Menu Planning Monday

Welcome to Menu Planning Monday!

This week I'm using a few cheats because it makes my life easier.

Sunday: Cream Cheese Stuffed Hamburger Bake (see recipe below)

Monday: Leftover CCSHB and Leftover chili

Tuesday: Grilled Steaks

Wednesday: Leftovers (I have a lot of leftover meals in my fridge so we'll pick one of those)

Thursday: Spaghetti with Italian Sausage sauce

Friday: Unknown

Saturday: A Belated Cinco de Mayo party

Cream Cheese Stuffed Hamburger Bake

Ingredients:

1 - 1 1/2 lb lean hamburger (I use the 96 % lean)

1 softened 8 oz brick of cream cheese (I use light don't use fat free it doesn't work right)

1-2 T Worcestershire sauce (I use more because we like it )

1-2 T mustard (I use TJ Hot & Sweet Mustard)

1/2 t paprika

1/2 t garlic powder

1/2 t pepper

To make:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a bowl mix hamburger, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, paprika, garlic powder, and pepper. Mix it well.

Split the hamburger into two portions. 

Take the first half and spread it into a big patty in a pie plate. It doesn't have to be perfect and you don't want to spread it too thin. 

Take the cream cheese and make it into a roundish patty. Place it on the center of the hamburger.

Take the rest of the hamburger and make it into a patty. Set it on top of the cream cheese. Pinch edges of the patties to seal it the best you can.

Bake it for 25-40 minutes depending on preferred doneness. 

Let sit for a few minutes. Enjoy! 

I eat mine with ketchup...J likes hot sauce or steak sauce.

Now head on over to The Young Retiree and link up!

Menu Planning Monday - Week 3

I've just gotten back to menu planning. So I was excited when I saw this! This week is actually a bit of a crazy week for me work wise so I'm trying to keep it fairly simple. For better or worse the weather is making me crave warm and savory comfort foods. So here is the plan...

Monday - Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken with Trader Joe's Brown Rice (very easy to make...you throw the chicken on a cookie sheet and bake it and the rice goes in the microwave)

Tuesday - Ms. Arnita's Meatloaf (I'm not a huge meatloaf fan but I love this meatloaf...it is yummy and relatively easy)

Wednesday - Leftover TJ's Mandarin Orange Chicken (there is something like 2 1/2 servings in the bag so I'll have that to use it up)

Thursday - Leftover Meatloaf (It's even better the next day or two...I'll put some single serve portions in the freezer for use at a later date)

Friday - Leftover Chili (I made a crock pot of chili last week and put some in single serving containers in the freezer so all I have to do is reheat them)

Saturday - Dinner Out

Sunday - I'll have Easter Dinner with Mom either at her house or we'll go to Cinebistro for dinner and a movie

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