meal plan

sunday:

dinner: grill and chill

brett grills chicken for tonight’s dinner + plenty of lunch leftovers
- freeze a breast or two of grilled chicken for easy future meals
quesadillas or tacos. whatever speaks to our heart!
- instant pot black beans or slow cooker refried beans
  - I omit the onion in both recipes out of personal preference
  - or can I do a big pot of copycat chipotles beans so I can recreate my beloved bean and cheese crispy tacos??
  - freeze half in these containers
- plenty of mashed avocado + pinch of salt to taste
- pico, queso*, shredded lettuce, salsa, crema, onion, cheese, etc
  - *we always get the Queso Mama queso at Costco, but I love this or this recipe
- flour tortillas
- could also grab sauces/sides/fresh tortillas from one of our favorite Mexican restaurants
we THRIVE on this Build Your Own Dinner and we thrive even more on the leftovers all week.

monday: sandwiches

why we love a weekly sandwich night

slow cooker bbq chicken sliders with that bbq sauce lurking in my pantry
- or instant pot bbq beef sandwiches
- or slow cooker bbq beef sandwiches
- freeze leftover meat in these containers - see my impromptu freezer cooking day for more ideas
- slider rolls + coleslaw + good pickles + diced onions - assembled sliders shown in this post
- big bowl of fruit + frozen sweet potato (or regular) fries
  - how I feel about frozen fries for dinner

tuesday: quick, make-ahead, or crockpot

croissant breakfast sandwiches, like this idea
big bowl of fruit

wednesday: pizza, pasta, or rice

trader joe’s mandarin chicken
rice + fruit
carrot fries
- and/or blistered garlic green beans
- and/or buttery peas with shallots from my favorite cookbook
- and/or roast whatever veggies we have laying around

thursday: quick, make-ahead, or crockpot

nachos or tostadas with sunday’s leftovers

friday: leftovers or takeout

saturday: snack dinner saturday or dinner with loved ones

meal prep

i usually do a little meal prep on Sundays as a part of our Grill and Chill, but I may instead do a bit here and there throughout the week. (you’ll notice I allow space in my daily rhythm for potential meal prep.)

below is the list of what I hope to meal prep this week - it may not all happen, and that's okay! even 5 minutes of prep is super beneficial.

prep some dinner components:

prep produce, make veggie box

prep some sort of dessert for the week:

see here why this is our new favorite thing for our marriage.
none this week - I’m tired :)

prep some things to make breakfasts/snacks/lunches smoother:

make sure to buy stuff for my favorite, go-to sandwich or my absolute favorite turkey wrap sanckbox for my lunches this week
make the weekly pot of beans so I can make this other favorite quick breakfast/lunch
move some frozen mango/pineapple/cherries to mason jars in the fridge for KK like this
slice lemons for hot lemon water
make a big batch of carrot orange juice, if time/energy
- read more about my juicing routine here

Need more ideas for make-ahead breakfasts and lunches to meal prep? Here’s my list of favorites!

favorite things

my current break from social media :) :) :)
the big list of things, systems, and routines that help me feel my best - I’m always updating this post and it’s the best place to start to get a lot of FAQs answered!

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