Monthly Menu Planner - December

My final meal plan for 2015!  As we prepare to enjoy the holidays I want to make sure we have plenty of healthy meals to combat some of the unhealthier choices we'll be tempted with.

This is what we have planned for our meals next month:

Peanut Noodles, Garden Salad

Chicken & Black Bean Burritos, Lettuce & Tomatoes

Cheese Omelets, Toast & Jam, Orange Slices

Sausage Calzone, Caesar Salad

Savory Pot Roast, Brown Gravy, Potatoes & Carrots

Tuna Casserole, Buttered Peas

Breakfast Burritos, Fresh Fruit

Chicken Ranch Pizza, Caesar Salad

Beef Barley Soup, Biscuits, Tossed Green Salad

Sweet & Sour Pork, Steamed Rice, Garden Salad

Steak Fajitas, Salsa, Sour Cream

Egg Scramble, English Muffins, Fruit Salad

Pork Fried Rice, Stir Fried Veggies

Chicken Noodle Soup, French Bread, Garden Salad

Ground Beef & Mushroom Gravy, Steamed Rice, Green Beans

Gingerbread Pancakes, Bacon, Orange Wedges

Thai Coconut Curry Soup

Pasta Bolognese, Spinach Salad

Three Cheese Quesadillas, Lettuce & Tomatoes, Salsa, Sour Cream

Mini Vegetable Quiche, Toast, Fresh Fruit

I incorporated a lot of use of leftovers again this time.  Not only will this help us make sure to minimize food waste but it will also mean I will have fewer meals to cook and extra time to focus in other areas.

This is our traditional Christmas Eve menu:

Clam Chowder

Garlic Cheddar Biscuits

Garden Salad

Christmas Cookies

This is our Christmas menu:

Grilled Rib Eye Steaks w/ Au Jus

Yorkshire Pudding

Baked Potatoes w/ Sour Cream & Chives

Caesar Salad

Olives

Cranberry Apple Crisp w/ French Vanilla Ice Cream

Are you a crazy meal planner like me?  What wonderful things do you have planned to eat?