Sunday: Family
Serve the family PINE NUT-STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA and be ready for compliments. Serve the juicy pork with BROWN RICE and fresh ASPARAGUS. Add WHOLE-GRAIN ROLLS. For a delectable dessert, try PEACH COBBLER with a dab of VANILLA ICE CREAM.
Plan
Save enough pork and cobbler for Monday.
Shopping List
cooking spray, butter, onions, pine nuts, boneless rolled pork loin roast, salsa, canned crushed pineapple, brown rice, fresh asparagus, whole-grain rolls, peach cobbler, vanilla ice cream.
PINE NUT-STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA
Servings: makes 12 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: about 1 hour 45 minutes; standing time: 5 minutes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1 (3-pound) boneless rolled pork loin roast
- 2 cups salsa
- 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, well-drained
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter on medium. Add onions; cook and stir 15 minutes or until golden brown. Stir in pine nuts; remove from heat and cool slightly. Untie and stuff roast with about 2 cups onion mixture. Retie roast. Spread remaining onion mixture evenly on bottom of baking dish. Place roast on top of mixture. In a saucepan, combine salsa and pineapple. Cook and stir until thoroughly heated. Pour mixture over roast. Bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Remove from oven, tent with foil. Let stand 5 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees. Slice and serve roast with pineapple mixture.
Per serving: 234 calories, 24 grams protein, 10 grams fat (37 percent calories from fat), 3.2 grams saturated fat, 13 grams carbohydrate, 59 milligrams cholesterol, 231 milligrams sodium, 2 grams fiber.
Monday: Heat and Eat
Use the leftover pork for PORK TACOS. Carve pork into strips. Spread warm corn tortillas with heated canned vegetarian refried beans. Top with pork, shredded lettuce, chopped onion and chunky salsa. Roll and eat. Serve with SLICED AVOCADO on LETTUCE. Leftover COBBLER is an easy dessert.
Shopping List
corn tortillas, canned vegetarian refried beans, lettuce, onion, chunky salsa, avocado.
Tuesday: Budget
There were plenty of leftovers with budget-friendly ROOT BEER BARBECUE BEEF SANDWICHES. In a 4-quart or larger slow cooker, place a well-trimmed 4-pound beef rump roast. In a medium bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce and 1 cup root beer; pour over beef. Cover; cook on low 7 to 8 hours. About 20 minutes before serving, remove beef from cooker; pour juices into a large skillet. Cook at medium-high about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until juices are thickened and reduced to about 3 cups. Meanwhile, using 2 forks, shred beef; return to cooker. Stir another cup of barbecue sauce into skillet; pour over beef in cooker. Stir in a dash of coarse salt and pepper to taste. Serve on whole-grain buns. Add COLESLAW and SWEET POTATO CHIPS. KIWIFRUIT makes a light dessert.
Plan
Save some barbecue beef for Thursday.
Shopping List
beef rump roast, barbecue sauce, root beer, coarse salt, pepper, whole-grain buns, coleslaw, sweet potato chips, kiwifruit.
Wednesday: Wild Card
Tonight, it's Breakfast for Dinner with WAFFLES WITH ARUGULA, FRIED EGG AND GOAT CHEESE BUTTER on the menu. Add a few slices of BACON for more flavor. Serve a bowl of MIXED BERRIES to finish the meal.
Shopping List
frozen whole-grain waffles (such as Kashi 7 Grain or another brand), goat cheese, lemon, pepper, unsalted butter, arugula, eggs, coarse salt, bacon, mixed berries.
