Want some concepts for dinner this week? Take a peek at what I feed my household with this FREE Weekly Actual Meals Dinner Plan, full with 5 dinners, aspect gadgets, and a deal with.

Why Meal Plan?
Not solely does meal planning prevent money and time, however I shortly discovered the important thing to chopping out processed meals is planning forward! For those who don’t have at the least an thought of what your subsequent meal goes to be, likelihood is you’ll find yourself ravenous and on the drive-through out of desperation.
Meal Planning Advantages:
- Save time – Take a look at you, so organized! When you’ve a plan, you may make only one journey to the grocery retailer for the week, and all the time have a solution to “what’s for dinner.”
- Scale back stress – With deliberate recipes and components readily available, there are fewer surprises, and also you would possibly simply get some assist in the kitchen.
- Eat higher – It’s simpler to take pleasure in a wide range of scrumptious, wholesome meals and uncover some new favorites alongside the best way whenever you take the time to plan forward.
- Get monetary savings – Purchase solely what you want and waste much less meals.
Meal Planning Sources
I’m not gonna lie, whereas I benefit from the outcomes, planning out our meals is a chore that I do not sit up for every week. So, to make it simpler on you (and myself, ha!), I’ve labored arduous to create these sources:
- Meal planning steerage and straightforward recipes in ALL of my three best-selling actual meals cookbooks.
- My full meal planning system in my Meal Planner Workbook (I exploit my private copy each week!) plus 52 weeks of clean templates.
- My partnership with Actual Plans for customizable meal plans made for you every week from over 400 of my actual meals recipes (+ over 1,000 others)—based mostly on YOUR household’s preferences—in a handy app, full with grocery lists.
- Free weekly dinner plans, just like the one under (fill out the shape and I’ll ship them to your inbox every week).
This Week’s Free Dinner Plan
Right here’s your Friday Dinner Plan … Christmas Version!
With the vacation arising subsequent weekend, listed below are some concepts to assist. I’ve included a tasty appetizer platter, a make-ahead breakfast possibility, a straightforward crowd-pleasing dinner for earlier within the week, and naturally, some aspect dish concepts for the principle occasion for subsequent weekend.
As all the time, merely click on the recipe names to open each, the place you’ll be able to simply alter portions and print so that you’re prepared to buy and prepare dinner.
For those who want extra aspect concepts, I’ve received you coated with my listing of Go-to Fundamental Sides (and extra).
Be at liberty to share this dinner plan (and recipes) with family and friends utilizing the sharing buttons on the high/backside of every publish, and don’t overlook to subscribe utilizing the shape above to maintain the plans coming.
Simple Dinner: Simple Tamale Pie

Aspect Dish: Easy aspect salad

Aspect Dish: Recent fruit and toast
Appetizer/Snack: Vacation Appetizer Platter

Christmas Day Aspect Dish 1: Candy Potato Casserole

Aspect Dish 2: Inexperienced Bean Casserole
Aspect Dish 3: Chestnut and Prosciutto Bread Stuffing

Dessert: Chocolate Soufflé
Cookie Alternate: Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (with sugar!)

I hope you take pleasure in your dinner plan and are again for extra subsequent week!
🙂
Lisa