Meal Plan #40

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WEEKLY MEAL PLAN #40

Each week, I share with you a FREE meal plan that consists of 5 dinner ideas (Monday-Thursday plus one Weekend meal), 2 side dishes, and 1 dessert!

Included is a grocery list with EVERY ingredient you need for all the items on the meal plan.

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

TIP OF THE WEEK

Funeral Potatoes (also called Cheesy Potatoes, Cheesy Potato Casserole or Party Potatoes) are a perfect side for the Easter holiday!

Why the name funeral potatoes? Because they are a common dish to serve at funeral luncheons. They are great for feeding a crowd!

If you’re a fan of cheese + potatoes, you may also enjoy our Scalloped Potatoes or Loaded Mashed Potatoes. You can also make these funeral potatoes in the slow cooker!

BENEFITS OF MEAL PLANNING

There’s nothing worse than the dread every time a family members asks, “What’s for dinner??” And your answer is “I have no clue.” Having a meal plan for the week eliminates that completely, which is the number one benefit in my book!

Besides having a game plan in place, there are several other benefits of meal planning, including:

• Cost: When you have a plan set in place, and a specific list of groceries, you eliminate cost wasted on impulse items or produce that never gets used.
• Decrease Waste: No wasted money, and no wasted food! Having a set grocery list will help to avoid both of those issues.
• Variety: Our meal plans specifically include a lot of variety, with Mexican, Italian, Breakfast for Dinner, and so much more! You can expose your family’s palates to all kinds of meals.
• No Indecision: Did you know there’s such thing as “indecision fatigue”? The idea is that when you can’t make a decision on something (like what to make for dinner) it actually makes you mentally fatigued. When dinners are already planned out, though, you avoid indecision completely!
• Health: When you plan for/anticipate making well-rounded meals, you’re much more likely to actually make them rather than defaulting to convenient boxed meals, or unhealthy fast food!

As you can see, there are so many benefits to meal planning!

And if you want to create your own menu, be sure to check out all our recipes and visit our recipe pages, including: Main Dish, Side Dishes, Desserts, Appetizers and Breakfast!

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Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas

Hot and cheesy Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas to feed your family any day of the week! So easy to throw all the ingredients in and let the crock pot do the work for you.

If you don’t have time to let your enchiladas cook in the crockpot, we also love Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas and Creamy Chicken Enchiladas. Both are made in the oven!

Baked Spaghetti

A simple, delicious, dinner recipe filled with hamburger, sausage, cheese, and more! The whole family will love this baked spaghetti!

It’s basically a casserole version of our Easy Spaghetti. For a low carb version, you can substitute Spaghetti Squash for the pasta noodles.

Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake has all of the ooey gooey goodness of warm cinnamon rolls, with the ease of an overnight breakfast casserole.

This recipe uses frozen cinnamon rolls, and the icing that comes in the package with them, but if you prefer you can make homemade Cinnamon Roll Icing to drizzle on top!

Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup tastes just like the original, and is AMAZING! Filled with hearty (and yummy) ingredients, it’s sure to be a hit!

This is the ultimate soup to eat inside a homemade Bread Bowl! And if you don’t serve it in a bread bowl, you have to at least serve it with a Dinner Roll on the side. 😉

Crockpot Brown Sugar Ham

This crock pot ham is made entirely in the slow cooker, which makes for quick prep time and minimal effort. With a deliciously sweet brown sugar glaze, it’s our favorite way to make a holiday ham!

Serve your ham with both sides of the week—Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots and Funeral Potatoes—for the perfect Easter dinner! For more Easter Dinner ideas, check out THIS post.

Our Top Two Choices

If you need a go-to side dish, these Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are perfect for you! This recipe makes the most tender and tasty baby carrots. Best of all, it takes less than 10 minutes to make and only requires 4 ingredients!

For a slightly different flavor, but same level of simplicity, you can also try our Honey Glazed Carrots!

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Cheesy and delicious Funeral Potatoes (aka Cheesy potatoes, Party Potatoes) are a potato lover’s dream. With cheese, sour cream, butter, cream of chicken and hash browns, these potatoes are perfect for any meal or holiday.

Serve both these potatoes and glazed carrots with your Crockpot Brown Sugar Ham for the perfect Easter dinner! For even more Easter Side Dishes, check out THIS post.

Easter Dirt Cake

Easter Oreo Dirt Cake – a creamy and delicious Easter dessert filled with Oreos, pudding, cool whip, cream cheese, and powdered sugar that everyone will love to decorate and eat!

For more Easter Desserts, try:

• Easter Chick Cupcakes
• Easter Cookies
• Rice Krispie Easter Nests
• Easter Basket Cookie Cups
• Easter Sugar Cookies

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Download the Meal Plan!

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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 Dish, Side Dishes, Desserts, Appetizers and Breakfast!

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