As we are getting closer to Superbowl Sunday, make sure you check out my Superbowl section for appetizer and dinner ideas! Also, just want to share, my husband got me the Alexa Echo Dot for Christmas and recently discovered the shopping list feature, game changer! Anyone in my house can tell Alexa what to add to the shopping list, which sends everything to my phone app. No more forgetting the list at home, or forgetting to add something!
Pictured below is The Skinnytaste Meal Planner where I plan my dinners for the week (you can of course use any meal planner). Meal planning is a great way to get organized before heading to the supermarket to get ready for the week! My breakfast is usually something quick like eggs with fruit, a smoothie or avocado toast. We’re a family of four, so if a recipe serves more, it’s either packed up for everyone’s lunch or eaten the next day as leftovers. If you would like to see some of the previous week’s dinner plans, click here
Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 60)
Monday: Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup with garlic toast and salad
Tuesday: Zoodles and Meatballs (Zucchini Noodles with Slow Cooker Turkey Meatballs) pasta for Madison
Wednesday: Headed to Charleston! (Leftovers for everyone else!)
Thursday: Away
Friday: Cheeseburger Casserole
Saturday: Chicken Shiitake and Wild Rice Soup
Sunday: Sun Dried Tomato and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Rollatini with My House Salad (from The Skinnytaste Cookbook)
Shopping List:
INSTANT POT CREAMY TOMATO SOUP
- olive oil
- unsalted butter
- celery
- carrot
- onion
- all purpose or gluten-free flour
- reduced sodium chicken broth (or vegetable for vegetarians)
- reduced fat (2%) milk
- 28 oz can San Marzano whole plum tomatoes
- sprig fresh thyme
- fresh basil
- bay leaves
- Parmesan or Romano cheese rind (optional)
- grated Pecorino Romano cheese
ZOODLES AND MEATBALLS
- extra virgin olive oil
- red onion
- garlic
- zucchini
CROCK POT ITALIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS (for above recipe)
- 20 oz (1.3 lb) ground turkey breast 93% lean
- whole wheat seasoned breadcrumbs
- Reggiano Parmigiano cheese
- parsley
- egg
- garlic
- kosher salt
- fresh pepper
- olive oil
- garlic
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (I like Tuttorosso)
- bay leaf
- fresh basil or parsley
CHEESEBURGER CASSEROLE
- rotini pasta (use brown rice pasta for GF)
- olive oil
- onion
- garlic
- 1 lb lean ground beef (95% lean)
- salt
- black pepper
- tomato paste
- diced tomatoes
- Dijon Mustard
- reduced-fat grated cheddar cheese
- chopped dill pickles
CHICKEN SHIITAKE AND WILD RICE SOUP
- butter
- onion
- flour
- less-sodium chicken broth (Swanson)
- chopped carrots
- garlic
- celery stalks
- 14 oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- long grain rice & wild rice combo (I used Carolina)
- brown rice
- shiitake mushrooms
- light sour cream
- salt and fresh pepper
SUN DRIED TOMATO AND CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN ROLLATINI
- 8 thin sliced boneless skinless chicken cutlets, 3 oz each
- sun dried tomato bruschetta
- part-skim shredded mozzarella
- baby spinach
- red onion
- seasoned breadcrumbs
- grated Pecorino Romano cheese (or parmesan)
- lemon
- olive oil
- olive oil non-stick spray
MY HOUSE SALAD, MADE WITH LOVE
- red onion
- extra virgin olive oil
- apple cider vinegar (I love Braggs)
- freshly ground black pepper
- tomato
- garlic powder
- dried oregano
- cucumber
- Haas avocado
- romaine lettuce
Hi Gina I just got your The Skinnytaste cookbook and made the Mongolian beef and broccoli… Deeelicious, my family loves it. The lady who recommended your book to me at WW said you give the SP for each recipe, how do I find the points so I can enter my intake for dinner?
Look under the cookbook link on the Skinnytaste site. 🙂 Glad you are enjoying the book!
Your Cheeseburger Casserole is a big hit with us! We make it a little bigger to go M-F with just 2 of us. The hubs tried his hand at making his own pickles for it and the whole jar ended up eaten with the casserole! Love it!
Hi Gina. I have been following and using your recipes for some time now. I have just joined Weight Watchers and was wondering if the points you post are the new points from their newest program ‘Beyond the Scale’ ?
Smart Points
Are you doing a book signing in Charleston?!? I would love to attend!
My family loves all your recipes but hoping you could do a bit more vegetarian ????
Gina do you personally follow weight watchers? Inquiring minds want to know…
Yes! On and off whenever I need to get back on track!
Which phone app do you use for shopping?
I’ve been consulting your weekly plans for dinner ideas for at least a year. Thanks for that feature!
It’s Amazon’s new Alexa, I linked to it above. It comes with an app.
We use Out of Milk. We have a shared Gmail account, so it’s easy to update and share information back and forth.
My name is Rebecca Steinberg, owner of the Finicky Filly located at 303 King Street Charleston SC 29401 and I would love for you to stop by my store!!!!! Your cookbooks are the reason my family gets a home cooked meal 4-5 nights a week. You are also the reason I was able to learn to cook, and to only have to cook one meal for the entire family. Instead of separate meals for each person. So if you you are walking on King Street Charleston, we are located next to the Apple computer store, and I would love to thank you in person! RebeccaÂ
Thanks Rebecca! I am only there for 2 nights so I will try my best!
This week is a winner! Â Thanks, Gina.Â
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