sunday:
our beloved grill and chill ritual
brett can grill some chicken like this (and plenty for the week, too)
I’ll have him grill that sausage in our freezer for our favorite sausage wraps that we never got around to eating
frozen sweet potato fries
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
watermelon, probably
monday:
our weekly friend dinner I mentioned in 10 Things I’m Doing Now for a Great Summer
but if it falls through for whatever reason, we’ll do our favorite sausage wraps or our favorite summer sandwich or build your own BLT or build your own chicken bacon ranch paninis
tuesday:
make Weekly Pot of Beans
make a big batch of brown rice with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
big bowl of fruit
wednesday:
with these food prices, we’ve been much more intentional with using what we already have. so I’ve been really focusing on peeking through our pantry, fridge, and freezer to create our menu plan.
and I found a pan of chicken spaghetti (one of our favorite freezer meals!!!) lurking in the freezer, perfect for an easy Wednesday dinner. TYSM, PAST HALEY!!
big bowl of whatever fruit I prepped Sunday (but most likely watermelon)
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
big ol loaf of our favorite garlic bread
thursday:
slow cooker bbq chicken using that chicken in the freezer
freeze leftover meat in these containers
slider rolls + coleslaw + good pickles + diced onions
assembled sliders shown in this post
frozen sweet potato fries and/or big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
PS every Thursday I do this quick little routine of seeing if there’s anything in our fridge I can freeze, and throwing any lurking produce into these containers to make smoothie cups
friday:
fajita friday: the best, most joyful way to end the week, while also clearing out the fridge
saturday:
snack dinner saturday + movie night
meal prep, done here and there throughout the week
prep smoothie cups in these containers
see my quick Thursday routine of freezing leftovers + making smoothie packs here!
make our weekly batch of beloved oatmeal
meal prep some caprese pasta salad
prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides (like wash + destem grapes)
also make veggie box
make Weekly Pot of Beans
make a big batch of brown rice/quinoa with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
grill some chicken like this
make a double batch of muffins (here’s why!)
let’s do our favorite blueberry muffins I never got around to doing last week, except I usually omit the sugar on top
make freezer PB&Js, if time/energy
make my favorite wraps, if time/energy
make egg bites, if time/energy
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