Weekly Meal Plan #4
A free 5-dinner meal plan for the week, plus a combined shopping list.
Here is this week’s dinner plan. Five meals, one for each weeknight, and a shopping list at the bottom you can take straight to the store.
Nothing here needs a special trip or a long ingredient list. Swap any night for another, it still works.
This week at a glance
| Monday | One-Skillet Egg Roll in a Bowl |
| Tuesday | Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken |
| Wednesday | Classic Homemade Lasagna Recipe |
| Thursday | Crockpot Angel Chicken |
| Friday | Three Cheese Manicotti |
Monday: One-Skillet Egg Roll in a Bowl
Get the One-Skillet Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe
Tuesday: Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken
Get the Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken recipe
Wednesday: Classic Homemade Lasagna Recipe
Get the Classic Homemade Lasagna Recipe recipe
Thursday: Crockpot Angel Chicken
Get the Crockpot Angel Chicken recipe
Friday: Three Cheese Manicotti
Get the Three Cheese Manicotti recipe
Shopping list for the week
Everything the five dinners need, grouped by where you find it. Check your pantry first, you probably have half of it.
Meat & seafood
- boneless, skinless chicken thighs (1 1/2 lbs)
- chicken breasts (2 lbs)
- ground beef (1 lb)
- ground pork (1 lb)
- Italian sausage (1 lb)
Dairy & eggs
- butter (1/4 cup)
- cream cheese (8 oz)
- egg (1 large + 1 large)
- grated parmesan (1 cup + 3/4 cup)
- shredded low-moisture mozzarella (4 cups)
- shredded mozzarella (2 cups)
- whole milk ricotta (15 oz)
- whole-milk ricotta cheese (15 oz)
Produce
- crushed tomatoes (1 (28 oz) can)
- fresh cilantro (2 tbsp)
- fresh ginger (1 tbsp + 1 tbsp)
- fresh parsley (1/4 cup + 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp)
- garlic (4 cloves + 4 cloves + 4 cloves + 2 cloves)
- green onions (4 + 5)
- ground Sichuan peppercorns (1 tsp)
- white mushrooms (8 oz)
- yellow onion (1)
Pantry
- angel hair pasta (12 oz)
- black pepper (1/4 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/4 tsp)
- brown sugar (2 tsp)
- chicken broth (1/3 cup + 1/2 cup)
- Chinese black vinegar (2 tbsp)
- coleslaw mix (1 (14 oz) bag)
- cooked white rice (4 cups)
- cornstarch (1 tbsp + 2 tsp)
- dried Italian seasoning (1 tsp)
- dried red chiles (8)
- dry sherry or Shaoxing wine (1 tbsp)
- fresh basil (2 tbsp)
- golden mushroom soup (1 (10.5 oz) can)
- granulated sugar (1 tbsp)
- ground nutmeg (1/4 tsp)
- hoisin sauce (1 tbsp)
- Italian dressing seasoning mix (1 (0.7 oz) packet)
- Italian seasoning (1 tbsp)
- lasagna noodles (12)
- light brown sugar (2 tbsp)
- low-sodium soy sauce (1 tbsp + 3 tbsp)
- manicotti shells (1 (8 oz) box)
- marinara sauce (3 cups)
- olive oil (1 tbsp)
- red pepper flakes (1/4 tsp)
- rice vinegar (1 tbsp)
- roasted unsalted peanuts (3/4 cup)
- salt (1 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp)
- sesame seeds (1 tbsp)
- soy sauce (1/4 cup)
- sriracha (1 tsp)
- toasted sesame oil (2 tsp + 2 tsp)
- tomato paste (1/4 cup)
- tomato sauce (1 (15 oz) can)
- vegetable oil (1 tbsp + 2 tbsp)
That is the week. If you want the next one in your inbox, the plan goes out every Friday.
