Hey, Parents! We've Got 3 Weeks of Family Meal Plans To Make Weeknights Easier

Kelsey Pelzer
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These 15 family-favorite recipes will make Monday-Friday dinners a breeze!

Another week, another round of planning and preparing five weeknight dinner recipes. But what to choose? Maybe you've already run through your tried and true pasta staples on repeat and you just need something new. Maybe you're interested in those cool, trending TikTok recipes, but you're not sure if your whole family would be into them. That's where family meal plans come in.

It's hard enough to actually get a meal together after a busy day of working, running kids here and there, and managing everybody's schedules—so we're happy to take the thinking portion out of the equation to give you a bit of a break.

Instead of racking your brain for new recipes to try, we've gathered up three weeks of family meal plans for you and your loved ones to fall in love with. These fifteen ideas are sure to get added to your fam's regular rotation—get ready to be inspired scrolling through this list!

3 Weeks of Family Meal Plans

We've got five different recipes for three weeks straight, meaning you're about to have a whole new roster of go-to dinners. Click through the link in each week to get all the extra delicious details!

Week 1

Right off the bat, we're kicking off week one with super flavorful recipes in the first round of five easy weeknight dinners.

  • Monday: Homemade Onion Gravy Smothered Steaks

  • Tuesday: Seared Halibut with Romesco Sauce

  • Wednesday: Healthy Chicken Coconut Milk Soup (Tom Ka Gai)

  • Thursday: Shrimp Po'boy

  • Friday: Instant Pot Golden Chicken and Rice

Related: 38 Instant Pot Pasta Recipes for When You Need One-and-Done Meals

Week 2

Talk about satisfying! Next up, we have five hearty weeknight dinners that will fill up your bellies and your hearts.

  • Monday: Baked Paleo Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Dip

  • Tuesday: Shrimp Alfredo

  • Wednesday: Chicken Stroganoff

  • Thursday: Smoked Salmon Chowder & Cornbread Biscuits

  • Friday: Asian Quinoa Bowls with Peanut Baked Tofu

Related: 45 Comfort Food Recipes and Winter Meal Ideas To Warm You up on Cold Nights

Week 3

OK, comfort food! These five family-friendly meal plans are about to be the cause of all your future cravings.

  • Monday: White Chicken Chili

  • Tuesday: Garlic Basil Shrimp and Grits

  • Wednesday: Salisbury Steak

  • Thursday: Tikka Masala Naan-wich

  • Friday: Chicken Pot Pie

Next up, ‘I’m the Queen of Budgeting: Here’s the One Thing I Do To Feed My Family of 5 for $80 a Week'

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