Warm & Cozy casseroles – but no veggies made from roots, except carrots. I just don’t think that anything that lives underground, sucks nutrition from dirt should be eaten by humans. Except carrots. Thats entirely different. Don’t judge me.
Warm & Cozy Casseroles
Menu – 2nd week of July
A menu with decidedly light options, with basic carbs thrown in for the kids.
Greek Salad with marinated chicken and rice
Taco Seasoning & Recipe Taco Salad with tortilla chips “for the kids”
Pulled BBQ Pork on buns, NEW RECIPE, posted on Monday!!
Roasted Salmon with Mango Salsa with Cheesy Rice Pilaf, a modified version of Rice Casserole
authentic Caesar Salad Dressing with Chicken and Caesar Salad too.
Breakfast for Supper – usually a combo of pancakes and smoothies
Menu with all three meals included
Sometimes it is just down right mystifying how to feed a whole family on this diet. When we were first diagnosed, I had to leave the kids with their granny for a couple weeks. She needed a list of options! So here’s a basic menu with all three meals included.
DINNERS:
- Philippino Pork Dish: Adobo, brown rice, peas, coleslaw
- Spaghetti with Meat Sauce caesar salad, (use Renee’s Gluten Free Caesar Dressing), corn
- Skillet Surprise
- Shake ‘n’ Bake Chicken Pieces, tossed salad, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes
- Oriental Steak Strips
- Hot and Hearty Stew
LUNCH:
- Tuna Salad in brown rice wrap
- Ham & Cheese bagels
- Macaroni Salad w/ Ham & Cheese
- leftovers
- Campbell’s Ready to Serve Herbed Chicken and Brown Rice Soup
- Japanese GF Salad
BREAKY:
- Gluten Free Cold Cereal
- Fried eggs, and GF Toast / English Muffin
- Gluten Free Hot Cereal Or Hot Rice Cereal
- Broccoli Cheese Quiche
- Homemade Pancakes
- Fill-your-tummy smoothie
And a question for you – if I entered each of my recipes at listpadit – a place where you can print recipes, menus, and it will create shopping lists, for FREE, would you find that helpful? Not that I’m promising anything…
Menu Plan – January
Welcome MPM readers! (Leave a comment at the giveaway post to enter the draw for the recipe organizer.)
Here are the 14 meals that I’m planning on… in no particular order. Cause a girl has a right to change her mind! (on the order at least)
- French Toast (obviously with gluten free bread)
- Lasagne
- Hot & Hearty Stew
- 5 ingredient Shepherd’s Pie
- Garlic Alfredo Sauce with Brown Rice Linguine and Chicken.
- Tacos
- Spagetti with Ground Beef Sauce
- BBQ Baked Chicken with rice, corn, and tossed salad
- Philippino Pork Dish: Adobo I’m going to try this with cubed pork tenderloin for a lower fat version. I’ll post the results.
- Oriental Beef Strips **New Recipe this week**
- Cheeseburger Chowder
- Shake ‘n’ Bake BBQ Glaze Chicken w/ rice and garden veggies*
- Rotisserie chicken from the local deli**
- Easiest Pork Tenderloin, EVER
* Kraft Shake and Bake BBQ Glaze (in Canada)is gluten free. All their ingredients that aren’t clear (ie: modified cornstarch)will state the source if it is from any gluten-containing source. For example, it will read ….modified cornstarch(from wheat)…. in the ingredient list. Make sense? Always read. Always call.
** Our local Save On More deli confirms that their rotisserie chicken is seasoned with salt only, inside and out. They have strict allergy policies meaning that separate tongs are used for the breaded chicken, and rotisserie chicken. Separate bags, separate gloves, the whole works. My hubby has eaten it for about a year without incident. I, however, have seen how close the chicken is under the counter, and I have my doubts of its purity. Always read. Always call. And then its really up to your comfort level with the risk involved.
Take care,
Cathy
PS – find a few more gluten free menus at Laura’s blog, the Organizing Junkie.
Menu Plan Monday – 6 days
Monday: Chicken Alfredo w/ Mushrooms & Rice Pasta
Tuesday: Pork Tenderloin Casserole
Wednesday: Shepherd's Pie
Thursday: Broccoli & Cheese Omelet with Toast
Friday: Pizza (We’re going to try a new pre-made GF crust)
Saturday: Hubby’s day to cook.
Sunday: Warm Chicken Walnut salad
Back to School Menu
This is our first week back to school here. My 8 year old is entering grade 3. We have a 4 year old entering Preschool and a toddler at home. Back to school for us, usually means lighter lunches at home, and bigger afternoon snacks. In previous years, my grade school daughter has been starving after school!
Monday: long weekend: Pancakes and maple sausages for brunch, Taco Salad for supper.
Tuesday: FIRST DAY! Cereal and eggs for bkfst
Brown Bags: Homemade Lunchables
SNACK: crackers, cheese, tomato soup (+ enough for tomorrow’s lunch thermos)
Supper: Pasta Alfredo (+pasta salad on Thurs) with Chicken bsts, simple coleslaw
Wednesday: Brown Bags: Tomato soup (from yesterday)++
Snack: Popcorn, banana bread, milk
Supper: Adobo, steamed rice, caesar salad, peas (+pasta salad tomorrow)
Thursday: Brown Bags: Pasta Salad (peas & pasta already cooked)
SNACK: ambrosia salad
Supper: Baked chicken (using Kraft Shake’n'Bake) Mashed potatoes (+shepherds pie on Sat)
Friday: Brown bags: ham & cheese wraps
SNACK: smoothie, cream cheese & rice cakes
Supper: dinner out
Bonus: Saturday evening – shepherd's pie (mashed potatoes already cooked)
If you are looking for more brown bag options, check out this post here. There are also more menu’s on Org Junkie’s blog here, although most of them are NOT gluten free. And happy back to school week to you!







