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Weekly Meal Plan #225

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

  • Tamale pie is bursting with spice and hearty meat with a fabulous crust of tamale goodness. It is a delicious easy-to-make one-pan meal!
  • This deliciously cheesy Mexican street corn recipe is perfectly spiced. It’s the perfect side for your Mexican meals!

Tuesday – Italian

  • Our classic kid-friendly spaghetti is simple with a delicious homemade sauce making it the perfect family dinner recipe!
  • Serve these soft and cheesy breadstick bones up with a side of marinara for a delightfully spooky snack or appetizer!

Wednesday – Brinner

  • This light, fluffy, eggy German pancakes recipe is a family favorite. They’re EASY to make, and use 5 simple ingredients!
  • This decadent, rich and creamy buttermilk syrup takes only 5 ingredients and 5 minutes and is loved by ALL!

Thursday – Soup

  • Healthy and delicious pumpkin chili is filled with meat and veggies. It’s a perfect fall soup recipe that the whole family will love!
  • Moist and fluffy sweet cornbread is perfect to enjoy all year long, but especially with soups in the fall.

Weekend – Halloween

  • Buttery crescent-wrapped mummy hot dogs are filled with cheese and topped with cute candy eyes for spooky kid-friendly fun!!
  • Creamy, nostalgic comfort food awaits with this easy, cheesy classic Velveeta mac and cheese with buttery panko crumb topping.

Dessert

1 Gooey Monster Cookie Recipe

Gooey Monster Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Fun, bright and festive cake mix cookies are all dressed up to look like monsters. Gooey monster cookies are great all year long!!
4.97 from 128 votes
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    About Kristyn

    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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