Thirty Dinners

These are the basic dinners I cook on a regular, rotating basis. This is my "default" list, I make other things sometimes; for instance, I cook a turkey dinner 3 or 4 times a year and I bake lasagna twice a year. But having the default list allows me to not have to sit down and plan menus again and again, simplifying menu planning and grocery shopping.

My husband doesn't like as wide a variety of vegetables as I do; hence many of our meals are served with canned fruit as well as vegetables.

I skip the potato, noodles, rice, bread and fruit in these meals, but the main entree and many of the side dishes are diabetic-friendly.

taco salad
smoked or polish sausage on buns, cole slaw
meatloaf, mashed potatoes, fauxtatoes (mashed cauliflower), canned peaches
cannellini bean soup, sauteed Swiss chard, salad, canned pears
stuffed peppers, beef-flavored rice
pork roast, baked potatoes, parsley squash, applesauce
hamburgers and fries
ham and scalloped potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce, canned pineapples
oven-fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fauxtatoes (mashed cauliflower), canned peaches
split pea soup, salad, artichokes
crock pot Italian shredded beef, yellow rice, sauteed Swiss chard, canned pears
sausage and cheese quiche, cucumber salad, canned pineapple
pasta and meatballs, salad, canned peaches
crock pot Italian chicken, parsley rice, sugar snap peas
pizza, salad
breakfast burritos, canned pears
oven roasted carnitas, baked potatoes, fried peppers and onions
chili, salad, canned pineapples
bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches
bourbon chicken, chicken-flavored rice, canned peaches
beef roast, baked potatoes, garlic green beans
Italian sausage soup, salad, canned pears
chicken parmesan, canned pineapple
chicken fajitas
baked beans, salad, cole slaw
hamburger stroganoff, canned peaches
pork chops, sour cream noodles, fried peppers & onions, applesauce
hamburger and cabbage stir fry
ham frittata, canned pears
eggplant parmesan, baked pasta, canned pineapple