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I used to get stumped on a weekly basis when it came to coming up with our weekly menu. That is, until I came up with a fun formula that helps me keep track of what to cook. Of course, things come up and we may switch up a meal here and there, but overall, it really helps when it comes to meal planning.

So what’s this magical formula, you ask? It’s simple…

I try to make a weekly menu based on these fun sayings… Soup + Salad Sunday

  • Soup + Salad Sunday

  • Meaty Monday

  • Taco Tuesday

  • One Pot Wednesday

  • Throw it Together Thursday

  • Fajita Friday

  • Sheetpan Saturday

• Soup + Salad Sunday – choose from a variety of soups, salads, pasta salads sometimes we switch it up and do soups + sandwiches like my daughter’s favorite,  grilled cheese and tomato soup…

• Dumpling / wonton
• Chicken + gnocchi
• Chicken noodle
• Zuppa Toscana
• Albondigas
• Tortellini
• Egg drop

• Meaty Monday – per my dietary needs, I try to stick to eating beef once a week… Here are some of the faves I rotate through…

• Meatloaf
• Sloppy Joe’s
• Smash burgers
• Spaghetti + meatballs
• Stuffed tomatoes or peppers
• Deconstructed cottage pie
• Steaks + veggies
• Beef stroganoff
• Meatball subs
• Beef stew
• Pot roast

• Taco Tuesday – pretty self-explanatory here…

• Crunchy or soft tacos
• Rolled tacos
• Taco salad
• Fish tacos
• Tostadas

• One Pot Wednesday – basically any meal you can throw in a pot on the stove and cook or in a crockpot in the morning and have dinner ready by evening…

• Roast chicken and veggies
• Chicken Parmigiana
• Heaveny mac ‘n cheese
• Stacked enchiladas
• Thai yellow curry
• Crockpot BBQ chicken
• Crockpot garlic lemon chicken
• Broccoli cheddar chicken casserole
• Deconstructed cottage pie
• Easy chicken pot pie casserole

• Throw it together Thursday – by Thursday we typically have some sort of leftovers, so it’s either reheat eat them as-is, or throw together something new with what we have on hand…

• Fried rice
• Chicken wraps
• BBQ chicken sammies
• BBQ chicken or brisket loaded baked potatoes
• Turkey or chicken pot pie
• Cheddar broccoli, chicken and rice casserole

• Fajita Friday – again, pretty self-explanatory, take your pick of chicken or beef fajitas, have all your fixin’s together so everyone can assemble their fajitas as they like. Our family enjoys cheese, a variety of salsas and especially guacamole.

• Sheetpan Saturday – simply put, whatever combination of meats + veggies that can all go in the oven together on a sheetpan making clean up a breeze…

  • Chicken + veggies

  • Sausage + veggies

  • Lemon salmon + broccoli

  • Cheeseburger flatbreads

  • Individual meatloaves + veggies