Meal Plan (#23) – Rachel Cooks®

Our weekly meal plans include realistic meals designed for them The real life. That means no crazy hard-to-find ingredients or super trendy fad foods, just real food for real families.

if you are looking Simplify your life and be more organized, our meal plans are for you. You won’t have to scroll through endless recipes in search of something that looks good; The weekly menu and grocery list are ready to use.

Maybe you’re looking New ideas and recipes To refresh your weekly meal cycle. We hope our meal plans add some excitement and novelty to dinner.

Every meal plan includes 5 recipes for main dishesIn addition to One bonus recipe. You are welcome to choose the meals you want to try and skip the ones that don’t appeal to you. The meals can also be prepared in any order, so if you want to prepare a Monday meal on Friday, that’s perfectly fine. The recipes serve 4 unless otherwise stated.

The bonus recipe will be something you can make at the beginning of the week and enjoy all week. It may be a breakfast recipe, a healthy snack, or sometimes it will be dessert.

This week’s menu

Keep scrolling for more details, topping ideas and the download link for the free printable menu plan and grocery list!

want more? Check out all of our meal plans.

Why a meal plan?

• Meal planning simplifies your life and saves time. It takes the guesswork out of busy nights. That’s one less thing to think about every night. You have a plan and all you have to do is execute it. Post the meal plan on the fridge so everyone knows what to expect. It’s a good way to get the family involved.
• Meal planning saves money. If you have a plan and only buy what you need from the grocery store, you are much less likely to buy items you don’t need that might go to waste. You are also less likely to eat out and this can save a lot of money.
• Healthier meal planning. Planning meals in advance gives you time to think about a healthy combination of vegetables, fruits, legumes and grains. Plus, preparing your food at home is always healthier than eating out.

What makes Rachel Brew’s meal plans unique?

I know there are many meal plans available. Some are free (ours is free!) and others cost money. So why choose ours?

• We plan them with a busy schedule in mind. Our main goal is to prepare these meal plans Likely and down to earth. This means we don’t just grab 5 random recipes and send you to the store with a ridiculously long grocery list. We think about what works well together and how to save you time. For example: sometimes you will cook a large amount of food in one day (but with the same amount of effort), and the extra food (don’t call them leftovers!) is for another meal the next day. Two meals in one!
• Balance: As you probably already know, most of Rachel Cook’s recipes are easy to make. However, some recipes naturally have longer ingredient lists than others. We keep this in mind and balance the more complicated recipes with simpler recipes that have shorter ingredient lists. And speaking of balance, we’ll often feature a meatless recipe on Mondays.
• Fridays are fun! We will make it easy for you every Friday (TGIF!) with a fun and easy to prepare meal. Think tacos, pizza, or other kid-friendly recipes you can throw together with some store-bought shortcuts.
• Categorized grocery list: Not only is the grocery list categorized to make shopping easier, but it also indicates which day the ingredient is needed. This means that if you don’t eat at home on Friday, you can easily go through the list and sign off the Friday ingredients. Maybe you think Monday’s recipe sounds…gross. We disagree, of course, but you can cross off these ingredients without having to scan every recipe to figure out what you do or don’t need.
• Preparation/preparation for the meal: Many of our recipes include recipe starter ideas. This is optional, of course, but sometimes preparing a small meal in advance (perhaps on Saturday or Sunday) can make a huge difference on weeknights!

what to expect

We will publish one meal plan each week (on Thursdays – to give you time to plan, prepare and shop), and will add seasonally focused meal plans as well as some specialty meal plans (gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, etc.) down the road.

Each meal plan will continue to be available even after the week it was posted, so if you find a favorite meal, you can always come back to it again and again!

How to use the meal plans

Here’s what you’re going to do!

1. Print the meal plan along with the grocery list.
2. Go to each recipe and print the recipe. You can easily use the “jump to recipe” button at the top of the post if you’d like, or you can read the post for more information about the recipe. Many of our posts include information on how to make the recipe yourself. If you plan to make changes, just remember to write down what you need on the grocery list.
3. Go through the grocery list and remove any ingredients you already have or are for recipes you don’t intend to make.
4. Go to the grocery store to get your groceries. You will find that grocery shopping is less stressful and faster when you have a good list.
5. cook and enjoy! Don’t forget to share on social media when you make one of my recipes. I love seeing it and often re-share your posts! I also really like and appreciate comments and reviews on the recipes. You are always welcome to ask questions as well. We will answer them as best we can.

Meal plan #23

Here’s what you’ll eat this week! Click here to download and print the meal plan and grocery list!

Monday: American goulash

Tuesday: Grilled salmon and grilled Brussels sprouts

Wednesday: Avocado chicken salad

Thursday: Air Fryer pork ribs and creamy lemon rice with greens

Friday: Zucchini pizza bite

grant: Marinated tomatoes