Dinner Magic Menus March Week 4

Dinner Magic Menus March Week 4

View the complete Shopping List for March Week 4.

This week is usually close to Easter and ham is available in the grocery stores. We’ll take advantage of that, making a baked ham, then using the leftover ham to make Creamy Ranch Potatoes with Ham and Triple Decker Ham and Cheese Sandwiches. After that, a Spanish Paella calls for a bit more ham, and the Waffle Dinner may have ham added to it.

You’ll need an inexpensive box wine for the meals this week. It will be used in the Coq Au Vin and to make a Sangria to go with the Paella. A red or white is fine, whichever is your preference.

Bacon and Artichoke Pizza

Baked Ham with Orange Pineapple Glaze

Creamy Ranch Potatoes with Ham

Triple Decker Ham and Cheese Sandwiches with Cheesy Broccoli Soup

Spanish Paella

Waffles for Dinner

Easy Coq Au Vin (White or Red Wine)
New Potatoes with Walnuts and Parsley

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Dinner Magic Shopping List March Week 4

This shopping list is for the Dinner Magic Menus March Week 4.

Meats:
Spiral sliced ham for baking, or one large ham, bone-in (8-10 pounds)
1 pound bacon
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast tenderloins
1 whole fryer chicken, cut up (Watch a video to learn how to cut up a chicken at home.)
½ pound linguica sausage (a substitute may be chorizo or other spicy sausage)
1 pound of shrimp or prawns
½ pound bay scallops
12-18 mussels

Dairy:
Real butter, (not margarine)
8 ounces of half and half
1 dozen eggs
4 ounces sliced Provolone
4 ounces sliced Jack cheese
4 ounces grated Cheddar cheese
2 cups of grated Mozzarella cheese
8 ounces of sour cream
Milk or buttermilk

Frozen Food:
1 small package winter mix vegetables (or your own preference for a side dish)
1 package of frozen peas

Fresh Produce:
6 sweet potatoes
4 pounds of small red potatoes
1 orange
Spring salad mix
3 tomatoes
1 cucumber
1 bunch parsley
3 onions
1 bunch green onions
1 red or green bell pepper
8 ounces mushrooms (presliced if you prefer)
1 head of garlic, or 1 jar crushed organic garlic

Canned Food:
1 can (13 ounces) pineapple chunks
1 small jar chopped green olives or green olive tapenade
1 can or jar (8 ounces)of artichoke hearts
1 small can sliced black olives
1 jar pizza sauce
1 small can tomato paste
4 cups of organic chicken broth
2 cups organic beef broth

Dry Food and Staples:
Olive oil
6 ounces of chopped walnuts
1 loaf wheat bread
White flour
Cornmeal
Rice
Sugar
Yeast for baking
Baking powder

Spices and Condiments:
Salt and pepper
Cloves, paprika, saffron, Italian herb mix (oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage)
Dijon style mustard
1 jar (12 ounces) orange marmalade
1 jar mayonnaise
1 package buttermilk dressing mix
1 box red wine

Other items for your own personal shopping list:



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Bacon and Artichoke Pizza

Bacon and Artichoke Pizza

The dough ingredients can be set in the bread machine in the morning before you leave for work. Put the bread machine on a delay cycle to have the dough ready to come out of the machine when you get home.

Ingredients for the pizza dough
1 cup and 2 tablespoons of water
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups of flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Italian herbs (oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage)
1 package or 2 ½ teaspoons of yeast

Preparation
Place the dough ingredients in the bread machine.
Set the machine to the cycle for dough.

Ingredients for the pizza toppings
½ pound of bacon, chopped
1 cup of artichoke hearts
1 small can sliced black olives
1 jar of pizza sauce
2 cups of mozzarella cheese
Other toppings you might like

Preparation of the pizza recipe
When the dough is ready, form it into a ball and roll it out to a large circle.
Lay on the pizza pan or pizza stone and let it rest for 20 minutes.
Spread the pizza sauce on the dough.
Place ½ the cheese on the sauce.
Cover with toppings.
Put the rest of the cheese over the toppings.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes. The crust should be lightly browned and the cheese bubbly.
 

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Easy Coq Au Vin with White Wine or Red Wine

Easy Coq Au Vin (In white or red wine)
New Potatoes with Walnuts and Parsley

Coq Au Vin simply means chicken in wine. You may use red wine or white wine for this dish.

Ingredients:
¼ pound of bacon
1 chicken, cut up (Learn how to cut up a chicken at home in this video.)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
3 cups of wine
2 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
¼ teaspoon of thyme
2 onions, quartered
8 ounces of sliced mushroom
3 tablespoons of flour
8 new potatoes
2 tablespoons of butter
¼ cup of chopped walnuts
¼ cup of parsley

Preparation:
Cook the bacon until it is crisp. Remove from the pan and put on a paper towel on a plate.
Sauté the mushrooms in the bacon grease, not allowing them to touch, until they are browned. Remove from the pan and put on a plate with the bacon.
Brown the chicken pieces in the bacon grease, browning on all sides.
Drain any remaining bacon grease from the pan.
Pour the wine over the chicken and add all the remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer over medium low heat for 25 to 30 minutes.
Boil the new potatoes until they are fork tender.
Drain the water from the potatoes.
Keeping the potatoes in the pan, add the butter parsley and walnuts. Cover and keep warm.
Stir 3 tablespoons of flour into 3 tablespoons of water. Add to the Coq Au Vin, and simmer for about 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
Garnish with fresh parsley and serve it straight from the pot.
If you saved some cornmeal waffle quarters from the Waffle Dinner, these are delicious with the Coq Au Vin.

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