This is exactly how I meal plan! A breakfast, good all week lunch, and 3 dinners. This week I did your car meatballs for breakfast , lemon-parm kale quinoa salad for lunches (my high schooler actually requests this 🙌🏻) and for dinners your broccoli cheddar chicken pot pie, healthy sloppy joes and Jenn’s recent Greek sheet pan gnocchi. It makes the week go soooooo much smoother. I’ll be using this one next week- thank you!
Very excited about this meal plan! Thanks for taking the hardest part of cooking- the thinking and planning -off my plate this week. Quick question: I loathe thousand island dressing. Is there another dressing that you would recommend for this salad? TIA!
Enchilada stew is calling my name as a good freezer-stashing meal to enjoy during busy nights this fall. Should I freeze without the cream cheese/shredded cheese added and then add when I reheat at a later date?
I prepped the salad, stew, and egg bake this morning in amongst our usual weekend-morning-around-home stuff and now it’s noon and I have three full meals to eat all week!!
Gosh it really is a lot once these babies start to eat at much as the rest of us lol. Not yet but that's a good idea!! Though a baby could eat everything on this meal plan (use sugar not honey!) just cut up into little baby bites!!
Love the chicken stew! I've eaten it 3 times this week, a fab generous recipe. The third time I added cooked rice to the soup which was a great addition.
Made the delicious enchilada stew today, added 2 extra chicken thighs and then kept some of the shredded chicken back for adding to lunches this week, worked great!
Just wanted to report back that it was FANTASTIC. I wondered to myself "it can't be this easy, surely I should cook the chicken separately, do I really just put it all in the pot?!" and the answer is YES, it really is that easy and that good, and no you do NOT have to re-engineer the recipe, it's perfect as-is. We added cilantro and tortilla chips and everyone had seconds!
I opened this at just the right time. Feeling burnt out (already) of meal prepping, but craving some structure. Committing to this meal plan prep over the long weekend! and crossing my fingers my littles eat some of this :)
Saw this in my inbox and yelled FIX MY LIFE, CARO (thank you)
We got u babe
It's such a good one, Kathleen!!
This is exactly how I meal plan! A breakfast, good all week lunch, and 3 dinners. This week I did your car meatballs for breakfast , lemon-parm kale quinoa salad for lunches (my high schooler actually requests this 🙌🏻) and for dinners your broccoli cheddar chicken pot pie, healthy sloppy joes and Jenn’s recent Greek sheet pan gnocchi. It makes the week go soooooo much smoother. I’ll be using this one next week- thank you!
OK this is so good to know!!
Very excited about this meal plan! Thanks for taking the hardest part of cooking- the thinking and planning -off my plate this week. Quick question: I loathe thousand island dressing. Is there another dressing that you would recommend for this salad? TIA!
Honestly so many dressings would go well with it — the lemon parm, curry cashew, italian, green goddess, or italian from this list. Take your pick based on which sounds best/fits your mood! https://whattocook.substack.com/p/easy-ways-to-eat-more-greens?utm_source=publication-search
Enchilada stew is calling my name as a good freezer-stashing meal to enjoy during busy nights this fall. Should I freeze without the cream cheese/shredded cheese added and then add when I reheat at a later date?
For the best consistency yes, that would be ideal!!
I made it as written with the cream cheese and shredded cheese and frozen it, it's come out just the same and so delicious
Didn’t know how much I needed this in my inbox today! Thanks from me and the shreds of my sanity you just saved 🫠🥰
The linked Amazon shopping list was GENIUS - saved me late on this holiday Monday evening! Thank you as always team Caro!
👏👏 yayyy, so glad it was helpful!
I prepped the salad, stew, and egg bake this morning in amongst our usual weekend-morning-around-home stuff and now it’s noon and I have three full meals to eat all week!!
You’re thriving!!! Inspiring me to prep for the week!!!
This looks great! Do y'all have a meal plan for babies too? LOL. Starting to do 3 meals a day with a 11-month-old and it a lot!
Gosh it really is a lot once these babies start to eat at much as the rest of us lol. Not yet but that's a good idea!! Though a baby could eat everything on this meal plan (use sugar not honey!) just cut up into little baby bites!!
Love the chicken stew! I've eaten it 3 times this week, a fab generous recipe. The third time I added cooked rice to the soup which was a great addition.
Oooh love this addition
Best meal plan yet!!!
Made the gnocchi tonight, and it was a hit! So, so easy to throw together at 6 weeks PP too.
Congrats on your little one ❤️
Made the delicious enchilada stew today, added 2 extra chicken thighs and then kept some of the shredded chicken back for adding to lunches this week, worked great!
Brilliant!
Making the chicken enchilada stew right this minute. Kitchen smelling SO good.
There's no cozier feeling than a house with soup on the stove!
Just wanted to report back that it was FANTASTIC. I wondered to myself "it can't be this easy, surely I should cook the chicken separately, do I really just put it all in the pot?!" and the answer is YES, it really is that easy and that good, and no you do NOT have to re-engineer the recipe, it's perfect as-is. We added cilantro and tortilla chips and everyone had seconds!
I opened this at just the right time. Feeling burnt out (already) of meal prepping, but craving some structure. Committing to this meal plan prep over the long weekend! and crossing my fingers my littles eat some of this :)
Yay, so glad it came at the right time! xx
Well timed! Thank you for the lifeline of new/ easy ideas! Gonna queue at least two of these up this week with what's on hand (thank you, garden!)!!
This all looks incredible and I can’t wait to make it. You’re too good to us 🥹