Thanks for visiting my first FREE Meal Plan! It all started with this post on how I couldn’t find my type of meal plans for busy moms…. so I just came up with my own. First, I wanted yummy, easy meals for each day of the week all in one post. Second, I wanted a grocery list with the week’s ingredients.
I have included my first week’s meals here along with a printable grocery list categorized by meal. That way if you don’t like a particular meal, you can scratch it off the list. I will do my best to post my meal plans each week. I know I will slack off from time to time, but I hope to keep this up as much as possible:-)
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**Week 1 Grocery List**
Monday
Chicken with Olives, Raisins, and Spinach Rice
Recipe & Photo By: Martha Stewart
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 bunch flat-leaf spinach (1 pound) chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 chicken culets (about 1 1/2 pounds total)
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives, slivered
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
Read and print the full recipe on MarthaStewart.com
Modified for my picky kids: Make a side of rice, with chicken and raisins
Tuesday
Margherita Pizza
Toppings for Margherita: Olive oil, salt and pepper, fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, fresh chopped basil. Add some parmesan cheese around the edge of the crust.
Sides: Salad
Modified for my picky kids: They will have their own pizza with store bought sauce and mozzarella.
Recipe By: This Week For Dinner
Wednesday
Slow Cooker: Beef Stroganoff
Recipe & Photo By: Martha Stewart
- 2 pounds beef chuck, trimmed of excess fat and cut into thin slices
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 pound white mushrooms, trimmed and chopped
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Cooked thin egg noodles
- Chopped fresh dill (optional)
Read and print the full recipe on MarthaStewart.com
Modified for my picky kids: Noodles with a small amount of butter and a vegetable such as peas, corn or carrots. (or whatever they won’t toss on the floor!)
Thursday
Grilled Ham and Cheese with Pears
Recipe By: Martha Stewart
- slices of sandwich bread
- 8 ounces Gruyere cheese (I’m using White American & Cheddar Cheese)
- 1 pear, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces deli ham, thinly sliced
- Butter
Read and print the full recipe on MarthaStewart.com
Friday
Real Simple Lasagna
Recipe & Photo By: Real Simple
- 26-ounce jar of your favorite pasta sauce
- Two 30-ounce bags frozen large cheese ravioli
- 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed
- 1 bag shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Modification: I will add part-skim ricotta with the spinach & ground beef
Read and print the full recipe on RealSimple.com
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I have been looking for a site like this . thank-you for taking the time to do it and the printable grocery list with out wasted ink for pic. extra is great . Thank-you again
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I have just found your site and it is great. Many thanks from UK
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I love your site. Great, easy recipes and they come with a grocery list. I wonder if you would ever consider publishing the grocery list for the week by category (dairy, meat, produce, etc) instead of by recipe? I’ve searched and searched and can’t find a site that does the great things this one does PLUS adds in the recipe grocery list in an easy-to-shop format. Thanks!
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Amy,
thank you, I felt overloaded and this site was the answer to my prayers for meal planning!
I am in admiration!
Jacenta
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the beef stroganoff turned out great! i should have made extra because everyone wanted more!
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Thanks, love your site!! Very helpful & fun
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I just found this off of Ree’s website for tasty kitchen. And I’m excited. I have five kids and it’s sports season and we are building an addition. I find that having someone else think up the ideas and just being able to follow along is great. I appreciate all the ones that can be started in the morning and ready by dinner time.
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Making @livinglocurto 's simple lasagna (http://bit.ly/8GTbYN) and watching winnie the pooh and tigger too. Oh the classics.
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Just tried the grilled cheese with ham and pear.. What a neat pairing that I wouldn’t have thought of. . An old favorite with a nice twist.
Chicken is tonight!
Beef stroganoff tomorrow and then the ravioli lasagna.
This site is a Godsend.. Budget friendly, easy meals!
Thanks.
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