Weekly Meal Plan #HEBack2School

It's a crazy second week of school here. Homework, sports practices, and our generally chaotic schedule have made meal planning a challenge. Here is what I have cooked up for our week. Many of the items came from the awesome Combo Loco Deals offered by HEB the past few weeks.

Monday: Manwich sloppy joes, fries, and fruit salad. Super easy and fast to put together and the family loves it.

Tuesday: Sweet & Sour Chicken LaChoy Creation. This product is a hit with the kids especially.

Wednesday: Crockpot Chili Dogs. Just toss everything in the pot and cook on low.

Thursday: Banquet Family Serve Entree. So, all I'm cooking are sides, but it's a crazy busy day here Thursday.

Friday: Jo Mama's World Famous Spaghetti. Yes, I'm taking another crack at homemade spaghetti sauce. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

What's cooking in your kitchen this week?

**Disclaimer: As part of the Meal Maker Challenge, I received compensation, ConAgra products, and H-E-B promotional items from H-E-B and ConAgra for myself and my readers.**

HEB/ConAgra Meal Maker Challenege - Lunch Box Treats & Prize Pack Giveaway

School started this week. It seems like summer just flew by. Getting ready for the first busy days of school, I spent Sunday getting things planned for packing lunches. I wanted to share with you some of the treats my kiddos will be enjoying this week.

Peanut Butter Banana Muffins - These are an excellent lunch box treat, after school treat, or quick breakast. They are moist and quite tasty.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies - These are tasty little treats. The kids love them packed in their lunches and Mom loves them as a snack with a tall glass of milk.

Almost Banana Pudding - A vanilla Snack Pack pudding cup, a few vanilla wafer type cookies, and a banana can be eaten together to give the taste of banana pudding. My kids love this!

 Fruit & Dip - Fruit chunks or slices go great with a Snack Pack pudding cup. Ashley loves strawberries with chocolate pudding.

Dirt Cups - Crushed chocolate cookies and gummy worms combined with chocolate Snack Pack pudding cups make a fun, delicious, kid friendly treat.

All three of these treats are awesome at home too. top them with some Reddi Wip and you are sure to have a hit. HEB has a Combo Loco of Buy Reddi Wip, get a free 4-pack Snack Pack Pudding with in-store coupon until August 31st.



As part of the HEB/ConAgra Back-to-School Meal Maker Challenge, I have some great swag to share with my readers! Keep reading for your chance to win a great prize pack which contains:

• A reusable ConAgra shopping tote
• $25 HEB gift card
• Peter Pan peanut butter
• 4 - pack Snack Pack Pudding
• Healthy Choice Fresh Mixer
• LaChoy Creation
• LaChoy Sauce
• Chef Boyardee
• Hunt's Ketchup
• Marie Callender's Homestyle Creation

Be aware that HEB is not a national chain, so you may not have one near you. You can use the gift card at Central Market stores. But, if you are out of state, you may be unable to use the gift card, so you could pass it on to a friend or something.

I've got four of these up for grabs! How can you win? Check out my other posts for the Meal Maker Challenge (see my right sidebar) then leave me a comment telling me which recipe was your favorite.

Want an extra entry? Follow me on Twitter (@Nessa_TX) and tweet this: Check out the #HEBack2School Meal Maker Challenge with @Nessa_TX and win a $50 @HEB & @ConAgraFoods prize package! http://ow.ly/2j2vf 

Deadline to enter is 8:00pm CST Monday August 30. Good luck!

**Disclaimer: As part of the Meal Maker Challenge, I received compensation, ConAgra products, and H-E-B promotional items from H-E-B and ConAgra for myself and my readers.**

Burrito Roast Recipe - HEB/ConAgra Meal Maker Challenge

HEB has a great online Combo Loco currently for Buy 2 Hunt’s 14. 5 oz Diced Tomatoes, get 1 Free, good Monday, July 26-Tuesday, Aug. 31. I love the fire roasted tomatoes with garlic variety. We use so many diced tomatoes around here that I try to always have them on hand. They are so versatile and come in hand with all sorts of dishes. Burrito Roast is one of our family favorites. It's a crockpot recipe, which I love to use during the busy back to school season.

2 lb. beef roast

1 14.5 oz can Hunt's fire roasted tomatoes with garlic

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 medium onion, diced

can of diced green chilies or sliced fresh jalapenos, optional

corn or flour tortillas

shredded cheddar cheese

burrito toppings of choice

Add roast, tomatoes, soup, and onion to crockpot.

 Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

Shred the meat with two forks.

Serve meat mixture on tortillas with toppings of choice.

See? It's super quick and easy, plus it tastes wonderful. I hope you enjoy it!

**Disclaimer: As part of the Meal Maker Challenge, I received compensation, ConAgra products, and H-E-B promotional items from H-E-B and ConAgra for myself and my readers.**

Spicy Ginger Pork - HEB/ConAgra Meal Maker Challenge

Last night's dinner is a family favorite that includes two products that are part of HEB Combo Loco deals. Look in store to find coupons for Buy 2, get 1 Free 24 oz. Hunts Ketchup - Wednesday, Aug. 4-Tuesday, Aug. 31. Check online to get a coupon for Buy 21-23 oz. LaChoy Creation, get a free 10 oz. La Choy Sauce - Monday, July 26-Tuesday, Aug. 31. These two ingredients mixed with a few pantry items create a wonderful, Asian inspired meal.


