Menu plan for the week of September 21

Well, I did it.  I canned pumpkin last week.  And, boy do we ever have canned pumpkin over here.  I thought I would get 1 canner load, maybe, out of our 6 small pumpkins. I actually got 2 full canner loads, and truthfully, I probably could have (and should have) had another partial load.  So now?  We will eat pumpkin.

What's your favorite way to eat pumpkin?  It's so good for you, full of vitamin A, fiber, beta-carotene, potassium, and vitamin C, but most people's experience with eating pumpkin is limited to pumpkin pie and various seasonal pumpkin flavored items which may or may not actually contain any real pumpkin.  My fav?  Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.  I know.  The sugar tends to negate the pumpkin's benefits, but ... it's still my fav.

My Hubby and oldest boy have been asking for pumpkin pie, so I guess that's what's happening this week.  Here's how AKD eats his:

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Ha!  That's how I prefer my pumpkin pie, as well.

Here's what else is on the menu this week:

• Meat sauce with spaghetti or zucchini noodles, garlic bread, green beans, peaches
• Chicken chili verde, tortillas, taco toppings
• Sesame chicken strips, mixed veggies, applesauce
• Turkey bacon ranch wraps
• Pork chops, green beans, garlic bread, applesauce
• BLTs, carrots, caramel apple salad
• Grilled bone-in chicken breast, baked potato, grilled green veggie

Next week Monday:

• Beef & potato casserole, green beans, pineapple or peaches

Other:

• Pumpkin pie
• Granola
• Greek yogurt
• Snowy trail mix