Meal Plan 45
Feb 28, 2025
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My Free Meal Plans will help you save time, money, and enjoy wholesome, delicious meals! This week's plan features a Mardi Gras favorite dinner and breakfast along with a simple fish dinner perfect for the Lent season.
This Meal Plan, like all my meal plans, includes 7 delicious dinners, ideas for breakfast, lunch, and snacks, meal-prep ideas and a shopping list. I truly want to help you make home-cooked meals easier! This week's plan not a fit? Browse my full collection of meal plans to find one right for you.
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Dinner Recipes
- Sunday: Homemade Lasagna or Instant Pot Lasagna with Copycat Olive Garden Salad and Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks
- Monday: Potato Corn Chowder or Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder with leftover salad
- Tuesday (Mardi Gras): Instant Pot Jambalaya
- Wednesday: Chicken Piccata with angel hair pasta
- Thursday: Instant Pot Smoked Sausage and Potatoes (see notes for slow cooker instructions
- Friday: Easy Baked Cod with Roasted Red Potatoes and Green Beans Almondine
- Saturday: Air Fryer French Bread Pizza with fresh fruit or veggies if desired
Breakfast Ideas
- Bananas Foster French Toast
- Strawberries and Cream Oatmeal
- Instant Pot Egg Bites (use leftover cottage cheese from lasagna to make)
Lunch Ideas
- Thai Noodles
- Ramen
- Leftover Lasagna
Snacks & Treats
Printable Meal Plan
Click HERE to print the meal plan as written. Please keep in mind this version does not include the shopping list.
Tips for This Week's Meal Plan
- Personally, I would double the salad on Sunday to enjoy on Monday night and Wednesday night. Keep the components separate and for best results assemble salad right before serving.
- If you make lasagna with cottage cheese, use leftover cottage cheese to make Instant Pot egg bites.
- Use half a pack of smoked sausage for the jambalaya and half for the sausage and potatoes to save money if desired.
- For Chicken Piccata, serve with angel hair pasta. Bring a large pot of water to rapid boil. Once boiling, add 1 tablespoon kosher salt and drop the pasta into the water. Cook according to package instructions. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of the cooking liquid. Toss cooked pasta with olive oil and 1 tablespoon cooking liquid, adding more as needed. Serve with chicken.
- If you don't have an Instant Pot to make sausage and potatoes, layer the ingredients for the smoked sausage and potatoes in a large slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
- Keep Saturday night simple, with a quick and easy French Bread Pizza. If you don't have an air fryer, bake the pizzas in a 425 degree F oven until toasted and cheese melted (about 12-15 minutes).
- Be sure review meal plan for time-saving tips and key grocery items. Keep in mind I only create the grocery lists based on dinner and assuming your spice cabinet is stocked with common spices.
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