp to 1 side of skillet. Stir
  broth mixture pour into skillet. Cook 1 minute,
  or until broth mixture is thickened, stirring
  constantly. Mix in the cooked vegetables cook
  1-2 minutes, or until heated through, stirring
  frequently.4. Drain pasta place on serving
  plate. Spray with cooking spray top with the
  vegetable mixture.

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Meal Plan Mondays

• Friday
• Orange BBQ Ribs
• 1 cup Barbecue Sauce
• 1 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
• 3 lb. pork spareribs or baby back ribs or any
  sale rib
• PREHEAT grill to low heat. Mix barbecue sauce,
  orange peel, juice and crushed red pepper.PLACE
  ribs, bone-sides down, on greased grill.GRILL,
  uncovered, 30 min. on each side. Brush with the
  barbecue sauce mixture. Continue grilling 30 min.
  or until ribs are cooked through (160F), turning
  and brushing occasionally with the barbecue sauce
  mixture.
• May also place all ingredients in a large slow
  cooker on High for 4-6 hours Add ½ cup H20 for
  this method and liquid as needed to prevent
  burning.

• Smith's
• And Albertsons both are having rib sales !

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Meal Plan Mondays

• On Sale Shopping List
• Smith's Food Drug
• Chicken Drumsticks
• Chicken of the Sea Shrimp, Uncooked Jumbo
  (26-30ct)
• Ghiradelli Brownie Mix ( for desserts)
• Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers
• Kraft Cheese
• Onions, Yellow
• Pork Spareribs, Slab Style

On Sale at Vons Shopping List Fresh Express
Shreds or Garden Salads English Hot House Long
Cucumbers Red Onions Hunt's Canned
Tomatoes McCormick Taco Seasoning Mix Safeway
SELECT Salsa
On Sale at Albertson's Shopping list Daisy Sour
Cream
Jenos CrispN Tasty Pizza Quick Tips For
Lunches and Saturday and Sunday Dinners Boil up
some extra chicken Breasts and Make Chicken
salad Sandwiches for lunches Or Keep Whole
Breasts and reheat in the oven , sprinkling left
over Cheese on top with salad for a quick
Saturday Dinner. If you have left over Ribs ,
Shred the meat and add a little extra sauce for
pulled pork sandwiches for dinner. Add some
bagged fries for a quick and easy meal !