Meal Plan 57

May 23, 2025

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Dinner Recipes

Sunday: Instant Pot Pulled Pork (or Crockpot Pulled Pork) with Coleslaw and Classic Potato Salad or Instant Pot Potato Salad
Monday: Burgers with Baked Beans, Summer Pasta Salad, and Mini Cheesecakes
Tuesday: Instant Pot Carnitas OR Crockpot Carnitas with Slaw and Summer Fruit Salad
Wednesday: BBQ Pork Pizza with Leftover Fruit Salad
Thursday: Southwest Chicken Salad (with Leftover Carnita Meat)
Friday: Black Bean Tacos with Leftover Slaw
Saturday: Sloppy Joes with Baked Fries

Breakfast Ideas

Lunch Ideas

Burrito Bowls Using Leftover Carnitas, Rice, and Cabbage
Cheese Quesadillas with Leftover BBQ Pork if desired
Leftover Pasta Salad

Snacks & Treats

Tips for This Week's Meal Plan

For Pulled Pork/Carnitas: Purchase a large 5-6 pound roast (pork loin or shoulder, or butt) and use half for the pork and half for carnitas.
Use Chicken in Place of Pork:
- For BBQ Chicken: Using my recipe for Instant Pot BBQ Chicken, double the recipe and follow the instructions as written OR cook on low in the crockpot high for 3-4 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
- For Chicken "Carnitas": Instead of using pork loin, use boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs and the same seasoning/liquid. For the Instant Pot, cook on high pressure for 8 minutes (11 minutes if chicken frozen) with a full natural pressure release. Or cook on low in the crockpot high for 3-4 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
For Leftover BBQ Pork: Use for BBQ Pizza and to add to quesadillas, etc.
For Leftover Carnitas: Use in place of the chicken in a Southwest Salad and for burrito bowls for lunches.
For Southwest Salad: Use leftover carnitas. If you want to top with tortilla chips, serve some with the carnitas as well if desired.
For Cabbage: Purchase one head of cabbage and use half to make coleslaw for pulled pork and the remainder for the carnitas.
Friday Night: Keep it simple with easy black bean tacos and leftover cabbage.
For Potatoes: Use russet potatoes for potato salad and oven fries. Or swap the potato salad for additional oven fries.
Buns: Use hamburger buns for sloppy joes and burgers.
Onions: Use sweet onions for baked beans, pasta salad, potato salad, and sloppy joes rather than purchasing a red onion, yellow onion, and sweet onion.
Note on Grocery List: This week's list does not include Memorial day dessert.