Weekly Meal Plan #5
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 | Crispy Chicken Quesadilla |
| Tuesday | One Pan Cajun Dirty Rice with Ground Beef |
| Wednesday | Tangy Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken |
| Thursday | Three-Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe |
| Friday | Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe |
Monday: Crispy Chicken Quesadilla
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Tuesday: One Pan Cajun Dirty Rice with Ground Beef
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Wednesday: Tangy Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Thursday: Three-Cheese Stuffed Shells Recipe
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Friday: Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe
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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 breasts (2 lbs)
- chicken breasts (1 lb)
- ground beef (1/2 lb)
- ground pork sausage (1/2 lb)
Dairy & eggs
- butter (2 tbsp + 4 tbsp)
- egg (1 large)
- grated parmesan (3/4 cup)
- heavy cream (1/2 cup)
- parmesan rind (1)
- shredded mozzarella (3 cups)
- shredded sharp cheddar (1 cup)
- whole milk ricotta cheese (15 oz)
Produce
- bell pepper (1)
- celery (2 stalks)
- fresh cilantro (1/4 cup)
- fresh lime juice (2 tbsp)
- fresh parsley (2 tbsp + 1/4 cup)
- garlic (4 cloves + 3 cloves + 3 cloves + 4 cloves)
- green bell pepper (1)
- green onions (4)
- red bell pepper (1)
- whole San Marzano tomatoes (2 (28 oz) cans)
- yellow onion (1/2 + 1 medium + 1 large)
Pantry
- all-purpose flour (3 tbsp)
- bay leaf (1)
- beef broth (3 cups)
- black pepper (1/4 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp)
- brown sugar (1/4 cup)
- Cajun seasoning (1 tbsp)
- cayenne pepper (1/4 tsp)
- chili powder (2 tsp)
- cornstarch (2 tbsp)
- dried Italian seasoning (1 tsp)
- dried thyme (1/2 tsp)
- flour tortillas (8 (8-inch))
- fresh basil leaves (1/4 cup)
- garlic powder (1/2 tsp)
- granulated sugar (1 tbsp)
- ground cumin (1 tsp)
- jumbo pasta shells (1 (12 oz) box)
- ketchup (1/3 cup)
- long grain white rice (1 1/2 cups)
- low-sodium chicken broth (3 cups)
- low-sodium soy sauce (2 tbsp)
- marinara sauce (3 cups)
- olive oil (2 tbsp)
- pineapple chunks (20 oz)
- rice vinegar (3 tbsp)
- salt (3/4 tsp + 1/2 tsp + 3/4 tsp + 1 1/2 tsp)
- shredded Monterey Jack (2 cups)
- smoked paprika (1/2 tsp + 1 tsp)
- vegetable oil (1 tbsp)
- water (2 tbsp)
- Worcestershire sauce (1 tbsp)
That is the week. If you want the next one in your inbox, the plan goes out every Friday.
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