What is for Dinner Next Week? Weekly Meal Menu!

I really, really try to plan out meals for the week before I go grocery shopping on Saturday mornings, but as you know life doesn’t always happen as planned. However, this next week will be different!

Here are some of my favorite SIMPLE (and good-for-you) recipes for the family.

Here is how I rate a recipe (this explains my cooking philosophy, it changes with the addition of each child, ha! aka, as life gets crazier and crazier)

1) Is the recipe easy to make? (Can I make this recipe while entertaining a 2 year-old and a 5 year-old and breast feed a baby? JK, but I think you get the picture)

2) Would my husband eat this?

3) Does the recipe involve balanced nutrition?

Well, folks let me help make this week a bit easier for the both of us, here is to a weeks worth of meals, plus shopping list!

MONDAY

Homemade Italian Breaded Chicken

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Entree	Side 1	Side 2
	Lettuce salad	Applesauce
	Green beans	Sweet potato fries (My kids will only eat Alexia Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato fries)
	Frozen Vegetable Edamame Blend Here are my favorites Archer Farms® Teriyaki-Flavored Mukimame Seasoned Vegetable Blend or Green Giant Healthy Weight Vegetable Blend	Grapes
	Grilled cheese	Clementines
	Fresh veggies	Dip/Ranch dressing

GROCERY LIST

Produce	Meat
Parsley Green onions Grapes Clementines Fresh cut veggies (carrots, cauliflower, etc.) Leafy greens Mushrooms (for pizza toppings) Broccoli (for pizza toppings)	1 lb ground beef Choice of meat for pizza 4 (4oz) chicken breast
Grocery	Dairy
organic ketchup spicy brown mustard Worcestershire sauce apple sauce whole wheat buns premade pizza crusts (Golden Home Brand) Parmesan cheese 8 oz pizza sauce Italian seasoning brown sugar low-sodium chicken broth or unsalted stock 1 can salmon 1 can black beans whole wheat bread Ranch dressing or veggie dip Salad dressing	provolone cheese (2 slices, may get in deli) eggs feta cheese shredded cheese (pizza blend) cheese slices
Frozen	Health Section
1 package Fiesta blend vegetables Edamame vegetable blend Green beans	whole wheat panko bread crumbs (HV HMKT) pineapple salsa Sweet potato fries

Well . . .I hope this menu makes life a bit easier next week! Please share any thoughts or suggestions about the meal plan? Would you like more weekly menus ideas?

What are some of your family’s favorite dishes?

Do you have a go-to meal or favorite product that is a must every week at your house?

Have a wonderful weekend!