March Menu Plan

This month will again be about using what we have.  We're still working on using up things we have in the pantry and freezer to make space for our CSA goodies when the shares start coming in late May.  Here's the plan:

Breakfasts: 

• egg and cheese sandwiches
• breakfast burritos with onions, peppers, and mushrooms (frozen)
• banana-pecan-chocolate chip muffins
• overnight steel cut oatmeal with raisins, flax, and pecans (crock pot meal)
• overnight french toast casserole with freezer blueberries, pomegranate seeds, cream cheese, and pecans
• smoothies and cinnamon toast
• bagels and cream cheese
• baked oatmeal

Lunches:

• leftovers
• egg salad sandwiches
• turkey salad wraps
• yogurt parfaits with freezer fruit

Dinners:  

• broccoli and cheddar quiche (with freezer pie crust and broccoli)
• crock pot Thai beef
• crock pot black bean chili with corn bread
• roasted turkey with herb butter (both in freezer), crock pot roasted veggies (sweet potato, onion, carrot, and beet)
• homemade pizza x 4 (pesto, cheese, freezer veggies, artichoke hearts, olives, turkey, pepperoni toppings, depending on night)
• winter squash waffles with smoothies and sausage or eggs
• crock pot loaded mac and cheese with broccoli and keilbasa
• crock pot tomato, bean, and green soup with sausage (using freezer greens, sausage, canned tomatoes, and dried beans)
• beans and rice with fixins (Greek yogurt, salsa, and frozen guacamole) and corn bread
• tacos with leftover turkey, black beans, and fixins on tortillas or hard shells (both in pantry/freezer)
• turkey salad sandwiches with fruit
• lentil sloppy joes with roasted broccoli or oven fries

Batch Cooking:

• homemade veggie stock using frozen veggie scraps
• homemade turkey stock using turkey carcass from roasting
• banana nut muffins or banana oatmeal bars

Snacks:

• smoothies with frozen fruit
• popcorn with garlic salt or cinnamon sugar
• fresh fruit
• homemade trail mix with raisins, nuts, and dry cereal 
• cheese and crackers
• yogurt

How are you living and saving green in the kitchen this month?  I'd love to hear from you!