Menu Plan Monday for October 20-26

Here’s what the 144 family will be dining on this week:

Monday

Breakfast- scrambled egg whites and cheese, toast, yogurt smoothies

Mom Lunch- Taco Soup

Dinner for Discussion Group- microwave lasagna, tossed salad, garlic bread

Weight Watchers Apple-Cinnamon Wontons a la Mode

Microwave Lasagna

9 generous servings at 6 WW points each

Need: 9×9 glass or other microwavable pan

12 oz turkey sausage

1 jar spaghetti sauce

28 oz can crushed tomatoes with Italian seasoning

½ teaspoon dried basil

½ teaspoon garlic powder

16 oz fat free ricotta cheese

1/3 cup reduced fat parmesan cheese

1 Tablespoon chopped parsley

2 egg whites, lightly beaten

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 cup part skim mozzarella cheese, divided

6 dry lasagna noodles

Spinach Leaves

How to do it:

1. Brown turkey sausage.
2. Heat next 4 ingredients until bubbly.
3. Combine ricotta, parmesan cheese, parsley (reserve some for garnish), egg whites and pepper.
4. Spoon 1/3 of tomato sauce to cover bottom of pan.
5. Arrange 3 noodles over sauce.
6. Spread half of cheese mixture over noodles and top with layer of spinach and half of mozzarella.
7. Repeat layers with sauce as final layer.
8. Cover and vent, then microwave on high 6 minutes.
9. Microwave on med/high (70%) for an additional 20 minutes.
10. Let rest, covered, for 12-15 minutes. **Resting time is critical to complete cooking time for noodles.

Tuesday

Breakfast- pancakes with berries

Dinner– individual mini meatloaves, peas

Individual Mini Meatloaves 

(5 WW points per loaf)

Need mini loaf pan

¾ cup ketchup, divided

½ cup quick-cooking oats

¼ cup minced onion

2 Tablepoons chopped parsley ( or 1 ½ T dried parsley)

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

2 egg whites, lightly beaten

1 ½ pounds ground turkey

How to do it:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Combine ½ cup ketchup, oats, onion, parsley, sugar, salt, pepper and egg whites. Mix well.

3. Add turkey and stir just until blended.

4. Divide into 6 equal portions and press into prepared mini- loaf pans.

5. Brush remaining ketchup onto loaves.

6. Bake for 25 minutes, until done.

7. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

8.  Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Wednesday

Breakfast- English muffins and peanut butter, yogurt smoothie popsicles

Mom Lunch- Tuna sandwhich, apple

Kid dinner-soy corn dogs, honey carrots, cut fruit

Thursday

Breakfast- oatmeal (add smashed banans)

Moms Lunch- Absolutely Fantastic Potato Soup (only 1 WW point/ cup!!)

Dinner- Mexican night

Friday

Breakfast- cereal and yogurt

Dinner (date night)- Mac and cheese for the kiddos

Saturday

Breakfast- waffles, fruit

Dinner- homemade ravioli with Tofu wrappers

(I’ll try to post a recipe and how-to later)

 Sunday

Breakfast- cereal, yogurt

Dinner-chicken stir-fry

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