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Menu Plan Monday

Easy Egg & Bacon Pie Recipe

by Ruthie on April 13, 2008

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Mary asked for my Egg & Bacon Pie recipe so here it is..
Quick and easy every time! Hope you can make it this week :)

This week our menu plan is
Monday: Chicken Tetrazzini
Tuesday: Lamb & Beetroot Salad
Wednesday: Thai Style Fish
Thursday: Egg & Bacon Baguettes
Friday: Usually with this menu plan I make Ham & Leek Quiche but I have bought the ingredients for our Egg and Bacon Pie

Menu Plan Monday

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Homemade Meat Sauce Inspiration

by Ruthie on March 30, 2008

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On theMenu Plan Monday…
Menu 11 from 100 Days of Meal Planning Kit
Monday: Quick Spaghetti Bolognese served with peas
Tuesday:
Chicken Tenderloins served with garlic bread and salad
Wednesday: Easy Beef Curry served with sides of pineapple pieces, coconut, roasted peanuts, rice and chopped tomatoes
Thursday: Vegie Noodles
Friday:Beef Burritos served with salad

Homemade meat sauce can be one of the best and versatile recipes you can master. With it you can make a bolognese, lasagne, burritos, nachos, tacos, chilli con carne and so on! Keep a few serves of meat sauce in the freezer add a few extras in the pantry and you will be able to whip up a spaghetti bolognese, nachos, chilli con carne or an easy homemade lasagne in no time at all!

EASY MEAT SAUCE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon each dried basil, chili powder and pepper
2 bay leaves

METHOD
In a pot brown meat and onion over medium heat
Add the tomato sauce, tomatoes,parsley and seasonings.
Bring to a boil
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Uncover; simmer 15 minutes longer or until sauce reaches desired consistency.
Discard bay leaves.
Freeze in meal-size portions.

To use frozen meat sauce: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a saucepan; heat through.

MEAT SAUCE INSPIRATION

Spaghetti Bolognese: Meat sauce served with spaghetti
Nachos: Meat Sauce served with Nachos and topped with chopped avocado, tomatoes and red onion
Chilli Con Carne: Meat Sauce with 2 tsp of taco seasoning and a can of red beans mixed served with rice
Easy Lasagne: In a lasagne dish layer a third of the meat sauce, cottage cheese mix, lasagne sheets & mozzarella cheese
Repeat layers & Bake at 350F for 40 min

INGREDIENTS FOR LASAGNE
Meat sauce
8 oz lasagne sheets
1 lb cottage cheese & 1/4 cup milk mixed together
8oz mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

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Menu Plan Monday

by Ruthie on March 23, 2008

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This week! Menu 12
Monday: Grilled Chicken & Rice
Tuesday: Beef Tacos & Salad
Wednesday: Vegie pasta & Salad
Thursday: Microwave Chicken Risotto
Friday: Egg & Bacon Pie, garlic bread and salad

Hubby and I are having a kid free get away this weekend so I’ll prepare the Egg and Bacon Pie - Thursday evening. Freeze leftovers of the Vegie pasta and that will be it for dinners! Can’t wait :) For more inspiration for your meal planning visit Laura!

PS …
My lamb chops recipe on Friday was fantastic! We had a very busy Good Friday so this dinner menu was really super easy. For the sides I did the beans and asparagus, cherry tomatoes roasted in the oven and pesto potatoes. Marinated the meat the night before - really 123 DONE!!

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