Meal Plan Week 79
Oct 24, 2025
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My Free Meal Plans will help you save time, money, and enjoy wholesome, delicious meals--without the stress! This family-friendly 7-day meal plan features easy meals, including a fun and festive perfect for Halloween!
Meal Plan 79
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: Instant Pot Pot Roast or Crockpot Pot Roast
- Monday: Butternut Squash Chili with Butternut Squash Salad
- Tuesday: Blackened Chicken with Smashed Red Potatoes
- Wednesday: Cowboy Chicken with Instant Pot Brown Rice or Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
- Thursday: Burritos using Leftover Cowboy Chicken and Rice with Pina Colada Smoothies
- Friday: English Muffin Mummy Pizzas and Apple Monsters
- Saturday: Instant Pot Hamburger Helper or Stovetop Hamburger Helper with fresh fruit and/or steamed veggies
Breakfast Ideas
Lunch Ideas
- Leftover Pot Roast-make pot roast sandwiches if desired
- Veggie Wraps
- Quick and Easy Ramen
Snack & Treats
Tips for this Week's Meal Plan
- Use baby red potatoes for the pot roast dinner on Sunday and a side on Tuesday night.
- For Monday's Butternut Squash Chili, purchase a large butternut squash. Use 3 cups of cubed for the chili and any remaining squash roast for the side salad.
- Purchase a large pack of chicken breast or thighs and use them for blackened chicken and a Cowboy chicken.
- If needed, double the Cowboy Chicken and rice and enjoy leftovers by chopping the leftover baked chicken into bite-sized pieces and serve with rice in tortillas. Simple and tasty! I find one recipe is enough to have a small amount of leftovers for burritos.
- On Friday, have a little festive fun with dinner and make it Halloween Themed. Let the kids get involved. (Or enjoy homemade cheese pizza instead.)
Printable Meal Plan
Click HERE to print the meal plan complete with shopping list and helpful time and money-saving tips.
Hi Kristen I love these menus. Especially all the Instant pot ones. I tried to print this weeks menu and shopping list and the only thing that shows up to print is the first page with the menu. No list Any idea why? Thanks for all you do.
Hi Debbie! I am thrilled to be able to provide meal plans and so grateful to hear they are truly helpful for you. I have uploaded a new version here that appears to be working--no idea what the issue was earlier but thank you for bringing it to my attention.