March Menu Plan

This month is again about clearing out the pantry and freezer.  Since we're now looking at prepping the house for sale, we want to have to move as little food stuff as possible.  The big freezer will go to my mom's for storage, so we can still access it there and she can share it as well, but we'd rather be able to defrost it and move it empty.  We're also trying to save where we can to be able to put the extra money toward the land purchase and our emergency fund.

So, to that end, here's what I think we'll be eating this month:

Breakfasts:

• Eggs, chicken sausages, and roasted/steamed veggies
• Overnight crock pot steel cut oatmeal
• Yogurt with homemade granola
• Smoothies with frozen fruit, yogurt, and frozen butternut squash
• Peppermint tea made from frozen mint from last year's harvest
• Banana bars
• Almond flour muffins with cocoa powder and shredded coconut

Lunches:  

• Leftovers
• Salads
• Yogurt parfaits with frozen fruit and homemade granola

Dinners:  

• Tomato basil soup
• Spaghetti and meatballs with frozen homemade marinara sauce and side salad
• Steamed flounder (frozen) with roasted veggies or salad
• Creamy chai pumpkin soup using canned coconut milk instead of cream and frozen butternut squash instead of canned pumpkin, served with side salad
• Split pea soup using a mix we have, frozen ham, frozen stock, and frozen chopped celery, served with bread or gluten free crackers
• Butternut squash and chickpea salad served with brown rice or greens (uses up dried chickpeas and a butternut squash hanging out on the counter)
• Breakfast for dinner:  pancakes (using a mix in the pantry), bacon (freezer), eggs, and fruit or roasted veggies
• Taco chicken in the crock pot (using frozen chicken) for tacos, taco salad, taco bowls, quesadillas, or enchilada casserole; served with refried beans (pantry), Greek yogurt, and Rotel tomatoes (pantry)
• Chicken pizzaiola (using chicken and marinara sauce in the freezer) in the slow cooker (America's Test Kitchen) served over egg noodles or quinoa (pantry) and a side salad
• Smoked turkey tortillas soup (using smoked turkey and stock, bell peppers, jalapenos, chipotle in adobo, and cheddar cheese all from the freezer) served with corn chips or a side salad
• Homemade pizza x 4 (using frozen pepperoni, cheese, homemade pesto, bell peppers, and olives and flour from the pantry)

Snacks:

• Air popped popcorn
• Pretzels from the pantry
• Frozen soft pretzels
• Fresh fruit
• Carrot sticks and dip
• Brownies or lemon bars from a mix in the pantry
• Crackers and hummus or with cream cheese and pesto spread