admin Many of you found the February Meal plan helpful, so I will be also sharing the meal plan for the month of March. Did I stick to the meal plan? Apart a couple from a couple of days that I switched a few recipes.
Did we like all the recipes? The least favorite was the Slowcooker Chicken Philly Steak (once is was done I put the chicken in the oven with slices of cheese to melt) – will not make it on my family favorites.
The most favorite ones were the Slowcooker Sweet & Sour BBQ Meatballs and the Freezer Friendly Baked Ravioli. The advantage is that you can chop everything, place in a ziplock bag, and freeze. If you would like to know more about how to freeze check my How to Organize your Freezer blog post.
Week 1 (1st – 8th March)
- Roasted Whole Chicken served with potatoes and veg
- Left over chicken in wrap
- Slowcooker Chili con Carne (already have this in the freezer)
- Filled Artichokes
- Burgers in Buns
- Pasta e Ceci
- Homemade Pizza (I use Jamie Oliver’s Basic Pizza dough and turns perfect all the time)
- Slowcooker Beef Stew
Week 2 (9th – 15th March)
- Left over Stew
- Slowcooker Sweet & Sour BBQ Meatballs
- Pasta w/sauce
- Meat with breadcrumbs
- Freezer Friendly Baked Ravioli
- Take out
- Baked Macaroni (Mqarrun)
Week 3 (16th – 22nd March)
- Left over Baked Macaroni (Mqarrun)
- Slowcooker Beef & Broccoli
- Cauliflower fritters (recipe includes a dip which I don’t normally do)
- Pork Chops with mushroom sauce
- Filled Artichokes
- Chicken wings
- Lasagna
Week 4 (23rd – 29th March)
- Left over Lasagna
- Slowcooker Beef Bourguignon
- Tuscan White Bean Soup
- Beef Fajitas
- Pasta w/sauce
- Take out
- Shepard’s Pie (might be going out for lunch so could be will do it another day)
Week 5 (30th – 31st March)
- Left Over Shepard’s Pie
- Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas
As far as the grocery list is concerned, I don’t really need much except for fresh vegetables which I will have them delivered from Mgarr Farms
The only things I need to stock up are mozzarella which will be used for the Homemade Pizza and the Freezer Friendly Baked Ravioli. As far as meat is concerned I still have 2 chili con carne in the freezer, one of which will be used this month, and stocked up on some more ground beef, pork chops and beef (laham tal-friza) and the total came to approximately Eur39.00
When planning your meals, always use items you already have in your pantry and rotate your family favorites. As you have seen, some of the recipes for the March Meal plan, I have done last month….but if they are a success why should I reinvent the wheel? I try and keep new recipes to one or two a month.
You can watch my meal planning tips on my YouTube Channel.
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