I love the colors of fall. 

Happy dreary Monday to you all! While my "day babies" are sleeping, I am trying to menu plan and make a grocery list.  I'm sure I'm not the only mama who draws a complete blank when it comes to making dinner. The meals need to be easy to prepare and my kids need to like it.

Is anyone like me in that I find myself in a dinner rut? Chicken Alfredo, Tacos and Cereal too often round out my top three choices.  I decided to look for inspiration from one of my Food Network Favorites: Ree Drummond, aka the Pioneer Woman.

Earlier in the year I splurged on her cookbook and I enjoyed thumbing through the glossy pages today. Before I started my dinner quest, I did know I wanted to make broccoli cheese soup. (Still her recipe from her website, not the cookbook.)

After about six different distractions I finally came up with my menu for the week. Next up is figuring out the grocery list and loading it into Shipt and my Walmart cart.  The Walmart grocery app is very good.  I use Shipt to shop Lidil. I am not being paid for my promotion, these are lifesavers in my child filled life.

What follows is the menu for the week. :)


Pork Chops with Pineapple Fried Rice
https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/pork-chops-with-pineapple-fried-rice/

Chicken Enchiladas (I need to use the canned red sauce because the green is a little spicy for my people.)
https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/chicken-enchiladas/

Cashew Chicken
https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/cashew-chicken/

Broccoli Cheese Soup
https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/slow-cooker-broccoli-cheese-soup/

Oven BBQ Chicken--chicken pieces in my instant pot, finished with bottled bbq sauce brushed over top and broiled in oven for the color.

Chicken Salisbury Steak--my recipe, yet to be posted.

I hope this helps with dinner ideas!