Meal Plan 101

Mar 27, 2026

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This free meal plan gives you a week of seasonally relevant dinners, a done-for-you shopping list, and simple tips to keep your grocery bill in check.

Meal Plan 101

Just like all of my weekly meal plans, this week's free meal plan 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!

Download the meal plan complete with meal plan tips and shopping list here. Or simply find inspiration below.

Dinner Recipes

Sunday: Easy Lasagna or Instant Pot Lasagna with Copycat Olive Garden Salad
Monday: Creamy Cavatappi Pasta with leftover salad
Tuesday: Instant Pot Chicken Tacos or Crockpot Salsa Chicken
Wednesday: Chicken Asparagus Stir Fry with Instant Pot Brown Rice or Instant Pot White Rice
Thursday: Burrito Bowls using leftover chicken and leftover rice
Friday: Lemon Baked Cod with Roasted Red Potatoes
Saturday: Chicken Marsala with Roasted Asparagus and Red Mashed Potatoes

Breakfast Ideas

Lunch Ideas

Leftover Chicken Tacos/Crockpot Salsa Chicken
Leftover Lasagna
Air Fryer French Bread Pizzas

Snacks & Treats

Tips for This Week's Meal Plan

On Sunday: Prepare a large salad Sunday to serve both Sunday and Monday. Any leftover greens work well for toppings for chicken tacos/burrito bowls.
On Tuesday: Enjoy the taco meat as tacos, but make enough to enjoy for burrito bowls later in the week.
On Wednesday: Prepare extra rice to make burrito bowls Thursday.
Grocery Tips/Money-Saving Tips: Feel free to swap out the asparagus for any other veggie you like in the Chicken Asparagus Stir-Fry. And purchase enough red potatoes to make both roasted and mashed potatoes. Use any leftover spaghetti sauce and cheese from lasagna to make air fryer pizzas.