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Shrinking Kitchen // Menu Plans // Menu Plan Your Butt Off {February 1, 2014}

Menu Plan Your Butt Off {February 1, 2014}

February 1, 2015 by heather Leave a Comment

menu plan your butt off

It’s Sunday and we’ve got a fresh and delicious menu plan, with a printable grocery list…all for free!

The days are getting longer and all of the sudden, I’m SO super busy. This week I’ve included some great recipes that are quick to cook…avocado turkey burgers, scrumptious shrimp linguini, a fresh and super green hummus…plus lots more. It’s all healthful and family friendly. It’s healthy menu planning made simple.

I hope you enjoy this week’s Menu Plan Your Butt Off, and don’t forget to stop by every Sunday for a brand new menu plan!

Happy cooking!

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Monday: Chicken Mango Crunch Salad

chicken mango

Tuesday: Slow Cooker Gluten Free Minestrone.

minestrone

Wednesday: Creamy Cajun Shrimp Linguini with steamed green beans.

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Thursday: Loaded Vegetable Frittata with fresh melon.

vegetable frittata

Friday: Go out for dinner, have some leftovers, grab some takeout!

Saturday: Turkey & Avocado Burgers and Mexican Stir Fry

turkey avocado

stir fry

Sunday: Chicken Parmesan Casserole.

 parm

Snack: Spring Hummus with carrot sticks

spring hummus

Grocery List

Chicken Mango Salad

3 cups finely chopped/shredded kale
2 cups finely shredded cabbage
1 cup mango chunks
1 cup chopped chicken breast (pre-cooked)
1 ripe avocado, diced
1/3 cup dry roasted cashews
1/2 English cucumber, diced
3 tablespoons citrus vinegar (if you can’t find any, 1 tablespoon of orange juice and 2 tablespoons red wine or champange vinegar will work)
pinch red pepper flakes
Slow Cooker Gluten Free Minestrone
4 cups vegetable stock (low-sodium, if using store bought)
1 lb lean ground turkey
1 tablespoon oregano
2 large carrots, sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 15-oz cans Great Northern beans, in juices
1 6-oz can  tomato paste
Creamy Cajun Shrimp Linguini
1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
6 ounces uncooked linguine
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
1 large red bell pepper
1 teaspoon salt free Cajun seasoning (I found mine in the bulk spices at my local supermarket)
2/3 cup fat free half-and-half
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 pound green beans

Loaded Vegetable Frittata
6 eggs
2 green onions
1 cup zucchini
10 kalamata olives
2 cups fresh spinach
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 medium tomato
1 ounce grated parmesan
1 fresh melon of your choice

Turkey & Avocado Burgers with Mexican Stir Fry

1 pound ground turkey
1 ripe Haas avocado, cut into chunks
1/3 cup Panko, or gluten free bread crumbs
1/2 tsp minced garlic
2 medium yellow onions, rough chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 jalapeno, seeded
2 zucchini, sliced
1 yellow squash, sliced
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder

Chicken Parmesan Casserole
2 yellow squash
1 cup diced red bell pepper
1 cup diced yellow onion
1 large or 2 small cloves minced garlic (about 1.5 teaspoons)
1 rotisserie chicken, deboned and large cubed
1 jar pasta sauce such as marinara
4 ounces grated Parmesan
4 ounces shredded mozzarella
1/3 cup Italian panko bread crumbs
Fresh basil for garnish
Spring Hummus
1 avocado
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 packed cup baby spinach
1/2 packed cup arugula
1 clove garlic, smashed
1/2 tablespoon tahini
1/2 teaspoon cumin
juice of 1 small lemon
bunch carrots or bag of baby carrots 

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About heather

Mid-thirty something wife, mother of two, runner, yogi and wannabe renaissance woman striving to look and feel even BETTER than she did before babies.

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