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Menu Monday July 14, 2008
By Elizabeth | July 14, 2008
This week’s meals are easy ones since I am leaving for BlogHer on Thursday. I’m also making recipes with 6-8 servings for my increasingly more hungry boys, you can always halve them to fit your family. I included the Goulash recipe at the end of the post!
Monday: Creamy Chicken and Noodles, steamed carrots, biscuits
Tuesday: Really easy Shepherd’s Pie, steamed corn and peas, dinner rolls
Wednesday: Goulash (see recipe below), tossed salad, garlic bread
Thursday: Baked Chicken Parmesan, spaghetti noodles, steamed frozen peas
Friday: Take Out Pizza night
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Dad’s Choice (Mom will still be in California!)
Goulash Recipe:
Prep time: about 30 minutes, Total cooking time, 1 hr. 40 minutes, Makes 8 servings
2 lbs. lean ground beef
2 lg yellow onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minces
3 c. water
2 cans (15 oz. each) tomato sauce
2 cans (14.5 oz. each) diced tomatoes
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
3 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or more, to taste)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 Tbsp. Seasoned Salt (like Lawry’s)
2 c. Elbow Macaroni (uncooked)
1. In a large Dutch oven (the big pot with two handles), cook ground beef on medium high until browned, breaking up into chunks with a nonstick spatula. Drain meat in colander if there’s a lot of grease, return to pot, then add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender, about ten minutes.
2. Stir in water, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, soy sauce, and all the seasonings, turn up heat until mixture boils. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir elbow macaroni into beef mixture and simmer on low, covered, 25 minutes longer or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally to keep macaroni from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
4. Remove from heat, remove the bay leaves with a spoon, then let goulash sit covered until ready to serve, this helps the flavors blend. Serve in bowls with garlic bread on the side and tossed salad.
Enjoy! For more great menu plans, visit I’m an Organizing Junkie!
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July 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
It all sounds so delicious! I haven’t cooked any complicated meals lately, but I really should get back to it. It’s just been too hot to run the oven for hours.
July 15th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I’ve created a link to this recipe in our newest “Cast Iron Around the Web” entry at http://www.cookingincastiron.com
Rick Mansfields last blog post..Cast Iron Around the Web: July 15, 2008
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
Monday sounds excellent, can you bring some over?
July 28th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
those were easy and mouth watering too…
nice quick menu
August 1st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Thank you very much for the great information