MEAL PLAN WITH RECIPE LINKS – 09/10 – 09/16/22

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 -09/10/22
  • Tonight we will be making Bow Ties with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cream. I don’t usually make sides with this, it’s enough as a meal all on it’s own. But, you could definitely serve with a salad.

• Sunday – 09/11/22
  • Today we will be making Chef John’s Meatballs and Baked Ziti to complete the meal!

• Monday – 09/12/22
  • 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 – 09/13/22
  • Every Tuesday, we do some type of Mexican theme. For tonight, I will be making Southwest Ground Beef and Sweet Potato Skillet.

• Wednesday – 09/14/22
  • We usually rotate some type of seafood on Wednesdays. Tonight we will be having Bacon Wrapped Barbeque Shrimp. I have mentioned previously that I do not actually wrap the shrimp when I make this recipe. Instead, I cut up the bacon into pieces and lay over the shrimp on the baking sheet. I will be serving this with Easy Lo Mein.

• Thursday – 09/15/22
  • We try to keep things really simple on Thursdays because this is the night that I go grocery shopping! Tonight we will be doing Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup.

• Friday – 09/16/22
  • Tonight I will be cooking up some Tender Italian Baked Chicken. This is a quick to prepare breaded chicken cutlet recipe. As a side dish, I will be making some Cheesy Instant Pot Rice and Vegetables.

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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