MEAL PLAN WITH RECIPE LINKS – 04/29 – 05/05/23

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 – 04/29/23
  • Tonight I will be making some Baked Ham and Cheese Party Sandwiches. These are cute little sandwiches and they come out so good. Great for a quick meal. I don’t make them often. As a side, I will be serving Hellmann’s Original Potato Salad.

• Sunday – 04/30/23
  • We are having pulled chicken in the crockpot today. This is such an easy meal for a Sunday! I don’t have a recipe for the pulled chicken because I am just using one of those slow cooker sauce pouches (for pulled pork, but using boneless chicken thighs). So, you just put the meat in the crockpot, dump the sauce on it, and let it cook all day. As a side, I will be making a Classic Macaroni Salad.

• Monday – 05/01/23
  • Hot dogs are on the menu tonight! We do this once a month. I also make some Home Fried Potatoes in the air fryer. I just chop up some potatoes, onion, and green peppers. Then toss them in a bowl with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper and throw them in the air fryer on 360 for about 20 – 30 minutes. Some potatoes seem to cook quicker and some are longer, so I just check them along the way and see how much more time they need. You can also roast them in the oven if you don’t have an air fryer. We use the potatoes to make Italian Hot Dogs. I am also serving this with some canned chili.

• Tuesday – 05/02/23
  • Every Tuesday, we do some type of Mexican theme meal. Tonight we are going to do a Southwest Skillet!

• Wednesday – 05/03/23
  • We usually rotate some type of seafood on Wednesdays. Tonight we will be having Creamy Tuscan Salmon Shrimp Pasta!

• Thursday – 05/04/23
  • 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 Spinach Tortellini Soup with grilled cheese sandwiches.

• Friday – 04/21/23
  • We are going out to dinner tonight for a family celebration tonight, so no meal to share!

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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