On the Menu: Week of September 22, 2025

Crockpot Chili

makes 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 2lbs ground beef
  • 1 small yellpw onion
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 28oz can diced tomatoes (I used fire roasted)
  • 15oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups cubed sweet potatoes (optional)
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • Salt, pepper, paprika and chili powder

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add 2 tbsp avocado oil to a pan. Add diced yellow onion and ground beef (seasoned with salt, pepper, paprika and chili powder – I did about 1tsp each), cooking through.
  2. In a crockpot, add diced tomatoes, kidney beans, diced sweet potatoes, beef broth and tomato paste. Add cooked ground beef once finished cooking. Add 1-2 tsp paprika and chili powder.
  3. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
  4. When ready to serve, top with shredded cheese and cilantro. Enjoy!


Chicken Nacho Night

makes 4-6 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 1lb chicken breast
  • 1 pouch taco or fajita seasoning
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 bell peppers
  • Tortilla chips (I like the Siete brand)
  • Shredded cheese (about 1/4 cup per serving)
  • optional toppings: cilantro, lettuce, lime, beans, etc.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Dice chicken into small 1 inch pieces and cook in a pan with 2tbsp avocado oil, salt and pepper. Add sliced onions and bell peppers. Once chicken is cooked, add taco/fajita seasoning and 1/4 cup water to pan. Cover and let simmer until sauce thickens/fully coats chicken + veggies.
  2. On a baking sheet with parchment paper, spread a thin layer of tortilla chips and then layer chicken, cheese & toppings of choice.
  3. Cook in oven at 350 degrees until cheese melts – roughly 10 minutes (but keep an eye on them!)

Lunches For the Week

  • Protein Pizzas: protein pizza crust with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese & pepperoni (can do any toppings of choice; you can also use Dave’s Killer Bagels as the crust for a high protein option)
  • Chicken Wraps: 2 small tortilla wraps with 1 serving of chicken nuggets (divided), shredded lettuce, 1-2 tbsp shredded cheese and 1-2 tbsp dressing (BBQ + ranch or buffalo + ranch).

Steal My Grocery List!!

PANTRY/FRIDGE RESTOCK

  • Cure Electrolytes
  • Smart Sweets Candy
  • UNREAL candy bars
  • Annie’s SUPER Mac & Cheese (15g protein!!)
  • Siggi’s Yogurt (for yogurt bowls, overnight oats, smoothies, baby & toddler breakfasts)
  • Popcorn chicken for wraps and the kids
  • Tortilla wraps
  • Dave’s Killer Bagels (10g protein, great for snacks or breakfast)

FOR PIZZAS

  • Protein pizza crusts
  • Rao’s pizza sauce
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Pepperoni

FOR NACHO NIGHT

  • Siete tortilla chips
  • Taco/Fajita seasoning (I did a lemon pepper chicken fajita seasoning)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 bell peppers
  • Limes
  • Shredded lettuce
  • 1lb chicken breast
  • Shredded cheese (will also use for chili)

FOR CHILI

  • 28oz can diced tomatoes (I did fire roasted)
  • 15oz can kidney beans
  • tomato paste
  • 2lbs ground beef
  • diced sweet potatoes (or can do regular sweet potatoes)