Sharing our Weekly Meal Plan with make-ahead tips, freezer instructions, and ways to make supper even easier!
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On the Menu This Week
Saturday: Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches + Coleslaw + Mississippi Mud Cake (Slow Cooker, Make Ahead)
Sunday: Simple Baked Chicken Breasts + Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges + Slow Cooker Green Beans (30 Minutes, Slow Cooker)
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
Wednesday: Shrimp Scampi with Pasta ( or Zucchini Noodles or Olive Oil and Garlic Zucchini Noodles) + House Salad (15 Minutes, Make Ahead)
Thursday: Best Instant Pot Chili + Tortilla Chips + Perfect Brownie Cookies (Instant Pot, Make Ahead)
Friday: Family Night Out
Meal Plan Tips:
Saturday:
Pulled Pork Sandwiches: Let the slow cooker do all the work for you. You can easily put everything into the slow cooker insert the evening before and refrigerate. Then, in the morning, remove from the refrigerator and place into the slow cooker, and set the timer. Such an easy, delicious meal to enjoy with family and friends.
Coleslaw: This coleslaw comes together simply and easily, but is also a great make-ahead side dish.
Sunday:
Simple Baked Chicken Breasts: So simple, juicy and ready in 30 minutes! Make extra if you wish to use for another meal later in the week!
Slow Cooker Green Beans: So easy to make these flavorful slow cooker beans, but you can go ahead and prepare them in the insert, place in the fridge overnight, then start the slow cooker in the morning.
Tuesday:
Chicken Tortilla Soup: I love that I can make this favorite dish in the slow cooker or Instant Pot! If using my slow cooker, on Monday night, I’ll add all of the ingredients to the insert of my slow cooker and then store it in the refrigerator overnight. Then, on Tuesday morning, I’ll remove it from the refrigerator and place it back into the slow cooker and set the timer. To make in the Instant Pot, I basically just add all of the ingredients to it and cook on the soup setting the designated time in the recipe, then shred the chicken, garnish and serve. You can also cook on the stovetop if you wish – I give that method in the recipe too. Three easy ways to make this delicious family favorite!
Wednesday:
Shrimp Scampi: This favorite is ready in 15 minutes! The pasta can cook the same time as the shrimp, making this a quick and easy weeknight meal that is elegant enough for entertaining too. You can replace the traditional pasta in this scampi with plain zucchini noodles or my olive oil and garlic zucchini noodles if you’d like. My family loves this and it’s also great to serve guests.
Thursday:
Best Instant Pot Chili: This tasty chili is easy to make and is ready in just 30 minutes in the Instant Pot. But it tastes like it’s been simmering all day! I’ll do like to prep my chili fixings ahead so they are ready in the fridge. Then I just grab them when it’s time to serve the chili.
How to Save Your Own Favorite Recipes
We have created a Recipe Collections Tutorial as a guide. It is so easy to save your favorites, but this guide makes it even easier.
Create an Account and Save Recipes
Simply create an account and Save your favorite recipes!
Save and Customize Weekly Meal Plan
Once you have created your free account, you can save this meal plan to your personal recipe collection. If there is something else you’d rather have one night, swap out the recipes with your favorites!
Shopping Lists
Once you have your meal plan how you like it, you can create your Shopping List by clicking on the shopping cart in the top right corner. Make sure each recipe you plan to make for the week has a check beside it and then click the shopping cart in the top right corner a second time to generate the Shopping List. Now you can edit, save, share, print, and regenerate your Shopping List. How neat is that?
If you have any questions, please let us know so we can help you!
Have a great week!
Robyn xo
