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NEW this week: We’ve refreshed our meal plan categories to make it even easier to find recipes that fit your schedule, cravings, and lifestyle. Feel free to mix and match meals throughout the week to create a plan that works best for your family!

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

A picture collage of Cracker barrel meat loaf, strawberry broccoli salad, pigs in a blanket, Congo bars, crock pot chicken alfredo pasta, and Spanish rice.

Weekly Meal Plan #244

Each week, I share a FREE meal plan that consists of 6 dinner ideas (Monday-Friday plus Sunday Dinner), 6 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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Zero Stress Suppers

Zero Stress Suppers are quick, easy, and flavorful meals perfect for busy weeknights when you need dinner on the table with minimal effort. Click here for more Quick Dinner Ideas.

  • This family-favorite Sloppy Joe Recipe comes together in just 30 minutes – a comforting classic in a flash!
  • Broccoli Strawberry Salad is creamy and refreshing with pops of juicy fruit. It can easily be made ahead and enjoyed later!

Lil’ Luna Legends

Lil’ Luna Legends are the most loved, tried & true classic recipes that have stood the test of time and earned “legend” status in our kitchen. Click here for more of our favorite Breakfast for Dinner Recipes.

  • This is the best Breakfast Burritos Recipe – perfect for on-the-go breakfasts! Load them with all your favorite fixings.
  • For an addictingly fresh, restaurant-quality dip or side, learn how to make Guacamole at home in only 10 minutes!

No Complaint Dinners

These No Complaint Dinners are so kid-friendly that even picky eaters will happily clean off their plates. See Dinner Ideas for Kids for more favorite recipes.

  • Quick and easy Pigs in a Blanket bring that nostalgic, kid-approved dinner to the table in just 20 minutes, for a guaranteed family favorite!
  • Velveeta Mac and Cheese baked with melty Velveeta, cheddar, and panko, results in a creamy base and crisp topping for an easy family fav.

Chicken Night, Done Right

Chicken Night, Done Right features easy, flavorful chicken recipes the whole family will look forward to every week. Check out our Chicken Recipe page for more ideas.

  • Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo is an easy, creamy slow cooker dinner with tender chicken and rich Alfredo sauce, perfect for busy weeknights.
  • Sauteed green beans are a quick and easy stovetop side that is packed with flavor and comes together in minutes!

Worth the Hype

Worth the Hype is where you’ll find buzzworthy bites, comforting favorites, and recipes that are too good to miss. Click here for more Grilled Dinner Ideas.

  • Cilantro Lime Chicken is marinated with fresh lime and herbs, bursting with zesty flavor and grilled to tender perfection.
  • Restaurant-Style Spanish Rice (aka Mexican Rice), that is easy to make and tastes like it came straight from the restaurant, and is the best side dish to any Mexican entree.

Sunday Best

These Sunday Best recipes bring everyone together with warm, satisfying meals worthy of your weekend dinner table. Check out this post for more Sunday Dinner Ideas.

  • This famous Cracker Barrel Meatloaf delivers classic, comforting taste, with a tender easy-to-make dish that’s just like the original!
  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes are creamy, buttery, and full of garlic flavor, made with Yukon Gold potatoes, cream cheese, butter, and heavy cream.

Dessert

1 Congo Bars Recipe

Sliced congo bars on a lined baking sheet.
Congo Bars Recipe
Total Time: 40 minutes
Congo Bars are chewy cookie bars with rich brown sugar flavor, coconut, and two kinds of chocolate chips, perfect for parties and potlucks.
Get the recipe

For More Desserts

Dessert Bars


Download Our Fillable Meal Plan!

Click the link below to download a FREE meal plan template! You can add this week’s meals + your own; added bonus: there’s a section for your grocery list and notes.

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!

Weekly meal plan printable.

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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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