Week Menu 4/18-24

FYI: There will be no menu for the week of 4/26. I will be out of town, and I'm pretty sure my husband is just going to be making frozen pizza and corndogs.

Oh on the last stretch of the cleanse, so there is one splurge meal this week...Yummy


Meal One: Lentil Soup and salad


Meal Two: BBQ Chicken Salads


Meal Three: Cranberry Chicken with horseradish mashed potatoes




Recipes


Lentil Soup:
2T olive oil
1 onion
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
2 garlic cloves
1 can (14.5oz) stewed or diced tomatoes
1 1/4 c lentils
11 c chicken broth
4-6 sprigs of thyme
2/3c elbow pasta
1 c parmesan


Heat oil in large pot over medium heat add onion, carrot and celery. Add garlic, salt and pepper, and saute 5-8 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices, simmer about 8 minutes. Add lentils and broth and stir, then add thyme. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer on low about 30 minutes. Stir in pasta and cook about 8 minutes. Serve topped with grated parmesan cheese.


BBQ Chicken Salad:
Grill two boneless/skinless chicken breasts seasoned with small amount Lawreys seasoning and 1-2T bbq sauce of choice. Then pour additional sauce on top once finished. Prepare salad with chopped romain lettuce and layer on top....diced tomatoes, diced olives, diced red onion, fresh/frozen corn, black beans and avocado. Then top salad with sliced bbq chicken. If you are not on the cleanse...top also with shredded cheddar cheese.


Cranberry Chicken:
2-3T unsalted butter
1 small-med onion diced
2-4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (really any type of chicken can be used,your choice)
1 bag fresh cranberries (frozen can be used as well)
1/4 c ketchup
1/4c brown sugar
1 cap full of apple cider vinegar
1 t dry mustard


Saute butter and onions over medium heat, about 5-10 minutes, until soft. Place chicken in baking dish, pour sauted onion over chicken and place in 425 oven for 20 minutes. Mix ketchup, sugar, vinegar and mustard together and pour over chicken also top with cranberries. Back another 15-20 minutes, until chicken is 165.


Horseradish Mashed Potatoes:
Cut 4 potatoes of choice and boil until fork tender. Mix in 1T butter, 1-2 T prepared horseradish and 1/4-1/2 c milk or chicken broth and mash to desired consistancy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.


Shopping List:


2-4 chicken breasts
onions
celery
carrots
lettuce
tomato
avocado
potatoes
cranberries
lentils
chicken broth
thyme
stewed tomatoes
elbow pasta
dry mustard