Meal Plan Monday Week 1 with Grocery List

One of my favorite tools to utilize in order to save money and ensure I eat healthier is meal planning. I have a fairly busy lifestyle and only cook for two so there are a lot of nights that I rely on ready made meals but by planning them out and learning the best of the prepared meals I have learned great meals that are healthy, well balanced and don't take up too much of my day.

Grocery List: Bread/Bakery Wheat Bread Wheat Tortillas Produce Lettuce Cuties Salad Fixings Lemon Bananas Celery Hummus Sugar Snap Peas

Dry Goods Can Black Beans Instant Brown Rice Canned Turkey Chili Dairy Almond Milk Eggs Shredded Fat Free Cheese Fat Free Yogurt

Frozen Foods  Frozen Broccoli  Packaged Smoothies Special K Breakfast Sandwich Frozen Shrimp Frozen Tilapia Fillets Chicken Stir Fry Meat Ground Turkey Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast Sliced Turkey

Total Approx. Cost: $75

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Super-Easy Baked Lemon Pepper Tilapia Recipe

I have been trying to “eat out of the pantry” for the past week or so since I have yet to go grocery shopping and I came across some individually frozen tilapias and thought they would be a great addition to the new meal plan I’d like to start going by. I didn’t want to get too involved on my ingredients. I wanted to use what was on hand so I whipped up with this simple recipe.

Ready to go in the oven

  

Ingredients

2-4 frozen tilapia fillets
Lemon pepper seasoning
1 Lemon
I cannot believe it’s not butter spray
Cooking Spray

Directions

Defrost tilapia fillets. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray/grease 9x9 baking dish. Cut lemon in half. Squeeze lemon juice into baking dish.  Season both sides of tilapia fillets to your liking and place in dish.  Spritz tops of tilapia 2x with butter spray. Squeeze a small amount of lemon juice over the top of each fillet. Using the other half of the lemon, cut thin slices and place them across the tops of the fillet. I use 1-2 slices per fillet. Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through. Tilapia should be white and flakey when finished cooking. 

Notes:
Makes 2-4 servings. Serving size: 1 tilapia fillet. 110 Calories. 20 grams of protein 3 grams of fat. Pairs great with brown rice and steamed broccoli.

Total Cost: $2.50 per serving