February 2015 – These Crazy Montanas

Weekly Meal Plan

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 Taryn and Tavia1 Comment

I hope all of you had a great weekend! We sure did. Max and I attended the wrong baby shower…yes the wrong one. I checked the address, the time, and forgot to double check the date. We actually made it on time (or so we thought)…saw balloons outside the house that was on the invitation and walked right in! It only took a water bottle, a couple snacks, and thirty minutes to realize that I didn’t know the lady who the shower was being thrown for. Whoops! We introduced ourselves as the party crashers, grabbed our gift, and high tailed it out of there. 🙂 After that, the weekend was much more relaxing. We are currently experiencing our first ice storm of the season, so that means no work for daddy (well at the office at least), baby snuggles, and movie watching. We will probably get a workout in…it’s not very often that the hubby and I get to workout together!

^^Max is a big fan of Daddy being home all day.

Here are our meals for the week:

Monday: White Chicken Chili (recipe to follow)

Tuesday: Mexican meatloaf with mixed veggies

Wednesday: Chicken burritos with a big green salad

Thursday: Lemon baked chicken with spaghetti squash and mixed veggies

Friday: Vacation time! These Montanas are headed to Montana for another ski trip! The last one for us this season.

Here is our chicken chili recipe!

White Chicken Chili:

What you need:

4 chicken breasts

2 cans white beans

2 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 medium onion diced

2 4oz cans of green chilis

1 tbs olive oil

3 tbs flour

1 tbs chili powder

What you do:

Boil and shred your chicken breasts

Heat 1 tbs of oil over medium heat in saucepan. Add onion and green chilis until translucent. Add the 3 tbs of flour.

Place the onion and green chili mixture on the bottom of a crockpot. Add the chicken breasts, chicken broth, beans, and chili powder. Stir.

Cook on medium heat for 2 hours.

Easy peasy and so delicious!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

A New Type of Valentine’s Day

February 17, 2015 Taryn and TaviaLeave a comment

This last Valentine’s Day marked the 12th year that my hubby has been my Valentine. He has always been my only one, until now. This year I had two special Valentines and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We spent the day walking (it was 80 degrees here), making some amazing Big Green Egg chicken tacos (scroll for recipe), hanging by Mimi and Papa’s pool, and an early bedtime….for the little guy. The day couldn’t have been any more perfect.

^^Max only wanted to ~~eat~~ feed Bailey his puffs.

Recipe: Big Green Egg Tacos

What You’ll Need:

4 Chicken Breasts

2 tbs lime juice

1 container Sky Valley taco sauce

1 package organic yellow crunchy taco shells

1/2 cup monterrey jack cheese

2 yellow onions (diced for topping)

What You’ll Do:

If you have a Big Green Egg, pre heat it to 350 degrees. If you do not have a Big Green Egg, pre-heat your oven to 350.

Marinate the chicken breasts in tbs lime juice and 1 cup Sky Valley taco sauce for 1 hour (or more if you can).

Grill the chicken breasts for 8-10 minutes per side or until meat thermometer reaches 170-180 degrees. Or bake chicken breasts for 35 minutes (or until internal temp reaches 170-180) in your oven.

Shred chicken breasts. I used our Kitchen Aide mixer with the paddle attachment at setting 4 to do this.

Fill taco shells with desired amount of shredded chicken. Top with your cheese and green onions. Place back in the oven or the Big Green Egg for 8-10 minutes (or until cheese is melted).

Let me know what you guys think! This is for sure one of our new favorite recipes!

What’s On Our Menu

February 3, 2015 Taryn and TaviaLeave a comment

Mondays do not have the greatest reputation, they mean getting up earlier, actually being productive, and in our case, getting organized for the week ahead! Today was filled with laundry, cleaning, meal planning, and grocery shopping. We usually try to get our grocery shopping done on Sundays, but that wasn’t happening during the Super Bowl! So here we are, on a Monday, trying to get our week ahead organized. Here is what we have planned for our dinners (which turn into lunches the next day) so far:

Monday: Chicken pot pie, the healthy version! I will post the recipe for all you pot pie lovers later.

Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas

Wednesday: Spaghetti and meatballs

Thursday: Leftovers (I know..so boring)

Friday: Baked Tacos

Saturday and Sunday are always random so I don’t plan meals for the weekend.

Grocery List: (I already have some ingredients for the meals I am making so my grocery list is not too crazy)

Almond milk, cheese, Kerrygold butter (the hubby is obsessed with his bulletproof coffee..we’ll talk more about that later) bananas, blueberries, mixed green salad, salsa, tortillas, green bell pepper, onion, avocado (for Max), baby food, marinara sauce

Please let me know which meal you guys would like the recipe for! All of the meals I do throughout the week are super easy and healthy. The best kind of meals, right?!

Have a great week everyone!