Mealtime Monday

Once again I can't give you an exact time on the meal prep today. I will tell you that I was in the kitchen for over 3 hours but a big chunk of the time was spent cutting off fat and bagging up my chicken into meal size freezer ziplocks (I bought enough chicken to last 6 meals at the Kroger sale this week) and cleaning up the ginormous mess I made during my cooking marathon. I would think that all of the recipes could easily be prepared in under an hour and a half- the only wildcard is the Manicotti- kinda tedious stuffing those shells. Here is what I did to prep and store this week's meals:

Monday: Spicy Seafood Stew. To prep I cut up vegetables and stored in a ziplock. In another ziplock I mixed the tomatoes and spices. Both ziplocks stored in fridge. Tonight I will finish up recipe and add fish.

Tuesday: Chicken Fajitas. I stored the marinating chicken in the fridge and simply cut up the vegetables for prep. Tuesday night I will saute peppers and onions while grilling the chicken.

Wednesday: Apple, Cheddar Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans. The meatballs are formed and stored in the fridge. Wednesday morning I will add meatballs to crockpot, cook on low, and cross my fingers.

Thursday: Chicken Manicotti- I fully prepped this dish without adding cheese. I stored in freezer. Wednesday I will transfer dish from freezer to fridge. Thursday night I will bake.

Friday and Saturday- At Moms House

Sunday: Black Bean Soup? This dish was fully prepped and stored in a freezer ziplock in the freezer, HOWEVER.... I am thinking black bean soup, although quite yummy, is not special enough for Easter Lunch therefore I will probably fix the soup earlier in the week for lunches and go by the meat market to pick up something fun for Easter Lunch. We'll see....