Life gets easier when dinner is already decided. This week’s meal plan remains the same. Simple, comfortable and delicious. I swear by meal planning. It might be your secret weapon.
What’s on the menu?
If choosing dinner feels like the hardest part of your day, this plan can solve your problem. It’s a week of cozy, easy meals that will make your weeknights go more smoothly. Here’s what you’re cooking:
- monday: Stanley Tucci Pasta Casserole
- tuesday: 30 minute honey butter chicken
- wednesday: Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder
- thursday: Grilled stuffed pork ribs
- friday: Marimi salmon
Stanley Tucci Pasta Casserole
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Stanley Tucci Pasta Casserole is everything you want in a casserole. TikTok is going crazy for the crispy bacon, tender peas, and the creamy, cheesy sauce that holds it all together!
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Honey Butter Chicken
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Tender chicken cooked in a rich honey butter sauce until golden and caramelized. It’s sweet, savory, and simple enough for a weeknight dinner.
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Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder
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Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder is creamy, cheesy, and super easy to make! It has enough kick to it and the taste is amazing. This will be one of the best chowders you will ever eat!
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Stuffed Pork Ribs Recipe
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Juicy and flavorful pork ribs stuffed with mozzarella and pesto. A simple and delicious weeknight dinner!
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Merry Me Salmon
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The salmon is so delicious that everyone will fall in love with it! Marry Me Salmon is tender, crispy and served in a buttery, creamy sun-dried tomato sauce. Trust me. This is one of the best dishes you can make!
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How much do you feed?
This free weekly menu will help you get your week off to a better start. you will get Five dinners for 4-6 peopleA free shopping list is also provided. Planning your weekly menu with fresh ideas and easy recipes will quickly become a lifesaver.
Why Meal Planning Works
- Reduce last-minute scrambling: No more panicking at 5pm, stay calm and confident and think, “I did this.”
- Fewer decisions:Take the guesswork out of your evening and save your mental energy for everything else.
- Shopping Smarter: You’ll buy what you actually need and waste less food and money.
- Healthier choices:Planning ahead makes it easier to eat balanced, nutritious meals.
My weekly menu plan always includes a printable shopping list that is measured and ready to go. It makes things so much easier and saves you real-time time during busy weeks. This will make it much more manageable whenever you go to cook a weeknight dinner.
Meal Plan Side Dishes for Dinner
salad
Wedge Salad
10 minutes
dinner
The Easiest Garlic Sesame Noodles
15 minutes
side dish
Parmesan Garlic Air Fryer Carrots
20 minutes
Recipe skill level
million dollar mashed potatoes
8 hours 55 minutes
Storing Leftover Food
Sometimes something happens over the weekend, so I only plan meals for Monday through Friday. If you have leftover food, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
