The Busy Bee Weekly Menu: April 2
The question of “what’s for dinner?” can feel like such a chore day in and day out, so I’m sharing our own real-life weekly menu filled with simple, weeknight dinner ideas in this regular series. I also include kid-friendly alternatives / serving recommendations when we make accommodations. And, just like the other menus, I’m sharing videos from these dishes over on our Instagram if you’d like to see how they look in real-life.
This week’s menu is actually two half weeks put together since I was away from home for a bit while visiting Pop. 
 I wouldn’t normally make Mimi’s Meat Sauce and Nana’s Meatballs in the same week but if I did, I would serve Nana’s meatballs on hoagie rolls or slider buns, on skewers with a dipping sauce, or on pizza with ricotta and garlic.
For reference, this weekly menu fed Shannon’s family of 4 (3 adults + 1 preschooler).
SUNDAY
Pizza by the Pool
- This day we go to celebrate a friend’s birthday by the pool with pizza and cake! It was nice to be able to swim late and return home without having to worry about dinner prep or cleanup.
MONDAY
Sweet Potato and Apple Sausage Breakfast Skillet
- If you’ve been following for a while you know how much we love this dish from The Bettered Blondie. I originally tried it for breakfast but we eat it often for dinner. Especially love for leftovers!
TUESDAY
Mimi’s Meat Sauce Over Pasta
- Such a comfy, cozy and delicious recipe! One of those set-it-and-forget-it type of dishes.
Mimi’s Meat Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
- 1 jar Bertolli Vineyard Marinara with Merlot Wine Sauce
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 28 oz Hunt's whole tomatoes (chopped (Mimi swears by doing this by hand to get larger chunks!))
- 15 oz Hunt's tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp garlic powder (or fresh garlic)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp basil
Instructions
- Pan fry the ground chuck and pour off grease when the meat is cooked through
- While the ground chuck is cooking, chop your onion and tomatoes into large chunks
- Once the ground chuck is cooked and drained, combine all of your ingredients together in a large pot and cook on low to medium heat for at least 4 hours
- Serve over your favorite pasta
WEDNESDAY
At Out: Mexican
- When I returned from Virginia, Papito treated us all to dinner. We chose Colibri, a local Mexican bistro. It has the best view of Lake Baldwin!
THURSDAY
Pork Tenderloin & Tuscan Pasta Salad
- The only pork tenderloin I care for is Prairie Fresh’s pork with honey sriracha. I paired it with Shaken Together Life’s Tuscan Pasta Salad that everyone LOVED. We had pasta salad leftovers for days!
FRIDAY
Leftovers (but buddy still got his Chick-fil-A
)
SATURDAY
Nana’s Meatballs, Caesar Salad & Homemade Bread
- Nana’s Meatballs have a whole new meaning for our family with this being Pop’s last request before he passed. This was the perfect way to celebrate and honor his life with family.
