Menu Plan Monday - March 12

Monday
Garlic Chicken
Rice-a-Roni
Baked Beans
Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Tuesday
(monthy shopping day)
Chicken Sandwiches
Chips
Cookies

Wednesday
Taco Bake
Corn
Green Beans
Rolls

Thursday
Super-Easy Chicken Manicotti
(recipe follows)
Salad
Rolls

Friday
Homemade Stuffed-Crust Pepperoni Pizza
Veggie Sticks w/Dip

Saturday
Senate Bean Soup
(recipe follows)
Coleslaw
French bread

Super-Easy Chicken Manicotti

1 jar (26 to 30 ounces) tomato pasta sauce (any variety)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders
14 uncooked manicotti shells (8 ounces)
1 can (2 1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)

Heat oven to 350 F. Spread about one-third of the pasta sauce in ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches.

Sprinkle garlic salt on chicken. Insert chicken into uncooked manicotti shells, stuffing from each end of shell to fill if necessary. Place shells on pasta sauce in dish.

Pour remaining pasta sauce evenly over shells, covering completely. Sprinkle with olives and cheese.

Cover and bake about 1 1/2 hours or until shells are tender.


Senate Bean Soup

2 10-3/4 oz. cans bean and bacon soup
15-1/2 oz. can Great Northern beans
15-oz. can navy beans
16-oz. can pinto beans with jalapeños
1 onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped
1-1/2 t. celery seed
1 lb. Polish sausage, thinly sliced
1-3/4 c. water

Combine all ingredients in a stockpot. Simmer over low heat for one hour. Serves 8 to 10.

I can't remember where I found these recipes, so if they're yours or you know whose they are, let me know so that I can give proper credit!

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