Meal Planning Ideas – 181

Here are a few of my favorite recipes to get you started on your meal planning ideas for this week! Breakfast, main dish, side dish, and dessert recipes help you with menu planning. It’s flexible and keeps meals from getting boring!

Have a great week! My goal is to help you get meals on the table at least five days a week!

Meal time is my favorite time of the day because I love food! And, I love it because that’s when I have a chance to catch up with my kids and find out what happened during their day.

Making meals can be challenging. But, it’s worth the effort. And, these recipes help minimize the effort!

Meal Planning Tips

The best weekly menus are the ones that fit your schedule and taste. Easy recipes are the ones that get made over and over again. This menu planner is full of recipes exactly like that!

Choose from the main dish recipes and use them on whatever day you like. Make-ahead recipes are my go-to on the busiest days! There are a few of those in this weekly menu plan.

There are pork, beef, and chicken recipes. Tacos, salads, sandwiches, and meatballs are all easy options.

This menu has lots of American food which is great with my family! Strawberry Lemonade makes meals feel special without having to spend money going out to eat or hitting the drive-through.

Meal planning ideas for breakfast

Breakfast can be a tricky meal. This recipe is easy and can be made the night before. Bake it in the morning.

Amish Baked Oatmeal

This Amish Baked Oatmeal is one of my favorite breakfasts of all time! Sweet, crumbly, and super hearty, it’s the best way to kick start a chilly fall morning.

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Main Dish Meal Planning Ideas

Baked BBQ Meatballs with Mozzarella Cheese

Baked BBQ Meatballs are the most flavorful homemade beef meatballs, but there's more! they have shredded mozzarella cheese which makes them gooey and over the top! The barbecue sauce on top gets a little bit sticky and amazingly yummy!

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SUMMER PARMESAN CHICKEN

This 20-minute Summer Parmesan Chicken has that classic delicious crispy coating but instead of smothering it in red sauce it’s topped with fresh garden veggies and ribbons of fresh basil.

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Mason Jar Chicken Taco Salad

Keep these Mason Jar Taco Salads in the fridge for quick, filling, and flavor-packed lunches. The salads are perfect for sharing, and after they’re gobbled up you can keep the sharing going by using them to collect spare change for local food pantries!

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SLOW COOKER CHERRY COLA PULLED PORK

This sticky sweet Slow Cooker Cherry Cola Pulled Pork takes less than 10 minutes to prepare which guarantees it’s perfect for dinner any night of the week.

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Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Everyone loves ham and cheese and it only gets better in these cute little hot ham and cheese sandwiches! There's layers of gooey cheese and deli ham plus the most irresistible buttery poppy seed topping slathered all over the tops of the rolls!

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What to serve with sandwiches

We have two sandwiches on the weekly menu. Here’s the BEST side dish to serve with sandwiches. These homemade baked chips are a hundred times better than store-bought chips!

Baked Rosemary Potato Chips

These chips are addicting! Great served next to sandwiches or hamburgers!

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Easy desserts

Need a quick and easy no-bake dessert? How about a lemon cupcake recipe? Both of these recipes are easy and will hit the spot!

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

Chocolate Banana Cream pie is pretty much one of the best things that ever happened! It’s a mashup of banana cream pie, cheesecake, and chocolate pudding all in one luscious dessert! You want this in your life, and it’s so easy you can have it with very little effort!

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EASY LEMON CUPCAKES

These Easy Lemon Cupcakes have a heavenly light and fluffy texture with the perfect sunshiny citrus flavor. They’re then topped with a silky smooth sweet lemon buttercream frosting. You’re sure to be making these on repeat this summer!

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Have a great week! My goal is to help you get meals on the table at least five days a week!

Meal time is my favorite time of the day because I love food! And, I love it because that’s when I have a chance to catch up with my kids and find out what happened during their day.

Making meals can be challenging. But, it’s worth the effort. And, these recipes help minimize the effort!