MEAL PLAN WITH RECIPE LINKS – 01/20 – 01/26/24

Welcome to my weekly meal plan! Each week I like to share the meal plan that I will be using for my family for the upcoming week. I do this because I think that having a meal plan is really important for many reasons. Some of those reasons include saving money, wasting less food, and having less stress when it comes time to figure out “what’s for dinner?”! I try to stick with a meal plan that is simple to make things a little easier during our busy weeks. I hope this can help you with some ideas of what you might want to make this week.

• Saturday – 01/20/24
  • Tonight I will be making Roast Beef and Pan Gravy for Beginners. We will be serving this with Spinach with Garbanzo Beans.
• Sunday – 01/21/24
  • Tonight we will go with a German dish of Pork Chops with Sauerkraut. We will do some frozen vegetables on this side.

• Monday – 01/22/24
  • For dinner tonight we will be having Cheesy Crispy Chicken. I don’t have a recipe link for this one. To make it, you dip chicken in milk and bread with crushed Ritz crackers. Place in a greased baking dish and top with shredded cheddar. Cover with foil and bake at 400 for 35 minutes. For sides, we will be having some Rice Pilaf and frozen vegetables.

• Tuesday – 01/23/24
  • Tonight is Chipotle night. This is one of the meals we rotate for our Mexican theme Tuesday night meals. We make homemade Chipotle-style bowls. Everyone makes their own how they like it! I take some chicken breast and slice it up into bite-size pieces. Then I toss it with a little olive oil, seasoned salt, and chili powder. I then broil the chicken for about 15 – 20 minutes to get it a little crispy. I serve the chicken with brown rice, shredded cheddar, black beans, salsa, avocado, sour cream, etc. To make it really quick, I use instant brown rice that I cook in the microwave while the chicken is cooking. Just put out whatever you might like to add to your bowl. It’s such a quick easy meal!

• Wednesday – 01/24/24
  • Wednesdays are usually seafood nights. Tonight we will be having Easy Shrimp Vegetable Stir Fry.

• Thursday – 01/25/24
  • Thursday we usually do some type of soup and grilled cheese, or breakfast for dinner. This is the night that I go food shopping, so I try to keep things simple. Tonight we will be having a soup made in the instant pot. I will be making Instant Pot Italian Wedding Soup, for the meatballs in the soup, I will be making Chef John’s Italian Meatballs.
• Friday – 01/26/24
  • Tonight we will be having hamburgers with Oven Fresh Seasoned Potato Wedges and a can of pork and beans.

Thanks so much for checking in! If you would like to hear the podcast version of this meal plan you can find it at Lola’s Frugal Life Podcast! Also, be sure to check out my other blog posts on this site!

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