Your Week Just Got Easier: 5 Dinners Planned for You ✓


Your Weekly Menu Plan!

Below is a weekly menu plan with:

  • 5 main dish dinner recipes
  • 2 side dish suggestions for each dinner
  • 1 dessert recipe
  • 1 snack recipe

I hope this is helpful for you to start the week out with at least an organized plan for what to feed the family (even if nothing else is organized!)

Dinners (Main Dish)

Making 2 tenderloins is as easy as making just one - save the other for BBQ sandwiches later this week!

Perfect sides:

Just 5 ingredients to make these sweet, tangy, and perfectly sticky baked drumsticks.

Perfect sides:

Use the leftover pork loin from earlier this week and just make the BBQ sauce from this recipe - so easy!

Perfect sides:

Double this recipe if you'd like to have meatball subs later this week or to stick in the freezer for an upcoming Super Bowl party!

Perfect sides:

  • Cilantro Lime Rice
  • Your favorite steamed veggies — I really like broccoli or cauliflower and carrots with sweet sauces and rice.

Easiest. Recipe. Ever. Let everyone design their own and relax for the weekend!

Perfect sides:

Dessert

A blend of sweet pineapple rings and vibrant maraschino cherries, nestled in a fluffy, homemade cake batter. It takes about 15 minutes to prep and isn’t fussy at all.

Snack

These easy no-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls combine creamy peanut butter, oats, cocoa, and protein powder for a delicious energy-boosting treat that satisfies sweet cravings—perfect for breakfast, snacks, or lunchboxes!

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