September meal plan and recipes

I have been planning our meals a month in advance for awhile now and it works well for me. Then as I make my grocery list, I just add the ingredients for 2 weeks of meals. I plan to post them here so I can keep a record for future years and also so I can remember where I got the recipes.  :)

These are just dinners for now; I'll add breakfast, lunch and snacks another time.

• Grill Out Night (this was a holdover from our summer menus):Cheeseburgers with Hatch Chilies, Oven Fries, Cob Corn, Berry Cobbler
• Chinese Chicken Salad -- ours is very similar to this recipe, except we don't use walnuts; occasionally I'll put slivered almonds in mine but we have a nut allergy in the house.

We added a Chase Cooks night to our menus this month. He is making a different soup every Thursday.

• Chase-- Golden Potato Soup; we have tried many potato soup recipes over the years but this is the easiest and yummiest.

Golden Potato Soup                        Servings 12

Ingredients:

8 cups cubed potatoes                freshly ground pepper & salt

1 cup chopped celery                 1 1/2 Tablespoons flour

1 cup chopped onion                  4 cups whole or skim milk

2 cups water                         4 cups shredded cheese

2 cubes chicken bouillon             3 1/2 cups cooked bacon or 

3 cups chicken broth                                                         ham
3 teaspoons fresh basil or Italian                                     
   seasoning

Directions:

1. In a large soup pot, add potatoes, celery, onion, water, chicken bouillon, chicken broth, and fresh basil. Season with salt and pepper and simmer until vegetables become tender.
2. In a separate bowl mix flour and milk until well blended. Add at soup mixture and cook until soup becomes thick.
3. Slowly stir in cheese a little bit at a time until cheese is melted then add bacon or ham and simmer for about 5 minutes.

• Chase -- Broccoli Cheese Soup -- this is from Ree.
• Chase -- Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Chase -- my grandma's Borscht Soup -- recipe coming in a later post
• Chipotle-style burritos, rice
• Crab Alfredo, Olive Garden Salad, French bread
• Homemade Pizza
• Nachos Grande
• Italian Layer Bake -- this was okay, not sure I'd add it to our keeper recipes
• Sausage Ratatouille -- I made this to celebrate the first day of Fall; it was super yummy!!
• Buffalo Chicken Tacos -- this has become a family favorite; we make it fairly often
• NEW recipe Queso Chicken Pasta
• Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork sandwiches, my favorite coleslaw recipe, homemade mac n cheese