4/28 menu plan

sunday: 

• dinner:

  • grill and chill - no grilling today

    • lets make instant pot shredded beef

    • and instant pot buffalo chicken tacos

  • build your own burrito bowl

    • using the meal prepped components linked below

    • I also heat up some tortillas. So people can make a taco, or eat it on the side.

  • big bowl of fruit + big bowl of mashed avo

• meal prep:

  • pinto beans / “refried” black beans - recipe coming soon!

  • instant pot mexican rice

  • queso

  • creamy jalapeno

  • fajita vegetables and/or caramelized onions, if time

  • chopped red onions, jalapeno, green onions

monday:

• dinner:

  • picnic dinner at the park with friends

  • pack peanut butter banana sandwiches and these egg muffins :)

  • or use instant pot shredded chicken to make chicken salad wraps

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of egg thing for the week

    • like these egg muffins

    • and/or a batch of ip hardboiled eggs

  • make instant pot shredded chicken, use some to make a batch of chicken salad - recipe coming soon

  • thaw tomato soup that Past Haley froze

  • roast some bacon

tuesday:

• quesadilla night with sunday’s leftovers

• big bowl of avocado, leftover sauces, leftover produce

wednesday:

• use instant pot shredded chicken to make chicken salad wraps

  • or chicken salad + crackers/croissants for the kids

  • or chicken caesar wraps

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of muffins - let’s do cheese muffins

  • make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week

    • here’s why this serves us well all week long

    • or make baked oatmeal cups

thursday:

• dinner:

  • eggs, some sort of bread, and a smoothie. repeat every Thursday.

    • here’s why.

    • let’s make a loaf of my favorite english muffin bread, if I feel up to it.

• meal prep:

  • bake something seasonal for brett as one of my goals for this school year

    • blackberry cobbler

  • freeze leftovers

friday:

• something easy:

  • instant pot alfredo

  • garlic bread

  • leftover produce from this week

saturday:

• dinner:

  • snack dinner saturday + movie night

    • why this weekly combo is crucial for me as a mom

• meal prep:

  • clean out the fridge

  • unload groceries

  • prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides

    • here are my produce boxes

  • assemble our veggie box

  • prep goooood salad stuff for the week

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4/21 menu plan

sunday: 

• dinner:

  • order Chinese or pizza - our Decide Once meal when we’re coming home from a trip!

  • so this week’s meals will be easyyyy and using what we already have

monday:

• dinner:

  • cheeseburgers + frozen fries

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of egg thing for the week

    • like these egg muffins

    • and/or a batch of ip hardboiled eggs

  • roast some bacon

  • prep some lettuce wraps + instant pot teriyaki + instant pot jasmine rice

tuesday:

• dinner:

  • my kids’ favorite - instant pot creamy tomato pasta

    • this easy hack is how I add in veggies

    • and I’ll freeze leftovers like this for easy toddler meals

  • with a big bowl of fruit

  • the veggie box + ranch

  • and a big salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

wednesday:

• fish stick po boys

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of muffins - let’s do our favorite yogurt muffins

  • make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week

    • here’s why this serves us well all week long

    • or make baked oatmeal cups

thursday:

• dinner:

  • eggs, some sort of bread, and a smoothie. repeat every Thursday.

    • here’s why.

    • let’s make a loaf of my favorite english muffin bread, if I feel up to it.

• meal prep:

  • bake something seasonal for brett as one of my goals for this school year

    • magic bars

  • freeze leftovers

friday:

• something easy:

  • hotdogs from the freezer + chili from the freezer

  • or chili tots + cheese + onions

  • or frito pie with chili from the freezer + big bowl of fruit

  • Chili, fritos, thick shredded cheese

saturday:

• dinner:

  • snack dinner saturday + movie night

    • why this weekly combo is crucial for me as a mom

• meal prep:

  • clean out the fridge

  • unload groceries

  • prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides

    • here are my produce boxes

  • assemble our veggie box

  • prep goooood salad stuff for the week

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and know that when you share kind words with me or share my page with your followers, I do a happy dance. your support means everything, and your support allows me to spend time creating free content, like this menu plan. xo.

4/14 menu plan

sunday: 

• dinner:

  • grill and chill - brett grills chicken

    • lets also make instant pot shredded beef

  • build your own burrito bowl

    • using the meal prepped components linked below

    • I also heat up some tortillas. So people can make a taco, or eat it on the side.

  • big bowl of fruit + big bowl of mashed avo

• meal prep:

  • pinto beans / “refried” black beans - recipe coming soon!

  • instant pot mexican rice

  • queso

  • creamy jalapeno

  • fajita vegetables and/or caramelized onions, if time

  • chopped red onions, jalapeno, green onions

monday:

• dinner:

  • picnic dinner at the park with friends

  • pack sandwiches + diy lunchables!

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of egg thing for the week

    • like these egg muffins

    • and/or a batch of ip hardboiled eggs

  • make a batch of chicken salad - recipe coming soon

  • roast some bacon

tuesday:

• dinner:

  • on Tuesdays brett takes a 5-hour class for Master Naturalist program in which he’s currently enrolled, so on Tuesdays we’re taking advantage of a pizza chain’s Tuesday BOGO Deal.

  • with a big bowl of fruit

  • the veggie box + ranch

  • and a big salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

wednesday:

• quesadilla night with sunday’s leftovers

• meal prep:

  • meal prep some macaroni and cheese for the Airstream trip

  • make homemade marshmallows

  • make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week

    • here’s why this serves us well all week long

    • or make baked oatmeal cups

thursday:

• airstream!

• hot dogs

friday:

• airstream!

• fish stick po boys

saturday:

• dinner:

  • airstream!

  • hamburgers

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