Good morning! It’s Sunday and that means it’s time for our most read feature: Menu Plan Your Butt Off! MPYBO is a weekly menu plan we put together to help you stay on track with your healthy living and weight loss goals. Each and every recipe is tested in our kitchens and includes nutritional information and Weight Watchers Points! Plus, we even put together a printable shopping list so you don’t have to. Just print it, and go!
And now it’s time for our delicious menu plan for the week! Enjoy!
Monday: Slow Cooker Apple Balsamic Chicken Thighs with brown rice and steamed green beans.
Tuesday: Baked Burritos and Cowboy Caviar
Wednesday: Quinoa and Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers
Thursday: Buffalo Chicken Salad
Friday: Go out to eat :)
Saturday: Simple Pepper & Sausage Skewers with a big green salad.
Sunday: Grilled Thai Beef Salad
And here is your handy-dandy printable grocery shopping list! It might look like a lot of things, but keep in mind, you probably have more than half of the items in your pantry already!
Weekly Menu Plan Your Butt Off Grocery List:
Slow Cooker Apple Balsamic Chicken
6 boneless chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds)
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup apple cider or juice
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
brown rice
1 pound fresh green beans
Baked Burritos
1 lb 93/7 lean hamburger meat
2/3 cup low sodium beef broth
taco seasoning from above
1 tsp corn starch
2/3 cup 2% shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 16 oz can fat-free refried beans
10 wheat tortillas (mine were 7.5 inches in diameter)
sour cream, salsa
For the homemade taco seasoning:
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon Morton’s Lite Salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Cowboy Caviar
1/8 cup olive oil
1 clove minced garlic
1 tablespoon cumin
1 lime, juiced
16 ounces of sweet corn
15 ounce can black beans
15 ounce can black eyed peas
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 avocado, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
Quinoa & Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers
1 cup of raw quinoa, cooked according to package
1/2 pound of lean ground beef
4 green bell peppers
1/2 yellow onion
2 carrots
1 teaspoon of dried basil
1 teaspoon of dried oregano
1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
Buffalo Chicken Salad
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
1 pound chicken tenders
1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup fat free feta cheese crumbles
1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
2 tablespoons nonfat buttermilk
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
Simple Pepper and Sausage Skewers
2 bell peppers (red and yellow), coarsely chopped
1 12-ounce package low-fat, gluten-free pork sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
leafy greens and your favorite salad fixings
Grilled Thai Beef Salad
1 pound flank steak, about 1 to 1 1/2-inches thick
1 cup dry rice noodles
5 tablespoons lime juice, divided
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
1 1/4 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce ( I used sriracha)
6 cups green leaf lettuce
2 radishes, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
3 green onions
1/2 cup cilantro leaves, rinsed and dried
1 cup basil leaves, sliced into ribbons
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