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
Thanks for your help , I was given my pot by my son. Am used to using only my air fryer/toaster oven, microwave , and small cast iron skillet to cook . At an age where I need simple
I hope to help make the instant pot simple for you Nancy! Be sure to start with my How to use an Instant Pot post.
Just need low protein meals
Hi Debra! I don't create low protein meal plans, but I did see your personal email to me as well and sent you a few of my favorite meals that are low in protein. I hope that helps.
Can’t access meal plan.
Hi Sandra, once you sign up for meal plans, I send them out every Friday to your email 🙂
I've just recently discovered your blog and absolutely love it! Thank you. I've searched lots of other sites for recipes but they ended up being either too complicated and/or costly but yours caught my attention and I'm now a regular fan and enjoy all the variety you bring to your audience.
I am so glad you found my site Michelle! Thank you so much for your kind words.
Thank you very much for your helpful tips, I am brand new to Instant Pot. I have tried pork steak and boneless/skinless chicken breasts, and they both turned out chewy, dry and tough. Also 'm tried chuck roast, which was chewy. I'm hoping you can tell me what I'm doing wrong.
Thank you for your help and time. Cindy
Hi Cindy. I am glad you stumbled upon my site as well. You may want to try out my Instant Pot Chicken Breast and Instant Pot Pork Chop recipe. Another tip is to allow the pressure to release naturally for at least 10 minutes when cooking meat to keep it tender. I hope that helps.
Thank you for your meal plans. My needs are:
I am a strict vegan and eat NO animal products.
Also, I am trying to lose weight by avoiding ALL added oil and all plant foods that are heavy with oil like avocados, nuts and olives.
Terry
Hi Terry! While I respect your dietary needs, I am unsure that my meal plans will be of help to you. While I have a lot of vegan recipes, my meal plans are not exclusively vegan. You can check out all my vegan recipes though--I am sure you will find many to enjoy!
Terry. For vegan/whole plant food. try Forksoverknives website. They have one or two weeks of free plans.
Also try googling "menu plans for vegans".
Hope that helps
Hi Kristen! I’m new to the IP, and after success making Mac n cheese (under the supervision of my son hahaha), I decided to pressure cook a small 3.5lb boneless ham and three whole sweet potatoes. I found a recipe online and added the correct amount of fluid etc., yet the IP never came up to pressure. For at least 25 minutes it cooked with steam escaping, and eventually the timer came on, but never to full pressure. A few minutes later I could smell the contents (and as Martha Stewart’s tip tells, you once you smell what you’re cooking it’s likly done) and decided to cancel it. The potatoes were perfectly cooked and the ham, since it’s really fully cooked appeared heated. Not a pressured cook meal as anticipated. I’m a veteran at cooking with the stove top pressure cooker, so I figured I’d give this a try (since my son owned one, rarely used it, and I keep hearing about how great it is). Although the food tasted fine, it was an epic fail. I researched a bit and came to no real conclusion for the failure, as I followed all directions and rules for successful results. Any ideas or insights? I’m planning to try some of your IP recipes and look to avoid a frustrating outcome. Your help is so appreciated as I attempt to cook using newer methods.
Hi Carol! I hate that you had a frustrating experience with your ham and potatoes. It sounds to me like your Instant Pot did not seal properly, therefore no pressure was reached fully (but because it was working to heat up to pressure the whole time, the ham and potatoes cooked.) You can read more about reasons why your Instant Pot may not seal here. The most common reason for this occurring is forgetting to put the seal on the lid, not having the vent knob pointed to sealing not venting, or not having enough liquid. Please let me know if that did clear up the issue for you!