Use my weekly meal plans to take the stress out of dinnertime! These premade meal plans and grocery shopping lists are the best way to save time and money while feeding your family healthy and nutritious meals. With a daily main course and mix and match sides, dinner just got a whole lot easier!
This week’s meal plan includes: lemon chicken thighs with artichokes, the best taco salad, Stanley Tucci’s zucchini pasta, white bean chicken chili, ramen noodles with steak and broccoli, blueberry oatmeal bread, lemon rice, kale salad, and killer garlic knots!
To simplify your grocery shopping list:
- I used steak for the ramen noodles, but you could certainly use chicken, beef or pork and marinade for the same amount of time. If using shrimp or tofu, a shorter marination of 15 minutes max is best.
- Serve kale salad and garlic rolls with lemon chicken thighs, white bean chili, and zucchini pasta.
- When choosing the white wine for cooking, choose a dry white you’d be willing to drink. I keep boxes of white and red wine in my pantry for cooking dishes that call for a cup here and there so a whole bottle doesn’t get wasted.
- Use canned and quartered artichoke hearts in water instead of marinated artichokes for the lemon chicken—there’s no need for the extra oils or spices.
How to Print Shopping List
- Click on the shopping cart icon below.
- Select which meals you would like to include. You may also adjust serving sizes at this time.
- Click on the shopping cart logo again to generate your shopping list.
- Once your shopping list is generated, you can print it out by clicking on the printer icon.
Meal Prep & Leftover Tips
Lemon Chicken Thighs & Artichokes: I prefer cast iron for recipes like this because they conduct heat so well that the chicken browns more evenly and is less resistant to scorching the pan and burning all the little flavor bits.
Taco Salad: Use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef for a lighter option. Or use grilled or rotisserie chicken.
Stanley Tucci’s Zucchini Pasta: Why deep fry? Because it gives the zucchini a deep, richly sweet flavor impossible to achieve by simply steaming it or quickly pan frying.
White Bean Chicken Chili: Leftover chili can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. It reheats well in the microwave, making it great for quick lunches or dinners.
Steak & Broccoli Ramen Noodles: Make your Asian master marinade sauce ahead of time and keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks, and prep your veggies, and this dinner comes together in only 20 minutes when you’re ready to eat!
Blueberry Oatmeal Bread: Once the dry and wet ingredients are combined, this batter is super dense and sticky, but it rises wonderfully once it’s baked. Trust the process!
Lemon Rice: Long or medium grain rice works best for this recipe, but if you prefer using short rice, plan on it coming out a little more sticky.
Apple, Cranberry & Cheddar Kale Salad: To soften kale for salads – remove the woody ribs, chop/tear into bite size pieces, add to a large bowl and sprinkle with a bit of kosher salt and drizzle of dressing or olive oil, then gently massage until they soften and darken a bit.
Killer Garlic Knots: Make these garlic knots ahead of time. Once the garlic knots have risen, cover loosely and refrigerate the dough to use within 1-3 days.
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