Meal Plan 103

Apr 10, 2026

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This week features an incredible spin on chicken al pastor, a tofu recipe to make anyone a believer, and the easiest baked pasta you will ever make!

Meal Plan 103

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!

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Dinner Recipes

Sunday: Chicken Al Pastor with Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice or Pineapple Rice
Monday: One Pot Mac and Cheese or Instant Pot Mac and Cheese with Roasted Asparagus
Tuesday: Southwestern Chicken Salad with leftover Chicken Al Pastor
Wednesday: Sofritas with leftover rice
Thursday: No Boil Rigatoni or Instant Pot Rigatoni with Tossed Salad with Balsamic Dressing and Homemade Garlic Toast
Friday: Pizza with Homemade Dough with Tossed Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Saturday: Leftover Pasta and Salad

Breakfast Ideas

Lunch Ideas

Leftover Mac and Cheese
Pita Bread Pizzas
Bean Burritos

Snacks & Treats

Tips for This Week's Meal Plan

On Sunday: Prepare extra chicken and rice to use later in the week. You can serve the chicken al pastor and rice as a bowl OR make tacos using the chicken and serve the rice on the side.
On Monday: Feel free to swap out the asparagus for a side salad.
On Tuesday: Use leftover Chicken al Pastor for the southwest salad. Prep extra greens to use for side salads later in the week.
On Wednesday: Use leftover rice to serve with sofritas. If you don't like sofritas, swap it out for classic taco meat or make extra extra chicken al pastor.
On Thursday: Serving the pasta with garlic toast and a salad should stretch dinner to feed you 2 nights. Save the leftovers for Saturday night. Prep enough Balsamic dressing and assemble side salad to use throughout the week.
Grocery Tips/Money-Saving Tips: Use canned chipotles in adobo for the chicken al pastor and the sofritas; purchase a large package of romaine hearts to use for side salad and SW salad; if you have leftover rice, add it to burritos for a quick and hearty lunch. If you have leftover sausage, add it to pizza. Use leftover pizza sauce and cheese to make pita pizzas (or English Muffin pizzas).
Note on Rigatoni: The shopping list uses the baked rigatoni version, for the Instant Pot version, swap the smoked sausage for 1 pound ground Italian sausage and the spaghetti sauce for 2 (15oz) cans of diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning. You will also need additional chicken stock.