Meal Plan 42
Updated Feb 07, 2025
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Week 42 Meal Plan
This 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! 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: Crockpot Chicken Chili or Instant Pot Chicken Chili with Homemade Cornbread
- Monday: Chicken Orzo Soup OR Instant Pot Chicken Orzo Soup with Greek Salad
- Tuesday: Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice
- Wednesday: Balsamic Pork Tenderloin with Rice Pilaf OR Instant Pot Rice Pilaf
- Thursday: Pork Skillet Dinner
- Friday: Baked Rotini with Greek Salad
- Saturday: Instant Pot Sausage and Potatoes (see recipe notes for slow cooker instructions)
Breakfast Ideas
Lunch Ideas
Snack/Dessert Ideas
Meal Plan Tips
These tips are designed to help you cut down on food prep and food waste, by using up leftovers.
- On Monday, prepare a large Greek Salad, storing the dressing on the side. Serve with dinners throughout the week.
- Use cabbage for both the fish tacos and pork tenderloin skillet.
- Pork Tenderloin typically comes in a pack of two. Use one tenderloin for the balsamic pork and one for the skillet recipe.
- No Instant Pot? Follow the crockpot instructions for smoked sausage and potatoes:
- For the Smoked Sausage with Potatoes: If you don't have an Instant Pot, 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.
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- Be sure review meal plan for time-saving tips and key grocery lists. Keep in mind I only create the grocery lists based on dinner and assuming your spice cabinet is stocked with common spices.
Printable Meal Plan
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