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Weโ€™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!

Photo collage of Ritz cracker chicken, honey glazed carrots, orange chicken, fry bread AKA Navajo Tacos. tres leche pumpkin cake, and wedge salad.

Weekly Meal Plan #255

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 Easy Dinner Ideas.

  • When you learn how to make Orange Chicken, youโ€™ll want to skip the takeout and eat in because this recipe is so easy and so delicious!
  • Quickly and easily make fluffy Instant Pot Brown Rice in under 40 minutes. With step-by-step instructions, itโ€™s no fail!

Lil’ Luna Legends

Lil’ Luna Legends are the most loved, tried & true classic recipes that have stood the test of time and earned โ€œlegendโ€ status in our kitchen. Click here for more of our favorite Crock Pot Soup Recipes.

  • This Chicken Enchilada Soup is creamy, hearty, and packed with bold enchilada flavor. An easy slow cooker dinner that’s perfect for busy nights.
  • Make restaurant-quality homemade Tortilla Chips with just 3 ingredients and 30 minutes! Theyโ€™re our favorite, irresistibly delicious snack.

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.

  • Simple 5-ingredient English Muffin Pizzas are ready in only 15 minutes and freeze well for a quick and easy meal or snack!
  • Our quick and colorful Fruit Kabobs are easy to customize, creating a healthy and delicious appetizer or side โ€“ perfect for every occasion!

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.

  • Ritz Cracker Chicken is baked to crispy cheesy perfection and smothered in gravy for an easy comfort food favorite.
  • Sweet Honey Glazed Carrots are simple and ready in 15 minutes, the perfect side dish for any meal, especially holidays!

Worth the Hype

Worth the Hype is where youโ€™ll find buzzworthy bites, comforting favorites, and recipes that are too good to miss. Click here for more Family Dinner Ideas.

  • Homemade Fry Bread (aka Navajo Tacos) fries light and puffy, then gets topped with savory beans, beef, and fresh fixings, an easy, budget friendly dinner everyone loves.
  • Microwave Corn on the Cob is a quick method that steams corn in damp paper towels, making tender corn in 3 to 6 minutes with almost no cleanup.

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 BEST Homemade Lasagna is rich and cheesy and packed with meat. Create perfect layered lasagna with these easy-to-follow steps!
  • This fresh Wedge Salad is a classic. Itโ€™s crisp and refreshing, smothered in creamy dressing and topped with crumbles of cheese and bacon.

Dessert

1 Pumpkin Tres Leches Recipe

Pumpkin tres leches cake sliced and served on a white plate.
Pumpkin Tres Leches Recipe
Pumpkin Tres Leches is a moist pumpkin spice cake soaked in three milks and topped with fluffy whipped cream, an easy make ahead dessert.
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Pumpkin Cakes


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 โ€“ if you want to create your own menu, be sure to check out all our recipes and visit our recipe pages, including: Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Desserts, Appetizers 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 recipesโ€”each one tested in her kitchenโ€”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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