It's time to make a monthly menu for March. Boy, does a month go by quickly! It seems like I just made the menu for February! I'm trying to do a bit of a pantry challenge this month. I have a lot of canned goods, and we're trying to use them up. I'm planning on using a big jar of spaghetti sauce for my pizzas instead of buying pizza sauce. Has anyone ever tried that before? Any pointers or suggestions (or horror stories) that I should know about before attempting that one? I had to do my Krogering early this week and I went yesterday. I'll post my list in case you want to replicate. I'll also post the recipes for the Crock Pot Gumbo and the Black Beans and Rice. They're both new recipes to me, so I can't vouch for them! We're all guinea pigs! :)
March 2010
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Spaghetti and Salad | 2 Bean Burritos | 3 LO Spaghetti | 4 LO Spaghetti | 5 LO Bean Burritos | 6 Sloppy Joes and Fries | |
| 7 LO Sloppy Joes | 8 Homemade Pizza | 9 | 10 LO Black Beans and Rice | 11 LO Pizza | 12 LO Black Beans and Rice | 13 Baked Chicken Drummies |
| 14 | 15 Pork Chops | 16 LO Pot Roast | 17 Chicken Strips | 18 LO Pot Roast | 19 Chicken Patty Sandwiches | 20 Soup and Sandwiches |
| 21 Stir Fry (make slaw) | 22 Pulled Pork and Slaw | 23 LO Stir Fry | 24 LO Pulled Pork | 25 Pulled Pork Nachos | 26 Baked Chicken (Whole Fryer) | 27 Pasta Bake |
| 28 Chicken Fajitas | 29 LO Pasta Bake | 30 Quesadillas | 31 LO Pasta Bake | 1 | 2 LO Gumbo | 3 LO Gumbo |
| Shopping List Week of Mar. 1st Salad Potato Chips Tomatoes Buns Ground Beef | Shopping List Week of Mar. 14th Hamburger Buns - 2 packs Chicken for stir fry Egg Rolls Cabbage 2 Loose carrots Celery |
| Shopping List Week of Mar. 7th Pizza Crusts Mozzarella Cheese - 4 cups Mushrooms Pepperoni or Sausage Carrots Potatoes Vegetable Broth (12 oz) | Shopping List Week of Mar. 21st Tortilla Chips - save some for quesadillas Nacho Cheese soup Ground Beef (pasta bake) Small Pasta |
| Shopping List Week of Mar. 28th Tortillas Smoked Sausage (.5 lb) Chicken Thighs (.75 lb) Shrimp (12 oz) |
I substitute spaghetti sauce for pizza sauce all the time, in fact, I prefer it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim! I didn't know if anyone even saw that question buried in the middle of my post! I was going to try it and just see what happened. I'm definitely more confident now, though! :)
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