Can you say CRAZY BUSY WEEK?  That is the best way I can think of to describe this one!  We’ve got something EVERY night (and some nights we have more than one thing!)  We’re also expecting another cold front.  Depending on where you live, this may not seem like a very big deal, but here in Texas it was 75 yesterday and it’s expected to be in the 20s tomorrow!!  I’ve tried to combine a mixture of comfort foods and slow cooker or quick fix meals to hopefully make this all work.  I’m also on my second week of the Advocare 24 Day Challenge, so I needed “healthy” recipes that fit within those parameters!

Here are some of my 24 Day Challenge menus from my previous challenge:

• Advocare 24 Day Challenge Week 1 menu
• Advocare 24 Day Challenge Week 2 menu
• Advocare 24 Day Challenge Week 3 menu
• Advocare 24 Day Challenge Week 4 menu

See my menu plans from previous weeks here–> Menu Planning Monday

You can also view hundreds of meal plans each week at Orgjunkie.com

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SUNDAY:  Creamy chicken enchiladas – My husband’s birthday is actually tonight, but we celebrated on Sunday because I was going to be home long enough to actually cook!  This is one of his favorite meals and it’s a family favorite, too!

MONDAY: Eat out – today is my husband’s actual birthday, so we’re going to try to fit eating out somewhere in between the other things we have going on today!

TUESDAY:  Slow Cooker Pepperoni and Chicken – This is a new recipe for me.  I’m looking forward to trying it out because it has ingredients I know my kids will like, it’s low calorie, and I can make it in the slow cooker!

WEDNESDAY:  Tortilla Soup – Yes, if you follow my menu planning posts, we actually had this one last week, too, but given those cold temperatures that I talked about earlier and the fact that this is a family favorite, it’s going on the menu again!

THURSDAY:  Slow Cooker Chicken Lickin’ Good Pork Chops – This is ANOTHER family favorite and SO easy to make!  I love it when my slow cooker does all the hard work and we have a yummy meal waiting for us when we get home!

FRIDAY:  Slow Cooker Turkey Chili – I have promised myself that I would blog this multiple times now, and it seems like every night when we actually eat this, we’re in such a hurry and I never get around to it!  This is another favorite that’s super easy!

SATURDAY:  Italian Green Beans and Chicken Bake  – this is an easy, “go to” recipe for us!  One week, I decided to try Kraft Fat Free Zesty Italian dressing to lighten things up and it became a favorite!

What’s on YOUR menu plan this week?

SUNDAY:  Lasagne – I use the recipe off the box of barilla noodles.

MONDAY:  Cashew Chicken  – I have had this on our “to try” list for awhile now.  It sounds SO yummy and I can’t wait to try it out!

TUESDAY:  Spirit Night – it’s Spirit Night at my kids’ school, so I get the night off from cooking!

WEDNESDAY:  Easy Slow Cooker Taco Soup – We have a busy night tonight!  I love that this will be ready to eat when we get home!

THURSDAY:  Slow Cooker Chicken & Dumplings – ANOTHER busy night with basketball practice and an open house at the school.  This is easy to throw together and it will taste yummy when we get home!

FRIDAY:  Chili Dog Casserole – I know it sounds weird, but it’s easy to throw together and a HUGE hit with the kids.

SATURDAY:  Baked Chicken Chimichangas – My kids have been BEGGING for this!

SUNDAY:  Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Prego Hearty Healthy Low Sugar sauce  – My family has been very patient with my experimenting and “dieting” but every now and then, they want some “comfort food”  I made spaghetti but used whole wheat pasta, ground turkey, and low sugar sauce and it was still a hit!

MONDAY:  Taco Soup – It’s Texas and I’m still hopeful that it will start to feel like Fall one of these days!

Ingredients:
1 1/2-2 lb. ground turkey
1 packet Ranch dressing seasoning mix
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can corn
1 can pinto beans
1 can Ranch style beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 can Rotel
1 can water

Brown the meat and then add combine the meat and other ingredients in a crock pot and to cook it on low all day. When we’re ready to eat, I will serve it with tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese.

NOTES: With just one can of water, it will be very thick. Add more if you want it thinner. I drain the corn and pinto beans before adding them. I don’t drain the Ranch style beans because they are seasoned!

TUESDAY:  Slow Cooker Steak Stroganoff – This is a family favorite and it’s super easy to throw together!

WEDNESDAY:  Melt in Your Mouth Meatloaf – My kids love this!

THURSDAY:  Italian Green Beans and Chicken Bake  – I love this recipe because it’s SO easy to throw together!  I skip the butter and use fat free Zesty Italian Dressing

FRIDAY: Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

SATURDAY:  Stacked Chicken Enchiladas