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Save yourself some time, money, and stress by using this FREE meal plan that includes five main dish ideas with accompanying side dishes and a dessert to top it all off!

A collage of multiple recipes included in Meal Plan 188.

WEEKLY MEAL PLAN 188

Each week, I share with you a FREE meal plan that consists of 5 dinner ideas (Monday-Thursday plus one Weekend meal), 5 side dishes, and 1 dessert!

This is meant to help simplify menu planning, shopping, and cooking so you can more easily enjoy meals with your family throughout the week!

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Monday – Mexican

1 Ground Beef Tacos Recipe

Ground Beef Tacos Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes

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Ground Beef Tacos are fried to golden perfection and filled with lettuce and tomatoes. They are a family favorite!!
5 from 19 votes
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Ground beef tacos are fried to golden perfection and filled with lettuce and tomatoes. They are a family favorite!!

2 Hot Corn Dip

Hot Corn Dip
Total Time: 30 minutes

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Perfectly spiced hot corn dip is deliciously chunky and perfect for dipping. Serve it as an appetizer or side!
5 from 17 votes
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Perfectly spiced hot corn dip is deliciously chunky and perfect for dipping. Serve it as an appetizer or side!


Tuesday – Italian

3 Chicken Scallopini Recipe

Chicken Scallopini Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes

Recipe Video

This Chicken Scallopini is a delicious dish of crusted chicken over lemon butter pasta. The combo is irresistible and beyond delicious!
4.87 from 23 votes
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This chicken scallopini is a delicious dish of crusted chicken over lemon butter pasta. The combo is irresistible and beyond delicious!

4 Garlic Knots Recipe

Garlic Knots Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes

Recipe Video

Buttery-soft homemade garlic knots whip up in under 20 minutes and make a perfect side for pizza, pasta, or salads!
5 from 13 votes
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Buttery-soft homemade garlic knots whip up in under 20 minutes and make a perfect side for pizza, pasta, or salads!


Wednesday – Brinner

5 Red Velvet Waffles

Red Velvet Waffles
Total Time: 25 minutes
Simple red velvet waffles are indulgent and delicious, and perfect for a special occasion breakfast or brunch!
5 from 7 votes
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Simple red velvet waffles are indulgent and delicious, and perfect for a special occasion breakfast or brunch!

6 Hash Brown Egg Cups Recipe

Hash Brown Egg Cups Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Hash brown egg cups are a creative and yummy way to combine two tasty breakfast foods into one. These are perfect for a breakfast gathering with friends and family.
5 from 32 votes
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Hash brown egg cups are a creative and yummy way to combine two tasty breakfast foods into one. These are perfect for a breakfast gathering with friends and family.


Thursday – Pizza night

7 Heart Shaped Pizza

Heart Shaped Pizza
Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe Video

Share the love with this adorable homemade heart shaped pizza! It's cute, tasty, and ready to enjoy in only 30 minutes!
5 from 28 votes
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Share the love with this adorable homemade heart shaped pizza! It’s cute, tasty, and ready to enjoy in only 30 minutes!

8 Arugula Salad Recipe

Arugula Salad Recipe
Total Time: 10 minutes
Fresh Arugula salad is loaded with healthy greens, juicy tomatoes, and parmesan shavings with pine nuts and creamy avocado on top!
5 from 7 votes
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Fresh Arugula salad is loaded with healthy greens, juicy tomatoes, and parmesan shavings with pine nuts and creamy avocado on top!


Weekend – Dinner Classic

9 Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops Recipe

Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes

Recipe Video

With less than 10 minutes of prep work, these parmesan crusted pork chops are simple, delicious, and the best way to enjoy pork chops.
4.99 from 594 votes
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With less than 10 minutes of prep work, these parmesan crusted pork chops are simple, delicious and the best way to enjoy pork chops.

10 Hasselback Potato Recipe

Hasselback Potato Recipe
Total Time: 32 minutes
Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes stuffed with cheese, bacon and so much flavor. It’s one of the yummiest ways to serve potatoes.
5 from 18 votes
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Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes stuffed with cheese, bacon and so much flavor. It’s one of the yummiest ways to serve potatoes.


Dessert

11 Cherry Almond Cupcake Recipe

Cherry Almond Cupcake Recipe
Total Time: 30 minutes
Light and fluffy Cherry Almond Cupcakes are bursting with maraschino cherries and topped with a luscious almond buttercream frosting.
5 from 12 votes
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Light and fluffy cherry almond cupcakes are bursting with maraschino cherries and topped with a luscious almond buttercream frosting.


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And remember – if you want to create your own menu, be sure to check out all our recipes and visit our recipe pages, including: Main DishesSide DishesDessertsAppetizers and Breakfast!

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Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!

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