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
  - 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

build your own grilled chicken wraps
- use leftover grilled chicken from sunday
- we like to set out good tortillas, but you do you!
- set out grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, red onion, shredded cheese, bacon, ranch dressing, caesar dressing, honey mustard dressing, buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing, crushed croutons, etc
- inspiration: chicken caesar wraps (one of our go-to meals), my favorite ranch wraps, honey mustard chicken wraps
frozen sweet potato fries + big bowl of fruit

tuesday: quick, make-ahead, or crockpot

one of my favorite salads
(brett can add leftover grilled chicken to his)
garlic cheddar biscuits

wednesday: pizza, pasta, or rice

roasted asparagus risotto
- or one of my favorite instant pot meals
- or baked ziti from my day of freezer cooking
garlic bread + bagged caesar salad
- or my favorite green beans
- or buttery peas with shallots from my favorite cookbook

thursday: quick, make ahead, or crockpot

my favorite bean and avocado bowl or burrito bowls using sunday’s leftovers

friday: leftovers or takeout

our monthly dinner date tradition and how we prioritize it

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.
the best lemon loaf

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
pull egg muffins + blueberry muffins + croissant breakfast sandwiches out of freezer
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 break from instagram - feeling SO refreshed and excited to rejoin next week!
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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i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
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