MEAL PLAN WITH RECIPE LINKS – 04/23 – 04/29/22

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 that this can help you with some ideas of what you might want to make this week.

• Saturday -04/23/22
  • For tonight I will be making a simple crockpot meal! We will be having Cheesy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole.

• Sunday – 04/24/22
  • Tonight I will be making some chicken parm and spaghetti. I don’t have a recipe link to share. To make this I will just be breading and frying up some chicken cutlets. Then I’ll be topping them with jarred sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese and baking them in the oven until cheese is melted. I’ll also boil up some spaghetti and top with some sauce.

• Monday – 04/25/22
  • Tonight will be hamburger night which I do every other Monday. For my daughter that doesn’t eat regular hamburgers, I will be making some Best-Ever Turkey Burgers. I will be serving this with a can of pork and beans and Oven Fresh Seasoned Potato Wedges.

• Tuesday – 04/26/22
  • 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 some 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 – 04/27/22
  • On Wednesdays we usually do seafood. Tonight we will be having salmon, which has become a regular in our rotation now that I found this really easy way to cook it that comes out delicious! I use the individually frozen pieces of salmon from BJs. Then I brush them with olive oil and sprinkle some McCormick Smokehouse Maple seasoning on them. Then bake at 450 for 10 to 12 minutes. I will be serving some egg noodles tossed with butter and olive oil. We will also have a bagged salad with this meal.

• Thursday – 04/28/22
  • Thursday we usually do some type of soup and grilled cheese, or breakfast for dinner. Tonight we will be having Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup. Then I will just cook up grilled cheese to go with it.

• Friday – 04/29/22
  • 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 flavored boxed rice and bagged salad.

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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