Our family weekly menu plan for the week as well as a recipe for Skillet Steak Tortellini and Veggies – a quick and tasty weeknight meal!
Man… I’ve had the hardest time getting back into the swing of cooking and blogging this year. That’s probably obvious by my lack of blog posts lately, isn’t it?
The problem is that unlike my slow start to 2014 with reading, I have already read so many great books this year! The kind that you don’t want to put down and just want to ignore life and read all the time. I haven’t been totally ignoring my family and reading… but I have ignored going to the grocery store and cooking and blogging for the most part and instead have been devouring these books! I’ll write a post about the books at the end of January, but if you are curious what they are…this book was a page turner. I couldn’t put it down! Along the same lines, I couldn’t wait to get to the end of this book so I could see how it unfolded. This book was incredible and so well written, which shouldn’t surprise me since I love everything by this author. And this book…well, I listened to it on audio and loved the narrators and it kept me on the treadmill, even when I was tired of running. They were all so good!
So if you are looking for some really good books to start your year of reading off on the right foot, I highly recommend those ones. I’m so excited as I have a stack of books to get through that I think are going to be really great. So I may not be blogging, but I am doing my due part to read books so I can recommend them to you 🙂 You are welcome.
I think my family may be tired of sandwiches, and pretty soon my clients are going to be needing me to, you know, actually do the work they hired me to do…so this is the week I get back to the grind. And we all know that without a weekly menu plan, my intentions to get back to cooking are pretty nil. It’s hard to cook when you don’t go to the grocery store and for me, it’s hard to get back to the grind without a plan in place. So here we have it… the first Dine & Dish weekly menu plan for 2015. My official start of getting my life back to routine. *sigh*
Make sure to read below the weekly menu plan for this awesome recipe of Skillet Steak Tortellini and Veggies. It’s a great, protein packed meal for a busy weeknight! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
- Monday, January 19th Roasted Vegetable and Balsamic Chicken Wraps from Nutritionist in the Kitchen
- Tuesday, January 20th Slow Cooker Swiss Steak from The Midnight Baker
- Wednesday, January 21st Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini from Mom Advice
- Thursday, January 22d Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Boats
- Friday, January 23rd Out for Nick’s Birthday Dinner
- Saturday, January 24th Hero Sandwich from Food.com
- Sunday, January 25th Weight Watchers Takeout Nachos Supreme from Culinary Covers
Want more Weekly Menu Plan Inspiration? Click here for past Dine & Dish weekly menu plan ideas!
Skillet Steak Tortellini and Veggies
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound sirloin steak sliced thin
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup fresh asparagus cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1/2 red onion sliced thin
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup beef broth
- 10 ounces cheese tortellini cooked
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Sprinkle steak with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
- Add the thinly sliced steak and cook for 3 minutes on each side.
- Remove the steak and keep warm.
- Add asparagus, red onion and mushrooms to the skillet. Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
- In a small bowl, whisk together worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Pour over vegetables, add steak back into the skillet and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Toss with cooked cheese tortellini and serve.
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This is my kind of dinner! I was just looking The Girl on the Train last night, it’s going on my Kindle tonight. You are the best for book recommendations and dinner too!
Love the sound of those books – they are all now on my list. Plus, you’ve reminded me I have some steak in the freezer. Yay!
This dinner is basically the best of every world! And I’m totally with you on the reading… If only we had enough time in our days to spend a good amount of time on EVERYTHING we love!
Gosh, I haven’t cooked a thing for the blog this year. Im kind of with you, reading loads, and just trying to organize my house, really get into the swing of things this year. Doesn’t help that my creative juices just are not flowing at all! I love menu planning though, and would be staring at the contents of my fridge for 30 minutes every night trying to figure out what to make, without it! These dinners all sound fantastic! & I LOVE the steak skillet!
I always love reading your book recommendations! And this skillet — perfection!
I am with you! This is the week that I get back to the routine – double *sigh*! Happy New Year! xx
I know it would be an extra step, but do you think cutting the steak after grilling would be worth it? Meaning, creating bite-sized pieces rather than strips? For ease of shoveling… err… eating without needing a knife. 😉
Totally appropriate 🙂
I’ve just gotten back from vacation, and I did SO MUCH reading, it was so nice to not worry about anything else and just immerse myself in a good boo. Definitely makes it hard to get back to real life. This is the perfect weeknight dinner, especially for my husband and I, as he can’t live without beef and I can’t live without pasta!
I’m having a hard time getting into the swing of things too…I just want to read too! I think January is perfect for it 🙂 so many books to add to my list.
My fam would love this dinner!!
I am taking it easy this month, posted only a couple of recipes. After such a busy holiday season, I just want to play with the kiddos (especially since we are having such a warm January in KS!) and binge watch my favorite shows! 🙂 This skillet looks fabulous! Your whole menu looks delicious!
This is such a great recipe! I am craving this now!!!
I’ve been into reading too. Staying up too late sometimes. Sigh. It’s my reward for being a good girl and getting
my tasks done. This meal would be a great reward too. I’ve been craving steak. Oh the books look very very interesting!
Steak and tortellini are two of my favorite foods ever so I know I’d love this. It looks awesome!
I could barely wait until the 13th when The Girl on the Train came out. I bought it right away and of course life got crazy. I need read it asap! This skillet meal looks great too. I’m such a sucker for steak.
I’m so glad to have a few more book recommendations. I read so many good books in December, but January’s been off to a slow start so far. Invention of Wings is definitely next on my list!
I always make a chicken dish with tortellini and veggies. I love the idea of using steak instead! Great recipe!
Sometimes you just gotta take a break from the blogging world and recharge by cuddling up with a book. 🙂 But I’m glad you came back with one hit of a swing with this dish, holy moly it sounds incredible. Plus who doesn’t like steak! 🙂
Um….. I think if my boyfriend sees this he would drop to a knee and ask you to marry him. He would freakin love this.
Combining steak and tortellini? This is why you are one of my culinary heroes…I LOVE THIS! And, why didn’t I think of this? 🙂
The book sounds wonderful and oh my goodness this looks yummy! I invite you to share at my blog hop today xo