Cooking every day in the summer heat? Hard pass. This two-week menu is built around my reserve system: you cook three times a week, then remix the leftovers into totally new meals so nobody gets bored (or starves when you’re out of spoons). Think tacos that turn into nachos, sausage that morphs into pasta or sandwiches, and crockpot chicken that somehow ends up on nachos, wraps, and even pizza.

Because honestly—our lives are chaotic enough. Dinner should not be.

Sunday (Cook): Crockpot Tacos (big batch ground beef or turkey)

• Serve: traditional tacos
• Reserve ideas: taco rice bowls, taco pasta, nachos, quesadillas, taco salad.

Monday (Reserve): Taco Rice or Taco Pasta (stretch w/ noodles or rice)

Tuesday (Cook): Sausage–Potato–Pearl Onion Skillet

• Serve: as hearty skillet dinner.
• Reserve ideas: leftover skillet → breakfast hash (with eggs), or quick reheat over toast.

Wednesday (Reserve): Sausage & Peppers (use extra sausage cooked Tuesday, stretch w/ tomatoes + peppers)

• Serve: on bread (subs/hoagies) or tossed into pasta.

Thursday (Cook): BBQ Meatballs (crockpot w/ grape jelly + BBQ sauce)

• Serve: over egg noodles.
• Reserve ideas: meatball subs, meatball quesadillas, meatball + rice bowls.

Friday (Reserve): Leftovers (meatballs or tacos—dealer’s choice).

Saturday (Reserve): Light day: eggs, sandwiches, snack board, or finish stragglers from the week.

Sunday (Cook): Crockpot Sloppy Joes:

• 2 lbs ground beef (or half beef, half ground sausage if you like it richer)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped (or 1–2 pearl onions, minced, if you want to use your fresh ones)
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (optional but good for bulk & flavor)
• 2 cans sloppy joe sauce, or you can make your own if you are feeling ambitious

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Monday (Reserve): sloppy joe left overs, or tangy over buttered noodles so yum!

Tuesday (Cook): Crockpot Salsa Chicken (shred a big batch)

• Serve: w/ pasta side.
• Reserve ideas: chicken wraps, chicken rice bowls, chicken nachos, salsa pizza (premade crust).

Wednesday (Reserve): Leftovers or “pantry day” → sausages, eggs, or odds & ends.

Thursday (Cook): Ground Beef Dinner (easy mid-week)

• Option A: Homemade Hamburger Helper (one pot)
• Option B: Beef + Rice skillet (seasoned like dirty rice or taco-style).
• Reserves: beef wraps, stuffed peppers, or mixed into scrambled eggs.

Friday (Reserve): Leftovers (ground beef meal or BBQ chicken).

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✅ All cook days = make enough to stretch at least 1–2 more meals.
✅ Fresh tomatoes & pearl onions featured in Week 1 Tuesday + Wednesday.
✅ BBQ + crockpot dishes carry flavor without oven time.
✅ Balanced “heavy / lighter” flow so you don’t feel bogged down.
This is everything you need for 1 meal every day which is about all I manage. If you manage more, try some fresh fruit and cereal. If you manage THAT then clearly you don’t need me I should be learning from you LOL. Til next time gang, take care of yourselves, and each other.