1/5 menu plan

sunday: 

• meal prep:

  • grill chicken

  • roast bacon, store in mason jar for the week

    • here are my other favorite things for organizing my fridge

  • prep salad stuff, make croutons

    • I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar

  • rinse + destem grapes for the week

    • these are my favorite produce containers bc of how they stack

  • slice lemons for lemon water, store in mason jar for the week

  • make egg bites, hard boil eggs in Instant Pot

  • make a big pot of soup

    • my favorite tomato soup - triple the amount of carrots, sub bone broth, add tomato paste/powder to taste (to mask carrot taste)

    • my veggie rice soup - sauteed veggies + cooked brown rice + chicken bone broth + s/p

    • freeze half for Future Haley, for camping trips, etc

    • i love to use these deli containers

  • make english muffin bread

  • make an easy meal or two for dinner, lunches

    • instant pot mac and cheese

    • roasted broccoli

    • pan fried chicken sausage

monday:

• grilled chicken sliders or grilled chicken wraps

  • an array of sauces: chicken sauce, caesar, ranch, buffalo, mayo, etc

  • lettuce, avocado, tomato, onion, croutons, cheese

  • tortillas or rolls

• roasted green beans + tomatoes + roasted sweet potato

• big bowl of fruit

• leftover soup

• big ol salad

tuesday:

• burrito bowls

  • instant pot mexican rice or instant pot brown rice

  • pinto beans + “ refried” black beans

    • if I make it fresh, I always freeze half - so some weeks I’m just reheating frozen beans. but i’ve learned we love to have both pinto beans and “refried” black beans on hand each week

    • i love to freeze in these deli containers

  • weekly batch of queso

    • why we make queso each week

    • these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep

  • mashed avocado, corn, roasted sweet potato, sauteed peppers

  • shredded cheese, crema, creamy jalapeno

  • cilantro, onions, tomatoes, jalapeno

  • tortillas, tortilla chips

wednesday:

• weekly batch of muffins or quick bread

  • pull banana muffins from freezer

• yogurt or cheese + big bowl of fruit

• roasted carrots or raw veggies + ranch

• brett supplements with leftovers

thursday:

• leftover grilled chicken + rice + one of these sauces

  • or this sauce we always have

• roasted broccoli + roasted green beans

• big bowl of fruit

friday:

build your own pizza

• tortillas, naan, or homemade pizza dough

  • marinara sauce, pesto

  • pepperoni, leftover grilled chicken

  • cheese

• roasted broccoli, roasted brussels sprouts

• big ol salad, big ol bowl of fruit

saturday:

• family movie night + snack dinner saturday

  • movie night must-haves - a play tent and a big ol crash pad

  • why we have a dvd player and some special kid dvds

  • snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans

    • why a weekly snack dinner is crucial for me to rest as a mom

    • our popcorn favorites + our smoothie favorites

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12/29 menu plan

sunday: 

• meal prep:

  • grill chicken, make teriyaki chicken

  • roast bacon, store in mason jar for the week

    • here are my other favorite things for organizing my fridge

  • prep salad stuff, make croutons

    • I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar

  • make chicken salad

    • these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep

    • this is my favorite food prep gear, like my favorite knives and my favorite cutting boards I use all the time

  • make an easy meal or two for dinner, lunches

    • tortellini pasta

    • butter sauce + butter sauce

monday:

• build your own sandwich night

  • deli meat, leftover chicken salad, cheese, lettuce, tomato

  • homemade jimmy john’s french bread

    • or pick up bread from jimmy john’s like this

• leftover soup

• roasted sweet potato

• big ol salad

• big bowl of fruit

tuesday:

• new year’s eve

  • kenji’s garlic nooodles

    • or budget byte’s garlic noodles

  • leftover teriyaki chicken

  • steamed edamame + roasted broc

wednesday:

• new year’s day

• hot dog bar!

  • caramelized onions

  • white onions, tomatoes

  • cheese sauce, shredded cheese, blue cheese

  • chili, coleslaw, peppers, jalapenos

  • ketchup, mustard, both types of relish

  • celery salt, ranch, buffalo sauce, bbq sauce

  • baked beans, sauerkraut, pineapple, guacamole

thursday:

• leftover grilled chicken + rice + one of these sauces

  • or this sauce we always have

• roasted broc + roasted green beans

• big ol salad

• fruit

friday:

leftovers

saturday:

• family movie night + snack dinner saturday

  • movie night must-haves - a play tent and a big ol crash pad

  • why we have a dvd player and some special kid dvds

  • snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans

    • why a weekly snack dinner is crucial for me to rest as a mom

    • our popcorn favorites + our smoothie favorites

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want more?

i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
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.

12/22 menu plan

sunday: 

• meal prep:

  • rinse + destem grapes for the week

    • these are my favorite produce containers bc of how they stack

  • slice lemons for lemon water, store in mason jar for the week

• dinner:

  • fish stick po boys

  • roasted sweet potato

  • grapes, oranges

monday:

• BLTs or chicken salad sandwiches or turkey sandwiches

  • roast bacon, store in mason jar for the week

    • here are my other favorite things for organizing my fridge

  • make chicken salad

    • these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep

    • this is my favorite food prep gear, like my favorite knives and my favorite cutting boards I use all the time

• make a big pot of veggie rice soup, tomato carrot soup

  • freeze half for Future Haley, for camping trips, etc

  • i love to use these deli containers

• big ol salad

  • prep salad stuff, make croutons

    • I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar

• big bowl of fruit

tuesday:

• christmas eve

wednesday:

• christmas day

thursday:

• tamales, pinto beans

friday:

• english muffin pizza or pesto tortellini

saturday:

• snack dinner

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want more?

i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
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.