Meal Plan 106

Dinner Recipes

• Sunday: Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa with Cilantro Lime Rice (See recipe notes for crockpot instructions for barbacoa)
• Monday: Crockpot Salsa Chicken over leftover Cilantro Lime Rice 
• Tuesday (Cinco de Mayo): Taco Bar with Leftover Barbacoa and Chips + Guacamole
• Wednesday: Chicken Enchilada Casserole using Leftover Salsa Chicken
• Thursday: Baked Tostadas with Pina Colada Smoothie
• Friday: Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with Fresh Fruit (or Smoothies)
• Saturday: Taco Soup

Lunch Ideas

• Leftovers
• Mexican Quinoa Salad
• Refried Bean Burritos

Tips for This Week's Meal Plan

This week is all about Tex Mex meals! You will use a lot of tortillas and taco-like toppings throughout the week (think shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, avocado, etc.)

• On Sunday: Prepare Barbacoa using the slow cooker or Instant Pot. Save some for Tuesday night tacos. For the rice, prepare DOUBLE what you will use and save some for Monday's rice bowls.
  • Slow Cooker Barbacoa Instructions: Pour beer into slow cooker, add beef, top with barbacoa sauce and cook for 8-10 hours on low.
  • For Rice: Prepare white rice on stove according to package directions then stir in cilantro, lime zest, and lime juice. If using the Instant Pot, cook the rice in the Instant Pot after removing the beef from the inner pot. The rice will cook in the time it takes to rest and shred the beef (and the meat can hold warm for about 30 minutes after cooking--just cover the bowl tightly to trap the heat).
• On Monday: Save half the salsa chicken to use for Wednesday night's casserole.
• On Tuesday: Serve the leftover barbacoa as the base of a taco bar with toppings of choice and chips and salsa and guacamole. Perfect for a weeknight celebration of Cinco de Mayo!
• On Wednesday: Swap out the cooked chicken, diced green chiles, cumin, and garlic powder for leftover salsa chicken. Simple and delicious!
• On Thursday: Think of tostadas as easy taco pizzas. Use tortillas, a can of refried beans (to keep it simple), cheese, and your favorite toppings. Add any leftover chicken or barbacoa if you have that as well.
• On Saturday: This of this as a use what you have leftover night. Skip the ground beef (or not), and simply simmer salsa, beans, corn, and seasonings together with stock. Serve with leftover toppings and call it a day.