What’s For Dinner: A Month of Planned Simple Meals
Never hear the words “what’s for dinner” again!
Spring is here and that means Spring sports are in action. The thought of what’s for dinner tonight is on your mind daily.
What to have, when are we going to eat, do I need to prepare anything.
I’ve been monthly meal planning for over a year now and not only has it saved us money, but it’s also saved us time and trying to figure out what to make. It’s also saved us unnecessary grocery store trips and ordering take out.
It’s that time again. It’s time to come up with 25 meals, plan, schedule and do the grocery shopping. Going through the pantry and fridge to see what we have and what we need.
If you have kids in sports, you know your weeks get filled up pretty quickly. Picking up kids from practices, running to the next one, games throughout the week and tournaments on the weekends. It gets busy! Who likes to think about what’s for dinner between all that.
I try to plan game nights with leftovers or something simple like spaghetti, grilled cheese and tomato, or lunch meat sandwiches. I’ll try to throw a crockpot meal in there occasional but mostly stick to leftovers if possible. Saving us time and preventing throwing food away.
Keep it simple.
I’m not one to make a lot of complicated meals. I like to keep it simple, quick and delicious.
I make a lot of chicken; hamburger meals and we eat a lot of pasta and potatoes.
Dinners like, goolash, chicken, rice and veggies, homemade hamburger helper, nachos are always on my menu. I try to make things as kid friendly as possible but it’s hard to please everyone every night.
When I plan, I ask my older two what’s something they want, what my fiancé wants, and then I try to add in some new things I find on Pinterest. I also have a very picky 6-year-old so chicken nuggets and French fries are always a go-to when I need to throw something in there.
Check out my last month’s menu by clicking here for some other choices to swap out.
My 25 Planned Meals for the Next 5 Weeks
Here’s what’s on our menu for the next 5 weeks. Adjust to your family size as needed, swap things out that don’t work for you and make the next month of making dinners as easy as possible.
- Spaghetti
- Nachos
- Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Corn
- Country Fried Steak, Potatoes, Veggie
- Pork Chops, Buttered Noodles, Veggie
- Breakfast Bake
- Chicken Stir Fry
- Chicken Salads
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
- Taco Bell Quesarito
- Hamburg Stir Fry
- Marry Me Chicken with Pasta and Brocolli
- Famous Bowls
- Lazanga Soup with Sausage
- Cheesesteaks and French Fries
- Chicken Thighs, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans
- Steak Kabobs, Potatoes, Veggie
- Hot Sausages, Tater Tots
- Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Rice, Veggie
- Sausage Tortellini with Garlic Bread
- Homemade Pierogies, Garlic Bread, and Potato Skins
- Hotdogs, Broccoli Salad, Macaroni Salad, Coleslaw
- Loaded Omelets
- Lunch Meat Sandwich’s and Chips
For the next 5 weeks, I don’t have to think about what I’m going to feed my family, if I have ingredients to use and no more last-minute runs through the drive through after practices.
Start your monthly meal planning today to make your nights just a little bit easier and never wonder what’s for dinner again.
I’ve come up with a free printable monthly menu planner that you can download here to get you started.
It’s exactly how I have managed to make our nights just a little simpler for over the past year!
