MEAL PLAN WITH RECIPE LINKS – 07/20 – 07/26/24

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 – 07/20/24
  • Wednesdays are usually seafood nights. Tonight we will be having Crab Cakes. For a side dish, I will be making Chile Rice Casserole.
• Sunday – 07/21/24
  • Tonight will be a shortcut meal. I am going to cook up some Orange Chicken from Trader Joe’s and will serve it with some white rice.

• Monday – 07/22/24
  • Tonight we will be making Chef John’s Spaghetti alla Carbonara.

• Tuesday – 07/23/24
  • Every Tuesday, we do some type of Mexican theme. For tonight, I will be making Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas. I serve this up with some flour tortillas and sour cream. This is a recipe I like making because it comes together so quickly.

• Wednesday – 07/24/24
  • 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 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 some frozen vegetables with this meal.

• Thursday – 07/25/24
  • We are having pulled chicken in the crockpot today. 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 Corn on the Cobb in the Air Fryer.
• Friday – 07/26/24
  • 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.

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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