Spring and Summer Meal Plan

I Just finished our Spring and Summer family menu and thought I would share it with you all. I start this meal plan in March and run it through September- or when the weather changes. Having two meal plans for the year (Spring and Summer, Winter and Fall) makes it easy to plan thought out meals for your family. To use this menu I will simply sit down once a week and plan out meals for the week by choosing one meal from each category. I have four choices for each day so our family will eat one of those selections only once during the month..except for Saturdays..because I like to have allot of options for Saturdays! If you have any questions or want some recipes let me know. I hope that you can use this idea to create a plan for your family that includes all of your families favorites. It takes a little time...but it is so worth it! Just think you won't have to meal plan for the rest of the year!!!
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will have our Fall and Winter meal plan posted, which will include lots of yummy soups and my favorite comfort foods..yum!

Pepin Family Spring and Summer Menu

Mondays – Salads
1. Easy Asian Salad with Crunchy Noodles
2. Strawberry Chicken Salad With Rolls
3. Cesar Salad, Shrimp Chicken with Penne, or Pizza
4. Blue Cheese and Steak Salad

Tuesday- Summer Soup
1. Tuscan White Bean Soup and Garlic Toasts
2. Minestrone Soup and Crusty Bread
3. Lentil Soup and Whole Wheat Bread
4. Split Pea Soup and Cheese Biscuits

Wednesday- Main Dish Chicken
1. Balsamic Glazed Chicken, Gorgonzola and Pear Salad with Italian muffins
2. Parmesan Chicken with Marina and Pasta, or garlic bread and Salad
3. Roasted Lemon Chicken with Croutons
4. Lemon Chicken with Artichokes and Potatoes

Thursday – Mexican
1. Migas
2. Taco’s, Beef, Carna Asada or Pork
3. Enchilada’s with Rice
4. Pazole

Friday – Italian
1. Linguine and Clam Sauce with Garlic Bread
2. Sausage and Spinach Penne
3. Shrimp Scampi
4. Spaghetti Prosciutto

Saturday Night Grill
1. Pub Pork Chops with Rosemary red potatoes and Spinach Raspberry Dressing salad.
2. Burgers with Fries
3. Flank Steak, or Steak with Roasted Mashed Potatoes or Baked Potatoes and Garden Salad.
4. BBQ Chicken with Corn, Beans, and Watermelon
5. Grilled Veggie Salad with Tuscan Chicken
6. Fish Tacos, Rice and Black Bean and Corn Salsa.
7. Jerk Chicken Skewers and Rice
8. Tequila Lime Chicken with Rice and Guacamole

Appetizers
1. Bacon wrapped Jalapeno’s
2. Bruschetta
3. Tomato and Basil dip
4. Corn and Black Bean Salsa

Summer Drinks
1. Mason Jar Lemonades
2. Mason Jar Margaritas
3. Iced Coffee
4. Lime Aid
5. Mint Iced Tea
6. Raspberry Lemonade

Desserts
1. Lemon Pie & Lemon Cookies
2. Tiramisu & Raspberry Tiramisu
3. Raspberry Chiffon Pie
4. Strawberry Shortcakes
5. Fruit Pizza & Fruit Tarts
6. Banana Split Cake