Meal Plan & Grocery List #7

Meal Plan & Grocery List #7

Meal Plan & Grocery List #7

Here's a new meal plan for your week! Some recipes are available on my blog, some recipes are from various volumes of A Month of Dinner. If you have either the paperback book A Month of Dinner: Vol. 1-3 or the digital e-book bundle with all 3 volumes, you'll be able to cook every recipe in all the meal plans I share! Start saving money, saving time and making dinner easier, healthier and delicious with A Month of Dinner. It's made it's way into thousands of kitchen's across the country!

I hope you find this week's meal plan helpful, happy cooking!

RECIPES:
-Italian Meatballs with Caesar Salad (in A Month of Dinner, Vol. 3)
-Teriyaki Kabobs (in A Month of Dinner, Vol. 3)
-Mediterranean-Inspired Pasta 
-Fajita Quesadillas with Cleaned-Up Taco Bell Sauce (in A Month of Dinner, Vol. 3)

A few things to note:
-You choose the protein for your quesadillas! I do one pound of ground beef in ours, but you could do chicken, shrimp or just cheese and veggies! Grocery list does not include a protein for this.
-Don't forget to add any toppings you'd like for your quesadillas: salsa, guac, sour cream, queso, pico!
-Add spaghetti to the list if you'd like to eat pasta with your meatballs.
-For the Mediterranean-Inspired Pasta, you can choose your protein! I use shrimp making mine, but you could use chicken, do lamb meatballs (use my Lamb Burger recipe from Vol. 2) or skip the protein! Grocery list does not include protein for this.
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The recipe for the Teriyaki Kabobs calls for a red onion, but you'll have an extra half onion from your quesadillas you can use for kabobs.

GROCERY LIST:
I had $100.09 as a total. Please note, this does not include a protein for quesadillas or the Mediterranean pasta. Total cost is dependent on geographical location, grocery store of choice, preferred brand, preferred quality and other variables. My total includes a mix of organic/non-organic, store-brand/non store-brand choices.

A number of the items on the grocery list are part of my Pantry Staples. Having these staples on hand in your kitchen can help reduce your grocery bill significantly! Download my free Pantry Staples list. 

These recipes are portioned to feed 4, please adjust as needed.

  • Fresh basil
  • Fresh oregano
  • Fresh parsley
  • Lemons (2)
  • Garlic (1 bulb)
  • Bell pepper (2)
  • Romaine lettuce
  • Shallot (1)
  • Grape or cherry tomatoes
  • White onion (1)
  • Yellow onion (1)
  • Ground beef (1 pound)
  • Ground Italian sausage (1 pound)
  • Sirloin steak (an actual steak, not ground sirloin, for the kabobs, 1.5+ pounds)
  • Bamboo skewers for kabobs
  • Tortillas
  • Thin spaghetti
  • 1 jar marinara sauce of choice
  • Candied or pickled sliced jalapeños
  • Dijon mustard
  • Mayonnaise 
  • 7.5oz jar quartered artichoke hearts
  • Sliced Kalamata olives
  • Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 bottle Teriyaki sauce of choice
  • Anchovy paste
  • Cumin
  • Chili powder
  • Garlic powder
  • Onion powder
  • Panko
  • Shredded Colby Jack or Mexican-Blend Cheese
  • Grated Parmesan
  • Eggs
  • 5oz plain Greek yogurt
  • Milk of choice