Monday, March 08, 2010

Menu Planning Monday

This is a short and strange week due to the boys basketball state games!

Monday:
BUTTER CHICKEN
MOM'S GREAT GREEN BEANS
TOASTED GARLIC BREAD

Tuesday:
BROWN SUGAR MEATLOAF
MASHED POTATOES
BUTTERED CORN
DINNER ROLLS

Wednesday:
KIDS PORK CHOPS
ROASTED POTATOES

Thursday: in Lincoln for State

Friday:
BAKED SALMON
RICE
SALAD

Saturday: hopefully in Lincoln for State

Sunday:
Tim's choice!

Hope you all have a great week!!!
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BROWN SUGAR MEATLOAF

½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup ketchup
1 ½ lbs. lean ground beef
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 small onion, chopped
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¾ cup finely crushed saltine cracker crumbs (about 10 crackers)

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 5 x 9 loaf pan.
2. Press the brown sugar into the bottom of pan and spread with ketchup.
3. In a mixing bowl thoroughly mix all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf.
4. Place loaf on top of ketchup.
5. Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices run clear.
6. Serve with mashed potatoes, buttered corn and brown-n-serve dinner rolls.

Kids Pork Chops

Ingredients:
8 medium sized pork chops
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup catsup
1 cup Coca-Cola
Brown sugar for topping

Directions:1. Place pork chops in a baking pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the catsup and Coca-Cola and pour over the pork chops.
3. Sprinkle with tops of each pork chop with brown sugar.
4. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree F oven for 1 hour or until the pork chops are tender.

Great Green Beans:

2 (15 ounce) cans green beans
1 cube beef bouillon cube
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon butter
1 pinch garlic pepper seasoning

Directions:
1. Drain the green beans, reserving 1/2 of the liquid.
2. Dissolve the bouillon cube in the reserved liquid.
3. Place green beans and liquid in a saucepan. Add Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, butter and garlic pepper seasoning to taste.
4. Simmer gently for 15 minutes.
5. Remove to serving bowl leaving beans sitting in their liquid. Use a slotted spoon to serve.

BUTTER CHICKEN

2 eggs, beaten
1 cup crushed buttery round cracker crumbs
½ teaspoon garlic salt
ground black pepper to taste
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
½ cup butter, cut into pieces

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place eggs and cracker crumbs in two separate shallow bowls.
2. Mix cracker crumbs with garlic salt and pepper.
3. Dip chicken in the eggs, and then dredge in the crumb mixture to coat.
4. Arrange coated chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
5. Place pieces of butter around the chicken.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.