What should we eat this week? How do I make a family meal plan? Let me answer both of those questions with my free weekly meal plan including a printable grocery list!
Family Meal Plan
Your family needs to eat, and the job of feeding them lands squarely on your shoulders.
The key to making this job easy is MEAL PLANNING!
Plan all your meals for the week, write out your grocery list, and then head to the store to buy the groceries. Sounds easy enough, but I think a lot of us just end up at the grocery store buying the same things week after week, and then we get home and say “I have nothing to cook for dinner!”
Prevent this from happening now! Sign up for the Mom’s Dinner Newsletter and have my Weekly Menu Plan and Printable Grocery List delivered to your email every Friday morning. Cross off the groceries you already have in your kitchen and head to the store completely prepared!
Weekly Meal Plan #3
I provide 4 delicious and easy dinners, with recipes, that you can make for your family this week. You simply add three more meals and your 7 day family meal plan is done. Here are three dinner categories I recommend adding to your plan :
- One night out.
- A leftover night (leftover re-do ideas provided below)
- Kids Choice night (think pizza, chicken fingers, tacos, spaghetti, or mac n’ cheese)
I have other meal plans too, if this one isn’t your jam!
Classic Chili
So, this is menu plan runs right into Super Bowl Sunday. If you are planning a party (or even if you aren’t), this Classic Chili recipe is pretty hard to beat.
Russell up some cheese, sour cream, jalapenos, green onions, and fritos, and you have yourself a killer chili bar!
Don’t forget the cornbread muffins too. My recipe is super simple and uses a yellow cake mix for a little sweetness and moisture, mixed with a jiffy corn muffin mix.
Creamy Chicken Tacos
Taco Tuesday, ya’ll! I love this recipe for Creamy Chicken Tacos. It is basically a “dump and bake” recipe. Use rotisserie chicken for even easier dinner prep. All the ingredients get mixed together and popped in the oven. Then stuff these tacos with all your favorite toppings and serve them with some chips, salsa, and guacamole.
BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
I am always a sucker for a sheet pan dinner. It is just so easy, and LOOK at all those veggies! Healthy and delicious. This BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner is topped with an awesome BBQ vinaigrette for another layer of flavor!
Serve this with a warm baguette or ciabatta bread and a little butter or extra virgin olive oil for dipping.
Sun-Dried Tomato & Goat Cheese Pizza
I am always a sucker for a sheet pan dinner. It is just so easy, and LOOK at all those veggies! Healthy and delicious. This BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner is topped with an awesome BBQ vinaigrette for another layer of flavor!
Serve this with a warm baguette or ciabatta bread and a little butter or extra virgin olive oil for dipping.
Leftover Re-Do Ideas
- Make awesome chili dogs with any leftover chili!! Might even be worth making extra chili.
- Extra chicken taco filling can be put on top of some tortilla chips, layered with extra toppings like black beans, cheese, pickled jalapenos, for knock-out chicken nachos!
- The BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan dinner leftovers would be amazing made into a BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad. Simply put the leftover veggies and chicken over spinach or romaine, top with cilantro, tomatoes, and fritos or tortilla strips. Toss with a little ranch dressing and drizzle with additional BBQ sauce. YUM!
- TIP for reheating Pizza so it isn’t soggy & disgusting. Warm a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the cold pizza slices and warm for about 1 minute, cover the pan for about another minute. The crust will be crispy again, and the cheese will be melty and delish!
Free Printable Grocery List
Head to the store with confidence that you will end up with groceries to actually make dinner for your family!
Simply cross of the items that you already have in your kitchen, and then add the items you need for the rest of the week (lunches, breakfasts, pantry staples, etc…).
Click on the image below to print the grocery list
I hope this makes your dinner’s go a little easier this week.
Love, Susie
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