Monday's Menu

With the holidays approaching, I know that our weeks at the Johnson house will continue to become more and more busy.  Church socials, family gatherings, football parties, etc. will soon become the norm.  I still hope to make our weekly menu and just carry meals from one week to the next when our schedule requires. 

Monday:  Leftover grilled summer sausages/hot dogs, zesty pasta salad, and fruit salsa w/ cinnamon-sugar tortilla chips (from our football party last night).

Tuesday:  Chicken pot pie, salad

Wednesday:  Baked ham, cowboy beans, corn on the cob

Thursday:  Vegetable beef soup (slow cooker), garlic cheddar biscuits

Friday:  Homemade pizza

Weekly Recipes:

Zesty Pasta Salad

1 small package of pepperoni slices; chopped

12 oz. tri-colored rotini pasta; cooked and drained 

1 large red bell pepper; chopped

1/2 red onion; sliced 

2 c. broccoli; chopped

1 regular size can sliced black olives

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (cubed cheddar cheese is also delicious!)

1 (8 oz.) bottle Italian dressing

Mix ingredients together until well blended.  Chill if desired.  Yields 12 cups

Fruit Salsa w/ Cinnamon-Sugar Tortilla Chips

Salsa:

1 pint of fresh strawberries

2 kiwis

1 granny smith apple

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Place fruit into a food processor and pulse until blended (pulsing allows fruit to remain 'chunky' instead of 'soupy').

Mix lemon juice and brown sugar together in a bowl.  Add fruit and mix well.

Tortilla Chips:

Flour tortillas

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a shallow dish.  Spray each side of tortilla with cooking spray (or brush with oil).  Drag tortilla through cinnamon/sugar mixture coating both sides well.  Stack 3-4 tortillas at a time and cut into wedges with knife or pizza cutter.  Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 400* for 10 minutes.

Garlic Cheddar Biscuits (my family LOVES these!)

2 c. Bisquick

2/3 c. milk

1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese

2 tsp. margarine; melted

1/8 tsp. garlic powder

Mix Bisquick, milk, and cheese until mixture sticks together in a large ball.  Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 450* for 8-10 minutes.  Mix melted margarine and garlic powder.  Brush over warm biscuits.