Spicy Ginger Pork
1 lb. boneless pork chops, cut into bite size pieces
2 T. vegetable oil
1/8 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 c. La Choy soy sauce
1/4 c. Hunt's ketchup
2 tsp. minced garlic
dash of cayenne pepper
1/8 c. toasted sesame seeds
Cook pork chop pieces in oil over medium high heat, until just browned.
Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl, pour over pork pieces.

Reduce heat to simmer, cook covered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

We normally cook up a bag of stir fry veggies with this and serve over fried rice.

This recipe is also great as a marinade for pork chops for the grill, or even to bake in the oven. Don't you just love versatile recipes?
**Disclaimer: As part of the Meal Maker Challenge, I received compensation, ConAgra products, and H-E-B promotional items from H-E-B and ConAgra for myself and my readers.**

Cowboy Beans & Combo Locos - HEB/ConAgra Back to School Meal Maker Challenge

The past week was a great time to try out fast and easy meal solutions. This mama got sick and ran a fever of 102 for nearly a week, so cooking was not high on my priority list. Unfortunately, my family seems to think I'm the only one capable of making meals, so I had to get creative. Thankfully, HEB had some great Combo Loco deals that made life a little easier.

The HEB Fully Cooked Burgers Combo Loco in the weekly ad was a real lifesaver. You buy the fully cooked burger patties and get soda, chips, dip, cheese, and buns free. This was fabulous as it provided a quick lunch for the kiddos and hubby while I was sick. They could prepare it on their own, which was great the few days I literally couldn't get out of bed. I'm so glad I picked up this awesome Combo Loco.

The Banquet Family Serve Entree online Combo Loco came in handy too. You buy one Banquet Family Size entree and get two of the new Banquet Fruit Pies free. This made for a great dinner that even hubby could cook. We had the entree, frozen veggies, bagged salad, and a delicious dessert. It took about 20 minutes to prepare, everyone loved it, and it was super simple. I love fast, easy, and good!


I did actually do some cooking during the week too. Being sick, I was craving comfort food. When you feel awful, spending all day in the kitchen isn't at all appealing. So, I pulled out one of my favorite time saving appliances, my crockpot, and put together a pot of Cowboy Beans.



Cowboy Beans:

1 (12oz) package Hebrew National Franks, sliced

3 (15oz) cans VanCamp's Pork & Beans

1/2 cup Hunt's Ketchup

1/4 cup chopped onions

1/4 cup molasses

2 teaspoons Gulden's Spicy Mustard

Mix all ingredients in a 3 quart crockpot, cook on low three to four hours.

Gulden's Spicy Mustard has an in store coupon (good from July 14 to Aug. 1o) to save $1 when you buy any two 12oz bottles. There is an in store coupon (good Aug. 4 to aug. 31) for a free 24oz Hunt's Ketchup when you buy two. And when you buy a 12oz package of Hebrew National Franks, you can get a free 6oz am for grilling spray with in store coupon (good July 28 to Aug. 31). These coupons let you stock up on ConAgra products at a great price. Plus, if you take advantage of these deals, you will have quite a few of the ingredients on hand to make this yummy meal. It was delicious and just what this sick mama was craving.

**Disclaimer: As part of the Meal Maker Challenge, I received compensation, ConAgra products, and H-E-B promotional items from H-E-B and ConAgra for myself and my readers.**

HEB/ConAgra Back to School Meal Maker Cahllenge - Yard Bird and 'Mater Ravioli

Otherwise known as Chicken & Tomato Ravioli. Hey, I live in Texas y'all. Anyway, this is a yummy dish I came up with after getting a good deal on Hunt's 14.5 oz. Diced Tomatoes and Hunt's 8 oz. Tomato Sauces at HEB. You can print the coupons for these deals on the HEB website. So, I stocked up, came home and raided the pantry and freezer, and got to cooking. Here is the recipe:



1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast tenders, diced
2 14.5 oz. cans Hunt's Diced Tomatoes
1 8 oz. can Hunt's Tomato Sauce
1/2 a large white onion, diced
1/b cup Kalamata olives, sliced - a can of sliced black olives would work fine
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. diced garlic
2 Tbsp. fresh basil, minced
salt & pepper to taste
1 2 lb. bag frozen cheese filled ravioli

Heat olive oil over medium heat, saute onions and garlic until translucent. Add diced chicken and saute until no longer pink. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices, and olives. Stir. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Prepare ravioli according to package directions. Serve chicken and tomato sauce over drained ravioli and enjoy! Parmesan cheese is fabulous on top!




We discovered the chicken and tomato sauce is delicious on toasted garlic bread too.



Tristen, being the creative boy he is, made this wonderful ravioli and garlic bread bridge for his cantaloupe gondola.


Aren't kids fun?

**Disclaimer: As part of the Meal Maker Challenge, I received compensation, ConAgra products, and H-E-B promotional items from H-E-B and ConAgra for myself and my readers.**