WAFFLES WITH ARUGULA, FRIED EGG AND GOAT CHEESE BUTTER
Servings: makes 4 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: less than 10 minutes
- 8 frozen whole-grain waffles (such as Kashi 7 Grain or another brand)
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) goat cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, plus more for garnish
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and divided
- 3 ounces arugula
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
Toast waffles according to directions. In a small bowl, stir together goat cheese, zest, pepper and 1 tablespoon of the butter; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, melt 1/2 teaspoon butter on medium; add arugula and cook 2 minutes, stirring often. Transfer to a medium bowl. Melt remaining 1 teaspoon butter in same skillet on medium. Add eggs and cook 1 minute or until just set on bottom. Add water; cover and cook 3 minutes or until the whites are set and yolks are runny. Place 2 waffles on each of 4 plates. Top with goat cheese butter; then cover with arugula and eggs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; serve immediately. (Adapted from "Fresh Food Fast," Oxmoor House.)
Per serving: 276 calories, 13 grams protein, 16 grams fat (48 percent calories from fat), 5.9 grams saturated fat, 27 grams carbohydrate, 201 milligrams cholesterol, 568 milligrams sodium, 7 grams fiber.
Thursday: Kids
ROOT BEER ROLL-UPS will make the kids happy. Heat leftover barbecue beef and spread on warm flour tortillas. Top with shredded carrots and roll. Alongside, add TATER TOTS. For dessert, what kid could resist MUD PUDDLES? Spoon chocolate pudding into bowls and top with fruit, such as kiwifruit, pineapple bits, chopped banana and blueberries.
Shopping List
flour tortillas, shredded carrots, tater tots, chocolate pudding, fruit (such as kiwifruit, pineapple bits, bananas, blueberries).
Friday: Meatless
MUSHROOM MOZZARELLA MELTS are a no-meat success story. Remove stems and gills from 4 portobello mushrooms and brush with Italian dressing. Broil 6 inches from heat for 10 minutes or until tender, turning once. Place mushrooms on baking sheet. Prepare 4 patties of any veggie burger according to directions. Place burgers on top of mushrooms; spread basil pesto over burgers, then top with tomato slices and mozzarella cheese. Broil 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese melts and bubbles. Garnish with fresh basil. Serve with POTATOES O'BRIEN (from frozen), a SPINACH SALAD and WHOLE-GRAIN BREAD. RED AND GREEN GRAPES are dessert.
Shopping List
portobello mushrooms, Italian dressing, packaged veggie burgers, basil pesto, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, frozen potatoes O'Brien, fresh spinach, whole-grain bread, red and green grapes.
Saturday: Easy Entertaining
Any guest would appreciate the flavors of CALYPSO SHRIMP WITH BLACK BEAN-CITRUS SALSA. Serve with JASMINE RICE, a BIBB LETTUCE SALAD and BAGUETTES. Buy a LEMON MERINGUE PIE for dessert.
Shopping List
oranges, seasoned salt, garlic, peeled and deveined shrimp, canola oil, canned reduced-sodium black beans, chunky style salsa, fresh cilantro, lime, jasmine rice, Bibb lettuce, baguettes, lemon meringue pie.
CALYPSO SHRIMP WITH BLACK BEAN-CITRUS SALSA
Servings: makes 4 servings
Prep time: 25 minutes; marinating time: 2 hours
Cook time: less than 5 minutes
- FOR THE SHRIMP AND MARINADE:
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- FOR THE SALSA:
- 1 (15-ounce) can reduced-sodium black beans, rinsed
- 1 medium orange, halved, peeled, divided into segments, and membrane removed
- 1/4 cup chunky-style salsa
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
In an 8-inch baking dish, mix orange peel, juice, salt and garlic. Add shrimp; turn to coat; refrigerate up to 2 hours.
For the salsa: Combine salsa ingredients; mix well. Cover, refrigerate.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium-high. Drain shrimp; discard marinade. Cook shrimp 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until shrimp are pink. Divide salsa among 4 dinner plates. Arrange shrimp around salsa and serve.
Per serving: 221 calories, 29 grams protein, 2 grams fat (9 percent calories from fat), 0.3 gram saturated fat, 24 grams carbohydrate, 183 milligrams cholesterol, 349 milligrams sodium, 8 grams fiber.