Following a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, and save time and money. Each week I share six easy, healthy, and family-friendly recipes to help you simplify feeding your family!
Y’all – my brain is fried. Last week was a freaking doozy. Let’s see – I started a new job so hours upon hours of training and meeting a gazillion fabulous people who I can’t seem to remember plus soccer games, tryouts, swim team practices, and swim board meetings capped off with a drama production. I think I cooked but to be honest I have no idea what I cooked. It’s all a blur. I’m not sure how we do it all. Oh wait, I am. Wine. We do it for the wine. I mean kids. We do it for our kids.
I don’t have any food pics to share this week so I figured you would tolerate a few pictures from our recent family photoshoot. If you live in Charleston you need to follow Mary Kathryn McConaghy. She’s incredibly talented and an absolute joy to work with. I adore her!
Meal Plan 5/15 – 5/20
Sunday, May 15th | Ground Turkey Pasta Bake | Total Time: 45 minutes | Introducing you to your family’s new favorite pasta dish that has some hidden healthy mixed in and it’s under 350 calories per serving. Double this one and freeze it for dinner in a pinch.
Monday, May 16th | Lemon-Herb Butter Baked Cod | Total Time: 20 minutes | Cod is a mild fish that soaks up flavor really well. Here it will soak up melted butter, garlic, and fresh herbs! You can make this picky eater friendly by brushing a few fish pieces with melted butter only – just skip the fresh herbs! I think this would be amazing served over pearl couscous with some asparagus but pasta, rice or french bread would be great too.
Tuesday, May 17th | Roast Chicken with Za’atar and Sumac | Total Time: 1 hour (Prep: 20 minutes) | Stay with me for a second here because I’m about to introduce you to two spices that will change the way you think of chicken forever. First up – za’atar which is a bright, earthy, herby, and toasty spice. It makes plain stuff taste exciting and exciting stuff taste spectacular. You will want to put this spice on everything. Sumac is one of the most useful spices but super underappreciated. It has a lemon-lime tartness and when paired with za’atar it’s a freaking flavor explosion. This recipe is SO easy but SO good you will literally blow your family’s socks off. You can find both spices at your local grocery store.
Wednesday, May 18th | Pizza Stuffed Peppers | Total Time: 45 minutes | Basically stuffed peppers topped with pepperoni and olives or whatever pizza toppings you want to add! A low carb & fun spin on stuffed peppers!
Thursday, May 19th | Baked Pork Tenderloin with Mustard, Garlic & Herbs | Total Time: 40 minutes | Brushing pork tenderloin with dijon mustard is one of my favorite methods of infusing flavor quickly. Nothing fancy or complicated here. I’ll serve it with this tangy Cucumber and Tomato Salad. Make it on Sunday for an easy side and snack for the week. Just double it!
Friday, May 20th | Caprese Salad with Crispy Prosciutto | Total Time: 20 minutes | I think this salad is my favorite dish of all time. Not even just favorite salad – like favorite dish of all time. Tomatoes, arugula, burrata, prosciutto, and balsamic – what else do you need? Serve with leftover pork tenderloin or top with a piece of grilled chicken or grilled shrimp!
Lunch This Week – I’m giving you two options because I thought they all look really delicious! Low Carb Egg Salad | Antipasto Farro Salad |
This Week You Will Need (Some of my favorite kitchen items!)
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