Free Meal Plans
Updated Aug 24, 2025
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Feeding your family does not have to be complicated, expensive, or time-consuming! With my free meal plans, meal planning is possible for the BUSIEST of people! And making a wholesome dinner for your family becomes a reality, instead of a task that seems unreachable.
Meal Planning the EASY Way
Want to feed your family wholesome meals made with real food AND save money at the grocery store? Check and check.
The secret? Meal planning.
But let's be honest-meal planning can be a lot of work.
That's where I come in. I've been creating meal plans for decades (it's actually why I started this blog!), and now I'm sharing them with YOU.
My meal plans are family-approved, time-saving, and budget-friendly. And the best part? They are FREE.
Because my goal is simple: to help families enjoy delicious, stress-free meals together.
Happy EASY Cooking! xo Kristen
Sign Up for Meal Plans
Enter your email below and you will receive a new seasonally relevant meal plan every Friday.
What to Expect with Meal Plans
- Picky-eater approved, tried and true recipes.
- 7 delicious dinners along with ideas for breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
- Categorized shopping list provided.
- Tips for cutting down on prep and cost.
- Smart ingredient overlap to reduce cost and waste and to keep dinner budget-friendly.
- Seasonal ingredients for better flavor & savings.
- Recipes made with simple, wholesome, easy-to-find ingredients.
Meal Plan Testimonials
- They really took the guesswork out of what to cook, which for me, was very time-consuming. So I'm very thankful for this huge time saver. -Morgan
- I really enjoy the variety and ease of your recipes. They make my life with three kids and a working husband so much easier by providing ideas for delicious, healthy, and simple, real food meals that my whole family can enjoy together. Thank you! -Christi
- I love your meal plans and the extra details you add in your email which help me plan my shopping and how I will make the meals. All of your recipes I have tried so far have been well received by my family of 5 and have been easy to prepare for me, a mom who works full time. -Kim
- I LOVE everything about your meals and meal plans. It makes my life so much easier when I get them. -Beth
- The meal plans helped me stay on budget! Thank you for your hard work and help! -Ella
I truly can't wait to help make dinner easier for you! xo, Kristen
Hi and thank you for all your help with the Instant Pot - mine is a 6 quart duo and seems to not have a manual button. I use the pressure cook one and then adjust the time. I understand mostly how it works, but I just need basic meat recipes - like cooking a plain roast or may a few whole chicken breasts as I can do a meatloaf in my oven. Thanks for any simple recipient for plain ole roast or chicken.
Hi Vickie! I am so happy to help you with the Instant Pot. I have a few favorite recipes I think you will LOVE. I have one for Pot Roast, one for a whole chicken, and one for chicken breasts. I think that is just what you are looking for.
Thank you for these recipes. I just got one for Christmas and I don't know where to start.
I am so glad you found my meal plans and Instant Pot recipes. Enjoy!
I'm excited to be on your list for tips and meal planning and how to use my new Insta pot. Thank you
I am so excited to have you hear Paula!!
Every meal I prepared in it has been excellent! Needed recipe/suggestions for a whole chicken. Great time saver.
Hi Diana! I am so glad you have been enjoying my meal plans. I love this Homemade Rotisserie Chicken Recipe and Instant Pot Whole Chicken recipe 🙂
Hello! I love your meal plans but I'm wondering if you have them archived anywhere on your site? I like to go back and search them. Thank you!
I am so glad you love the meal plans Marti. Unfortunately, they are too large to house on the blog, but I am looking into bundling them together for purchase. But I will keep sending them to my subscribers for free.
Thanks for your tips and instant pot recipes. I’m a newbie and you’re recipes have and tips have been so helpful! Looking forward to your meal plans too! Thank you!!
I am so happy you have found my tips helpful. I hope you enjoy these meal plans as well Denise.
I would like to have the week's worth of meal prep ideas!
Hi Mandy--you can sign up right here: https://amindfullmom.com/instant-pot-email/ and every Saturday a week's worth of meals will be delivered to your inbox.
Enjoy!
Planning meals for a week and shopping for those is such a time and budget saver. I started that at the end of 2014 and am hoping to keep going with that.
I hope you stick to your goals. The amount of time, money, and sanity I save is amazing!