Meal Prep..Wednesday?

I had a goal of writing on Mondays but this week kind of got away from me. I had a pretty great week last week and have been losing weight. I've lost 8.8lbs since right after Thanksgiving and am calling that a WIN. I've also been keeping in line with my no sugar or alcohol challenge and completing the exercises. I'm in a few different challenges so that's keeping me motivated too!

Anyway, onto the meal plan for this week. I will also review what I've made already.

These all came from the SkinnyTaste fast and slow cookbook.

Sunday: Lasagna soup. I LOVED this one, it was a big hit! The only change I had to make was that I made it with pork sausage instead of chicken which added a little bit more calories to it. I will definitely be making it again though.

Monday: Chicken Dumpling Soup - this wasn't my favorite, I'm not sure if it was an error on my part or what but the dumplings fell apart and the soup didn't have a lot of flavor to it. I also made this in my InstantPot with the slow cook feature, so that could have been an issue as well.

Tuesday: Two bean ground beef chili: This was good, just enough flavor and the beans added a lot of substance to it so it was pretty filling.

Wednesday (today): Tonight we're doing Zucchini turkey meatballs in the slow cooker with whole wheat pasta.

Thursday: Salsa Verde Chicken Taquitos

Friday: Slow cooker brisket with onions, mashed potatoes and burnt broccoli

I'll report back on Monday with what I think of the other recipes. If you'd like them, please let me know!

Thanks for reading!

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